James H

Hi folks,

Starting this next week or so, I have some kit review articles that will be posted here on MSW, courtesy of Amati and Ship Model Okumoto. Others will also follow. I'll be opening this with a look at the Victory Models (Amati) HMS Vanguard in 1/72.

I hope you'll like the new series of actual kit reviews here on MSW.

My first kit was Artesania's San Francisco. Yes, it's not the best of kits when it comes to modern standards, especially with timber quality, but it provides some nice lessons in basics and it sure helped my introduction into the hobby.

22 hours ago, Mike Y said:

I wonder why kit producers stick to lazer cutting, while well performing cnc cutters (especially semi-2d ones) are really affordable nowadays?

Can't imagine sanding/scraping all that laser char...

It'll be interesting to see!

Some of that scorch will go when you sand and fair things in, but yes, the rest will need to be manually removed. it doesn't bother me too much, so it's not a deal breaker. 

53 minutes ago, fake johnbull said:

Hello James,

Thank you for salvaging my topic from bottom of the thread list!

 

Daily life, work and other projects have been preventing me from proceeding the Bellerophon, but I hope I will soon restart her after finishing 1/400 miniature model of US side wheel steamer Powhatan. This model is being built as part of diorama of Commodore Perry's second expedition to Japan. The diorama will be exhibited at Yokohama Sailingship Modelers Club exhibition which will be held coming September.

 

Regards,

Hi Mitsuaki,

You've certainly not let the grass grow! More great work. I love the Corvette. I built the HMCS Snowberry a lot of years ago.

Thanks for letting me know the status of Bellerophon too. I'm quite inquisitive of this kit at the moment as I will have one delivered here on Monday and also want to build the Bellerophon from the 3 options. 

BTW, I was in Japan a few weeks ago for the Shizuoka Hobby Fair and passed through Yokohama on the Shinkansen on the way from Tokyo Akihabara to Shizuoka. What a great country! Very sorry to leave it.

How's this one progressing? Getting ideas for future work  

It's La Couronne, most definitely. Apart from the obvious shape, this is how he described it to me in email.

I can tell you that I will shortly be receiving all three of their current releases for review here at MSW. I will also undertake an immediate build of one of these....possibly La Couronne, to begin with.

Moving topic to correct forum.

This is for general site questions.

Great first post! 

Welcome to MSW, from a fellow Brit.

I believe it's still for sale. 

Ok, just checked and it is. Here's a link for you: http://www.shipwrightshop.com/shop/contents/en-uk/d10_Heritage-Series.html 

Welcome to Model Ship World! 

Moving topic to correct area...

That looks a real nice little build. Very unusual and attractive. 

Definitely a shrinkage/expansion issue, and you saved it nicely. 

Hi all,

Well, this is quite something for me.....the first build log on Model Ship World V2.0. My last work was published on the old version about 12yrs ago. My apologies for being so tardy. Over the last years I've been busy working with plastic models and magazine publication stuff, and whilst I still have some commitments left to fulfil, I thought I'd dust off (quite literally) my 1/80 Caldercraft Mary Rose kit. Thirteen winters and summers haven't warped the old frame and she's still rock solid. I started building this one year before I launched Model Ship World in 2006, along with Chuck Passaro. 

It's about time I did something. 

The basic frame is built and the decking is in place under the fo'c'sle and sterncastle decks. It's also under half an inch of dust, so I need to clean this thing up. Glad I bought it when I did. The price is about £100 more nowadays! 

I don't intend to leave it as plain as shown in the finished model photo. Instead, It'll be full of red, gold and green in the same way that the Anthony Rolls depicted her in the 1540s. 

Over the next months, my time on this will be very limited, but I'm at least hoping to get the hull planked and sounded outdoors during the summer months.

Has anyone else here built this kit?

I've always wanted to see one of these built. Thought about buying it myself a few years ago.

Good luck on the journey and looking forward to your updates.

Welcome to MSW, John.

Yorkshire is my favourite county. I visit York several times per year,

Set mine aside, with resin castings, or else! 

I'm in for kit with castings set!

Save one for me!

Yes please!

I’d love to try carving, but I really would be terrible at it, so I’ll go with your resin parts. 

I agree. Mamoli will be able to send you a copy at cost, or maybe electronically.

What's the size of this one? I quite fancy building this one, maybe to kickstart my wooden workshop again.

25 minutes ago, Walt Con said:

Thanks to someone, my problem on user name has been fixed.  Again thanks to the person for helping

A pleasure!

Hi Piotr,

Please let us see some of your work. Love to see it. We can then look at making Triton plans available to you, but these now have a $5 fee payable. Contact us for more info.