Ship Modeling Forum Articles/Shop Notes

Building a Wood Lathe

vwmiller — 2013-05-03T02:00:00-06:00

Commercial laths are expensive, and I�m cheap! Therefore, following the saying of �Improvise, Adapt and Overcome�, I set out to create a simple home made wood lath designed for modeling work.

A Simple Motorized Ropewalk

vwmiller — 2013-03-24T01:00:00-06:00

I discovered a simple secret about making rope. In order for the threads or strands to lay up properly and stay together, the individual threads or strands had to be over twisted, almost to the point of kinking on themselves.�The other part is that...

Making Ship Gun Carriages

Navarone — 2009-02-17T12:01:00-07:00

Before you decide to make your own gun carriages do a little home work and determine what time period your ship was built in. Gun carriages are not all alike and many differences exist in there construction. This is especially true of English and...

Making a Keel Clamp

Calicoe — 2009-02-16T02:00:00-07:00

This home made clamp is not only strong and slip resistant but it�s a lot more functional. By Pete Darius (Calicoe)

Tools, Materials and Methods to Silver Solder Iron Work On Period Model Ships

Laneb — 2009-02-06T02:00:00-07:00

Shop Tip on Tools, Materials and Methods to Silver Solder "Iron Work" On Period Model Ships by Laneb (Lane) with link to associated article - Silver Soldering by Russell Barnes

A Guide to Planking Miniature Boat / Ship Hulls

robinb — 2008-11-22T02:00:00-07:00

The following article is an attempt at explaining the correct way (in my humble opinion) of planking boats or ships, as basically the principles are the same. The object is to plank the hull with fair and even planking

BUILDING A ROPEWALK

Navarone — 2008-08-24T02:00:00-06:00

BUILDING A ROPEWALK. Based on plans found at www.densmodelships.com. By Don Howe (Navarone)

Building a display case for your model

Calicoe — 2008-03-25T02:00:00-06:00

Building a display case for your model by Pete Darius (Calicoe). Instructions on the basic design of a model display case from the book, Display cases you...

A Kit Review Artesania Latina Mare Nostrum

HOF00 — 2007-04-12T02:00:00-06:00

A Kit Review of Artesania Latina�s - Mare Nostrum by HOF00 (Harry)

Canon Rigging Ideas - Armed Virginia Sloop

dannyboyparker — 2006-07-18T20:00:00-06:00

Canon Rigging Ideas by Dan Parker (dannyboyparker). When I tried rigging the blocks instead of faking them, I liked the results better even though they are out of scale, so I plan to use the blocks with the kit, at least on this model...