July 2018

Three members (Ray, David and Alan) travelled to Fairport, NY, USA for a presentation by Carlos Montalvo of Portugal on Museum Standard Requirements for Ship Models.

​It was based on his build of the Sultanah (Al-Sultanah) for the National Museum of Oman.

The seminar was hosted by the Model Shipwright Guild of NY.

Carlos discussed his method of research and construction, making a half model, slicing it with a band saw  to trace the profile, building, planking and copper sheathing the hull.  He spoke briefly about making ropes and rigging.  There were many questions and detailed answers.

​Following a most interesting and somewhat passionate presentation by Carlos....

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David  gave a short presentation of his build of the Hayling Hoy.

This model has been discussed in some detail at our December 2018 monthly meeting (see earlier posting below).

​Since then David had completed the rigging.

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Ray followed this with a presentation of how he transferred the profile of his half modelled hull of HMS Ontario to cardboard stock using a unique 2D mechanism he had built.  This allowed him to make frames for his model that followed the established contour of his half model.

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At this point Ray introduced his friend Jim Kennard who had (along with his search partner Dan Scoville) after many years searching every inch of Lake Ontario, discovered the resting place of the HMS Ontario in 2008.  She was a 22 gun, 80 foot, Brig-Snow rigged warship from 1780.  She had gone down in a very bad storm and had been lost for 230 years.  Jim gave a very interesting presentation of his discovery.

More can be read at:
http://www.shipwreckworld.com/articles/shipwreck-explorers-discover-1780-british-warship-in-lake-ontario

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This was followed by Ray presenting his model of HMS Ontario.
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Ray's scratch build needed some re-work after the discovery of the shipwreck had shown the builders had not followed the plans!

He is presently working on the rigging and hopes to finish it soon.

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There were a number of other models brought by attendees on display .  Photos follow....