News and Announcements

The new Summer '26 edition of the Nautical Research Journal is now available. 

Features

• SS Andrea Doria–the ship and the model
  
• Friendship Sloops and other things in ornaments
  
• Blueprints of war: How shipwrights of the industrial revolution reimagined naval power
  
• Presenting your model
• Roman Quinquereme: A model of the ship that won the fi rst Punic War, 264-242 BCE
  
• My Introduction to 3-D printing: Making a cable reel for St. Roch’s foredeck
  
• Donald McKay’s clipper ship Glory of the Seas model completed by Rob Wiederrichand and surprising developments from fi ft een years’ research, Part 2
  
• Cutter Miami, Abraham Lincoln and the destruction of CSS Virginia

Columns and Editorials

NEW VIRTUAL WORKSHOP  

June 27, 2026

 

Making Cases to Protect Your Models

Instructor: Bruce LeCren

 

Workshop Overview

This workshop centers on one modeler's approach to building cases to display and protect his model ships.  

Content and Techniques Covered

The material is designed for beginners, as well as more advanced modelers who want to build their own cases to show their models and protect them from dust and inquisitive fingers.

Bruce used a minimum of power tools so his method can be used by anybody.

Event Details

Join us on Saturday, June 27, 2026, at 10:30 AM (Central) for this engaging Virtual Workshop. It promises to be both informative and educational, equipping you with new tools and techniques for your modeling projects.

The Virtual Workshop is open to all NRG members to attend the ZOOM event on Saturday, June 27, at 10:30 AM CDS time. 

11:30 AM – Eastern

10:30 AM – Central

9:30 AM – Mountain

8:30 AM – Pacific

4:30 PM – Greenwich

The link to the ZOOM meeting will be sent to all members on Thursday, June 25.

A new NRG member workshop has been uploaded. You will need a current NRG membership to view. 

The workshop is an Introduction to Painting Models by Hand, introduced by Daniel McKelvie. 

To access, click HERE.

Hello,

Model Ship World is now back online and accepting registrations. If you had an account previously, you will need to re-register as the site has started afresh.

Look forward to seeing you there.

www.modelshipworld.com 

Model Ship World was taken offline by a global exploit to our server software. This rendered the site extinct. 

The site is currently being rebuilt on a new platform and robust hosting service who cater to large multinational companies. 

We don't envisage the downtime to be too long now, but if you were a member, you will need to register again and inform us of your NRG membership status too, so we can add your screen badge. 

MSW Admin Team

The NRG virtual workshop on Lofting Lines from Drawings, is now available for NRG members only. Click HERE to view.

We are pleased to announce the latest NRJ is now available for NRG Members. Contents are:

Features

• An armed colonial schooner
• The Santos-Dumont No. 18 Hydroplane (1907)
• Scratch-building five 1:24-scale models of H.L. Hunley, Part 2
  
• Donald McKay's clipper ship Glory of the Seas model, and surprising developments from fifteen years' research, Part 1
• Indus to the Gulf: The trading dhows of the Indian Ocean, 1750-1900
• Types of ship and boat models

Columns and Editorials

The Digital Nautical Research Journal (Winter 2025, 70.4) is now available for members to access. Click HERE.

Features

• Building a frames model of the bow section of Batavia
• The 2025 Nautical Research Guild photographic ship review and juried competition results.
• Gunboat Number 11
• Scratchbuilding five 1:24 scale models of H.L. Hanley, Part 1
• Pitcairn Island 1930s-era wooden longboat
  
  

Columns and Editorials

The Nautical Research Guild's 2025 Membership Meeting is now available online for NRG members.

https://www.thenrg.org/about/meetings/2025

We have just made the workshop event, 'Modeling the Trireme, Olympias', available to NRG members. To access this event, please click HERE.