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  • November 26, 2022 12:16 PM | David Eddy

    The Winter 2022 edition of the Nautical Research Journal is now available!    

    Digital subscribers can access the digital edition here. Print subscribers will be receiving their copies by mail soon!


    Features

    • USS/SS Leviathan: Building a museum model with a split personality, Part 2 by Dan Parser
    • SMS Victoria Louise by Richard Snyder
    • Notes on restoring and remodeling a schooner model of Harvey by Artesania Latina by Ken Manske
    • NEPTUNIA No.306
    • Construction of an ordinary galley from 1690, Part 5 by Robert Courgeon and Philippe Béjot
    • Navigating by the heavens by Alan O’Neill

    Columns and Editorials

  • October 04, 2022 7:26 PM | David Eddy

    The all-new Model Ships 2023 Calendar is now available in the NRG store.  Order today - there is a limited number available and once they're gone, they're gone!

    The official Nautical Research Guild 2023 calendar features a different model ship each month.  Each model was built by an NRG or Model Ship World member.  


    Beautiful full color, high resolution photos are suitable for framing once the year is over.  The wall calendar measures 11" x 17" when opened.

    Featuring models from:

    • Byron Gore, cover
    • Nicholas Dombrowski, January
    • Clyde Emerson, February
    • Chuck Bauer, March
    • Michael Jones, April
    • Harshil Pisavadia, May
    • Joe Jordan, June
    • Justin Johnson, July
    • Lee Kimmins, Jr., August
    • Joe Simon, September
    • Daniel Cicero, October
    • Ken Goetz, November
    • Glenn Barlow, December
    • Alex Derry, January 2024
  • October 02, 2022 3:59 PM | David Eddy

    The Autumn 2022 edition of the Nautical Research Journal is now available!    

    Digital subscribers can access the digital edition here. Print subscribers will be receiving their copies by mail soon!

    Features

    • USS/SS Leviathan: Building a museum model with a split personality, Part 1 by Dan Pariser
    • A model of Henry VIII’s flagship Great Harry, as portrayed in the Dover painting by William J. Wardle
    • Some tips and techniques for paper ship models by David Sakrison
    • United States Navy submarine O-9 (SS 70) by Richard Yorczyk
    • NEPTUNIA No.307
    • The schooner America by Marcelo C. Ossó
    • A non-destructive method of constructing a frame on a lofted drawing by David Antscherl
    • Postscript to “Thoughts on ship decoration” by Richard Simon

    Columns and Editorials

    • Editorial: Research makes all the difference by Paul Fontenoy
    • SHOP NOTES: Making an inexpensive thickness sander by Robbie Zielemans
    • SHOP NOTES: Making mini sanding discs by Bill Kammermeyer
    • MODELER’S REVIEW: The Nautical Research Guild’s thin strip saw jig by Mike Lonnecker
    • Book Reviews
  • June 07, 2022 12:49 PM | David Eddy

    The Summer 2022 edition of the Nautical Research Journal is now available!    

    Digital subscribers can access the digital edition here. Print subscribers will be receiving their copies by mail soon!


    Features

    • A model of the yacht Tenacious by Marcelo C. Ossó
    • Benjamin W. Latham: New England mackerel seine schooner fisherman of 1902 by Gilbert McArdle
    • Emma C. Berry: a modeler’s étude by Greg Davis
    • Strategic detailing: An overview by Chuck Bauer
    • Building Skuldelev 3, A Norse (Viking) coastal cargo carrier: a comfortable first scratch-build or a pleasant project for the time between major efforts, Part 2 by Clayton A. Feldman
    • Neptunia No.304
    • Interview with a master ship modeler: David Antscherl by Ron Neilson

    Columns and Editorials

    • Editorial: Don't Miss the Boat by Ron Neilson
    • Shop Notes: Making a modeling height gauge by Alan O’Neill
    • Tips & Techniques: Untangling the threads – finding the right materials for model rigging by Dan Pariser
    • Book Reviews
  • May 29, 2022 12:00 PM | David Eddy

    Registration now open for the next NRG Workshop!

    Click here to register!

    The website of the Nautical Research Guild states that the NRG is an organization with the primary mission to help the members build historically accurate ship models.  The Guild's motto says, the Guild is dedicated to "Advancing Ship Modeling Through Research".

    Chuck will share the techniques that he has used to make his models historically accurate and simultaneously improve their quality.  This process--which he calls “Strategic Detailing”--also helps to differentiate his models from others built from the same kit.  

    In this Workshop Chuck will show and explain his approach to Strategic Detailing first with an oversight and then with detailed examples of how he does Flags, Using Photo Etched metal to enhance the model and Painting and Finishing techniques.

    Attend this Workshop which is planned to be the first Workshop in a three-part series  by Chuck.  Parts 2 & 3 are complete but are not yet on our schedule.

    Details

    • Date: Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 10:30am Central
    • Location: Online, attend using your computer or tablet.
    • Registration: Advance registration required.
    • Cost: Free for current NRG members

    In a different timezone?

    Eastern Time: 11:30am

    Central Time: 10:30am

    Mountain Time: 9:30am

    Pacific Time: 8:30am


    Click here to register!

