Anja

Welcome to MSW Bryan and welcome back to the hobby! Best of luck to you on your future builds and I look forward to seeing your work!

Hello Jonk and welcome aboard.
 
By all means, feel free to start a buildlog. What model ship are you building?
 
As you already found out, this a great place to learn and share tips and techniques.
If needed, you'll find plenty of advise, help and encouragement from everyone.
 
I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew.
 
Regards,
Anja
 

Hello Bryan and welcome aboard,
 
Life priorites, I think we can all relate to that. Life always has a way to rearrange your life.
 
There are a lot of people here who are willing to help and advise and answer any questions you might have. 
We are all here to help and encourage each other.
 
I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew.
 
Regards,
Anja
 
 
 
 

Welcome aboard, enjoy your voyage

Hi Bryan,
 
Welcome to MSW.  Life sometimes gets in the way.  I think we've all been there.   I'm looking forward to seeing your log.

Selamat sore, Jonk. Both would make impressive models. Be sure to post a build log when you start building. I look forward to following your build.
 
Steve

Selamat siang, kabar baik. Glad to meet you Piet...
Wow Surabaya is one of biggest city now. lot of cars
 
10 years ago i try to scrathbuild the Duyfken but i'm not happy with the result.
Maybe i will start with traditional Madura fishing boat or Java Jong (a relief in borobudur temple) Piet. 

Hi Vic,
 
Welcome to MSW.  There's quite a few battleship/battlecruiser builds in the Kit area so you might have a look there.   I'd suggest starting a log and as for parts and pieces, take a look here and ask if don't see anything that helps: https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/forum/15-discussion-for-a-ships-deck-furniture-guns-boats-and-other-fittings/   

Hello Bryan and welcome aboard,
 
Life priorites, I think we can all relate to that. Life always has a way to rearrange your life.
 
There are a lot of people here who are willing to help and advise and answer any questions you might have. 
We are all here to help and encourage each other.
 
I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew.
 
Regards,
Anja
 
 
 
 

Welcome aboard Vic,
 
This is a great place to learn and share tips and techniques.
When you're ready, feel free to start a buildlog.
If needed, you'll find plenty of advise, help and encouragement.
 
Good luck with your tiny Missouri build.
 
I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew.
 
Regards,
Anja
 

Hello Bryan and welcome aboard,
 
Life priorites, I think we can all relate to that. Life always has a way to rearrange your life.
 
There are a lot of people here who are willing to help and advise and answer any questions you might have. 
We are all here to help and encourage each other.
 
I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew.
 
Regards,
Anja
 
 
 
 

Welcome to MSW Vic., please don't be shy to share your victories, trails and tribulations. The group of ship builders sharing here are very friendly and you won't find a group with more knowledge and experience anywhere else.

First, let me say, I appreciate the fact this magnificent forum exists. A lot has changed in the world of information since I began my modeling journey 50+ years ago. I've taken a 20-year hiatus from the hobby (as life priorities mandated), but I'm anxious to re-enter the hobby.
 
I'll post a proper build thread, but I though the obligatory introduction was the correct way to start.
 
I look forward to reading through the archives and seeking knowledge. As with other new members, I appreciate your patience.
 
Regards,
 
Bryan

Welcome to MSW Vic. All the best with your USS Missouri, Geoff

Welcome to MSW Victor. Would love to see a build log for your scratch build.

Welcome to MSW Victor! You are in the right place for getting help and suggestions. Starting a build log is a great way to get some of that help, plus it is fun to watch the progress of the builds. Best of luck to you on your next build and I look forward to seeing your work!

Hi,
 
My names Vic and I am scratch building a 1:250 scale USS Missouri. I have recently completed a similar scale model of HMS Hood which I would welcome sharing with anyone in terms of the build and finished model (including all the mistakes and frustrations). I am certain I will encounter a number of similar issues with the new model and hope that some of you can assist me with suggestions (nice ones please) and help with finding various components (life rafts spring to mind at this moment.
 
