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Hello

Registered with this site in January and impressed / enjoy very much.    Started model ship building in 1997 and currently completing my 4th build - AL Bounty.   I generally work on these models during Oct / Nov - to March / April but coming off a 5 year absence.   Began the Bounty in January 2003 and worked each winter up to 2008.   At this point 95% completed.   Jan - March / 2011 this went up to 98%.  

 

This January decided to complete and "decide" if I will continue with another build.   There is a reason for questioning another build.  I find my strength / enjoyment in ship building from the deck, deck fixtures, mast and rigging.   Spend many evenings into the early morning hours working on my ships and enjoyed immensely.   BUT my weakness is in hull construction.  Compared to the Bounty, on a difficulty scale my 1st 3 builds (AL Swift, Mamoli Britannica, AL Harvey) are not to bad in this area........mine are not correct ...just ok.   The Bounty was frustrating at times and made me question if ever another build.    

 

When I returned this January to completing the rigging, the enjoyment returned and started checking out kits online.   One that visually grabbed my attention was the US Brig Syren.  Very nice!  Started reading reviews......all very positive particularly the instructions supplied.   "Well, one more try"?   So I purchased and received 2 weeks ago and can say impressed.

 

What I want to get out of building the Syren is proper hull construction.   Understanding of bearding, rabbet (none of my previous builds mention this), bulkhead alignment and proper planking, etc.   I have come to the conclusion that if I understand the what, why and a few other things, then enjoyment in this area of ship building should follow.  

 

I have played with the fit of the keel and bulkheads over the last few days but won't get into the Syren until next fall (planning a build log).   Until then I will be reading up on hull construction, the Syren instructions and gathering info from the forum / build logs on this site.   

 

Blaine 

 

 

 

Blaine

 

Current build:

US Brig Syren

 

Completed builds:

AL Swift

Mamoli Britannia

AL Harvey

AL Bounty

 

Future builds:   

HMS Fly, Mercury (Russian Brig), Cutty Sark (Mantua) and a Euromodel Como ship.

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Hello Blaine and welcome aboard,

 

You will find that we share a lot of information on our builds, so free to look around and enjoy all the possibilities this forum has to offer.

This is a great place to learn and share tips and techniques.

And if needed, you'll find plenty of advise, help and encouragement from everyone.

 

I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew.

 

Regards,

Anja

Those we loved but lost are no longer where they were, but are always where we are.


In the gallery: Albatros 1840 - Constructo

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Greetings Blaine,

 

I too am motivated by the detail and support offered by the Syren instructions and especially by the expertise available and freely offered on this site.

 

I'll look forward to your build log.

Doug

Current BuildsBluenose II - AKrabbenkutter / Prince de Neufchatel / Essex Cross-section / Syren / Barque Stefano / Winchelsea / Half Hull / Maria HF31 - Dusek / Bandirma - Turkmodel

On the Shelf: Santisima Trinidad and Cross Section / HMS Cutter Alert / Tender AVOS / Confederacy

Suspended Build: Bluenose II - Billing Boats Nr 600 

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Blaine

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Respectfully

 

Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics 
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Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan

Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS

Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey

Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry

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Hi Blaine,

 

Welcome to MSW.   The Syren should go along way on helping you get the fundamentals down.

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Welcome to MSW Blaine! Good to have you with us and best of luck to you on your Syren build!

"A Smooth Sea NEVER made a Skilled Sailor"
- John George Hermanson 

-E.J.

 

Current Builds - Royal Louis - Mamoli

                    Royal Caroline - Panart

Completed - Wood - Le Soleil Royal - Sergal - Build Log & Gallery

                                           La Couronne - Corel - Build Log & Gallery

                                           Rattlesnake - Model Shipways, HMS Bounty - Constructo

                           Plastic - USS Constitution - Revel (twice), Cutty Sark.

Unfinished - Plastic - HMS Victory - Heller, Sea Witch.

Member : Nautical Research Guild

 

 

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  Welcome Blaine!  Though I haven't built her - I've seen the Syren become many folks' favorite pretty quickly.  Good luck with her!

 

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welcome to the group!

Alan O'Neill
"only dead fish go with the flow"   :dancetl6:

Ongoing Build (31 Dec 2013) - HMS BELLEROPHON (1786), POF scratch build, scale 1:64, 74 gun 3rd rate Man of War, Arrogant Class

Member of the Model Shipwrights of Niagara, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada (2016), and the Nautical Research Guild (since 2014)

Associate member of the Nautical Research and Model Ship Society (2021)

Offshore member of The Society of Model Shipwrights (2021)

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Thanks for the welcome!  Over the last week been reading (several times) the Winchelsea article on planking and watching the 2 videos of Chuck Passaro demonstrating planking.  Will be following some build logs here plus additional reading over the next few months before starting the build next fall.  

 

Until then take care.

 

Blaine

Blaine

 

Current build:

US Brig Syren

 

Completed builds:

AL Swift

Mamoli Britannia

AL Harvey

AL Bounty

 

Future builds:   

HMS Fly, Mercury (Russian Brig), Cutty Sark (Mantua) and a Euromodel Como ship.

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