Headlines for 2005

12/20/05    G.L.M.A.

Scott Tomlinson is making good progress with his Paul R. Tregurtha. He's add the forecastle detail, hull detail and now working on the Deckhouse. Looking good!!

12/20/05    G.L.M.A.

Alan Hichman has more updates! Painting the main colors!!! Champlain !!!! Gota love those Maritimers in Cliff colors!!!

11/20/05    G.L.M.A.  

 Four days paying tribute to the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald and all that sail the Lakes. Lighting of the Lamps at the Dossin - Taconite Run to River Rouge - Open House at the Dossin - Mariners Church ring of the bell in Detroit. Photo Gallery to follow!

11/07/05    G.L.M.A.

 Esther Beris of Bearco Model Marine has a new HO 1/87scale full operation Dockside Crane coming out. All I can say is WOW. They also built an interesting kit for Mision Point on Mackinaw Island! The Split D. G. Kerr.

10/30/05    G.L.M.A.

 Captain Chris Bloswick and his W-234 Maple Lighthouse Tender. I absolutely love these boats!! Chris did a nice job on this Lake Tender.

November 12th the Dossin Great Lakes Museum will hold a special open house on remembering the S. S. Edmund Fitzgerald. Many special people will be there including family members, those that worked and sailed on the Fitz. and Capt. Donald Erickson  of the William Cley Ford, just for starters. Also the Great Lakes Modeling Association will have a small roll to play covering models and the special roll they play in remembering the ships and their crew. A great honor for both Jim Clark and myself! More information at the Dossin website!!

10/15/05    G.L.M.A.

Jim Carnegie of Ontario adds his WWI Laker the Canadian Engineer. One great project Jim has going here. Just a classy looking boat!!

10/15/05    G.L.M.A.

Alan Hichman afinish shaping his hull and attaching the spar deck to his Champlain !!!!

10/14/05    G.L.M.A.

A feature story on John Foley and his 30' diarama model of the Bell River in the 1800's. Johns model is on display at the Marine City Museum whom he is also the curator. Nothing sort of outstanding here!!!

10/12/05    G.L.M.A.

Jeff Gushman is the new owner of the M/V Marquette, ferry that runs to Mackinaw Island. It was built by Brian Perrault, great work!!

10/01/05    G.L.M.A.

Get my 5101 barge ready for detailing! Chose my fleet colors! Read to float her her to tweak the water line!!

10/01/05    G.L.M.A.

Building a working Aerial lift Bridge like the one a the entrance to the Duluth Harbor! This is a change of pass for my and really having fun with it!! Going to have a blast with it next summer!!

09/28/05    G.L.M.A.

I've got lots of update to get to on my Edmund Fitzgerald!! She moving along real nice now! I wanted to start with the updates involving "How Toes"  So here another one on attaching Access Panels!!

09/28/05    G.L.M.A.

Alan Hichman already has a mold made and first splash on his Champlain !!!!

Now here's a model with a goal in mind!! Thanks for spreading the motivation to build Alan!!

09/28/05    G.L.M.A.

Scott Tomlinson manages to get his Forecastle built during a little build session at my place. With the forecastle in place, his Paul R. Tregurtha is really coming into shape!!

09/24/05    G.L.M.A.

Chris Petersen of Petersen fisheries out of Muskegon, Mi shows of his Fish Tug Maggie Lynn. Built in 1941 she is still operating in Lake Michigan!! Love these boats!!

09/24/05    G.L.M.A.

Russ Mamere does a great job building the U.S. Brig Niagara. This is his first project like this and really did an amazing job. It only cost him $27 to build the hull!! To cool Russ!!

09/20/05    G.L.M.A.

Alan Hichman again wasting no time in getting his Champlain going!!!! Already he has the hull roughed and ready for final shaping!!

09/13/05    G.L.M.A.

Types of Tape and the many uses for modeling! I've found tape to be a very handy tool for me, and thought I'd share a few idea's with you. Hope this gives a few idea's of you own!!

09/11/05    G.L.N.S.

Edwaard L. Ryerson 176 images: Very detailed shots onboard.

