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

Mast

 The mast supplied with the kit only has one part that can be used and that is the very top. I started out by drilling a hole in the top of the island and inserting a brass rod to anchor the new mast. 3/32styrene tube was used for the new mast. Platforms were cut from .010 sheet styrene and discs were punched from .010 " with a a hole punch. It all glued together nicely with testors liquid cement. The yardarm supplied with the pe looks too short so I cut a length of styrene rod and attached the pe yardarm to it. I used photos and drawings to complete the rest of the mast and added the radars. The whole thing was painted testors flat black. The drawing I used is from a warships data book on the Yorktown. The drawing is in 1/720 scale (1"=60'). So I had to change all my measurements to 1/530 scale. The photo shows some of the notes and figures I scribbled on the drawing.