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

Radars and other Antennas

 The radars supplied with the PE are very good and pretty comprehensive with one exception, the SPS-30 radar which is installed on the platform on the port side of the island. This is important for any 60's Essex class. Fortunately, it's not too hard to make from plastic sheet. I intended to make the dish from sheet brass cut from the PE fret but when I punched it out it was pretty ragged. So I used some .010" styrene sheet and it worked out ok. Lots of photos online to use for reference, just punch in SPS30 into the search engine. The rest of the whip antennas are from stretched spru, super glued in place. The model is starting to get close to finished now. The next big challenge will be the airplanes and helicopters. And of course, there always seems to be one more detail to finish.






SPS-30 scratch built.