Mark the Piper Posted July 25, 2018 Share #1 Posted July 25, 2018 Hello to all! I’m a relatively newly retired fellow and a new modeller. I’ve started on the St. Roch kit a short time ago and have found the builders logs very helpful (a big thank you to those generous modellers). The Billing Boats Bluenose is on deck and waiting patiently beside my work station. I’m looking forward to successful builds on those two and then will be researching what to tackle next. I’d love to take on the HMS Victory or the equivalent when I get a few kits under my belt. I look forward to getting schooled big time on this site. geoff and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted July 25, 2018 Share #2 Posted July 25, 2018 Hello Mark, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted July 25, 2018 Share #3 Posted July 25, 2018 geoff 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted July 25, 2018 Share #4 Posted July 25, 2018 Welcome to MSW Mark. All the best, Geoff mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando E Posted July 25, 2018 Share #5 Posted July 25, 2018 Hi Mark and welcome to the merry crew of the MSW. Cheers............Fernando geoff and mtaylor 2 Quote Current Builds - Colonial Brig Perseverance 1807 by Fernando E - Modellers Shipyard - 1:48 scale Previous Builds - S Lucia by Fernando E - Panart - Scale 1:30 Sloop Norfolk 1798 by Fernando E - Modellers Shipyard - Scale 1:36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haliburton Posted July 25, 2018 Share #6 Posted July 25, 2018 Hi Mark, nice to see another Ontario based member, welcome! Scott mtaylor and geoff 2 Quote Currently building: HM Yacht Chatham - 1:64 - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted July 25, 2018 Share #7 Posted July 25, 2018 Welcome! Would the "Piper" part refer to uillean pipes, Scottish great pipes, or some other variant? mtaylor and geoff 2 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark the Piper Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share #8 Posted July 25, 2018 Hello Chris. Great question. It’s the Great Highland Bagpipes. I plat with a band in Fergus, Ontario. Thanks for the welcome. Mark geoff, Jack12477, druxey and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilbert55 Posted July 25, 2018 Share #9 Posted July 25, 2018 Welcome aboard Mark. Looking forward to being in Fergus this year for the 1st time, we usually attend Glengarry. geoff and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark the Piper Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share #10 Posted July 25, 2018 The masses bamds at Glengarry are pretty amazing. The Fergus Scottish Festival is very well done as well, though scaled down abit. Hope that works out for you, Dilbert55. geoff and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spars Posted July 25, 2018 Share #11 Posted July 25, 2018 Welcome. I, too, am relatively 'retired'. I care for my physically/mentally retarded son. That doesn't count as work for some. I turn to modeling to sort my brains out. This is a visual candy shop of ideas. Its addictive. geoff and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted July 25, 2018 Share #12 Posted July 25, 2018 Any videos of the pipes available, Mark? Jack12477 and geoff 2 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle17 Posted July 25, 2018 Share #13 Posted July 25, 2018 Mark welcome to this forum and the world of ship modeling. I hope you find it engrossing and worth the investment. There will be anguish and quiet satisfaction along the way. It is part of the journey but always know that is normal. I have built the Bluenose from the original A.J. Fisher of the 1980s and it was my first endeavor. Yes there was some do overs but the lessons learned carries on . She is a beautiful model. Joe mtaylor and geoff 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark the Piper Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share #14 Posted July 25, 2018 Thx Joe. There’s a whole new world to get up to speed on, lots of thrills and spills to look forward to. I’ve found at least to two steps members have mentioned on the build logs for the St. Roch that were not included in the plans so the site’s experienced builders have already been a huge help. Bilge Rat....As to the pipes, there are many better pipers than I on YouTube, but given a dram or two, a video might magically appear. Mark mtaylor, geoff and Jack12477 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted July 26, 2018 Share #15 Posted July 26, 2018 I've done quite a few of the YouTube's. Also have some old vinyl LP's.. Very soothing to me for some reason. Oh.. before I forget.. Bilge Rat is job not name. Sort of like "Jack" from the 1st Muppet Movie. geoff 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted July 26, 2018 Share #16 Posted July 26, 2018 Greetings from Belgium mtaylor 1 Quote Regards, Patrick Finished : Soleil Royal Heller 1/100 Wasa Billing Boats Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch) Pelican / Golden Hind 1/45 scratch Current build : Mary Rose 1/50 scratch Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch To do : Prins Willem Corel, Le Tonnant Corel, Yacht d'Oro Corel, Thermopylae Sergal Shore leave, non ship models build logs : ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72 Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72 Autoblinda AB40 1/72 122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72 10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e) Centurion Mk.1 conversion M29 Weasel 1/72 SAM6 1/72 T26 Finland T26 TN 1/72 Autoprotetto S37 1/72 Opel Blitz buses 1/72 Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72 Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72 Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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