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Hi all. I was glad to find this excellent forum. I'm also a member of Model Ship World-- always glad to find more people with common interests.
I'm a retired podiatrist/OR nurse and love using my hands to make things.
Many years ago I bought and started the Mamoli USS Constitution cross section,finishing the frame and internal and external planking which was easy since the planks are all straight pieces. As I pondered the kit further I realized there were tons of things I had no idea how to do, and this was pre-internet days so I had no good resources for learning. The kit sat unfinished on the shelf for many years.
We moved from upstate NY to Maryland. I still had a love of wooden ships and was thrilled to learn about the Pride of Baltimore II. Man, that sleek hull and sharply raked masts just spoke to me, and I had to build her. I pulled Connie out of drydock and took up the work again aided by previous builders' logs. I'm ready to do the standing rigging but I'm waiting for Syren to re open so I can get some black rope. I've used the kit supplied cordage to practice shrouds,deadeyes,and ratlines. These are among the things that scared me off so many years ago and I'm happy to report that I've installed (temporarily) one full set of those with pretty satisfactory results. I'm confident that the rest will go well. I have a build log over on Model Ship World; would it be proper to post a link to that here?
I already have a Pride Of Baltimore kit waiting in drydock and am eager to get to it!
I'm a retired podiatrist/OR nurse and love using my hands to make things.
Many years ago I bought and started the Mamoli USS Constitution cross section,finishing the frame and internal and external planking which was easy since the planks are all straight pieces. As I pondered the kit further I realized there were tons of things I had no idea how to do, and this was pre-internet days so I had no good resources for learning. The kit sat unfinished on the shelf for many years.
We moved from upstate NY to Maryland. I still had a love of wooden ships and was thrilled to learn about the Pride of Baltimore II. Man, that sleek hull and sharply raked masts just spoke to me, and I had to build her. I pulled Connie out of drydock and took up the work again aided by previous builders' logs. I'm ready to do the standing rigging but I'm waiting for Syren to re open so I can get some black rope. I've used the kit supplied cordage to practice shrouds,deadeyes,and ratlines. These are among the things that scared me off so many years ago and I'm happy to report that I've installed (temporarily) one full set of those with pretty satisfactory results. I'm confident that the rest will go well. I have a build log over on Model Ship World; would it be proper to post a link to that here?
I already have a Pride Of Baltimore kit waiting in drydock and am eager to get to it!