Browns Bay British Gunboat

These are pictures of the model of what the Browns Bay Gunboat may have looked like. I have more information and more pictures on this boat in my Memorials in Ottawa blog site.

Work in Progress on an aircraft carrier island

HMS Victory cross-section in 1:200 scale (part 1)

This is a work-in-progress of the HMS Victory. It is a 1:200 scale cross-section of the famous sailing battleship commanded by Admiral Nelson and victorious at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. What is making this build so very difficult is that the box mailed from China did not have the instruction sheets in it. So everything is a guess based on photos of the real thing and of professional models of the Victory. It is an all-wood kit. Only the gun barrels are brass. Only after I reached the top deck and had planked the inside and out of the highest inner deck did I realize that the gun ports were in the wrong spots, and thus blocked the placement of the rigging. I also had to add an entry port after the fact. Plans would have helped. What yous ee below took about 20 days in April 2017. May should be for rigging. The kit comes from China's Aliexpress.com and costs about $30. John Clearwater ps: Happy May Day!

Ed Chan's 1:700 Antietam

May 2017 Meeting

Capital Marine Modellers' Guild will have its final meeting of the 2016-2017 season on May 2, 2017 at 7 p.m., at the Nepean Museum, 16 Rowley Avenue, Nepean.

Some Photos From the April Meeting

The master commands the first mast rigging on the Revell plastic model of the Cutty Sark.

Ed is adding aircraft to the interior hangar deck before placing the flight deck on top and covering up all the work.

Dutch canal and coastal boat (royal barge), from a $15 all-wood kit mail ordered from Ali Express. All is hand-painted. Built by John Clearwater over the winter of 2016-17.

April 2017 Meeting

Capital Marine Modellers' Guild will meet on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 7 p.m., at the Nepean Museum, 16 Rowley Avenue, Nepean. The forcast calls for plus temperature and rain. Bring out your show and tell items.

Photos From the March Meeting

Ed Chan kindly provided these photographs taken at the March 7, 2017 meeting.

GIBSONS GAL, ship model purchased in Vancouver

Dave Omond giving a planking demonstration

 The following models are 1/700 scale ships built by Ed Chan.

Russian Kirov Class battlecruiser

HMS Repulse battlecruiser, sunk in 1941

March 2017 Meeting

It looks like March will be kicking off with a cold spell and moderate chance of snow. Capital Marine Modellers' Guild will meet on March 7, 2017 at 7 p.m., at the Nepean Museum, 16 Rowley Avenue, Nepean.

February 2017 Meeting

January's icy weather kept some members from going to the meeting. Let's try again for February Capital Marine Modellers' Guild will meet on February 7, 2017 at 7 p.m., at the Nepean Museum, 16 Rowley Avenue, Nepean. Hopefully the roads will be better and the turnout bigger.

January 2017 Meeting

Capital Marine Modellers' Guild's next meeting, and first meeting of 2017 will take place on January 3, 2017 at 7 p.m., at the Nepean Museum, 16 Rowley Avenue, Nepean. Did you get something nautical for Christmas? If you can transport it bring it out for show and tell, along with anything else you have for show and tell.

Show and Tell Models from November 2016 Meeting

Ed Chan sent me some photographs taken at the November 2016 meeting.

December 2016 Meeting

Capital Marine Modellers' Guild's next meeting at the Nepean Museum, 16 Rowley Avenue, Nepean, and last meeting of 2016, will take place on December 6, 2016 at 7 p.m. Bring out your show and tell items including your work in progress. If you have any modelling problems bring them out, too. You will probably get several good ideas on how to proceed.