ChiefScienceOfficerDrew

Hearty congratulations on both the beautiful construction and the magnificent documentation. Your work instills confidence in my second wood boat build. Thank you!

Hey there, mateys. I had done a pair of very basic kits before, a simple sailboat and a pirate ship, neither of much complexity. Around when the pandemic shut things down I finally resolved to start the Lightning Sailboat (1:12) kit from Dumas. That had been completed a few weeks ago (photos for the gallery in process); whereupon I learned my first mate, CFO and bestie had ordered the Ulises OcCre, 1:30, for my recent birthday, it came a month after. In the meantime, I found this resource (NRG/MSW) and hope to keep up a proper log as I begin the new project. 

There are some nuances to terminology perhaps some kind folk can enlighten me with:  what is bashing?  And is there a beginner / intermediate novice area? Oh and I had created my sign-in before thinking about it being kind of long and a bit obtrusive, so, allow some slack on that, ok?

Before having family, and most of my career, I had completed many auto, aircraft, armor and other plastic kits, all for good. Working in wood is a special endeavor, as I found the Lightning kit at a local hobby shop’s going out of business sale - last century. I guess the CFO likes my modeling because it keeps me busy and chill.  Yes, yes the wood had dried out a lot, and many parts were missing or had decayed. So much more creativity required! 
Peace

ChiefScienceOfficerDrew

Drew Hmiel, Glenside, PA