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Hi All, There's been a bit of talk over plans, their availability, cost and so on. I thought I'd start this thread to help out. I've listed a few books with plans in them, some are only page sized, others are full blown pull outs. The Authors are all well respected and some quite famous in the modelling world for their drawings. A search of the various pre-loved book sites (Abe books, Book Depository, The Wordery, etc,) may help locate them. Brown, Son and Ferguson still publish a number if Santa can help. Title Author Publisher Plans, etc How to Make Old Time Ship Models EW Hobbs Brown, Son & Ferguson Full Size Water Line Carrack circa 1450 Full Size Ark Royal, Flagship of Walter Raleigh Full Size Royal Albert, circa 1700 How to Make Clipper Ship Models EW Hobbs Brown, Son & Ferguson Large detailed plans of Loch Torrens (4 masts) Waterline plans for Cutty Sark Masting & Rigging the Clipper Ship & Ocean Carrier Harold A Underhill Brown, Son & Ferguson Numerous Illustrations of Clippers and rigging Plans Deep-Water Sail Harold A Underhill Brown, Son & Ferguson ISBN 0-85174-172-X Numerous Illustrations of Clippers and Pull Out Plans by the Author The Last of the Windjammers Basil Lubbock Brown, Son & Ferguson Vol 1 – 126 Illustrations, 17 Plans Vol 2 – 174 Illustrations 16 Plans Plans are ‘Pull out’ The Merchant Schooners Basil Greenhill Conway Numerous Illustrations and Plans, well suitable for working at SIB scale The Tea Clippers – Their History and Development 1833-1875 David R MacGregor Naval Institute Press Numerous Illustrations and Plans, well suitable for working at SIB scale The Schooner – Its Design and Development from 1600 to the Present David R MacGregor Chatham Publishing Numerous Illustrations and Plans, well suitable for working at SIB scale Alan

Hello Fellow Shipwrights, Sometime ago I was contacted by one of our members who informed me that at the young age of ninety, we was no longer able to practice the art of building ships in bottles and that he had books and tools which he hoped could benefit another shipwright preferably a novice just beginning in the art. I was going to place an article in our journal The Bottle Shipwright when we made the sad decision to end The Ships In Bottles Association of America. Unfortunately ongoing issues we were experiencing prompted us to end our thirty- five year association. At this point in time, I'd like to mention that Robert Stetson of Marlborough, Massachusetts is the very thoughtful shipwright who graciously thought of helping his colleagues with these gifts. For the time being I have attached here a photograph of all the available books. The tools I will post at a later date. These gifts are free for those in need or who are looking to extend their library. The only requirement is that you pay the mailing costs. So take your time and choose wisely. You can let me know what book or books you would like and I'll put them in the mail ASAP. Like I mentioned all you need do is reimburse me the mailing costs. David Lavoie Former President / Membership Chairman SIBAA builderofships@gmail.com