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Well, in that case: (here come the commercials) wait for my new book, containing several tutorials for scratch build paper models, like for instance this one:

smalschip.mp4 Prepared frames and hull sheathing, rigging details, etc. A perfect model to enter the field of freedom! :-))
Soon to be on the market.
Ab
 

Just found this thread. The story is near to my heart; I grew up nearby.
 
Last year in put a model of Ethel into a bottle; as she looked the day after her stranding, sitting on the sand just clear of the waterline.
 
Hope you enjoy it!
 
Matt

Hello everyone,
 
Thank you very much for allowing me to join this group. Good to be here.
 
I joined MSW a week ago at the suggestion of another member here, but haven’t gotten around to an intro until now.
 
I’m a 62 year old retired Deckhand/Deck Officer formerly with the Canadian Coast Guard of the Federal Government of Canada. I was at that career for 35 years and 4 months.
 
Born and raised on the coast of British Columbia, I currently live in Warman, Saskatchewan (just North of Saskatoon). I moved here in 2016 for family reasons.
 
I am essentially a beginner scale modeler. Here is my modeling story, hopefully in brief…….
 
I just recently finished my first completed scale model build in 50+ years. I had finally gotten around to checking out THE hobby store here in Saskatoon 5 years after moving here. It was an unplanned opportunistic visit. Walked out with an Academy 1/400 Titanic and another much simpler non ship model. That was in June 2022. Both models sat untouched all of last winter.
The non ship model was purchased mainly for a nostalgic reason and is yet to be built. I’ll be starting that one soon and I intend to post a build log for that in the Non-Ship forum. There is more than just the nostalgic reason for that build now. It will be a great model to develop skills. Detail painting and airbrushing in particular.
 
As for the recently “completed” kit….that would be the 1/400 Titanic. I started it in early November and “completed” it mid January. I will post some pictures and text about it in the Completed Gallery soon.
In the meantime, I just want to say that I started that model without any prior research or a plan. Just dove in, having no idea what to expect after a 50+ year hiatus from plastic scale modeling. It is also the most complex plastic scale model I have ever attempted, by far. I was somewhat disappointed with it, in the end. I attribute this to two aspects. My skill level (essentially a green as grass beginner) and the model itself as manufactured (historical inaccuracies; fit issues; and fine detail painting required where I would have preferred parts to attach).
Having said that, I thoroughly enjoyed the process and want another crack at it. Therefore, I’m going bigger. I’ve purchased the Trumpeter 1/200 Titanic. It arrived yesterday 😊. I have read the pinned article “For Beginners – A Cautionary Tale”. I intend to not give up. Many lessons already learned from the 1/400 build, and many many more lessons to come, and learn, and skills to develop. I’ve been researching the 1/200 quite a bit, the last two weeks. I am already aware that it too has inaccuracies. Some of which I will deal with, whereas others I will accept as is. But I digress. This build will not start for quite some time. I will begin a build log on that project when the time comes, but in the meantime I intend to focus on much smaller and simpler builds to develop my lacking skills.
 
One final note….a brother of mine gave me a Corel 1/25 “Sloup”, Modello SM 43, wooden kit as a Christmas gift some 25+ years ago. It is a model of a small French F/V. I still have it. I actually started it, way back, but then after three rows of the planking done, I got to the difficult task of needing to bend the next rows for the hull’s buttock lines where they meet the transom. I tried, but eventually gave up. I learned years later that there’s more to it than simply holding and bending said planks in the steam of a boiling kettle of water, as the instructions indicated.
I also learned on this site that difficulty with planking is the single most deterrent to a wooden ship modeler from continuing. That is actually comforting to now know. But I digress. Point being I intend to continue and complete this kit as well, but that’s a few years down the road.
 
Again, thank you very much for the privilege. I look forward to learning many aspects and techniques of scale modeling from the wealth of expertise here.
 
Cheers,
Mark Meester

I am a long time reader of MSW posts, but now have joined the group.  I've been ship modeling for about 45 years and have launched many scratch builds from my bench top ship yard ranging from a Roman merchantman, circa year 0,  to an American sloop of war, circa 1830.  At age 85 I am no longer modeling large 3-masters but am staying busy building small sloops and schooners that can be completed more quickly.  Recent  builds include the pinkie Dove from the plans in Chapelle's "American Fishing Schooners" and under construction is the pilot boat Achilles from his plans in "Search for Speed Under Sail".

