killickthere Posted August 28, 2017 Share #1 Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) Good evening all. I joined the forum after doing a search for model building while researching for a build. Through the years I've built two wood ship kits, the Smuggler from Bluejacket & the Fair American from Model Shipways, (I redid the FA into "Pheadrus" a privateer in honor of a deceased brother). Those were after a few plastic model ships when i was a boy. I'm waiting on an Oseberg from Billing Boats. I found Jack P & Von_Kossa's build logs. Both beautiful renditions of the ship. I'm contemplating doing the same. We'll see. Anyway this forum looks to be a fountain of information and fine folks. Killickthere Edited August 28, 2017 by killickthere spelling geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikkypaul Posted August 28, 2017 Share #2 Posted August 28, 2017 Hello "Kilickthere" - welcome! Is you forum name a reference to the type of old anchor - or to the Royal & Commonwealth Navies' colloquial term for a Leading Seaman? What ever - here's to a good and fruitful time withModel Ship World. Paul geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted August 28, 2017 Share #3 Posted August 28, 2017 Hello 'Killickthere', and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killickthere Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted August 29, 2017 31 minutes ago, ikkypaul said: Hello "Kilickthere" - welcome! Is you forum name a reference to the type of old anchor - or to the Royal & Commonwealth Navies' colloquial term for a Leading Seaman? What ever - here's to a good and fruitful time withModel Ship World. Paul Hello Paul, Actually thanks for asking about the name. In the series of books by Patrick O'Brien and what the movie Master & Commander was based on, Jack Aubrey's steward, Preserved Killick. That is what the name's based on. All through the 11 or so books Captain Aubrey would holler... "Killick there!" to get his attention. I can't count the times Jack hollered that. That's the long version. The short version is someone already has Killick hahaha. Thank you for the welcome. geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek C Posted August 29, 2017 Share #5 Posted August 29, 2017 geoff 1 Quote Derek C Quote A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder --Thomas Carlyle Current Build 18th Century Whaling Vessel "Lagoda" Finished Builds Triton Cross Section by Derek C 1/48 18th century longboat by Slideways - FINISHED - Model Shipways 18th century longboat by sideways from MS plans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted August 29, 2017 Share #6 Posted August 29, 2017 Welcome to MSW "Killickthere". All the best. Geoff mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killickthere Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share #7 Posted August 29, 2017 Thank you all for the warm welcomes. mtaylor and geoff 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spars Posted August 29, 2017 Share #8 Posted August 29, 2017 This IS the place to see skilled shipwrights explain their art with love and respect for their trade. geoff and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlueJacket Posted August 29, 2017 Share #9 Posted August 29, 2017 There's a great model ship club in CT called the Connecticut Marine MOdel Society. Here's their website: http://www.ctshipmodels.org/index.html mtaylor and geoff 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killickthere Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share #10 Posted August 29, 2017 Thanks for the link. MrBlueJacket. mtaylor and geoff 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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