 Thank you Jim and Carol Clark for sharing your photos!!

09/09/05    G.L.M.A.

I have the honor to announce we have or first "Cannaller". Barrett Hochhaus built the ill fated Kamloops. Barrett take a different approach by building his model from cardboard. Great work Barrett!!!

09/09/05    G.L.M.A.

Alan Hichman gearing things up for the build season! This is one project I personally am looking forward too. He's building one of my favorites, the Maritimer Champlain!!!!

09/09/05    G.L.M.A.

One of the many models found at the Marine City Museum, the Peirce  McLouth. A model of the many "Lumber Hookers" build out of Marine City in the late 1800's. Great Model!!

09/06/05    G.L.M.A.

Painting Tips #1  Here some suggestion and tips on prepping,  priming and painting your project. I will be adding to this as I move along with my current project! 

08/27/05    G.L.M.A.

Work a bit on my Tanker Barge 5101. Managed to get the hull painted. Pretty straight forward, going to keep things simple with this project. Now I can putts with adding the detail!!

08/25/05

My Edmund Fitzgerald is prepped for painting. Really looking like she had just been launch all in primer base coat. Might just get to painting her this weekend!! Hard to believe after so long!

08/24/05

Miscellaneous Fittings: Some useful items found at various crafts stores. Tacks for vents – beads for lights – iron on buttons for lamps – fabric for flooring – snaps for securing – wire for railing – rings for portholes.

08/14/05

J. W. Westcott Company  Interview and photographic session on the people that deliver mail and supplies to the many ships traveling the Great lakes. Mail by the pail since 1895.

08/07/05  

 Ok so I have been making good progress on my Edmund Fitzgerald over the last few weeks. It's been 6 years since I started this project and it's time she gets completed. It's so nice to get back in the groove! My latest is finishing the hull detail so she can get her hull painted. Latest work is with the portholes in the hull. Portholes

08/01/05  

 I've several emails regarding scales and scaling, so I thought it would be best to put together a page on the matter. It's full of how toes, suggestions and computer tools to help with scaling. Thanks for the web direction - updates folks!! Scaling

07/12/05  

 Russ Mamere has two new addition to our museum. The Cuyahoga and his 60" Cleveland Cliffs classic Laker design. Some of Russ's best work to date!! Russ also opens our 11 Model Gallery. Thanks for sharing your work Russ!!!

06/29/05  

 A little story on my recent visit to Bowling Green University. A few tips to make the most out of your visit. Thanks Bob Graham and Assistant Brent, it was a great experience.

06/20/05  

 3D Edmund Fitzgerald  By Sam Perkins-Harbin

A very cool model put together by Sam. Rather then building a model of wood and plastic, it's build of wire frames and polygons. Check his website out !!

06/16/05

 Some great shots of Alan's first couple sea trials. We had the honor of seeing his Vacationlands maiden voyage at our Port Huron Great Lakes Regatta. What a great looking model in and out of the water!! Very Cool!! More about it here!!

06/11/05

 I put together a scale speed calculator more or less just for fun. I was curios how fast my model should run to simulator scale operation, I found some interesting numbers. Enjoy!! Scale Speed Calculator

06/09/05

 Mike Ferguson puts together our June Newsletter The Radar highlighting our 2005 Port Huron Great Lakes Regatta. Thanks Mike!! Check our the winners page!!

June 05 Newsletter

06/05/05

 2005 Port Huron Great Lakes Regatta. Great show everyone, thanks for joining in on the fun!!!!     Winners!!      Photo Gallery!!

06/01/05

 Alan Hinchmans Vacationland. is in the fit out stage. This large model of his is really looking ship shape! Just a great project and it shows as he nears completion!!

05/06/05

 Our May meeting was great. "Burgers and Boats" We enjoyed a BBQ while watch the boats and talking about club stuff, and our up coming Regatta. Had a good time!!

05/04/05

 We would like to remind you of our up coming Great Lakes Port Huron Regatta on June 4th. The Regatta will be laid out much the same as last years. We had a great time last year, so come join the fun!!

