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Doh! (Slaps forehead) I recall know hearing the matte board suggestion before. I'm going to have to remember that one. Cheers!

Not trying to hijack this thread or anything, but since we're on the subject of cardboard... I wasn't particularly happy with the stuff I used for Agassiz. It was the stuff printers use for backing scratch pads and such. I found it to be rather flimsy, producing a less-than-rigid hull...

Not trying to hijack this thread or anything, but since we're on the subject of cardboard... I wasn't particularly happy with the stuff I used for Agassiz. It was the stuff printers use for backing scratch pads and such. I found it to be rather flimsy, producing a less-than-rigid hull...

A handsome model!

A handsome model!

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Whoa, Oliver! Nice work!

Great job, eib! And a very interesting subject, too. Regards,

A little OT, but if one is really interested in Fletchers, check out Bob Steinbrunn's USS Kidd at http://www.steelnavy.com/SteinbrunnFletcher.htm. Truly amazing. Regards,

Thanks, all. Of course, I have an ulterior motive for making such donations. I'm always hoping that I'll get at least one of the little munchkins steered away from skateboards and video games and interested in models, along with the history that goes with them. Many folks are surprised to...

Looks great, Ski!

And here's Agassiz's proud new owner. As I said previously, this build was done for a friend who teaches language arts at our middle school (that's him on the left). He will be teaching a unit on Nicholas Monsarrat's The Cruel Sea. So, each year about 60 eighth-graders will learn the...

Observations from this build, in no particular order: 1) If Agassiz is any indicator, Modelik makes some wonderful kits. 2) I am not intimidated by any kit now!! 3) That said, I don't recommend skipping from two- or three-star difficulty kits directly to five-star. The learning curve can...

Details of the fore mast rigging. Also, a lesson in careful scrutinization of diagrams, coupled with completely thinking through a build step. There's a bracket that holds the foremast to the forecastle. The mast must be inserted through this bracket. Of course, I noticed this after I had...

Aft quarter.

Launch! This is no April Fool's joke...she is actually DONE! I left off a few details at the end. I omitted the crow's nest, as a picture of Agassiz early in her career shows her without one. I also left off the signal halliards, as they are almost impossible to get to hang correctly (the...

Thanks, guys. I knew of Sackville, but I hadn't visited the site. She's a storied ship, but of limited use as reference for Agassiz, as she is a long-forecastle vessel, and much of her equipment is different. Regards,

That's "glue the forward bollards". Try this site for additional help: http://www.cilf.org/bt.fr.html It's a French website, but gives you nautical translations in several languages. Select "Allemand" in the Langue box, "Ocean" in the dictionnaire box, and your search term in the mot box...

I mainly build wooden sailing ships, so I had to learn a whole dictionary full of them. It can be baffling at times, learning that a "crow's foot" isn't found on a bird, a "cathead" isn't on the trunk of a cat, and a "fish" doesn't swim in the sea. Anyways, I'm assuming that many of those old...

main mast The main mast is almost complete. Here is the rigging to date. I tied the shrouds to the mast before gluing the mast to the hull. The vangs were glued to the hull first, then one was tied to the gaff end and the other inserted through the overhand knot before gluing both in place...