Blomefield Pattern about 1787 STL Files
 
Blomefield Pattern 6 Pounder 84 1_24 Size_99_39mm.stl
 
Blomefield Pattern 6 Pounder 90 Full Size_2554_42mm.stl
 
Blomefield Pattern 6 Pounder 102 Full Size_2873_90mm.stl
 
Blomefield Pattern 9 Pounder 90 Full Size_2413_63mm.stl
 
Blomefield Pattern 9 Pounder 102 Full Size_2873_90mm.stl
 
Blomefield Pattern 9 Pounder 108 Full Size_3031_86mm.stl
 
Blomefield Pattern 12 Pounder 90 Full Size_2553_49mm.stl
 
Blomefield Pattern 12 Pounder 102 Full Size_2873_90mm.stl
 
 
Blomefield Pattern 18 Pounder 108 Full Size_3031_86mm.stl
 
Blomefield Pattern 18 Pounder 114 Full Size_3183_60mm.stl
 
Blomefield Pattern 24 Pounder 108 Full Size_3031_86mm.stl
 
Blomefield Pattern 24 Pounder 114 Full Size_3183_60mm.stl
 
Blomefield Pattern 32 Pounder 114 Size_3183_47mm.stl
 
Blomefield Pattern 12 Pounder 108 Full Size_3031_86mm.stl

Welcome to MSW.
I know that feeling well, I just say to myself, get on and finish it
 
Tim

Welcome aboard, Kevin! Yeah, the Lewis and Clark is nothing but HY-80 razor blades.
 
There are quite a few (mostly former) bubbleheads as members here.
 
Terry

Welcome aboard, Kevin! Yeah, the Lewis and Clark is nothing but HY-80 razor blades.
 
There are quite a few (mostly former) bubbleheads as members here.
 
Terry

Welcome aboard, Kevin! Yeah, the Lewis and Clark is nothing but HY-80 razor blades.
 
There are quite a few (mostly former) bubbleheads as members here.
 
Terry

Welcome aboard, Kevin! Yeah, the Lewis and Clark is nothing but HY-80 razor blades.
 
There are quite a few (mostly former) bubbleheads as members here.
 
Terry

I am a new member to MSW.    I am an avid sailor who currently owns a UFO Foiler - which has been a heck of a learning experience.    Originally from Long Island NY and after 20 years in the US Navy and other logistics work for DoD, we retired to Duluth, MN.
 
I joined this group to get recommendations on restoring a pond sailboat that has been in our family for 80+ years.    The story was it was made for my uncle who would be 90 years old this year.   The hull is 25 " on deck.    I stripped the hull down and modifed the keel for a better look.    
 
I realize this boat is more sentimental value but hope this is the right place to start.
 
Thank you,
Joe

Dictionary offering nautical terms in: German, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Danish, Dutch.
Not all terms seem to be available in each language, still this might be useful to study foreign plans and sources.
 
Happy Modeling!
 
Nautisches_Woerterbuch

More work today.  No leaps and bounds, just more finish work on the cello.  I'd say the cello itself is about 85% done.  I'm posting many of these photos more for reference than anything, in case someone might be interested in these Rokr kits and wants to see details on the processes they implement. 
The base consists of models of stacked books.  I'll build them, but not sure if I'll use them.  That will be up to my wife; this is for her.  Thanks for looking!
 
 

I agree 100 percent.  

Strange. We see so many posts about damaged models and on repairing them instead of taking a perfectly good model and wrecking it deliberately!

So apparently, I'm the guy who models each individual clove hitch on the ratlines... because, you know, the project wasn't tedious enough already.  
 

So setting aside programs, platforms, or OS for a second, making a true nautical simulation of a sail-powered ship would require a fundamentally different approach within any gaming engine, and here's why.
 
Normally in a game/simulation, the hero character (a vehicle/vessel in this case) is setup to move through the world and actively interact with the environment. In the case of flight simulator, for example, the player controls the throttle, and once airborne can control the drection of travel in three dimensions. The same can be said of driving simulators in two dimensions (plus rise and fall of the terrain). Yes, physics impose rules - you can crash a car or stall an airplane - but it is still the player who is fundamentally in control of the vehicle.
 
In a sailing simulation, the controls would need to be reactionary. you would start with an environmental factor, wind, and a given compass heading between 1 and 360 degrees. Then you would assign a maximum speed that a vessel could reach if all 'critera' are met. The nuances of all these 'criteria'  are where this gets unbelievably complicated, and is why I believe that no studio has gotten it right.
 
But lets say we were so inclined to be the first. The simplest scenario would be a single square-sail vessel and a yard that auto trims and a wind at a constant strength/direction. (like a viking longship).
 
The movement logic would be something like:
Actual speed = max speed [12 knots] * (1 - (vessel rotation [z-axis] / max crosswind component [wind rotation, z-axis +/- 90 deg]))
 
And that is the simplest relationship I can think of.
 
It all makes my head hurt lol.

Way back in the day, I took a hard look at Doom and Red Baron and tried to figure how to.... First person shooter wasn't all that hard but the coding was something else.  Even got a hold of the code for Galgothia, (if I remember the title right). Basically another 1st person shooter but with different few points.   You guys are way beyond that with full 3d or as close as one can get.   One that really hit me hard was a flight simulator from an aircraft company.  The amount of computer power was maddeningly huge.   
 
