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I plan to build the Arkansas and probably the Tennessee and Mississippi as she would have looked if completed. there are so many that would be great to look at. The Muscogee, aka CSS Jackson whose hull lies at Columbus Ga. is another that I've been interested in. here's another picture of...

Hi All It's been a while since I've posted anything here and indeed I don't even get the opportunity to look alot. When the forum changed sites my work computer won't allow me to access the site and that is pretty much my free time. I was going to start on the Andreij Pervozwannej from...

If you ask for it it will come! Like I said I'm laminating now and hope to start building soon. Vernon

As is usually the case I answered my own question by ordering the andriez Piervozzvanneyj from PaperModelStore in Chicago as well as the Retvisan. The Andriej that was given me was complete but was missing 5 pages of pics and diagrams. I've started laminating and hope to build it with the cage...

Hi all I'm wondering if anyone here has seen a build thread of this model from GPM. It's a pre dreadnought Russian battleship that with it's sister ship Pavel I had cage masts that in the model are cut down. A friend gave me this model booklet that he had but it has apparently lost some...

Hi All I haven't been able to get much work done due to work and family but I was able to build the boat rails over the decks. they can be removed for work that I'll do underneath but are complete except for painting. I also made the winch for the anchors and put rails in place on the...

hi guys I've done a little work today and have added the masts and fighting tops for test fit. also I put in the stair ways below deck. I've been building boats slowly and I'm test fitting the rails to hold the ships boats. I'll post pics when I get these things done hopefully late...

The credit goes to Jim krazlis . I used his instructions about the jig. It was easy to make out of hobby aircraft poplar and with the pieces on the corners is very strong. I'm able to make 2 strands about 10 inches long. Vernon

Hi Guys I posted pics of the jig and the rails that came off of it and a few pics of the bridge w the new rails. I hope to make a set for the fore and aft decks tonite along with the jack and flag staffs. Vernon

I made a jig to make rails with and on my first try out of about 18 possible inchs of rail I salvaged 1 or 2. Not so good but I tried a different thread and got about a foot of good railing. I worked on the aft deck enclosure and conn platform and have posted a picture of it. I also worked on...

Hi All I was surfing and looking for info on a French AS gunboat from the 1st WW named La Tapageuse and found a French website that has plans of many French Navy ships from the 1880's to 1960. Christmas came early and I have gotten alot of interesting material from this site. Apparently...

That's a great looking model Gregg. How about posting some other pictures of your ships. I take it that you like to scratchbuild arcane subjects that you'll never find commercially. I'm working on a model of a Spanish armored cruiser of the SAW now and when i finish it I plan to build the...

I did get a fine thread that is .008 which may do better. the wire is very flexible ,if I position the boat and put tension on the wire it holds ok I just read a post by Jim Krauzlis and i might try this on a duplicate bridge. Thanks for...

I've been working on making deck edge railing and bridge and deckhouse rails for the infanta and i'm having some problems. This is what i was doing. I cut each stanchion and using a surgical needle made a pilot hole and inserted the stanchion with a drop of CA and let it cure overnight, then...

Just a little post to let ya'll know that I haven't chucked the model. I've been playing with making stairs for the gun deck and i still haven't built all the 5.5 2ndary guns and shields yet. maybe this weekend. I added a pic of the fore deck with main gun and an overall pic of the ship for...

hi Jim The stairs are for the Infanta Maria Teresa that I'm building. Vern

What is a good way to make stairs or ladders for 1/200 scale? any help is very much appreciated. Vernon

Hi all I wanted to post a pic of the ship to show how it looks and i was frankly horrified at the little white paint skips. I have been making the 5.5 cm guns but only have 3 made. And I thought building the hull was going to tough. I have a question for the Experten here. What is the...

Hey Greg To answer your question I painted the mast tops,turrets and spots on the hull. I try to not paint but on the Teresa because everything is being made as I go I'm painting pretty much everything. Vern

Ok My sidetrip into attention deficit helped me a little. I'm still unable to get the boat supports the way I want them to be but I was able to built the stacks. I 've got to add the steam lines and paint them and the stacks. i've got to get some supplies and tomorrow hopefully will be a great...