9-11

Taken Away

I heard a noise, to close to be,

Its a plane going by, to low for me

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I turn to watch, as it flew over,

I covered my eyes, so not to see the horror

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What I saw, could not be true,

My eyes have failed me, how about you

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The tower was hit, but still standing tall,

A second plane hit, then came the fall

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Screaming and crying, is all that I hear,

I needed to help, but I stood in fear

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Family and friends , co- workers alike,

Taken away, in mid morning light

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I will never forget, the feeling inside,

The moment I knew, All my friends had died

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A moment of silence, up in heaven they wait,

For all the heroes that gave, their all on this date

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James Roggero

The Art Of The Age Of Sail Web Site

Please check out our new friends at The Art of Age Of Sail

Ship models built with passion for discerning individuals who do not just buy a model but have one built for them!

At the Art of Age of Sail we focus on custom hand-building fine ship models and half-hulls which will enhance your decor at home, office or just about anywhere. Perfect for corporate gifts or as an always appreciated gift for the yachting enthusiast. A model ship will also make an attractive addition to any restaurant, marina, yacht club or lobby.All ship models are hand-made at our studio/workshop in Whitby Ontario, Canada from fine wood materials such as birch, mahogany, maple, oak, pear, teak and walnut. Sails are hand-sewn and aged, hulls are either solid, plank-on-frame or bulkhead construction. The ships are stained, painted and/or varnished to protect your ship model for decades to come. Think of us as a miniature shipyard ready to research, design and build that ship or boat with special significance or aesthetic value.

We use Computer Aided Design technology (CATIA, AutoCAD and ComputerVision) to design the scaled replica hull and a host of other features, to assure authentic and accurate models. Not unlike the way ships are designed and engineered today and this enables us to do prototyping of motor-yachts, sailing-yachts and other modern vessels. We have over 20 years of experience in design engineering.
Even though we can provide you with a model which looks like it left the dockyards yesterday, such as our USS Constellation or modern yachts, we specialize, through weathering techniques and the creative use of oil-paints, pastels and stains, in creating the illusion of a ship which has survived horrendous storms and epic voyages. This is not easily achieved, but an art-form we strive to perfect. Our Gouden Leeuw and HMS Endeavour are prime examples. In this respect we feel that the Art of Age of Sail is rather unique and we hope you'll share our vision that the over-all visual realism is as important as historic accuracy.

Our 'Samples' section has some typical examples of classic and historic tall ships. Use this only as a guide, as we encourage you to talk to us about what it is you're looking for. It may be the HMS Surprise (Master and Commander), the Deliverance (Bahamas), a Chinese junk, an Arabian dhow, an ancient Greek galley or a scale model of your yacht you're interested in. The possibilities are endless.Please feel free to visit our extensive Age of Sail ship & shipbuilding terminology database, we've taken great care in being accurate, or visit our history section, with bits and pieces of historical information and literature of interest to the Age of Sail enthusiast. We hope you stay a while and enjoy our web-site, and if there's anything we can do for you, your comments, questions and suggestions are always welcome and much appreciated.

New Abordage Models

New display cases for Abordage models. Please check them out at http://www.abordage.com/

Each case is custom built to your model size, this way our case fits your model perfectly!

Orders are now being taken. Please visit us at http://www.mydisplaycase.com/ for your display case qutoe today! When you visit abordage models please tell them you would like a quote on a Clear View Dsigns display case like you see in this photo.

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The Ictineo II

The Ictineo II was invented by Narcis Monturiol (1864 Barcelona, Spain) to help coral divers with their dangerous work. It was the first real submarine, which actually was far ahead of its time. It displayed a lot of features, which we are used to see in modern submarines today, such as for example a double pressure hull, engines operating under water, and regeneration of the air to allow its crew to survive once the ship was submerged. It used 2 steam engines. The one cylinder engine in the rear of the submarine was used for under water navigation. In that case the water in the boiler was heated by a chemical reaction, which besides heat also generated oxygen. This actually allowed the Ictineo II to stay submerged for hours. The 2 cylinder engine in the front of the ship served for surface navigation. Under these conditions the water in the boilers was heated by burning coal. The coal was stored in the container in front of the conning tower. When running on the surface the two air intakes (two vertical pipes) were opened to ensure the air supply. The Ictineo II was designed for peaceful under water missions. The model shows the ship equipped with a coral catcher (spear-like apparatus plus basket mounted on the very front) designed to collect corals under water.

Building the model took me approximately 9 years. This was not so much due to the degree of difficulty of the model but rather due to my ongoing lack of time for modeling. Please feel free to use the images (and/ or the above model information) in your web blog section. I agree, the model really looks good in your display case!

Best regards,

Thomas

Clear View Designs and Abordage Models Team Up

Starting this summer Clear View Designs will be providing Abordage Models with our line of custom ship model display cases. "We are very pleased to be supplying our display cases to their United States customers. With a great devotion to both the sea and sailing, Abordage has been proudly producing beautifully hand crafted models since the company’ inception in 1989. The company workshop is located on the Island of Hispaniola where Columbus landed during his first voyage. Today the company employs highly skilled craftsmen who work only with the finest materials. Hundreds of hours go into making each model, from the original lofting of plans to the finishing touches. Hull construction is either hand laid-up resin or plank on bulkhead with a selection of precious wood. Deck details are reproduced with custom-made brass and chromed brass castings. Hand sanded hulls are finished with marine varnishes and polyurethane paint.

Clear View Designs sent a sample case for their inspection and appoval, which they loved! As they are updating their web site they will be adding photos of our case with one of their models inside. A sure match made for each other. We look forward to working with them and their customers in the near future.

www.mydisplaycase.com

If your here looking around for info on a custom built glass and brass display case for your model you have come to the right place! Please check out our full web site at http://www.mydisplaycase.com/

Motion Models Display Cases

NOTICE!

Model Aircrafts, Collector Airplane Display Models, Battle Ship Model Navy Ships

We here at Clear View Designs and http://www.mydisplaycase.com/ want to inform our customers that we are no longer supplying ship model display cases or doing business with Motion Models http://www.motionmodels.com/
After over a year of wonderful business relationship with them they have decided to go in a different direction with there display cases. If you visit there web site Ship Model Display Cases. Model airplanes ships aircraft aviation. Die cast aircraft models. there are 3 photos of mine on there that show our display cases. As you will notice they are the same photos on my site because I own those photos not Motion Models. Just so there is no confusion on the type of case you will get from Joel Rosen of Motion Models you should call him to ask. Because he does not have photos up there of the new type of kit case he is selling. He is still using my photos which I have asked him to take down. So if you have ordered a case from him in the past before January of 2007 and you want it to match your last case of oak or mahogany like you see in those photos you will have to order them from us now. This way the will match the ones you already have.

Our prices will be half of what Motion Models was charging there customers because you will be buying them directly from us the manufacturer and I am the owner and designer of that style display case. If you have any questions please feel free to give me a call and I will do my best to help you out.

We have been in business for over 23 years and our ship model display cases are not kits, so there is nothing else to buy or assembled Just install your model and your done!

If you would like a quote on your display case please visit us at : http://www.mydisplaycase.com/ and go to quote request page at the top.

Thank you for your time
Jim Roggero
President
Clear View Designs
http://www.mydisplaycase.com/