Thanks T.B. I have boxes of ship parts from old kits that I can draw from as well as material from my wood shop and my machine shop. I collect all manner of metal for building my Telescopes and such.....as well as loads of wood from my wood shop that I cut to scale and use.
Not to mention whenever I go out to pawn shops or second hand stores or garage sales, I'm always looking for items that can be re-engineered for my purposes.
Over the years(Beginning with my first large scale scratch built clipper...Cutty Sark(1973)....) I have honed certain skills..namely the ability to see into something and envision what it needs to be, and developing the dextral skills to accomplish it.
Owning a Dental laboratory and being a skilled machinist..I have drawn from these disciplines, material and knowledge. I believe the greatest contributer is the ability to adapt any medium that is usable.
I'll include an image of one of many telescopes I built. I built the vaulted cieling roll off roof observatory to house it as well.
Any...I try to inject into my model ship building attributes learned from my other hobbies and interests.
I hope this explaines my methods a bit more.
Thanks for all your fine comments.
Rob
" target="">