PICS PICS PICS of the Nantucket!!!!!!!

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Nice,nice,nice.You did  a great job. If you have more pictures that would be cool too.

Rod

Most excellent! 

The weathering looks great! 

One of the rarest and most elusive aspects of ship modeling is something called "character."  Some models are technically and anatomically perfect, but somehow just don't convey the "feel" of the real thing.  This model most definitely does.  I got more fun out of those pictures than I've gotten from anything model-related in a long time.

What makes it especially satisfying is that it is - with all due respect to the lightships and their crews - so unusual.  I don't imagine many people would describe the lines of this ship as beautiful, but she has a purposeful, workmanlike look about her that the model captures brilliantly. 

Be advised that this Forum is waiting expectantly for pictures of your next effort.  If it's as good as this one it'll be worth waiting for.

Great job!  Thanks for the pictures.

Paul

A very impressive build. Looks like a lightship should look like ! Used but well maintained and cared for. Welcome aboard this forum, albeit a rather strange meeting place of seamen, ex-seamen and other nautical misfits .

Julian

Thanks for your encouraging comments about my Nantucket build.  It was a very old Lindberg kit at 1/98 scale.  I used HO scale figures which come in relatively close at 1/87 scale.  They were originally railroad workmen but I repainted them to resemble Coast Guardsmen.

My WIP with pics is already being posted on the Forum, under the Aircraft section, because it is a Tamiya 1/48 Spitfire Mk. Vb.  Hope you like that as well.

Thanks again and have a Happy New Year!

tankerbuilder wrote:

I love the work you did . She looks great ! I have one question though Howcome yours is powered ? My lightship has no prop or rudder !    tankerbuilder

Research, research, research -- check the USCG Historian's site,  and Jacks Joint, among  several others.

Not all classes of lightships were unpowered.   Some were powered to allow them to self-deploy.

Did I read you correct, no prop or rudder, what kit are you building? All modern U S light ships(1900-1980) had propulsion. The British lighthouse service, Trinity House, had non-self propelled lightships(as well as many european lightships). When I served on the NANTUCKET we had four Detroit Diesels, named Wine, Woman, Liberty, and Happyhour. . The three ship's generators were called Snap, Crackle, and Pop. Wow, after 33 years I still remember stuff like that, but I can't recall what I had for lunch yesterday. 

Nantucket lightship: you're either scared to death or bored to death.

Mike

I don't know how I missed this thread when it was originally posted! Anyway, your Nantucket Lightship looks great, you did an excellent job on the weathering in particular. 

tankerbuilder wrote:

I love the work you did . She looks great ! I have one question though Howcome yours is powered ? My lightship has no prop or rudder !    tankerbuilder

Sounds like the FROG (now Eastern Express) kit of the British Trinity House "South Goodwin" lightship. (This does have a rudder, though). As far as I know, this and the Lindberg/Pyro Nantucket are the only two lightship kits in plastic. 

Most of Trinity House's lightships had no onboard propulsion, they were towed into position and then moored.