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geoff
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geoff reacted to Achu in Here we go.. New modeler; new member.
Greetings to all! And, especially to those who have unknowingly helped me already, as I've been looking through past posts and tutorials for the past two weeks. You all are so kind!
A quick about me: Born and raised on the New England Coast. I do contract work, so I have gaps of time that allow me to step aside and focus on hobbies, reading etc. When I was younger I made airplane models, but never at any great detail (glue, brush some paint on, stick on the decals, voila). But I got the itch to return to modeling over the winter, and I've been reading Patrick O'Brian so I thought, "hey, why not a ship?" Well, after two weeks of working on the Constructo Albatros I can give you a lot of reasons.
Just kidding. I'm having an absolute blast! I'll post the first in a build log as soon as I'm done with the introduction here. Even just getting ready to start the build had me working on my "shipyard" so I'll show a little of that.
Picked up a street-side plywood table for a few dollars, planed, sanded, filled, sanded, filled, sanded, and varnished. Put about 6-7 coats of poly on the top and got it nice and smooth. Tools purchased for the "yard" so far: Small plastic squares, small rulers, sanding sticks in various grits, the Zona mitre box and fine-kerf saw seen above, and various clamping devices. Oh, and that big new xacto mat. (Had to protect the new table!) Dug out the old xacto handle and got some new #11s as well, and also some glue: Loctite CA, Elmer's white and TB II.
Thanks for reading, and thanks for all the help that I'm sure is soon to come. It will be needed!
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geoff got a reaction from mtaylor in New Member - old hand
Welcome to MSW "FDSMAN". All the best, Geoff
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geoff reacted to James H in New Member - old hand
Nice to see you here Mark,
Dive in, crack open a project and enjoy yourself.
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geoff reacted to Jim Lad in New Member - old hand
Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'.
John
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geoff reacted to Anja in New Member - old hand
Welcome aboard Fsdsman,
Glad to have you join in with us. Can you please tell us your real name?
This is a great place to learn and share tips and techniques.
When you're ready, I hope you will join us by contributing your buildlog here
If needed, you'll find plenty of advise, help and encouragement from everyone.
I wish you smooth sailing and happy modelling,
Regards,
Anja
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geoff reacted to fsdsman in New Member - old hand
Regained an interest in model boat building again so thought I would say hello. I have built many kits in the past and have a stash that I may start on soon. Very keen to model 17th century ships but possibly 5th rates or the new "Frigate" construction. If anybody knows a good set of plans from NMM of this period it would be appreciated but from my search most drafts are from around 1720 onwards.
Shame that drafts were not the norm then rather than 1/4 scale replicas.
I have done quite a bit of 3D modelling work for Flight Sim and the last commercial release was Aerosoft's F14 Tomcat and the Kitty Hawk which I modelled. Finalising the Eagle for release soon.
Hope to learn and contribute if qualified.
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geoff reacted to Jim Lad in New Member
Hello Richard, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'.
John
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geoff reacted to Anja in New Member
Welcome aboard Richard,
What will your next project be? Have you made a choice yet?
When you're ready, feel free to start a buildlog.
This is a great site for learning/sharing tips and techniques.
If needed, you'll find plenty of help, advise and encouragement from everyone.
Enjoy your stay here.
I wish you smooth sailing and happy modelling.
Regards,
Anja
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geoff got a reaction from mtaylor in Hello from washington state
Welcome to MSW John, All the best, Geoff
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geoff got a reaction from Nirvana in Hello from washington state
Welcome to MSW John, All the best, Geoff
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geoff reacted to fifeman93514 in Hello from washington state
Thanks folks, I appreciate the warm welcome. For my new Canadian friends, I also have roots in Ontario as well.
John
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geoff reacted to Pierretessier in Hello from washington state
Good choice for your first build. Lots of info and build logs online. Looking forward to following your build.
cheers,
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geoff reacted to reklein in Hello from washington state
Welcome aboard,from Lewiston ID. I too am a model railroader. plus ships,plus the ocassional airplane,plus the ocassional horse drawn vehicle. Its hard to stay focused.
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geoff reacted to Blighty in Hello from washington state
Welcome aboard, I bet you can't wait to get started.
Len
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geoff reacted to EJ_L in Hello from washington state
Welcome to MSW John! I too am a model railroader in addition to building model ships and many other things... It is great to have you with us and I know you will find this a great place to help you learn all those new skills and building practices that come with model ships. The Phantom makes a nice kit to learn with and there are some good build logs on here that I would recommend looking at to give you a preview and perhaps a better understanding of some of the work that will be needed.
Best of luck to you on your first build and I look forward to seeing your work!
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geoff reacted to steamschooner in Hello from washington state
Hello John, Welcome to MSW
I live up the Willapa Valley about an hour drive from you. Not wet here at the moment.
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geoff reacted to mtaylor in Hello from washington state
Hi John,
From the PNW, a bit south of you...
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