I am Thomas Lamb and Live in Lynnwood Washington near Seattle.

I was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1935 and moved from Scotland to USA in 1966.

I served my apprenticeship as a Shipwright in HM Dockyard Rosyth and afterwards attended King;s College, Durham University in Newcastle upon Tyne where I graduated with an Honors BSc in Naval Architecture.  My career has been over 50 years in shipyards and design offices with another (most recent) 11 years as a Research Scientist and Adjunct Professor in the Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering at the University of Michigan.

I have built ship models in the past, mainly British sailing ships, but in recent years have NOT had the time to do so.

I have a fine collection of 15 large model ships, mostly from a builders in Vet Nam.  My most recent model is of the PS WAVERLEY which I had specially built for myself.

Welcome Thomas to Paddleducks....... from the other side of the world......

PS Waverley is a beautiful subject for a model and very popular as she is still sailing

I have just noticed your photographic images in an earlier thread

Oh & BTW.....we sometimes get questions &  about hull designs & the like .....so someone with your experience in Naval Architecture will be able to help 


Derek 

Welcome on the site  and hope you find lots of stuff and friends here
                                           Greetings from Bombus

Welcome Thomas to our corner of the web and hope you enjoy your time here.
 
That Waverley of yours certainy looks smart, what scale is she?

all the best

Welcome Thomas

I assume you are in, or near, Ann Arbor?

Cheers...Bernie

Welcome Thomas from just south of you in Portland Oregon- there is a good active boat club in Seattle actually based at a hobby shop in Lynnwood..Do you know of the NW R/C Ship Modelers?

http://www.shipmodelers.com/shipmodelers.com/Club_Welcome.html

I know some of their members and the president as they are a sister club to mine here in Portland--I hope to have my paddle tug at their annual float this May or June!!

welcome!!