    About NRG Online Workshops

    These workshops are presented online.  You can attend from anywhere in the world, all you need is a computer, tablet, or mobile device.  You'll be able to watch the presentation and ask questions during the Q&A period.  NRG members can typically view a recording of the workshop later.

    NRG workshops are FREE to current NRG members.  

    Not an NRG member?  Click here for information on joining!

  • March 16, 2022 6:32 AM | David Eddy

    The Spring 2022 edition of the Nautical Research Journal is now available!    

    Digital subscribers can access the digital edition here. Print subscribers will be receiving their copies by mail soon!


    Features

    • The whaleback steamer James B. Colgate (1892) – a unique design for a stormy problem by Dan Pariser
    • Swift: A Virginia pilot boat of 1805 by Gilbert McArdle
    • Models of ships of the Norman invasion fleet of 1066 as seen in the Bayeux Tapestry by Bill Wardle
    • Building a paper model of SMS Emden by Richard Snyder
    • Building Skuldelev 3, A Norse (Viking) coastal cargo carrier: a comfortable first scratch-build or a pleasant project for the time between major efforts by Clayton A. Feldman
    • NEPTUNIA No. 305
    • Thoughts on lettering for models by David Antscherl
    • Notes on the deaths of two prominent New York naval architects by Larrie D. Ferreiro


    Columns and Editorials

    • Editorial: What direction now? by Paul E. Fontenoy
    • Tips & Techniques: Cleaning your airbrush by Kurt Van Dahm
    • Model Shipways kit #MS2270: USCG Harriet Lane by Kurt Van Dahm
    • Book Reviews
  • February 26, 2022 11:00 AM | David Eddy

    The 39th Annual Northeast Ship Model Conference (Joint Clubs Show and Conference) will be held on Saturday, April 30th, 2022. The Philadelphia Model Society (PSMS) is the host for this year’s event.

    Per previous conferences, there will be a large model display area with hobby vendors, a continental breakfast and excellent buffet luncheon and various tabletop demonstrations.  There will also be unique and valuable raffle prizes as well as several awards for model entries. The hours are 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Model setup starts at 8:15 AM.

    This year's featured speaker will be CWO Polson, Sailmaster of the USCGC Eagle. The topic is: Sail Operations Onboard America's Tall Ship. 

    Details:

    • Date: Saturday, April 30th, 2022
    • Hours: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM EDT.  Model setup begins at 8:15 AM.
    • Location: Port n’ Starboard Convention Center, Ocean Beach Park, New London, Connecticut.  Directions to the venue can be found by clicking here.
    • Cost: $43.00 before March 21st.   Limited public admission to the Model Exhibit Area $5.00, children under 12 free.

    Registration:

    Online Registration and Payment can be made at https://www.philadelphiashipmodelsociety.com/nsmc/

  • January 26, 2022 6:44 AM | David Eddy

    The recording of our Using the Table Saw Safely workshop is now available for NRG members to view online!

    Not an NRG member?  Join today and get access to our growing archive of online workshops.  Members can view recordings of past workshops and get FREE admission to live online workshops.


    Members click here to view the recording of the workshop.

  • November 20, 2021 10:08 AM | David Eddy

    The Winter 2021 edition of the Nautical Research Journal is now available!    

    Digital subscribers can access the digital edition here. Print subscribers will be receiving their copies by mail soon!

    Features

    • The 2021 Nautical Research Guild Photographic Ship Model Competition
    • The medieval hulk (hulc): A model of an enigmatic North European ship type by Bill Wardle
    • Repairing a 40-gun prisoner-of-war bone model, Part 2 by Dan Pariser
    • Rigged half-models in shadow boxes...a presentation technique by Irwin Schuster
    • Fabrication of the galley Washington of 1776, Part 2 by Gilbert McArdle
    • The whaleback steamship Frank Rockefeller, South Park, Meteor: Seventy-five years of steaming on the Great Lakes by C. Roger Pellett
    • Neptunia No. 303
    • A model of a sailing canaller of the 1870s Great Lakes, Part 2 by Tim Morrison

    Columns and Editorials

    • Editorial: Expanding One's Research Horizons by Paul Fontenoy
    • Shop Notes, featuring Hull copper plating revisited by Roger Frye
    • Tips & Techniques, featuring Shop safety: hazardous liquids by Kurt Van Dahm
    • Book Reviews
    • Letters to the Editor
  • November 20, 2021 9:00 AM | David Eddy

    The winners of the 2021 Photographic Ship Model Competition were announced at the 2021 Annual Member's meeting on November 20, 2021.  Winners will be featured in the Winter 66.4 issue of the Nautical Research Journal.

    This was the Guild’s fourth Photographic Ship Model Competition. The panel of eleven judges reviewed and evaluated about 500 photographs of 48 models to determine the medal winners and models that deserved award ribbons.

    In addition, the judges provided every entrant with an assessment of each model’s best qualities and suggestions for improvement, which we hope can help advance the art and craft of ship modeling.

    The Guild thanks the organizers and judges for their efforts and, above all, the entrants themselves for their artistry and dedication expressed in all their beautiful models.

    Click here to view the 2021 winners.

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