Scratch built type 22 frigate HMS Cumberland. I built four of these one fo the ships company,one for the commander,one for the first officer and one for me. Copied from pictures and 22 inches long.99% pine the 1% is brass rod.
Scratch built from pine and ply.The top part of the hull is made up of separate plates and sanded down to get the correct shape.The tracks are made from rubber matting you find in offices and factories.Took four weeks to make and is 1/18 [...]
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To keep with my "building the ships I’ve visit", I’m presenting my “Old Ironsides”, Mamoli, 1:93 scale, USS Constitution, cross section kit. Constructed and rigged mostly per the plans but I did add furled [...]
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I'd like to present my Model Shipways, Brig Niagara I completed about 10 years ago. The model is a completely wood, (and metal fittings) plank on frame design, that took me approximately 3years to complete.
A number of years [...]