The Ship Model Forum

Thank you Martin for the thorough photographic coverage.

thank you so much for all the great photos

Thank you very much for all the photos!

The pictures you took are beautiful Martin! Thank you for doing this every year.

A mothers dusting is no models friend. Yes, both whalers looked good. The patina(patination?) On the Wanderer was a nice touch.

Cadman wrote: Sun Aug 09, 2026 1:45 am https://modelwarships.com/features/show ... index.html

Is this link up on the "what's new" page? I didn't see it until I came here...

I loved that there were TWO whaling ships on the tables. Both with flensing planks rigged. Both extremely well done.

I have very fond memories of my own Charles W. Morgan build. Which sat in an honored place on a shelf until my mother felt compelled to dust it off.

Thanks for the pics. The above photo is the whaler Chas. Morgan, I think the classic Revell kit. In the linked gallery is the even older (classicer?) Aurora Wanderer. Both showing an appreciation for the subject. Some very nice work.

Thank you for posting these. Looking forward to being able to go to both Huntsville in 27 and Shreveport in 28!

Next year for me. Is the Chas. Morgan the old Revell kit?

And a few more...

Just uploaded 198 pictures to Tim. Hopefully he'll have time to post them. Lots of coverage over on the MW FB page as well!

Here's a sample of what I sent along...

Hi Martin: Looking forward to seeing your coverage of the ship models there!

Well, you know I am.

Heading west tomorrow morning (8/4) for Ft Wayne and the 2026 edition of the IPMS USA National Convention. As usual, I'll make sure I send Cadman pictures of the ship model entries, and anything else interesting in the vendor room. If you do Facebook, I'll also be posting pictures there, on the Modelwarships page.

Who else is going?