Tim GC

1 hour ago, bruce d said:

Hello Tim,

Welcome to MSW from a chilly part of Sussex.

Hope that shed at the bottom of the garden is heated and draft-proofed!

Oh yes, (the Master at arms got me an IR heater for xmas). Its a prefab double garage without the doors, insulated and lined, WiFi, 240V 80A power, and a compressed air ring. Bandsaw, Table Saw, Hegner XL 200 Lathe, Drill Press, Bench top R8 Milling Machine with a Bench top 'Metal lathe' arriving shortly and there's a  planer thicknesser somewhere in there. 20 years of wood turning and crafting Rocking Horses you collect a lot of "stuff"

Hi Folks,

Found the site, joined the site, binge read a LOT! Got inspired, checked the workshop (shed at the bottom of the garden), ordered a skip to make some room and will be ready to research and build shortly. Main area of interest, late 18th - mid 19th. However a man's gotta know his limitations, so a Victory kit will not be dropping through the letterbox any time soon! I do however like Alert and have ordered a kit from Vanguard.

I will be starting smaller so I am looking for a kit that would make a good match for one of the boats from Victory, something around 1/24. Any and all suggestions gratefully received!! There is method behind my madness. I wish to make a gift to a very good friend who will be leaving the Royal Navy at the end of the year. I have a couple of chunks of HMS Victory (with the certificates) and will be incorporating some of it within the build. I have already turned a pen set for her and this would finish the pressie nicely.

I will try not to ask too many stupid questions along the way, but if you don't ask then you will never find out.

Enough waffle for now.

Tim