Recent content by KMSullivan

I will, at some point, begin a MAYFLOWER model in about 1/80 scale. For some lines I can use threads of different colors and thicknesses. Others will have to be much finer, I think. I'd like to avoid fishing line, if possible; that has a tell-tale shine that cotton does not have. What do...

Favorite Sci-Fi Film 2001: a Space Odyssey. I loved the models and the way that they were used. (No computer assist in those days.) The Orion landing scene, and the lunar landing scene were just exquisitely done. Let us not forget how skillfully Kubrick juxtaposed Strauss' 19th Century...

Wow! That is an amazing accomplishment. Well done. KMS

Nice job. Which kit was this? Thank you, KMS

Lighthouses Thanks! Lighthouses are also on my to-do list. KMS

Playing With Paper I tried to post a reply but it seems to have disappeared! If I made a Chess set of paper, I'd play with it. Gently. Knowing me, I'd probably start making another set right away - just in case a piece got broken.

The UNITED STATES was very well done. I'd like to build the AMERICA. Any suggestions?

I've been interested in models all my life. I picked up a few card ship models when I was in London. I'm amazed at the amount of detail that card models have and, more important, the ingenuity that card modelers exhibit. I'm glad to have found this website, and I hope that one of you can...

Has anyone, anywhere, at any time seen an affordable model of S.S. AMERICA? She was built for the United States Lines, sailed as a the troopship WEST POINT, then returned to civilian service after WWII. Any information will be appreciated.