geoff

Welcome to MSW Chris, all the best, Geoff
 
 
 
 

Greetings Patrick

Welcome to MSW Chris! I'll head over and take a look at your build. Best wishes and happy modeling!

Thanks Mark, yes I joined in 2015 but didn’t post anything to be honest. It was around the time I put my Aggy build on hold. Looking forward to reading the great posts ! 

Welcome to MSW Chris, or maybe it's welcome back?
 
Looks like you're off to a good start on the Aggy.

Hi there, just a quick intro. I have restarted my build of my Caldercraft Agamemnon and uploaded a build log.
I am an avid hobbist and ventured into remote controlled planes, model boats and now a scale model ship build.
Passion is not something I struggle with and my endeavours hopefully show this. Always willing for comments either good or bad and willing to help where ever I can.
 
I can only finish by thanking the moderators of the forum as it’s one of the best I have had the pleasure of being able to join.
 
Thanks  Chris

That was my reaction when I bought my first kit and the thought has stuck in my mind ever since. Just my weird way at looking at the world I suppose. Glad it brought a smile though.

Welcome aboard mate! 
Vince P. 

Hi mark    sticker here a while back itold you of the endeavour rep that will be based in whitby   ,well a few months ago i visited whitby and the endeavour was in,   sadly its a big disapointment the hull is welded steel  ,the shrouds are held in place with shackle bolts and from what i can gather it is more for education about life on board ship , so still a great idea to come up for whitby  theres plenty of maritime history to see and soak up

Hi Mark, and welcome from an ex pat living in Canada now, I hope that you can start you build log soon so we can watch from the cheap seats, and yes an excellent first post.
Lou this made me laugh out loud " Welcome to the world of expensive boxes of sticks! "
 
Michael

Larry:
Just don't fall into the "Research Trap" where you never get around to building the model while you search for that last definitive piece of information.  At some point you have to say "time to build".
Kurt

And greetings from Belgium

EJ_L, Jim and Geoff thanks for the warm "On Board"! 
 
EJ_L, I expect it will take me another year before I complete the research and actually begin building.  I keep finding new info which makes me modify the draft plans which I have created.  This has really been an interesting process doing the research and I love it. Stay tuned but research and then build is a new process for me and it is taking a long time.  

A warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'.
 
John

Welcome to MSW! Looking forward to seeing your build. I will keep an eye out for your log. Have fun and best of luck! 

Thanks for the warm welcome!  And Kurt, thanks for the Bates info.  I have no idea why it took me so long to get onto MSW...

Welcome to MSW Larry. 
As you already know this place can be a fountain of information - even on riverboats! 
BTW I found some info on steamboat hull measurements that I will send you later today.
Kurt

Not quite a year ago I returned to modeling after a long hiatus. Work, life and an incredibly long post-retirement “honey -do” list had kept me from this hobby.


 
In the past, everything was about clipper ships.  I had kit bashed models of Cutty Sark (one still uncompleted and may never get done), Thermopylae, Flying Cloud and hull sections. The prospect of returning to spars, masts and rigging no longer intrigues me as it once did.


 
Over that sabbatical I was able to visit museums and museum ships as part of business trips or vacations.  On a trip in 1995 what really caught my eye was the Klondike Gold Rush steamboats.  I was able to visit the Klondike, Keno and Nenana, along with the remains of the Tutshi and the Dawson City steamboat graveyard. The Institute of Nautical Archeology, John Pollard et al., has had a wonderful series of surveys done on these and other Klondike steamboats.


 
I loved the steamboats but really wanted to research and scratch build a sternwheeler with local interest.  I chose the Thistle (1894) of Oshkosh, Wisconsin partially because of its unusual octagonal pilothouse. As a sternwheeler with a 21-year life, although no hull plans exist (no surprise there) there are numerous photos, similar sternwheelers and newspaper articles to draw from. And lots of general publications as Bates, Hunter, Kane and others.  And of course, the MSW feeds on Bertrand, Arabia, Herione and Eric’s excellent forum on steamboats. What amazes me is the quality of the models, but also the willingness of all to answer questions non-judgmentally.  While I may never rise to that level of mastership and it will take much longer than most, I really appreciate the wonderful interaction with like minded people, regardless of their skill levels or where they live. Thanks, LJP

Welcome to MSW David, all the best ,Geoff

Hello David, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'.
 
John

I did so about an hour ago! The deck is now finished 😁

Welcome to MSW,
 
By all means, open a build log for this model.  You'll get help and encouragement and make some friends along the way.

Welcome! I like your pictures. I always learn something or get inspired by modelers better than I am.

Hello!
 
I am a new member here. Not new to modelling, but I have just started my first model ship, the Boston Lynx Schooner, which I am building with my partner together.
 
I love the idea of build logs to share our work, and perhaps even get some feedback to help improve.
 
Modelling has always been a passion of mine, and this is a wonderful forum, with some stunning ships people have made!