Search results

Here is the start of my buildlog for the Trident Model HMS Alert. It seems i'm one of the lucky ones that received an Alert before the DHgate shutdown threw a spanner in the works. The kit got delivered by Fedex, took 4 days from China to SA, then the local Fedex managed to bungle it up for...

Visited Vasa back in 2015. Magnificent! Gives you a true sense of the size of these ships.

I had the privilege of visiting this museum in July last year. It's housed in the the fantastic old arsenal building, the Drassanes Reials de Barcelona dating from the 13th century. Well worth a visit. 1972 replica of the 'Real' galley that fought in the Battle of Lepanto in 1571

Another museum worth a visit, the naval museum in Madrid. These photos are from my visit last year in June/July. Wish I had more time...

I'm the third generation involved in surveying, so have always had an interest in maps and charts, especially the ones from the age of sail. (It is because of this interest that I became involved in ship building) One of my favorite websites is the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center...

Hi guys, this is my first build log on SOS. I am a novice builder, so far I have finished the AL Mare Nostrum and are busy with the AL Mayflower(basically done with the hull and fittings, rigging looming ahead) I have decided to put the Mayflower on hold and build this model first, to teach...

I had the privilege of visiting the Museu the Marinha in Lisbon in July this year. It is housed in a beautiful old building which is part of the Jerónimos Monastery. A couple of pics that capture a small part of it, it is huge and I wish I had more time to take it all in.