04/16/05

 Alan Hinchmans Vacationland. gets a paint job. The upper decks are looking real good. Turning into one cool project Alan

04/16/05

 A Revel T2 Tanker kitbash in the works by Dave B. He's converting it to the Middletown. This a great way to make a Laker, and a good size model to add to any collection!!

04/15/05

 Kevin Williams puts together the latest Salty to sail the lakes. As usaul another great model by Kevin. The Northern Trader

03/10/05

 I went through and put together a very good list of sources to help in your research. It was very supprised what I found available online. So of these databases are so big, they seem endless. I even found color images of the Algosoo from 1914! This is my next project so that was very exciting to find. Research Page

03/06/05

 The Model Building Boat Show    March 5th at the Seaway Terminal - Port Huron. It was a great time, great to meet all of you, great talking about models. Thank you all for coming, and thank you all for your help. See you again soon!!

Photo gallery and more!!    Media file coverage 350kb Click to hear !!!

03/01/05

 Kevin Williams makes yet another great Laker of his own the Maplecliff Hall. Nice colors on this one! Good work Kevin!! Also he updates pics of his Bearco Kit??

03/01/05

 Alan Hinchman with more detail work done on the upper deck of his Vacationland. Alan said it will be ready for the paint booth soon.

02/29/05

 Also want to welcome several new members from all over! Welcome Kurt Sandberg from Virginia, Capt Bob from Wisconsin and Garrett Lafrance from Ontario. Thanks gentlemen for your interest.

02/29/05

 Garrett LaFrance puts a nice story together on how he built his Algobear. Thanks Garrett !!

02/20/05

 Another great meeting on a cool February evening. It was good to get up to Port Huron again, see the water and get together with the gang again.

02/20/05

 Alan Hinchman gets into some detail on the upper deck on his Vacationland.

02/11/05

 Scott Tomlinson applies his first layer of paint to his Paul R. Tregurtha . This is the stage I enjoy the most, when all your hard work comes together.

02/11/05

 Alan Hinchman starts some of the rough detailing of the upper deck on his Vacationland. Coming along nicely.

02/10/05

 Jeff G. updates his Linberg tug Lindy B. with a new Microglass hull. Looking real good Jeff! Also doing some work on his Sparky R. Laurence.

02/10/05

 Jeff G. updates his Linberg tug Lindy B. with a new Microglass hull. Looking real good Jeff! Also doing some work on his Sparky R. Laurence.

01/28/05

 We give our archive a boost with hundreds of detailed images of various vessels of the Great Lakes. This is just the start of our Great Lakes Maritime Database we plan to build, we'll be updating it regularly.

01/21/05

 The Model Building Boat Show    March 5th at the Seaway Terminal - Port Huron Michigan. Novice or expert, come learn about this hobby or share your ideas with other modelers. Everyone is welcome to attend this event, come and join the fun!!

01/20/05

 Russ Mamere builds the Benson Ford for the current residence of the Benson Ford now on Put-In-Bay. Russ was invited as a guest and researcher to build the model for them. What a project that must have been, very exciting. Thanks for sharing them Russ!!!

01/20/05

 Russ Mamere builds the Scott R. Mamere for his son Scott that he gave as a X-Mas gift. Perfect for his fire place mantel.

01/06/04

 Great Lakes Nautical Society - We kick this year off great with our first meeting of the year. Great meeting the new members: Glen Kolar - Ron Bradley - Bob Richmond. Nice to have you with us! Here's minutes to the meeting.....

01/04/05 

 Kevin Williams builds the Canadian Voyager for a Canadian couple. A Christmas gift for her to give to her husband. One should be so lucky to get a model Laker for X-Mas.

12/31/04 

 Freshwater Models is start a great line of fittings for Great Lake HO boats. These Wetmore fittings are just the first of many unique, high quality products coming from Freshwater Models.

12/31/04 

 MEMBERS I'm currently going through the members page, I still have much to do on it, but would like to ask you to check it out. Please email me any additions a or changes so I may add them. Thanks.

12/31/04 

 To date the best model I've seen, Gunnters Lomie A. Burton Some outstanding craftsmanship to say the least. The scope of this model at 6 feet long is unbelievable.