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Hey, Dave

Welcome to MSW. I'm a couple of years older and still working on retiring.  (Almost there!) Good luck on your build and on your retirement. 

Mark

18 hours ago, Tigersteve said:

I love your work philosophy. Good choice to rip out and redo. I actually planked mine twice. First time I ruined it with treenailing and model expo sent me replacement parts so I could do it all again. :-) It's a painful decision to redo something but it's always worth it in the end. 

Steve

That may be the most important thing I've learned following this website.  Do-overs aren't a sign of failure, they're a sign of wisdom--or something like it.

Welcome Tristan!  This is a great place to play. I'm new to modeling too. I'm looking forward to seeing Blue Jacket build.  

Best,

Mark

Hey, Mike

Welcome.  I'm on my first build too.  Hope to see pictures of your build. 

Mark

Thanks for an excellent review. I learned a lot from it.  I saw your lobster boat earlier, nice build, great colors.   

Welcome aboard, Doodler85.  

You came to the right place.  Great bunch of folks here.

Mark

Hi Al, 

This is great.  I started following your Pinky build and now this.  I'm considering both kits.  I also pondered your question (I think it was yours) about how many builds one can / should maintain.  I think I have the answer.  

Looking forward to following along.

Mark

Welcome Philippe

Hope to see your models displayed here some day. 

Best regads

Mark

Having multiple builds appeals to me, and Alex's point about refreshing your brain makes sense. But I'm a beginner, I'm afraid that if I allowed myself to purchase more kits, my hobby would go from model building to kit and tool collecting.

You have to know when to draw the line, and I'm not so good at that.  

I'll add a "me too" to John's post. It really is coming along, and the furniture is outstanding.  

Greetings,

The Longboat is on my short list of future builds.  I'm in the middle of a move and shipyard is closed, so I'll do the next best and follow your work.  

Best wishes on your build,

Mark

Bravo. A magnificent piece of work. 

Just found this while noodling around looking for my next build. You've got a good looking build, and you got a lot of useful advice. I'm going to follow along and see how it all comes out 

Welcome, Smudger

Looking forward to seeing your build pictures.  I'm new here myself and have already posted a few.

Regards,

Mark

Hi Shawn,

Welcome!  You'll have a lot of fun here.  I'm on my first build, a Chesapeake Bay Flattie, not nearly as ambitious as your first build.  My guess is you'll get everything you need here.

Best regards,

Mark

I don't know anything for sure, but I would guess at painting the interior hold a reflective white. 

Hi Gary,

Great details in your log. The pictures against the plans work well--and the instructions are a real help for this newcomer.  

I'm in.  I'll be the guy in the back standing on the chair.  

Best regards,

Mark

Welcome, Derek

looking forward to seeing your log. Looks like you're off to a good start. 

Hi Tom,

Welcome aboard. I'll second Doug's comment that some of us are complete beginners.  I'm proof of that.  Still, a great place to be.   

Your Longboat looks great, by the way.  I'm working my way up to building something like that myself.  

Best wishes,

Mark

What a stunning build. Absolutely fantastic. 

Congratulations, Nils

Sincerely,

Mark

Popeye's right--filler is your friend.  

In looking around that blog I've found that folks use a lot of different brands and types of filler.  I used a balsa filler that I bought on line. Very light weight, as you would expect, and easy to apply and sand.

 L

Looks pretty crude

I sanded the stem to shape and size, and was pleased to find that the bow looked pretty good.  I applied another course of filler, but this time I smoothed it with a damp brush.  

Looks better.  

I added the hatches and tidied her up, and now on to the paint.  I found a lot of useful information in the painting section.  The instructions said to paint w/o sealing--it would give a more natural appearance.  I was afraid that "natural" might mean "fuzzy," so I decided to seal it w/ a 50/50 mix of Elmer's and water.  Turns out it didn't raise any fuzz at all--I was surprised by that, and wondered what I'd done wrong this time.  Maybe nothing.  Maybe that's just how it is.  

Ready to paint

I"ll be using Vallejo brand paint, at the recommendation of a number of you, thinned to a paintable consistency--whatever that is. I've got scrap wood and time in equal amounts.  Looking forward to practicing my painting this weekend.  

Thanks for checking in.

Mark  

Hi Daniel and welcome.  I'm knew here myself, and like you I've taken up modeling after a very long time away.  I started a build log for an entry-level kit.  It's a little soft for a lot of modelers, but it works for me, and people here support you at any level.  

Have fun!  

Mark 

What Cliff said:  Welcome to MSW, and it's great to have some young energy on board.  

Have fun, Derek.  See you when you get back.  

Greetings, Nigel

Just finished reading through your blog--an ambitious first build, and it looks great. I'll be following along.

Enjoy our time w/ the family.

Best regards,

Mark