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- From: st1ec@rosie.uh.edu (Tse, Oliver)
- Newsgroups: rec.models.scale
- Subject: Re: wooden ship models
- Message-ID: <16OCT199215552705@rosie.uh.edu>
- Date: 16 Oct 92 20:55:00 GMT
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- In article <SIMONS.92Oct16101610@tuntu.think.com>, simons@tuntu.think.com (Joshua Simons) writes...
- >
- >I'd like to start getting into building wooden models of sailing
- >ships, initially from kits. I'd appreciate any information on the
- >following:
- >
- > - a mail-order source for good quality ship models.
- >
- > - a mail-order source for good quality modelling tools.
- >
- > - some pointers on what tools are the most important to have
-
- I just got started into this too. Man, do I need advice! Anyways, I found
- one good place to shop. It's called Model Expo (800-222-3876) and they cater
- to ship builders. Another one is the Dromedary. I called them up once and
- have never ordered from them. Call 'em at (915)584-2445.
-
- I've only built one wooden ship. Actually, this doesn't count. It was from
- Sterling and it was R/C. Mind you, she was made entirely of balsa and mahog-
- aney, but she was no HMS Victory!
-
- I know nothing about rigging, or the woods used. I don't even know what
- "proper" tools to use. I think they have many books and videos to show you
- how. The only book I have is Smeed's boat modeling book hardly a help to the
- scale wooden boat modeler.
-
- I just ordered Dynamite (yes, that's his name!) Payson's book on ship modeling.
- I hope that'll teach me a thing or two!
-
- Oliver
- st1ec@rosie.uh.edu
-
- >
- >Thanks for any information.
- >
- >-josh simons
- >
- >--
- >simons@think.com
- >thinking machines corporation
- >245 first street tel: 617.234.2844
- >cambridge, ma 02142-1264 fax: 617.234.4444
-