Hello from Florida

[Anthony Hearne]

hello, i am not new to modelling but have been "having a go" for quite a few years , i'm 56 now and grew up in England before moving to sunny florida 15 years ago, my main interest when i started out was model aeroplanes and i built and successfully flew lots of control line and eventually rc planes , now i fly helicopters , scale planes were a dream that i never did get around to fulfilling but that sparked my interest in model ships , the detail in the old galleons ,pardon the pun, floats my boat and although my models aren't historically accurate , i get a lot of enjoyment out of building them. 

i have been building ship models for maybe 20 years now , which sounds like a lot but its been sporadic , my best achievement is a corel HMS Victory which took me over 10 years and was in between the move to the US ,i have built 5 corel kits and a mamoli , for me they look good but would probably be picked apart by a master modeler , i have also just started a corel Endeavour and have looked at several build logs just to see if i am on the right track , everything i have done so far has been self taught and mostly from books , internet wasn't really a thing when i started and my local hobby shop helped a little with books but they are sadly out of business and i have moved away anyway . so  now i find myself trawling the internet for help with these projects and came across model ship world, which i wish i had found earlier there is a wealth of information here . 

anyway that's my story and introduction hello to all

Anthony

[pythagoras]

Hello and welcome to this forum from a fellow Floridian.

  Pythagoras (Tom)

[mtdoramike]

Welcome from another Floridian. I'm glad you came across Model Ship World. Your search can end here because this site is the site among sites for anything ship modeling and just about anything in between. When you have a question or just want to say hey, post it on here and you will get all the help you need. Best site on the internet in my opinion and I'm sure it's shared by a lot of others.

 

mike 

[VTHokiEE]

Welcome from another fellow Floridian! I’ve always had an interest in RC planes as well (I’ve only flown one once though). 

[Matt H]

Hello and welcome.

[Jim Lad]

Hello Anthony, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'.

 

I hope all you Florida members are well battened down at the moment!!

 

John

[mtaylor]

[Tigerdvr]

Welcome aboard from Coconut Creek

[Anthony Hearne]

hello to all and thank you for the warm welcome, florida seems quite popular with ship builders , i do have questions so i'm sure i will be on here quite a lot , hurricane Dorian missed us thankfully but we were well prepared , i feel really bad for the Bahamas though , don't know how they are going to recover from it …...

thanks again

Anthony

[mtdoramike]

Island people are a resilient people and even though it may take a while, they will be back and running sooner than you may think. 

[pontiachedmark]

Gidday Anthony and another warm welcome from the Land Downunder.

You have joined the right site if you are searching for support and encouragement.

I am constantly amazed by the level of technical and practical knowledge here.

If I may provide a couple of friendly pieces of advice,

Ask questions if and when you become stuck or unsure.

Above all enjoy yourself.

I wish you all the best in your endeavours, no pun intended.

Mark.

 

[JeffT]

Welcome to Model Ship World  

[Duanelaker]

welcome!