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Grandad
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Username: Grandad
Post Number: 2
Registered: 8-2008
Posted From: 205.188.117.65
| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 5:02 am: | |
Hello everyone
I am very new at model boat building though for about 56 years I have been involved in building models of one sort or another, I am 65 and am a retired newspaper reporter, featere writer, sports reporter etc,
while searching through my long dead fathers book collection I discovered a full set of Popular mechanics Do it yourself encyclopedia
and flipping through the seemingly new books(printed in 1955)I joyfully discovered a section on Models and instructions on how to build them among the collection was plans for a 36inch long 54inch mast high racing sail boat, Joy oh Joy
now my problem
I cannot fing some of the materiel specified on todays market especially the planking and the sail (oiled silk))please give me some help finding the best wood and sail matereal |
Grandad
New member
Username: Grandad
Post Number: 3
Registered: 8-2008
Posted From: 64.12.117.65
| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 11:07 am: | |
I am planning on building a simple build copy of the Constitution among other fighting sailing ships to place on my seven acre brush clear pond that can be seen from the street.
I am also planning to build a small fleet of simular fighting ships of different sizes(all to scale) but nothing expensive some of English nationallity some Spanish and some of other nationallities
staging them to be in Navel action!
some of the ships will have deck guns etc but all the ships wmust be at least 36 inches from Bow to Transom,
I hope the good Lord Gives me time to complete the project so that the younger generation may see the diorama
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