Regards

Welcome aboard Steve,
 
Feel free to look around and enjoy all the possibilities this forum has to offer you.
And  you're ready, feel free to start a buildlog.  This is a great place to learn and share tips and techniques.
If needed, you'll find plenty of advise, help and encouragement from everyone.
 
I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew.
 
Regards,
Anja

Welcome aboard Das,
 
Good luck with your restoration adventure.
 
I wish you smooth sailing and happy modelling.
 
Regards,
Anja
 
 

Welcome Das, enjoy your involvement with this model.  Looks to be an interesting project.
Paul

This looks to be a decor piece produced in SE Asia. It bears a very slight resemblance to the Swedish warship Vasa, and when I say 'slight', I mean very, very slight. Understand first that these models are mass produced with little regard to the actual form of the ship being modeled. So, for example, the rigging on the model does not conform to actual practice. A lot of ship modeling references will be of limited use in this instance, since scale modelers are generally trying to imitate actual practice. A more general guide to ship models, such as zu Monfeld's Historic Ship Models, might give you a rough idea on how to fix up the rigging. Cannons and other bits can be purchased from ship modeling supply outfits such as Model Expo or Bluejacket Shipcrafters. As to replacing the carved figures, they are obviously hand-carved, so the only way to replace them with something similar is to carve them yourself, and that's no simple task.
 
Good luck to you!

Welcome to MSW Das. I hope you enjoy doing your restoration. All the best, Geoff

Hi everyone. My name is Ken. I was what you would call a semi-active member here before the crash. Did more observing than posting, but did have a post that  is now gone. So I will introduce myself as new and start over. I'm a native NY'r living in Georgia for the last 20 years. To be honest I didn't even know about the upset until about a month ago because things in my life got changed around and I had different priorities and had to put my hobbies on the back burner for quite some time. Now I'm close to retirement (65) and starting to get back into things. I build in plastic and wood. I have completed the rattlesnake and the cutty sark previously, but surely have to be a bit rusty at it now. I have a good stash of kits and will soon decide what to build for my new start. Going through the forums I see that things really haven't changed much. It appears that it's still the great bunch it was before. I'm looking forward to getting back into the hobby and participating in the great forums here. Ken
 

Welcome aboard Steve,
 
Feel free to look around and enjoy all the possibilities this forum has to offer you.
And  you're ready, feel free to start a buildlog.  This is a great place to learn and share tips and techniques.
If needed, you'll find plenty of advise, help and encouragement from everyone.
 
I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew.
 
Regards,
Anja

Wow!...I'm overwhelmed by so many greetings and sincere ideas for my first POF build...thank you to all for the suggestions.
 
Building the Syren Ship Model company's Cutter Cheerful would probably be an ideal fully rigged model for me to build as it appears to be a super high quality kit with a great set of instructions and wealth of detail.  But my passion is Plank-on-Frame construction and I really want to build a ship model using this technique. 
 
The suggested Viking ship is very interesting, but I fear since I don't currently have a passion for that era of ship the project might languish in my hands.
 
I've continued my research by doing a deep dive into the build logs here on the site...One project that "jumped off the page" is Admiralty Model's Echo Cross Section.  Looking at their web site and the build logs here it seems well thought out and designed to be built to a very high standard.  It fits the era of wooden ship models that interest me most...something I figure is highly important to carry me through completion of the project.  Throughout my modeling I've always had better success completing projects that have the most interest to me.
 
Being a cross section rather than a full hull is likely to mean I won't be biting off more than I can chew with this first POF project...I've re-read the For Beginners-Cautionary Tale a few times over the past couple of days and think I should think long and hard about taking on too big a project...
 
Would appreciate feedback on the idea of starting with this Echo Cross Section as a first POF project....what does the group think?
 
Now I'm not saying I'm ready to commit to building a full hull Swan class ship model, but after I build the Echo Cross section I should know if I'm interested in tackling a full ship in POF.
 
I've written to Admiralty Models to check on availability of the cross section kit as well as the fitting out kit...or if anyone here on the forum has this kit and has gone cold on it, please reach out to me as I'd be interested in buying an unstarted kit.
 
Best Regards,
Cliff