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

Stern Gun Tubs



 I used some pieces of the removed hull bottom to make angles that would hold 2 small nuts that will secure the model to the mounting. 5 minute epoxy was used to cement the nuts on.
The gun tubs at the stern are different from the stern of the Yorktown. The Yorktown is one long back porch so I started by trimming the sides from the gun tubs and rounding them with sandpaper. The gap was filled with a piece square plastic rod. A strip of .010" styrene was shaped around and putty filled the gaps. Sanded it all smooth and applied some paint to check for imperfections.

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