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Meetings
Members participate in a wide range of activities. The Society generally meets at The Mariners’ Museum on the second Saturday of each month at 10:00AM. Check the calendar for cancellations and changes. Also note that our meeting is replaced by a picnic every September, to which guests are also welcome. Directions and instructions are below. Meeting face-to-face is better, but if you cannot attend in person, we stream our meetings online and you are welcome to join us that way. Write to us for a link.
Each meeting begins with a short business session. This is followed by a “show and tell” session during which members and guests display progress on their latest projects and discuss other items of interest, such as newly-discovered tools and products. Members frequently use this opportunity to query the membership about possible solutions to a problem that they have encountered. Helpful advice and useful solutions are always forthcoming. The remainder of the meeting is reserved for presentations on various aspects of ship model building and other maritime or research related topics. These presentations are prepared and delivered by members who have particular skills or interests. Recent presentations have covered such diverse subjects as the art of making lifelike models, lofting, framing and planking of wooden vessels, plating on iron and steel ships, as well as the art of casting in pewter and resin using rubber molds.
Find us at the Mariners’ Museum Model Shop
The museum has a model maker’s stand that is normally staffed by volunteer members of our club. See the calendar for the schedule, but please be aware that we are unable to make short-notice updates for time changes and cancellations from our volunteers. If needed, call the museum to ask if there is a model maker currently in attendance. Directions to the museum and the location of the model stand are below.
Directions
When attending a meeting, members and guests are free to use either the main or the business entrance. Inform the guard (business entrance) or staff member (main entrance) that you are there for the ship model society meeting and they will admit you without charge.
Please use the main entrance if you are only visiting the modelmaker’s stand.
The model stand is indicated by the red star in the right-hand image below. Meetings are normally held in the McMullen Gallery, which is indicated by the yellow star. We are occasionally asked to use a different room, so please confirm with the guard or staff member where the meeting is taking place.
