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

USS Antietam CV36

Altogether, not a bad model. There is a ton of leftover parts with this kit, almost enough to make another model!



















Airplanes and Stand

The flight deck was finished up with PE railings and antennas made from stretched spru. I cut a couple of pieces of .020" styrene and applied the kit supplied decals to make a nameplate for the stand. 1/700 scale airplanes are a challenge and these are no exception. The landing gear is particularly delicate and breaks easy. I had to fabricate a few from sheet styrene after braking them. The clear plastic they are molded in is a good idea except that clear plastic is a lot more brittle than colored plastic. For this reason the props and rotors broke when I tried to remove them from the spru. Model Master Dark Sea Blue was painted on all the airplanes while they were still on the spru. Decals went on ok.