Welcome to my Web site

Welcome to my website. This site is for folks who build or would like to build plastic model ships. I’ve been building ship models for many years and I still get as much enjoyment from the hobby as I did when I started. If you are an occasional modeler, serious modeler or if you’ve been away from the hobby for awhile and are coming back, I think you will enjoy this site.

I chose Revells’ Cutty Sark as the launch project because there are a large number of these kits out there in closets, attics and modelers collections, waiting to be built. Also, this kit builds into a pretty impressive ship model, no matter where the modelers’ skill level is.

The plan is for this site to grow over time, featuring a different model about every month. Previous models will be archived for reference and new visitors to the site. As you may have already noticed, this site is written in a blog foremat with the latest post on top and previous posts in decending order. I hope that modelers will find this website enjoyable and useful and will visit often……………..John

Figurehead and Head Timbers

I had a little trouble getting the grating to line up correctly with the entry but after a few tries I did manage to get it to stay on in the correct place. Since the figurehead has a little detail I thought painting it would look better. Model Master Camouflage grey and Model Master Neutral Grey were painted on and flat black painted around it. A black wash was applied after the paint dried to bring out recessed detail and dry brushing with silver and flat white to highlight raised detail. The head timbers and catheads glued on easily with super glue. After it all dried I touched up the paint where needed.



















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