jacq Posted September 9, 2018 #1 Posted September 9, 2018 Hi all, my name is Jacques and i'm from NYC (originally the Netherlands). I'm not fully new to modelling i've been doing this pretty much since the age of 7 (which was a very long time ago) anyway mostly plastic ships and planes for the most part. My dad build the wooden models. He even ran a modelling club at the school he taught at. He doesn't do that anymore as interest went to other things and he retired a few years ago. Anyway he certainly gave me the itch to do these myself. Back in the day when I lived at home he frequently had me work with him so not fully devoid of skills. I started 10 years ago on wooden models. The 1st was abandoned as i realized i had not aligned the bulk heads well and i could not figure out how to fix. The 2nd and 3rd i was able to finish. Currently about half way building the HMS President. Which is probably the biggest i've build so far. I certainly hope one day to be confident enough to build some of the bigger models but I think that's a few decades in the future. Biggest issue is that i'm in NYC and therefor have next to no space. No dedicated space anyway so i set up over the weekend and clean up again same day. I'll run afoul of the Missus if i didn't. Not to mention my cats who frequently eyeball me when i'm busy. Nothing i funner to them then trying to swipe a pair of tweezers or a file or a mast or spar on the floor. Admittedly the lack of space keeps me to smaller / less involved models as well. So for me it is a slow pace but I do enjoy thinking what next step to take and how. Anyway reason for being here is that i'm trying to take this hobby a bit more serious. I'm trying to find books and what not to read over best ways of doing certain things and what not. I enjoy greatly the logs and see what other people have done and overcome certain issues. Thanks Jacques Altduck, JeffT, Haliburton and 3 others 6 Quote
mtaylor Posted September 9, 2018 #2 Posted September 9, 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)
spars Posted September 12, 2018 #3 Posted September 12, 2018 Welcome to the site. I, too, have cats. Three. I renamed then sitdown-don't touch-behave. Works on me, not them. mtaylor 1 Quote
Baker Posted September 13, 2018 #4 Posted September 13, 2018 Greetings from Belgium 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
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