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Started Nov. 7, 2008

Tools that Suck
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Jerry Glickstein Oct. 19, 2008.

 

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Nice work, Allen!
July 31
Excellent job. Wow.
April 21
Mike Ellison added a video
March 28
Great film Mike,very informative! Walter
March 19
Mike Ellison added a blog post
I have FINALLY finished planking the deck. See the pictures in the album here. I am reasonably happy with the results. It was much harder than I thought (my last - and only to date - model was a solid hull) but I learned a lot. I think the next P...
March 1
Mike Ellison added 6 photos to the album 'Bluenose'
March 1
Mike Ellison added 2 videos
February 28
Steve, she looks great! I'm curious what you think of adding sails. I'm working on the Bluenose and the kit has sails, but I've never added them and I'm not sure if I want to head down that road on my second model.
February 6

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Types of ship models you build
sailing, static
Do you belong to a modeling club?
Yes
Club website (if applicable)
http://www.njshipmodelsociety.org

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At 2:01pm on October 26, 2008, Walter said…
Thanks Mike.I should have done much more research than I initially did before I started the build..It really would have saved me some redoing and wasted time.But live and learn,Walter
At 10:00pm on October 17, 2008, Jerry Glickstein said…
Yo Mike,
Tom just joined my MEworkshop Group.
(Model Engineering)
We have a good number of ship modelers as members....
Regards,
Jerry
At 6:45pm on October 17, 2008, Jerry Glickstein said…
Hi Mike,
Thanks for the compliment on our site...
I see you belong to the NJ society....
You must know Tom Ruggiero, right?
Regards,
Jerry

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The Deck, She be Planked!

I have FINALLY finished planking the deck. See the pictures in the album here.

I am reasonably happy with the results. It was much harder than I thought (my last - and only to date - model was a solid hull) but I learned a lot. I think the next POB model I build I'll try to use a false deck first.

Posted on March 1, 2009 at 10:08pm —

Mike Ellison

Bluenose Update

Started on the aft deck planking and am making some progress. New pictures uploaded to my Bluenose album. I think I'm getting the hang of it, but I now realize I should have spent more time truing the bulkheads for the decks (I focused the truing for the hull). Another alternative I should consider for next time is building a false deck first, then planking that. As you can see from the photos, there is a lot of unevenness.… Continue

Posted on January 24, 2009 at 4:00pm —

Mike Ellison

Making Progress (Slowly)

Happy New Year! A bit belatedly, I admit...

Well, the foredeck is finally decked! It is taking me forever to do this since I just can't find the time. But as a New Year's resolution I intend to get at least a couple of hours a week in. Tonight I started the aft deck and given how the deck planks need to taper, I'll probably get done with this by December!

How are everyone else's projects progressing?

Posted on January 17, 2009 at 10:20pm —

Mike Ellison

The Intrepid is Back!

The Intrepid is back in her slip in New York City and the meseum reopens today after a 2 year hiatus for repairs. I have been meaning to go to it for the past 10 years or so, and I aim to do that this winter with the kids.

Their website is here with more information http://www.intrepidmuseum.org

Posted on November 8, 2008 at 9:15am —

Mike Ellison

Back to work on the model

I've spent so much time recently lurking this site and looking at everyone's work, I've negleted my own. But, the in-laws are here this weekend and playing with the kids, so I found some time to sneak into my lair and work on the model. Posted new pictures here.

Posted on October 26, 2008 at 3:07pm — 2 Comments

 
 

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