OldBritAbroad Posted December 24, 2017 Share #1 Posted December 24, 2017 As the title says - Hello! (Or should that be Ahoy, mates?) As you might guess from my name, I’m a Brit recently transposed (via New Jersey) to Oregon. 63 years under my belt and retired these last 7 years; married and one 14 year old stepson. Recently rediscovered the many novels to do with the Age of Fighting Sail; O’Brien and Forrester I’d had for a while, currently on the Bolitho saga. I’m not exactly a newbie to wooden ship building (kits) - I made the Billing Bounty over a stretch of time in the 80s/90s, working purely from the plans (pre-Internet days and no handy local library) and without the aid of any proper modelling/woodworking tools. So as you might guess it looked OK from a distance, but up close... not so much! The model has since been lost, which is probably no bad thing! I’ve decided I want to have another go at kit building, after having spent some time recently working with wood & plywood and this time having the luxury of having sufficient spare cash to buy proper tools haha. As a tribute to my new homeland I’ve pretty much settled on the King of Mississippi from Artisana, having looked at some build logs - though I’ve yet to buy it which I’ll probably do in a month or so. (I did have fantasies of building the USS Constitution, but that’s clearly waaay beyond my skill set - and wallet - right now.) if if anyone has recommendations for specific tools, books, DVDs, YouTube etc I’d be very glad to hear them. I’ll be reading the guides on this site and others re planking, rigging and so on but my motto is you can never have enough knowledge! Hugh Mike Shea, geoff and ccoyle 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEDDO Posted December 24, 2017 Share #2 Posted December 24, 2017 geoff, mtaylor and OldBritAbroad 3 Quote Michael Shipwrights of Ohio Current Build: ... Completed Builds: Queen Anne Barge - Syren, Pinnace - MS, Halifax 1768 - LSS, Murrelet - Pygmy, Swift 1805 - AL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loupy45 Posted December 24, 2017 Share #3 Posted December 24, 2017 Hi Hugh, Welcome to MSW. I have purchased two Artesania Latina kits and in my experience you will need to check were the kit has been manufacured. If it is made in Spain the quality is OK. My experience with second kit is an Artesania Latina made by their subsidiary in Hong Kong and the quality is horrible!! Good luck. Renato mtaylor, OldBritAbroad and geoff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted December 24, 2017 Share #4 Posted December 24, 2017 Hi Hugh, Welcome to MSW from the other side of the pass. I commuted from Medford to K Falls for a couple years about 20 years ago. I always loved that drive. As for kits... take some time and browse the build logs of the kits that interest you. You get some good info on the pluses and minuses of them. geoff and OldBritAbroad 2 Quote 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted December 24, 2017 Share #5 Posted December 24, 2017 Welcome to MSW Hugh. All the best, Geoff OldBritAbroad and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spars Posted December 24, 2017 Share #6 Posted December 24, 2017 Welcome to the U.S.; land of the free because of the brave! I'm 67 so we are close in age. The Mississippi River Boat is indeed unique. You may try a YOUTUBE search for your vessel. Never know what you will find there. Loads of great stuff. Manufacturer websites also have info and tools. There are costal vessels still afloat in your region, I think. I think of model ship building as creating a heirloom for my youngsters. mtaylor, OldBritAbroad and geoff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted December 24, 2017 Share #7 Posted December 24, 2017 Hello Hugh, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John mtaylor, OldBritAbroad and geoff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnkershner Posted December 24, 2017 Share #8 Posted December 24, 2017 (edited) K Falls is a wonderful place. I hope you get to see Crater lake with its winter blanket. Always my favorite scene. I am a grad from Eugene living in Seattle. Love the Northwest, won't live anywhere else. Edited December 25, 2017 by fnkershner mtaylor, geoff and OldBritAbroad 3 Quote Current Builds - 18th Century Longboat, MS Syren Completed Builds - MS Bluenose, Panart BatteStation Cross section, Endevour J Boat Half Hull, Windego Half Hull, R/C T37 Breezing Along, R/C Victoria 32, SolCat 18 On the shelf - Panart San Felipe, Euromodel Ajax, C.Mamoli America, Its a sailor's Life for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvana Posted December 24, 2017 Share #9 Posted December 24, 2017 Hugh, a warm and Merry Christmas to you. OldBritAbroad, geoff and mtaylor 3 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBritAbroad Posted December 25, 2017 Author Share #10 Posted December 25, 2017 6 hours ago, fnkershner said: K Falls is a wonderful place. I hope get to see Crater lake with its winter blanket. always my favorite scene. I am a grad from Eugene living in Seattle. Love the Northwest, won't live anywhere else. We went to Crater Lake in the summer - breathtaking! My winter driving skills aren’t up to much though so a winter visit will have to wait for me (though the snow was still there in mid-July!) geoff and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnkershner Posted December 25, 2017 Share #11 Posted December 25, 2017 One year we took the Grandkids there in August. There was still snow in the shadows. They were amazed! And even though they had shorts and t-shirts they had no problem running, slipping and sliding on the snow drifts. OldBritAbroad and mtaylor 2 Quote Current Builds - 18th Century Longboat, MS Syren Completed Builds - MS Bluenose, Panart BatteStation Cross section, Endevour J Boat Half Hull, Windego Half Hull, R/C T37 Breezing Along, R/C Victoria 32, SolCat 18 On the shelf - Panart San Felipe, Euromodel Ajax, C.Mamoli America, Its a sailor's Life for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted December 25, 2017 Share #12 Posted December 25, 2017 Welcome from Belgium mtaylor and OldBritAbroad 2 Quote Regards, Patrick Finished : Soleil Royal Heller 1/100 Wasa Billing Boats Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch) Pelican / Golden Hind 1/45 scratch Current build : Mary Rose 1/50 scratch große-jacht / Yacht D'Oro 1/50 Corel Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch Shore leave, non ship models build logs : ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72 Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72 Autoblinda AB40 1/72 122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72 10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e) Centurion Mk.1 conversion M29 Weasel 1/72 SAM6 1/72 T26 Finland T26 TN 1/72 Autoprotetto S37 1/72 Opel Blitz buses 1/72 Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72 Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72 Cleaning the 1/72 military collection Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted December 25, 2017 Share #13 Posted December 25, 2017 I quite agree with Floyd. I'm fond of Crater Lake, and the coast highway. We've done the road trip from extreme northern Oregon down to California several times on that road and always hit all the pullouts and state parks along the way. Very beautiful. OldBritAbroad 1 Quote 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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