geoff

John,
From the NE corner of the same state I also like to extend a warm

Hello John,
Welcome aboard, 

It doesn't matter if you're a beginner or an advanced builder, this is a great place to learn and share tips and techniques.
When you're ready, feel free to start a buildlog.
If needed, you'll find plenty of advise, help and encouragement from everyone.
I wish you smooth sailing and happy modelling.
Regards,
Anja

Hello from south west Washington on a nice wet day.  The Long Beach peninsula to be exact.
 
I took the plunge and bought my first wood boat model.  I purchased the Model Shipways Phantom for my first try.  I am a model railroader so I have built building kits.
After looking through the parts and the instructions, I am a bit intimidated so far.  I am looking forward to getting started however.
 
John

Welcome to MSW Blaine. Syren is a good choice! all the best, Geoff

Welcome to MSW Blaine. Syren is a good choice! all the best, Geoff

Hi Blaine,
 
Welcome to MSW.   The Syren should go along way on helping you get the fundamentals down.

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

Blaine
A warm  

Greetings Blaine,
 
I too am motivated by the detail and support offered by the Syren instructions and especially by the expertise available and freely offered on this site.
 
I'll look forward to your build log.

Hello Blaine and welcome aboard,
 
You will find that we share a lot of information on our builds, so free to look around and enjoy all the possibilities this forum has to offer.
This is a great place to learn and share tips and techniques.
And if needed, you'll find plenty of advise, help and encouragement from everyone.
 
I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew.
 
Regards,
Anja

Hello
Registered with this site in January and impressed / enjoy very much.    Started model ship building in 1997 and currently completing my 4th build - AL Bounty.   I generally work on these models during Oct / Nov - to March / April but coming off a 5 year absence.   Began the Bounty in January 2003 and worked each winter up to 2008.   At this point 95% completed.   Jan - March / 2011 this went up to 98%.  
 
This January decided to complete and "decide" if I will continue with another build.   There is a reason for questioning another build.  I find my strength / enjoyment in ship building from the deck, deck fixtures, mast and rigging.   Spend many evenings into the early morning hours working on my ships and enjoyed immensely.   BUT my weakness is in hull construction.  Compared to the Bounty, on a difficulty scale my 1st 3 builds (AL Swift, Mamoli Britannica, AL Harvey) are not to bad in this area........mine are not correct ...just ok.   The Bounty was frustrating at times and made me question if ever another build.    
 
When I returned this January to completing the rigging, the enjoyment returned and started checking out kits online.   One that visually grabbed my attention was the US Brig Syren.  Very nice!  Started reading reviews......all very positive particularly the instructions supplied.   "Well, one more try"?   So I purchased and received 2 weeks ago and can say impressed.
 
What I want to get out of building the Syren is proper hull construction.   Understanding of bearding, rabbet (none of my previous builds mention this), bulkhead alignment and proper planking, etc.   I have come to the conclusion that if I understand the what, why and a few other things, then enjoyment in this area of ship building should follow.  
 
I have played with the fit of the keel and bulkheads over the last few days but won't get into the Syren until next fall (planning a build log).   Until then I will be reading up on hull construction, the Syren instructions and gathering info from the forum / build logs on this site.   
 
Blaine 
 
 
 

welcome to MSW "Donn" Al the best, Geoff

Welcome aboard buddy! Very good site. Perhaps we can locate some other ship builders in the Piedmont area of N. C.

And a little bit north of Mark in Medford I would like to say
 

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

Welcome aboard Donn,
 
I hope you will join us by contributing your buildlog here.
Enjoy your stay here.
 
I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew
 
Regards,
Anja

Welcome from a fellow North Carolinian.

Welcome. That is a good kit. Glad to see you get back to it. Have fun.
 
Russ

I am new to the site and I am pleased to have found it. I am a retired college professor spending my retirement years playing golf, woodworking and building model ships. I purchased the Bounty (Caldercraft) about 10 years ago and completed about half of it before I started building furniture for my children and there growing families. Recently, I have had time to get back to shipbuilding. In truth, I had forgotten how much I enjoy building model ships.

welcome to MSW Keith. All the best, Geoff

welcome to MSW Keith. All the best, Geoff

Keith,
A warm to   
I can vouch for the Longboat,
It will have it's challenges but the instructions of Chucks are real good and there are quite a few of us that has built the model.
For the price, you can't go wrong.

Hi Keith,