Ryland Craze

Congratulations Mike on finishing your Winchelsea.  It is a beautiful model and your workmanship is second to none.  You and Chuck have set the bar high for your craftsmanship.  It has been a pleasure following your build.

Your work is looking good B.E.  I am enjoying your build log.  The yellow cedar is a great wood to work with.

Hi Bryan and welcome to Model Ship World.  You have picked a good kit to start your journey in building ship models.  I think you will be OK with the transom.

Congratulations Melissa on finishing your Statenjacht.  You did a beautiful job on this kit and it will be a joy to display.  I am sure that you learned more new skills on this build that you will use on your future ship models.

Hi Joe and welcome to Model Ship World.  You have built some nice looking models.  Your skills from your RC aircraft build days will definitely help you as you start your journey in building wooden ship models.  We are glad to have you aboard this forum.

Hi East Ender and welcome to Model Ship World.  Are you a member of the Deltaville Ship Modelers Guild?  They meet monthly at the Deltaville Maritime Museum. Some of their members are also members of the Hampton Roads Ship Model Society that meets at the Mariners Museum in Newport News. Good to have you aboard.

Nice work.  It brings back many memories of how good this kit is.

Congratulations.  What a fantastic build.

Wow, nice work.  The rigging part was an enjoyable part of the build.  It really changes the look of your model.

Nice start Steve.  I moved your build log to the correct forum.

Beautiful model.  Congratulations.

Looking forward to seeing your build of the Medway Longboat.  It is a fun build.

Congratulations on finishing your first wooden ship model.  You have done what a lot of first time ship modelers have not done and that is to complete the build.  You faced many problems during the build, but you learned to overcome and work around the problems.  I bet that there are a lot of builds that have wood inserted into gaps, wood filler added to spots and paint covering mistakes that you would never know about.  The main thing is you did not give up and I applaud you for this.  You have learned a lot and I look forward to seeing your next build as you will find an improvement in your skills.

Your build is coming along nicely.  Glad you have learned to solve some of the problems that have occurred during the build.

Welcome to Model Ship World DJ.  With the help and support from the members on MSW, you will do great in restoring your father's model.  This is a family heirloom that you and future generations will cherish forever.

Hi Don and welcome to Model Ship World.  You have picked some good kits to get started in this great hobby.  You also did a great job on your Midwest Dinghy.

Hi John and welcome to Model Ship World.  I often hear of modelers looking for certain 3D printed figures for their models.  A good source of some figures is Vanguard Models, whose owner is a member of this site.  I believe there is a good market for 3D scale figures.

Nice start to this build.

Hi Wookie and welcome to Model Ship World.  The Lowell Grand Banks Dory is an excellent kit to start learning the skills necessary to build wooden ship models.  There are many build logs on this site for that kit.  You have gotten off to a good start and you definitely want to bevel where the planks lie against the frames and the bottom.  Keep up the good work.

Hi Andy and welcome to Model Ship World.  You have built some nice models.

Hi BG and welcome to Model Ship World.  Building miniature ship models require special skills.  It looks like you have attained them.

Hi Charlie and welcome to Model Ship World.

Sorry to hear this Bob. Will be thinking of your wife and you.  Be safe.

Congratulations Paul on finishing your Dory.  It turned out real nice.  I hope you find that special kit under the tree on Christmas morning.

Hi JC and welcome to Model Ship World.  Check out this shrimp boat kit from Dumas.  They make very nice kits.  https://www.dumasproducts.com/?product=rusty-the-shrimp-boat-1271