USCG Eagle Completed!

  Good for you !  Looks to be a very nice ship, and yep, my wife calls me a nerd too...no worries. (She can't tell standing from running!)

                     greg

I must agree that the result is very good.  My understanding is that the scale is somewhere about 1:250 and the kit originated sometime in the late 50s.  The photo etch is a nice approach to doing some of the rigging where it would be near impossible at such a small scale.  My guess is that based on the listed scale the model must not be very big, though it looks like a much larger scale.  I like the way you have it mounted.  Any plans for your next build? 

You did make a better choice of a first sail ship build than I.  I started with the big Constitution kit.  18months on and I have a month or two of running rigging to do before it is done, what was I thinking?.  At least with these smaller kits you can experiment with different techniques and approaches without having to work months to see if the result is worth while.

Some of the other posters have demonstrated great sail techniques.  I'd try them myself, but I have already bit off more than I can chew so I'll wait till I have a smaller project to try them on.  My guess is that putting sails on your model would be a nice touch, kind of fill in the rigging without the running all kinds of lines on a model that lacks deck space for such nonsense.

Overall you have made what is a very small scale sailing ship model look much larger in photos than it really is, and for that you have done an excellent build job. 

  Now that brings back memories.............  Good memories. I always loved the Eagle and assuming the Seeadler was of the same mold, that one also. Good job ! As for the landlubbers thinking you`re a NERD , make them scrub the decks !  My kids think that I need to get a life to until I finish something ( which is rare ) Then it`s " wow..... You did that ? "  Yep ! I reply , with my chest puffed out.  So what`s the next project ?

I think you've done her proud!

I was visiting a friend who was stationed on one of the Navy tugs in D.C., while I was aboard we went out to bring the Eagle In . She was pretty impressive, looking up at her from the deck of that tug.

Pete

Pete

You 've done and awesome job on her.The model takes me back when we got a tour on her in 2000. Great ship.

Rod

I must admit that I am ignorant of these two kits, the Academy and the Revel Eagle kits.  By my estimation the 1:350 scale kit from Academy would be 9" long or something like that.  Needless to say not a very big model.  I am more impressed now. 

My guess is that 1:350 is a tough scale to do a sailing ship.  Much too small to do a lot of rigging. and too small to get the masts and yards to scale shape and dimensions.  Large enough to see all of these limitations, at least in photos. 

Overall very fine work well done, especiall at such a small scale.

10" in length you say.  Sounds like very little space to work with.  I have the same problem working in 1:96 scale with tweezers, so I can apreciate the fits.  It sounds like drilling holes all over the boat deck and rigging the lines to the deck prior to attaching to the hull might be a viable approach to doing the rigging.