Calvin Arterberry Posted June 30, 2019 Share #1 Posted June 30, 2019 Hello all. Thank y'all for accepting me into your community of ship builders. I am new to ship building. I received my first ship kit yesterday. It is the Occre Buccaneer. I will be starting this kit in a week or so. I would welcome any tips that y’all might have for me. Thanks again folks. ccoyle, bruce d, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted June 30, 2019 Share #2 Posted June 30, 2019 Hello Calvin, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John JeffT and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Arterberry Posted June 30, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted June 30, 2019 Thank you Jim. After I posted earlier I started reading more topics about beginners ship building. What I am reading is that I probably should have started small instead of jumping right into a big one. But...what can I say. Rookie move? Are there any beginner kits that you would recommend me start with? Thanks. mtaylor and JeffT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaager Posted June 30, 2019 Share #4 Posted June 30, 2019 A common way to become overwhelmed and bail on this whole endeavor is to start with too advanced a project. I am very old school, so grain of salt and all that: You might take a look at MS Phantom -- Solid hull - it has beautiful lines. A down size is that it is 1:96. That is the inflection point for entry into the miniature. That is where the physical limitations of wood enter into a simulation of components instead of replication. For a first model, that is not really a factor to worry about. You could also use a really thin veneer and try planking above the copper. JeffT and mtaylor 2 Quote NRG member 45 years Current: HMS Centurion 1732 - 60-gun 4th rate - Navall Timber framing HMS Beagle 1831 refiit 10-gun brig with a small mizzen - Navall (ish) Timber framing The U.S. Ex. Ex. 1838-1842 Flying Fish 1838 pilot schooner - framed - ready for stern timbers Porpose II 1836 brigantine/brig - framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers Vincennes 1825 Sloop-of-War - timbers assembled, need shaping Peacock 1828 Sloop-of -War - timbers ready for assembly Sea Gull 1838 pilot schooner - timbers ready for assembly Relief 1835 ship - timbers ready for assembly Other Portsmouth 1843 Sloop-of-War - timbers ready for assembly Le Commerce de Marseilles 1788 118 cannons - framed La Renommee 1744 Frigate - framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted June 30, 2019 Share #5 Posted June 30, 2019 Hello and welcome to MSW 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...
Calvin Arterberry Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted July 1, 2019 Thank all y’all for the welcomes. I purchased the buccaneer kit from the ages of sails website. They seem to have a pretty good selection of beginners kits as well. I’ll browse around there and there’s a couple other websites I am going to look around in as well. I’m ready to get started. Lol mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted July 1, 2019 Share #7 Posted July 1, 2019 Hello, And 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 Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch To do : Prins Willem Corel, Le Tonnant Corel, Yacht d'Oro Corel, Thermopylae Sergal 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 Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Arterberry Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share #8 Posted July 1, 2019 Thank you Backer. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted July 1, 2019 Share #9 Posted July 1, 2019 Hello Calvin and welcome to MSW. This is a great place for good advice and we look forward to seeing your progress. You have already had a 'heads up' concerning starting with a big project: I also am in at the deep end with my first build, a scratch build, and have recieved good advice of a similar nature. I decided on a couple of smaller projects to practice on before going further in to my big build and it is so far proving to be worth while. I will post some of these little 'uns soon. It is a good idea to study the build logs, some are by first-timers who have gone down the same path you are about to travel and have tackled the what-do-I-do-now moments with help from the members. It is a pretty friendly place. Have fun, it is your boat. Regards, Bruce mtaylor 1 Quote 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontiachedmark Posted July 1, 2019 Share #10 Posted July 1, 2019 Gidday Calvin and another warm welcome from the Land Downunder. I wish you all the best in your endeavours. Mark. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Arterberry Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share #11 Posted July 1, 2019 -It is a good idea to study the build logs, some are by first-timers who have gone down the same path you are about to travel and have tackled the what-do-I-do-now moments with help from the members. It is a pretty friendly place. ok. Here I go with the green hand questions. Please bear with me. Lol. I have been reading about “building logs” on your posts. Please Correct me if I am wrong here. Are you talking about people posting their progress on a ship build? Or is this a physical thing? mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted July 1, 2019 Share #12 Posted July 1, 2019 34 minutes ago, Calvin Arterberry said: Are you talking about people posting their progress on a ship build? Yep. https://modelshipworld.com/forum/9-members-build-logs/ They are in the forums, see 'browse' at top left of page, choose 'forums' and the build logs are divided into kits and scratch-builds, plus lottsa good sub-types. I suggest you choose a comfortable chair because there is a lot to trawl through. Bruce mtaylor 1 Quote 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Arterberry Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share #13 Posted July 1, 2019 Hello Bruce. Thank you for letting me know that’s what they are and where I can find them. Looks like I’ll have plenty of reading material when I am at work at night. bruce d 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted July 2, 2019 Share #14 Posted July 2, 2019 Welcome to MSW, Calvin. As the others have said, start small. And I'll add: Open a build log. It really is the best way to get help and make some friends. pontiachedmark and bruce d 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...
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