Ryzuhr Posted May 19, 2018 #1 Posted May 19, 2018 Greetings! My name is Andrew and I am brand new to the wooden ship modeling community. I am recently married (1 year this June) and my wife loves indulging in my many newfound hobbies. My modeling experience lies mostly in tabletop minis like Warhammer40k and Dungeons & Dragons. I have completed a few of the Metal Earth mini-models as well as built a couple of plastic model cars/motorcycles. I didn't fully find my interest in wooden ships until I visited my late great uncle in Chicago who had at least 5 large model ships he had built. I wish I had gotten the names on all of his ships. He passed recently and I never got the chance to show him the kit I had gotten. Since his passing I have more avidly been researching the tools he had given me as well as trying to learn what I need to get started. The kit I have is an Amati Viking Drakkar kit and it has been sitting in my closet as I haven't had the time or space to properly start on it. When my uncle had given me this box of modeling supplies, I had no idea what all was in there or really how much he had given me. I went through it all and got them cleaned up over this past week and have found that I have everything in a recommended starter toolkit plus some. The only thing I found that I was missing was clamps and some locking tweezers. He had given me a saw with miter box, hand drill with bits, alligator clips, a small hammer with exchangeable heads, filing set, hobby knife set with replacement blades, a vice, some extra rigging thread and wax, and sanding blocks. I've since picked up a pair of locking tweezers from Hobby Lobby and a 22-piece clamp set, wood glue, and super glue from Home Depot. I believe I am ready to get started, but per some contacts on Facebook I registered here to see what other advice I could get. So, hello and I look forward to everything I have to learn in this hobby! mtaylor, Tigersteve, geoff and 5 others 8 Cheers, Andrew ---------- Current: Amati Viking Drakkar
MarkW Posted May 19, 2018 #2 Posted May 19, 2018 Hi Ryzurh. Good to meet you. mtaylor, geoff and Ryzuhr 3
mtaylor Posted May 19, 2018 #3 Posted May 19, 2018 Hi Andrew, geoff and Ryzuhr 2 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)
GrandpaPhil Posted May 20, 2018 #4 Posted May 20, 2018 Welcome! Ryzuhr and mtaylor 2 Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
geoff Posted May 20, 2018 #5 Posted May 20, 2018 Welcome to MSW"Rzuhr" or is it Andrew?! All the best, Geoff mtaylor and Ryzuhr 2
ikkypaul Posted May 20, 2018 #6 Posted May 20, 2018 Hello and welcome Ryzuhr I think you will find most of what you could need in Model Ship World. Get started! but sometimes be a bit patient with the tricky bits. All the best Paul NZ geoff, mtaylor and Ryzuhr 3
Jobbie Posted May 20, 2018 #7 Posted May 20, 2018 Welcome, Andrew. Facebook is good, but not the greatest place for build logs, etc. This rabbit hole is sooo much deeper. I love it here. geoff, Ryzuhr and mtaylor 3 Completed: Billing’s Boats Cutty Sark Artesania Latina Swift Aeropicolla HMS Prince Panart Royal Yacht Caroline Current build: Caldercraft HM Brig Supply Next: Corel HMS Victory
spars Posted May 20, 2018 #8 Posted May 20, 2018 Welcome to the world of ships and dreams! We share a Chicago connection. My grandfather on my father's side shoveled coal on an American battleship 1911. The best thing about this site is that it has all levels of skill and all sorts of common mistakes and how to correct them. If you have photos of your great uncles ships and post them here maybe someone can identify them for you. It's a shot. mtaylor, Ryzuhr and geoff 3
shihawk Posted May 20, 2018 #9 Posted May 20, 2018 Welcome Andrew , ask all and any questions ,usually someone here will have the answer . Have fun ,Boyd . geoff, Ryzuhr and mtaylor 3 HMS Victory by Shihawk. Billing 1-75 wood finish
markjay Posted May 20, 2018 #10 Posted May 20, 2018 geoff and Ryzuhr 2 Mark Phoenix, AZ Current builds; Previous builds, in rough order of execution; Shipjack, Peterbrough Canoe, Flying Fish, Half Moon, Britannia racing sloop, Whale boat, Bluenose, Picket boat, Viking longboat, Atlantic, Fair American, Mary Taylor, half hull Enterprise, Hacchoro, HMS Fly, Khufu Solar Boat. On the shelf; Royal Barge, Jefferson Davis.
Baker Posted May 21, 2018 #11 Posted May 21, 2018 Welcome to MSW, And greetings from Belgium. Ryzuhr, mtaylor and geoff 3 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
Fright Posted May 21, 2018 #12 Posted May 21, 2018 Welcome Andrew and here's to wooden modeling! I'm fairly new to this myself. You may want to check out a Harbor Freight for some supplies as well. Enjoy and have fun mtaylor, Ryzuhr and geoff 3 Robert O
Ryzuhr Posted May 21, 2018 Author #13 Posted May 21, 2018 Thanks to you all for the warm welcome! I have been reading through log after log since I joined and feel like I've already learned so much. Definitely happy to be here and hope to get the time soon to sit down and crack open my Drakkar kit. geoff and mtaylor 2 Cheers, Andrew ---------- Current: Amati Viking Drakkar
Ryzuhr Posted May 21, 2018 Author #14 Posted May 21, 2018 On 5/20/2018 at 6:42 AM, davidrasch said: Welcome to the world of ships and dreams! We share a Chicago connection. My grandfather on my father's side shoveled coal on an American battleship 1911. The best thing about this site is that it has all levels of skill and all sorts of common mistakes and how to correct them. If you have photos of your great uncles ships and post them here maybe someone can identify them for you. It's a shot. I wish I had taken pictures when I was up there. I plan to at least request pictures of them for some inspiration and motivation. If/when I do, I will definitely be looking into having them identified. Thank you =D mtaylor and geoff 2 Cheers, Andrew ---------- Current: Amati Viking Drakkar
Ulises Victoria Posted May 24, 2018 #15 Posted May 24, 2018 Hello and welcome Andrew. Where in Texas do you live? I live in Monterrey MX which is just a couple hours below Laredo and about 5 from San Antonio. I attend every year the IPMS model show in S.A. and when possible, I take a wooden ship to contest there. Welcome to MSW Ulises Ryzuhr and mtaylor 2 There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT. Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina. Last finished projects: Royal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90; Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models. So much to build, so little time!
Ryzuhr Posted May 24, 2018 Author #16 Posted May 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Ulises Victoria said: Hello and welcome Andrew. Where in Texas do you live? I live in Monterrey MX which is just a couple hours below Laredo and about 5 from San Antonio. I attend every year the IPMS model show in S.A. and when possible, I take a wooden ship to contest there. Welcome to MSW Ulises I live in Addison, which is maybe 30 mins north of Dallas. I need to look to see if there are any model shows around my area! Nice to see other MSW members are, relatively, local. =D Thanks for the welcome! mtaylor 1 Cheers, Andrew ---------- Current: Amati Viking Drakkar
Jim Lad Posted May 24, 2018 #17 Posted May 24, 2018 Hello Andrew, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John Ryzuhr and mtaylor 2
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