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Convict Transport Hadlow Circa 1815
2019-04-24 16:26
Design for the Quebec built convict transport Hadlow of 1815. "24 Feb.1815 - Private Contract - The new Ship HADLOW, 380 or thereabouts, copper fastened and the upper deck copper nailed, whi… Read More
Athenian Trireme Andreia Circa 450 BC
2018-11-21 19:06
This project entailed designing and constructing an ancient Greek trireme at a length of 48", which translated to about a scale of 1:32.The model was, as always, designed in CAD, using what… Read More
Queen Anne's Revenge
2018-03-14 19:53
Just a little 3 minute video of the process of building Blackbeard's flageship, the Queen Anne's Revenge Read More
Queen Anne's Revenge Nearing Completion.
2017-10-16 18:21
Queen Anne's Revenge is at the final stages of being rigged. She will have a combination of set and furled sail.  Some details such as anchors are also to be added still.Some of her for… Read More
US Snow Niagara Project Nearing Completion
2017-01-26 05:06
Niagara is at the final stage of crossing the t's and dotting the i's.  She's different in many ways from the current full size sailing replica, but she's also similar in many ways.Her… Read More
2015-10-24 21:53
There’s a lot of confusion out there about pirates and their vessels. Most were regular merchantmen, sometimes up-gunned and slightly modified, often in terrible condition and shape. T… Read More
2015-10-11 02:52
HMS Ontario has been completed! She's been created from the original drawings and from video information from the wreck. The model is carrying spare fore and main top-masts on crutches, also… Read More
2015-10-06 21:34
HMS Indefatigable - 1795Occasionally I like to create monochromatic images of the models created, models without colour indicate its dimensional and overall realism and accuracy much better… Read More
2015-10-02 19:23
My hypothesis on the origins of HMS Pickle of 1800:Many questions remain as to the origins of the schooner which carried the news of victory at Trafalgar and the death of Nelson ba… Read More
2015-08-30 19:39
Our Cigarette Marauder 50 SS project has just been completed. She has been created from a variety of images, no drawings were made available by Cigarette. There's about a 50/50 chance drawin… Read More
2015-07-26 20:25
HMS Indefatigable as a razeed frigate is getting closer to completion.  Sails and some running rigging still to be added. Indefatigable is also the vessel from the Horatio Hornblower se… Read More
2015-03-18 21:21
A commission for a model of the Great Lakes brig USS Niagara of 1813 is well on the way. She has been pieced together from contemporary vessels, the centennial replica of 1913 and the curren… Read More
2014-10-07 01:29
A number of design projects are in the works, including HMS Indefatigable and the USS Niagara.HMS Indefatigable is to be built as a frigate, not as the 64 gun ship-of-the-line she originally… Read More
2014-09-29 01:16
The HMS Indefatigable project is progressing well. She's almost ready to  receive her masts.Some detailing has to be done before the rigging and masts can be added, the image below show… Read More
2014-06-14 18:59
The HMS Indefatigable project is well on the way. Her outer hull has been planked and the stern gallery structure has been completed.  The image below shows her bows while under constru… Read More
2014-06-11 08:24
A current project for a scale model of HMS Ontario of 1778 is well on the way.She has been pieced together from the original Admiralty draughts and reports from her wreck exploration. S… Read More
2014-02-28 18:06
The HMS Ontario  project is progressing nicely, albeit slowly.  The structure of her hull has been completed while very closely maintaining dimensional accuracy. The image below sh… Read More
2013-10-28 17:50
This  project entailed creating a true-scale version of the owners Morgan 384 including her custom features such as wooden storage boxes, wind-turbine, life-raft etc.  An image of… Read More
2013-07-09 16:48
The project's purpose was to restore a circa 1920's wooden model of the Mayflower.I was more than a little worried when receiving her in pieces. The hull had separated  in three pl… Read More
2013-07-09 16:44
Our S.S. Newfoundland model commission is progressing to the finish line. The St. John's Newfoundland steam sealer has been pieced together from mere scraps of information, gaps have been f… Read More
2013-07-09 16:42
The project consisted of replacing a single half hull with half hull models of three Catalina sailboats owned by the client, a 34, 42 and 47. They're mounted on a solid teak backing, routed… Read More
2013-07-09 16:39
We've finished our HMS Simoom model. She has been built as to how she must have looked like after 1852 when she was converted from a frigate to a troop transport. A full length upper deck&nb&hell…Read More
2012-11-25 19:34
A book has come out about CGS Concretia, North America's first self-propelled concrete vessel. We're currenly looking into the mechanics of building an accurate model of Concretia as sh… Read More
2011-11-03 16:03
We're currently researching the mid to late 19th century vessel Silver Cloud.  There are very few pieces to the puzzle, the model below being the most important piece. Captained by John… Read More
2011-11-03 16:02
Our HMS Simoom project has been completed. The image below shows the model in her custom display case matching the clients display cabinet she rests on . The case is a custom oak H… Read More
2011-06-28 17:23
Every once in a while I spend a few hours visiting different ship model and model builder websites. Not to keep an eye on the competition, more out of pure interest and sometimes t… Read More

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