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I've been busy the last couple of days but I will assemble a set of images of the new PT 109 kit on Sunday even though I have started on it. I would like to see the return of a Higgen's PT boat sometime soon. I seem to remember that Revell did a Higgen's boat way back a long time ago.

I bought this kit a few months ago along with a 1/48 scale PT 109 from Merit models around the same time. The new 1/72 scale PT 109 is a totally new mold from Revell Germany and it has corrected the mistakes from the old Revell PT 109 from the 1960s. It can be built as the 109 shortly after...

This model sat in my started but not complete section of my workbench for a long time due to accuracy issues. When the recently released Revell/Germany kit came out recently I scarfed one up and immediately found it has a few issues of it's own, but more about that in another thread I will...

This model has moved to the front of the line of projects I have under way. I have painted the hull and the main deck and will be adding all the deck furniture over the next few sessions. I have now assembled one of the two ship's boats and have it ready for painting. I used an inexpensive...

It is my hope that I will be able to use my previous experience in 2D autocad and microstation to learn how to create useful objects in a 3D CAD program such as freecad. My goal is to replace the inaccurate stern galleries of the Monogram kit of the Bonhomme Richard specifically and other...

Very well executed, I hope my Baltimore Clipper "Berbice" from the Model Shipyard turns out half as nice. I'm having to have a bunch of stuff moved around in my house in order to get my living room floor replaced before it falls out from underneath me and this paper kit surfaced after being...

The 3D printer that I purchased is fairly big but it can still create small parts but I discovered that the 0.4mm nozzle it came with can't produce small parts under about 5mm. New nozzles aren't expensive but it appears a bit difficult to swap them out. I won't know until I try. I wanted to...

I contacted the owner of Cottage Industries Models regarding the absence of a flag sheet and the poor quality of the smallest size blocks. I got a fast reply and apology and one week later a package arrived with the missing flag sheet and what should be enough of the small blocks to complete...

I recently purchased (with a partner) a Monoprice Delta Pro 3D printer. While I'm training myself how to use freecad to create 100% my own component design parts I have been downloading objects from thingiverse and modifying them using Tinkercad. That involves so far mainly scaling up or down...

BTW I am very willing to pay a reasonable fee for a stern galleries stl file or multiple stl files.

I'm looking for either a .stl file of the stern galleries of an East India company ship or the same area of any large ship of that era to create a new stern for the Monogram model of the Bonhomme Richard. I don't know where Monogram got the idea for the stern galleries of that model but they...

Well, after four days of cutting and sanding and punching holes the model is almost ready to begin construction. By my count all the parts are there, but the very smallest blocks, in my opinion, are virtually useless. Most are basically tiny white metal blobs which would require more talent...

Great job!!!

I almost forgot. This kit has no nameplate for the stern. The Hamilton may not have had a nameplate so I hope someone reading this who knows one way or the other will come forward and answer this question.

This model consists of resin, white metal and wood parts. It builds like a wood kit so I figured this was the best place to start my build log. I posted a quick first look review in another section so I will skip that part of the introduction. Most of this kit is molded in a light yellowish...

From my time as a teacher. There are never too many questions. It's going to take a while to get all the resin parts separated and cleaned up, not to mention the white metal castings as well. Then I will inventory everything and compare with the parts list. If everything checks out I'll...

Since last week was my birthday I decided to buy this model despite it's price of $249. What sold me was the promise that the kit is complete and if a shortage is discovered or a part broken they will replace what's missing no questions asked. It cost me more than the Pride of Baltimore II but...

My favorite group of sailing vessels are the Topsail Schooners built at various shipyards in the early 1800's. The Hamilton was built in 1832 in New York, NY While looking through Google images of topsail schooners I found an image of this model and further investigated the company producing...

Does anybody have a link to a non-working scale model of a paddle steamer steam engine?

Well, as soon as all the components arrive I will start construction and a build log to go with it. Out of the box it looks like it will be a relatively easy build. If I were one who likes to go way beyond a normal build I think this kit would be a sound base for super detailing, such as...