lili.marlene3945 Posted October 23, 2019 Share #1 Posted October 23, 2019 Hello everyone, I'm glad to be on that forum that seems very energetic. I'm living in Canada, province of Quebec, I'm 44 (but feeling like 24 !! lol!) and I am enthusiastic of ship modeling since three years. I've been through a lot of setbacks (I've written something in the topic "For beginners - A Cautionary Tale" where I explain everything) but I am stubborn and I want my boat and will have it, no matter the cost : time, wood... Blood sweat and tears would have add Sir Winston Churchill ! lol! I have a lot of passion but History is my greatest. There is five years ago, I've read a book about Titanic and decided to translate all the Wreck Commissionner's Inquiry (the British one) which will be published freely with several ebooks with topics (for instance, one book for the officers ; one for Stewards ; one for Deckhands ; one for engineers ; etc.). In each of these volumes, readers will be able to have the history and technic informations in the first part, and the translation from English to French will be in the second part. That's makes me do a lot of researches, gave me the idea of wanting to build the Titanic. But that was a project too big for someone who knows nothing of ship modeling and have no experience. So I decided to try the Titanic's lifeboat with the bread-and-butter solid hull technic, but I've missed two of them. Then I've seen a Gabare in the Plans of Admiral Pâris and told myself that I could manage it. But I still missed another solid hull. There is 1 year and a half I've bought a monography named "Longboat armed 1834" from Gérard Delacroix and in spite of the fact that I've missed another solid hull, it helps me a lot to learn how to build a boat from scratch (how the keelson, ribs, floor fits together). Last Spring I've found something much more easier on the web site of the Library of Congress : a little Sloop named "Kathleen" build in 1905 in San Francisco which the plans have been made in 2010 in CAD. This time I build it not with a solid hull but starting with ribs, hull upside down on to a board, and it goes so well since. Sure I get sometimes discouraged, but I want my boat and I will have my boat against all odds ! I promise ! :-) Before finishing this message, as you may notice, my first language is not English, but French, so there could be some mistakes in my posts : I'm asking you your indulgence, please, and I'd be glad to learn from you. And if it happen that you finally find information you have been searching for long time but realized that it is in French, please don't hesitate to ask me : I'll be glad to translate it for you or to tell you what it is all about. Thanks to have add me in this forum, and glad to be with you ! :-) Here is some pictures of the "Kathleen" https://www.loc.gov/item/ca3967/ Le KATHLEEN - symétrie 2 pas ok1.tif Le KATHLEEN - symétrie 2 pas ok1.tif paulsutcliffe, Haliburton, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted October 23, 2019 Share #2 Posted October 23, 2019 Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John JeffT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted October 24, 2019 Share #3 Posted October 24, 2019 Hello, Kareen. Welcome to MSW. Now that you've started your first ship, I suggest you open a build log on her. Since Kathleen is a scratch build, put in the Scratch area. A build log will help you with questions and problems as those seeing it usually have solutions. JeffT 1 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...
JeffT Posted October 24, 2019 Share #4 Posted October 24, 2019 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...
bruce d Posted October 24, 2019 Share #5 Posted October 24, 2019 Hello Kareen, welcome to MSW. 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...
Louie da fly Posted October 24, 2019 Share #6 Posted October 24, 2019 Bienvenue! Steven mtaylor 1 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler FINISHED Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/36379-mistydeefer-by-louie-da-fly-finished-restoration-decor-yacht/#comment-1040663 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luponero Posted October 24, 2019 Share #7 Posted October 24, 2019 welcome, brother! mtaylor 1 Quote Lupo nero _______________________________________ finished models : Carrack Santa Maria by luponero - scale 1/50 - diagrams of Adametz https://modelshipworld.com/topic/19739-carrack-santa-maria-by-luponero-scale-150-diagrams-of-adametz-finished/ models under construction : Athenian triere of the 5th century B.C https://modelshipworld.com/topic/25956-athenian-triere-of-the-5th-century-bc/ San Giovanni Battista 1598 by luponero - Medicean galleon https://modelshipworld.com/topic/25930-san-giovanni-battista-1598-by-luponero-medicean-galleon/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted October 24, 2019 Share #8 Posted October 24, 2019 Greetings, Patrick 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...
Duanelaker Posted October 25, 2019 Share #9 Posted October 25, 2019 Welcome! mtaylor 1 Quote David Builds in Progress: Phantom Pilot Boat - MS Completed Builds: Bounty Jolly Boat - AL Chesapeake Bay Crabbing Skiff - MW Grand Banks Dory - Bluejacket The Dinghy - MW Grand Banks Dory - MW 32 Pound Carronade - MS Skiff - MW Peterboro Canoe - MW On Hold: 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull - NRG Ponte Berlin - Corel Taurus Steam Towboat - MS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lili.marlene3945 Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share #10 Posted October 28, 2019 Thank you all, your warm welcome are appreciated. Very nice your car, Duanelaker. I just love car like this ! V8 DHC Motor 5,5 L, I suppose ?? (I know, I'm off topic. Moderators, don't shoot me ! lol! ) Duanelaker and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duanelaker Posted November 2, 2019 Share #11 Posted November 2, 2019 On 10/28/2019 at 5:57 PM, lili.marlene3945 said: Thank you all, your warm welcome are appreciated. Very nice your car, Duanelaker. I just love car like this ! V8 DHC Motor 5,5 L, I suppose ?? (I know, I'm off topic. Moderators, don't shoot me ! lol! ) It is a 72 Chevelle Malibu, 5.7L , 5-speed...thanks for noticing! mtaylor 1 Quote David Builds in Progress: Phantom Pilot Boat - MS Completed Builds: Bounty Jolly Boat - AL Chesapeake Bay Crabbing Skiff - MW Grand Banks Dory - Bluejacket The Dinghy - MW Grand Banks Dory - MW 32 Pound Carronade - MS Skiff - MW Peterboro Canoe - MW On Hold: 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull - NRG Ponte Berlin - Corel Taurus Steam Towboat - MS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavalcanti21 Posted November 14, 2019 Share #12 Posted November 14, 2019 Hello And Wellcome To this Forum best Wishes With you mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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