Dave Macdonald Posted October 5, 2018 Share #1 Posted October 5, 2018 Very pleased to have found this site. Found so much helpful information as a guest that it was a "no brainer" to become a member. I am Dave, a retired structural engineer in the Minneapolis area. Well, actually semi-retired. I am one of the original founding members and the new leaders won't let me leave yet. But I am now a part time "worker bee" rather than a executive, so I spend most of my time at the coffee machine complaining about the bosses like the rest of the employees. I recently finished my first model, Corel's Ranger Revenue Cutter. It took about 2 years and I was pleased with it. I found it to be a good beginner model since the instructions were more of a "cookbook" step by step procedure. I am now starting Model Shipway's Fair American and will be watching and reviewing the build logs. I know that this will be much more challenging. I am not much of a TV watcher, but I do record the various sporting events, avoid the scoreboard listing in the paper or on-line, and then play the game back in the evenings while I work on the model. Small successes in the model building help me relax and escape the eventual disappointment of our dismal Minnesota sports teams. I do most of the model building in the winter months. (It is, after all, Minnesota where indoor activities are preferred.) My wife escapes to Gulf Shores, Alabama from January to March, but I stay here to take care of my dogs and quite honestly, I don't really mind the winters. It sort of resolves the "How can I miss you if you never go away?" syndrome. But she "allows" me to come visit her every couple of weeks which is a fun reunion for both of us. But in between visits and part-time work I plod away on the model, taking my time to get things right and avoiding whenever possible having to back up several steps. So, I'm looking forward to making progress on the Fair American and reviewing and researching topics and ideas on the website. Thanks, in advance for the helpful information that I will be finding. Dave Seventynet, EJ_L, russ and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtvd19 Posted October 5, 2018 Share #2 Posted October 5, 2018 Welcome to MSW Dave. Be sure to start a build log of your Fair American. Kurt mtaylor 1 Quote Kurt Van Dahm Director NAUTICAL RESEARCH GUILD www.thenrg.org SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS CLUBS Nautical Research & Model Ship Society of Chicago Midwest Model Shipwrights North Shore Deadeyes The Society of Model Shipwrights Butch O'Hare - IPMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted October 5, 2018 Share #3 Posted October 5, 2018 Hello Dave, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted October 6, 2018 Share #4 Posted October 6, 2018 Welcome to MSW 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontiachedmark Posted October 6, 2018 Share #5 Posted October 6, 2018 Gidday from Dowunder. Dave Welcome. I don't envy your winters. Ours are mild by comparison. Enjoy you model. Best of luck, Mark. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ_L Posted October 7, 2018 Share #6 Posted October 7, 2018 Welcome to MSW Dave! Great to have you with us and good luck to you on your Fair American! mtaylor 1 Quote "A Smooth Sea NEVER made a Skilled Sailor" - John George Hermanson -E.J. Current Builds - Royal Louis - Mamoli Royal Caroline - Panart Completed - Wood - Le Soleil Royal - Sergal - Build Log & Gallery La Couronne - Corel - Build Log & Gallery Rattlesnake - Model Shipways, HMS Bounty - Constructo Plastic - USS Constitution - Revel (twice), Cutty Sark. Unfinished - Plastic - HMS Victory - Heller, Sea Witch. Member : Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaddoc Posted October 7, 2018 Share #7 Posted October 7, 2018 Welcome Dave! You are certainly in the right place. The British winter is starting here. It usually lasts 3 years. Too bad I do mind winters... mtaylor 1 Quote Current projects: 21' Fisherman's Launch - plans by Howard Chapelle Hercules Steam Tugboat - scratch build from half model lines Completed projects: 21' Yawl Longboat - plans from the National Maritime Museum Deben 5 tonner - a Whisstock yard design 24' exploration gaff rigged ketch - a Tad Roberts design 15' knockabout sailing boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted October 8, 2018 Share #8 Posted October 8, 2018 Welcome to MSW Dave mtaylor 1 Quote Jeff In progress: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company -1/2" scale USS Constitution - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Granado - CAF Model - 1:48 HMS Sphinx - Vanguard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vossy Posted October 8, 2018 Share #9 Posted October 8, 2018 Hi Dave, please do a log mate. It is incredibly useful to others down the track. Cheers Chris mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted October 8, 2018 Share #10 Posted October 8, 2018 Welcome to MSW Dave, all the best, Geoff mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmosis Posted October 18, 2018 Share #11 Posted October 18, 2018 Welcome aboard Dave. +1 on the build log it is the best way to get help while giving a little back at the same time. mtaylor 1 Quote Art Smith Current Build: E.M. White Guide Canoe - Canoe Model Kits, San Francisco Cross Section - Artesania Latina Completed: Peterboro Canoe - Midwest , Hobbyzone Organizers and Building Jigs, Guns of History Naval Smoothbore, 1st Build: Midwest Sakonnet Daysailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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