Steam Tug Taurus in HO scale by Ed Petrucci
No, this is not the much built kit, but, scratch built by Ed. Notice the hand carved eagle above the pilot house. Correct size chain is not commercially available in this scale, Ed simulated the chain by twisting too two small wire together.
Ed's technique is explained here by club member Bill Strachan who was kind enough to make up this shop note on making small chain.
No, this is not the much built kit, but, scratch built by Ed. Notice the hand carved eagle above the pilot house. Correct size chain is not commercially available in this scale, Ed simulated the chain by twisting too two small wire together.
Ed's technique is explained here by club member Bill Strachan who was kind enough to make up this shop note on making small chain. Lehigh Valley RR Barge in "O" scale by Howard Williams. Howard continues work on his barge. It's to mate with his
RR car float and tug Seguin which we have seen at previous meetings. That's a lot of BUD; I hope the barge isn't leaking.
RR car float and tug Seguin which we have seen at previous meetings. That's a lot of BUD; I hope the barge isn't leaking.
Two North Carolina skiffs by Bill Strachen. The first is at a scale of 1/4"=1'and the second is at a scale of 3/4"=1'. Bill make his own dyes to create
the weathering effects.
Reliance at 3/16"=1' by Justin F. Camarata. Justin has recently completed the book Waterline Dioramas, A Model builders Art form in which he describes the concepts and techniques of nautical dioramas.
The book has many illustrations and photos. The publisher is SeaWatch Book, LLC at www.seawatchbooks.com.
Ice Boat Circa 1900 modeled by Jim Wiser at a scale of 3/16"=1'. Scratch builtMade of maple and apple, with spars of lancewood. The fittings are made of brass
and the sails of silkspan. The skipper is sculpted of Gesso over a copper armature.
Running rigging is Irish linen. The model is an ice boat similar to the Vixen currently
being sailed on the Hudson River. For an interesting article about the Vixen; see page
D5 of The New York Times, Friday, February 13, 2009.
Nic Damuck's Completion of the steam sloop USS Hartford.
Nic completed this model for a customer. It was started by the customer's father in the late 1930s while in his teens. When he was drafted into WWII the model was put in storage and never completed. When Nic received it for completion, the hull was sound but in need of a good cleaning. After cleaning Nic finished installing deck fittings, erected the masts and completed the rigging. A really great restoration job by a pro. If you have a model in need of restoration Nic can be contacted at Nic Damuck .
Nic completed this model for a customer. It was started by the customer's father in the late 1930s while in his teens. When he was drafted into WWII the model was put in storage and never completed. When Nic received it for completion, the hull was sound but in need of a good cleaning. After cleaning Nic finished installing deck fittings, erected the masts and completed the rigging. A really great restoration job by a pro. If you have a model in need of restoration Nic can be contacted at Nic Damuck .
Maine Ship Yard Diorama by John Elwood. This is one of John's dioramas which he builds at HO scale to complimenthis railroad layout and is a mixture of kit and scratch built components. More of his dioramas will be here in the future.
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Pilot Boat Phantom by Garry Little. A Model Shipways kit at 1/8"=1'. Garyenhanced the kit by adding dyed sail made from 2 layers of silkspan tissue.
The model is posed on it's stand ,heeled, as if sailing into the wind.
The Fayerweather Yacht Club Tender, Earl DeWitt, by David Dinan. Scratchbuilt half model at a scale of 1/2"=1' No plan were available and the model was build of basswood from a series of photos while in winter storage.