I admire what you guys are trying to do and hope you have success.  Soooo much more complex and realistic compared to back then.    I doft my hat and hope you have success in your efforts.  

Anyone who has read my blogs knows that I tend to worry about the "correct" procedure that should be used in building a model ship.  One of the things I have been worrying about lately was how to step the masts on my Granado in a way where I could guarantee they would be aligned relatively straight (albeit with the required rake), and whether I should use  wood glue (PVA) or the time control CA I have been using a lot of lately.  In the process of worrying over this and other things, I ran across one post where an individual had a laser line system and used that to make sure his mast was glued in place with the correct orientation.   That seemed like a high tech solution, but I don't (yet) have a laser level system....so I just kept worrying, thinking about having my wife help me eyeball it, etc.  (I know, I need mental help).  But it finally occurred to me that a simple *plum bob* might just be the most cost effective solution.  So my questions are: 1) how many individuals have actually used a plum bob to step their masts, or what other techniques might be suggested for me to consider/worry over to get the mast stepped the first time; 2) what glue do you recommend for this endeavor.  PLEASE HELP ME STOP WORRYING ABOUT THIS (so I can worry about something else =).
Best regards, and happy holidays,
Brian

The engine and cowl are now mated to the fuselage. I had a couple of minor problems with this portion of the build, neither of which was due to any inherent shortcomings of the kit. First, I did not recognize until after I had finished the cowl that its three ventral openings are not centered on the aircraft's midline. This led to me improperly positioning the second of the three rings that make up the cowl. Second, I dropped the forward-most ring while I was gluing it together, and my dog got hold of it, leading to a few tense moments between master and dog, with the final result being that the ring was every so slightly, er . . . munched. I fixed it as best I could, and, happily, I don't think that either of the two errors just described will be highly noticeable on the finished model.
 

Hey, Deyson.
 
Another Coloradoan!
 
Where are you located? I'm retired and living near grandchildren in the Springs.
 
Great to have you aboard!
 
Terry

Thank you for the kind words, I am located in El Paso County, Colorado Springs.

Hey, Deyson.
 
Another Coloradoan!
 
Where are you located? I'm retired and living near grandchildren in the Springs.
 
Great to have you aboard!
 
Terry

Hey, Deyson.
 
Another Coloradoan!
 
Where are you located? I'm retired and living near grandchildren in the Springs.
 
Great to have you aboard!
 
Terry

Hello! I figured I should post a little about myself as I am (somewhat) new to this form. I discovered this hobby about 3 years ago during the pandemic. I remember scrolling through YouTube, looking at the same old videos of plastic models being put together, when all of a sudden I found a video by John Aliprantis, "Santa Ana The Making Of," I watched it and immediately fell in love with the hobby (or should I say art) of wooden ship modeling. I then watched all of his videos and not after too long I ended up with Occre's Golden Hind kit. This was a HUGE mistake as a beginner as I had no idea what I was doing, there was then a brief period where I distanced myself from the hobby, I thought that this may not be for me and that I would have no resources to figure out how to construct these masterpieces. That is when I stumbled upon this form, it made a huge difference in my understanding of this hobby and I was able to power through the Golden Hind build, (though it wasn't pretty). I then took another gap before I decided to take a look at other brands, this is when I tried Artesania Latina with their HMS Endeavour's Longboat kit. This was a much better fit for me as it took what I learned with the Golden Hind and reinforced it. I finished Endeavour's Longboat today, after about a month and a half of work. The timing on this could not be better as it is believed they have found the actual HMS Endeavour just off the coast of Rhode Island a couple weeks ago. I decided to make an actual account on this form so that I could make a build log for my next build, (Drum-Roll.....) Artesania Latina's San Juan Nepomuceno... I know, I know, she's an old model, and she's plagued with many issues, but I have looked over many build logs and videos to learn from the mistakes of others. I want to make a build log that clears the air of any misconceptions with the model in case someone is hesitant to build it based off the reputation it's earned from the elite modelers. So that's why I am here... Anyways! A little about me. I live in the great state of Colorado, the great fourteeners peeking through my windows. History has always had a reserved spot in my heart. When I finish college I hope to work for the Smithsonian preserving my nations artifacts and history. Music has also always had a reserved spot in my heart too, I have played the French Horn for many years and I have also played the Bass guitar in Jazz Band, making it into the top bands wherever I have gone. I am set to preform in the Sydney Opera House, June 2024. I have experience making Plastic, Metal, Wood, and Paper models. There is not a single modeling style I have no experience in so if you have any questions let me know. I cannot wait to get started on my next build, which wont be for a little less than a month, but we will be there in no time. Thank you very much for reading, and I hope you all are having a great morning, afternoon, evening, etc. Thanks!