HSPMS May Meeting Follow-Up

Posted on May 17, 2015 by catopower

Today was the May meeting of the Hyde Street Pier Model Shipwrights and it was quite a gathering. With 11 members and 1 newly joining member and 2 guests, we had one of the largest meetings in quite some time, which was quite refreshing.

Lots of great after-meeting discussions.

We saw some good progress with models, with a couple that haven’t been seen in a while. Leo Kane brought in his scratch-built 1/64-scale US Frigate Essex that he’s been working on for about 3 years now. New member Dale Rappleye showed us some progress on his first ship model, the Armed Virginia Sloop, which he is building from a kit by Model Expo. There was also a nice half-hull model of a local sailing yacht, a scratch-built Skipjack, and more.

Skipjack model started by Paul Reck and finished by Dan Canada.

John Ferguson’s half hull model.

Dale Rappleye’s Armed Virginia Sloop.

As mentioned above, we had one visitor who joined our ragtag band of ship modelers at meetings end, making him the third new ship modeler to join the group so far this year. As ship model clubs all over struggle for members and to maintain attendance at their meetings, it’s nice to see this little group grow.

And, as kids getting into ship modeling, one of our guests in attendance was the grandson of member Warren Gammeter, and brought in a model of a Whitehall Tender that young man is working on with his granddad. A refreshing sight at the meeting.

Minutes with additional photos will be available online in the next week or so.

First HSPMS Meeting of the Year

Posted on January 13, 2015 by catopower

Saturday, January 17 marks the first meeting of the Hyde Street Pier Model Shipwrights for 2015. It’s a new year and a great time to get those ship model projects out and to recommit ourselves to support the club and the park service by spending a little time at our workshop aboard the Eureka. Meeting starts at 9:30am.

From the December meeting

Tom Shea and Paul Reck deserve some thanks for having done some house cleaning in the workshop so members have more room to work on their builds. So, come and take advantage of the new space and see what everyone is working on.

Correction… Don’t Eat, Meet!

Posted on August 4, 2014 by catopower

No, that’s not to say “don’t eat meat.”

Looks like the Hyde Street Pier Model Shipwrights’ annual barbecue will have to wait for another time due to scheduling conflicts. So, there will be no annual barbecue on Saturday, August 9th, after all.

The good news is that this means that we will have an August meeting after all. Likely location of the meeting will again be in the conference room under the bleachers by the Bath House. Meeting starts at 9:30am. Don’t be late, because the doors have to remain locked, and once we start our meeting they will be closed and we’ll be out of earshot of any knocking.

Among other things of importance, we’ll be discussing the date of the rescheduled barbecue. So, be there and bring your projects!

May ’14 Ship Modeler’s Meeting Canceled

Posted on May 15, 2014 by catopower

Due to the temporary closure of the Eureka, the Hyde Street Pier Model Shipwrights meeting was scheduled to meet in a conference room located under the bleachers, next to the Bathhouse building. But it seems that this is one of those busy months where everyone has commitments every which way, so there will be no May meeting. The June meeting will take place as scheduled on Saturday, June 21st, at 9:30pm under the bleachers (sounds so clandestine). Hopefully, the group will be back home aboard the Eureka some time in August, when repairs are scheduled to be complete.

Brand New Blog Site Under Construction

Posted on May 3, 2014 by catopower

Hello to any visitors who arrive here wondering where the content is!

Well, I just started constructing this blog for the Hyde Street Pier Model Shipwrights and, honestly, they don’t even know about it yet. So, please be patient.

Last week I was on the phone with our lead volunteer and de facto president Paul Reck. We were discussing the membership roster which nobody seems to be currently maintaining since our organization is primarily lacking… well, organization. I suggested that maybe we just need to put together a blog site to make people aware of our group and to promote ship modeling. Plus, we can use it as a central location to post important internal information. He suggested I put something together and present it to the club. The result is what you see here.

Clearly, this is not a complete site, but the structure is now in place. I’ll populate it will a small amount of content to get started and we’ll see what the club members think. If people like it, we’ll start using it and hopefully it will help us get organized.