DavidMil Posted July 20, 2018 Share #1 Posted July 20, 2018 Not new to the model ship building art, but new to this site. So I wanted to say hello to everyone! HELLO! I made my first model when I was 12, I carved a 6" x 3" x 3" piece of balsa wood into a ruff copy of the Bonhomme Richard. Ended up putting lead sinkers in the bottom of the hull to keep it from tipping over ever time the wind blew. Many years later I did Revels' plastic Constitution and the Cutty Sark. My first wooden model was the Marseille (I had a seamstress make the sails). My wife grew up on the Ohio River so I made her a Robert E. Lee. My latest model was the beautiful Syren. Totally I've made 11 ship models (if you count the two plastic and one balsa wood ships). Currently working on the Rattlesnake for my youngest son. I'm retired now so I have lots of time... David Tom E, Ryland Craze, Fernando E and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted July 20, 2018 Share #2 Posted July 20, 2018 Welcome! geoff, mtaylor and Seventynet 3 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spars Posted July 20, 2018 Share #3 Posted July 20, 2018 Welcome! This is THE place to be to learn, to like, to share. I, too, am retired. My Vasa kit just arrived. Now that my son is retired Air Force his son will 'help' me. Both his daughters are interested so I bought some U Gears kits from ModelExpo for them to learn on. Remember, modelers move to the smell of wood glue! geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted July 21, 2018 Share #4 Posted July 21, 2018 Hello David, and a very warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John mtaylor and geoff 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted July 21, 2018 Share #5 Posted July 21, 2018 Welcome to MSW David. All the best, Geoff mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted July 21, 2018 Share #6 Posted July 21, 2018 mtaylor 1 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 July 21, 2018 Share #7 Posted July 21, 2018 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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