02/19/2010, Pawcatuck
Happy Birthday to me! Meg surprised me last week with this great half-hull model of INDIGO. It is beautiful. It is hand-made, painted in Awl Grip and very shiny. (It is hard to photograph because of the glare!) This is from the website of the maker
"I have been building large scale half hull sailboat models since 1970. My half hull models are usually 30" to 50+" long. The 30" half hull model looks 2 to 3 times larger when compared to a 20" half hull model.
My models are built with 100% solid wood using the old lifts method. I glue 7 to 12 layers of solid wood then carve it using a custom templates. Every one of my half hull models are custom built. It will take me 4 to10+ weeks to build one to order.
There are no short cuts for me to build the half hulls using my lifts method. I have been using MFD board with exotic wood veneer for my backboard (because my backboard is very large) in order to cut its' cost. All of my models are priced very reasonably for their size and attention to detail."
Go to www.halfhull.net to get yours!
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02/18/2010, Pawcatuck
Here is another picture of the INDIGO half-hull model hanging on the wall at home. Meg directed the maker to INDI-blog so he could get the correct window configuration. The bootstripe and bottom paint also match.
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02/17/2010, Pawcatuck
Happy Birthday II. Here is a different shot of the half-hull model. This one is taken by the maker.
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