I have been building models off and on since I was a youngster. Mostly plastic kits. My first sailing ship was a plastic large scale USS Constitution (Reveille, I believe). This ship still survives at my brother’s house. Ten years in the Navy meant many moves and the majority of my models have not survived. The first wooden ship I built was one of the Columbus’ fleet boats but I don’t recall which one it was. It was a solid hull kit and I made a mess of it from what I do remember. It is part of the many builds that have not survive the years. My first plank on bulkhead kit was the Pourquoi-Pas, a barque that was powered by a steam-engine as well as the sails. That has survived and resides at my brother’s house. It was also the last ship I built. A couple years ago I took up photography as a hobby. Since then I have been building dioramas for photographing. Recently I decided to get back into ship building and purchased a cheap 1/100 scale schooner named Halcon. I may have made a mistake as it is very tiny and my ability to handle small parts is rapidity deteriorating. Oh well. As one of the captains I served under used to say “Press on Regardless”.