PopDavid Posted November 23, 2019 Share #1 Posted November 23, 2019 Hello All I am a long time model maker returning to the stash of kits and started models I have accumulated for my retirement. My first memory of model building is when I got a Revell trio of warships for Christmas when I was nine. The carrier "Franklin D Roosevelt", some battleship or cruiser and a pt boat. This was before every pt boat had to be the PT 109. I had a wall mounted peg board of plastic ship to move when I was twelve. It survived that. In my teen years I turned to trains, girls, life, etc. I started my first plank on bulkhead model, a Billings "Bluenose", while I was in the navy in the late 60's. Moved that hull to Bermuda, where I realized, I could not safely ship a rigged model back to the states. Build and shipped a 16 foot cuddy cabin outboard boat instead. Finally finished and cased the "Bluenose" ten years later (1980's). I did a number of RC boats, good and Dumas, thru the years with some scratched builds included. Most successful of these was a little pusher air-screw sled from "Model Boat" magazine. Now have four grandsons, still interested in trains, my 1.7 scale GP38-2 comes in time for Christmas (again) and have three false keels with bulkheads in various stages laying on my bench. I have stuck on a picture of my last scratch built boat (purchased blocks and other bits) for entertainment purposes. My answer to 'how did you do that?" is always 'one stick at a time'. Ok, big sticks. " GrandpaPhil, Old Collingwood, ccoyle and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted November 23, 2019 Share #2 Posted November 23, 2019 Hello David (?), and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted November 23, 2019 Share #3 Posted November 23, 2019 Welcome! mtaylor 1 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted November 24, 2019 Share #4 Posted November 24, 2019 (edited) My only question is why lift it so high? Trying to fly out over the trees? Welcome aboard Dave from a fellow Pacific Northwesterner. Edited November 24, 2019 by lmagna mtaylor 1 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamschooner Posted November 24, 2019 Share #5 Posted November 24, 2019 Welcome to MSW, Also a pacific northwester, Pacific County mtaylor 1 Quote Zipper hydroplane(Miss Mabel ) finished John Cudahy Scratch build 1/4" scale Steam Tug 1914 Steam Tug Scratch build from HAMMS plans 1820 Pinky "Eagle" Scratch build from; American Ships Their Plans and History Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopDavid Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted November 24, 2019 My house two stories mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted November 24, 2019 Share #7 Posted November 24, 2019 (edited) I have heard of building so big that it would not get through the garage door but never having to lift it over the house. Next time build it in the front yard! The neighbors will have to start calling you Noah. After all we live in the PNW EVERYONE knows it is supposed to rain here a lot! Edited November 24, 2019 by lmagna mtaylor 1 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted November 24, 2019 Share #8 Posted November 24, 2019 Hi David. Welcome to MSW from another PNW but in the south part. 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...
lmagna Posted November 24, 2019 Share #9 Posted November 24, 2019 6 hours ago, mtaylor said: but in the south part. REBEL............................... mtaylor 1 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopDavid Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share #10 Posted November 24, 2019 (edited) 18 hours ago, lmagna said: I have heard of building so big that it would not get through the garage door but never having to lift it over the house. Next time build it in the front yard! The neighbors will have to start calling you Noah. After all we live in the PNW EVERYONE knows it is supposed to rain here a lot! I was called Noah! Now my grandson is named Noah. It would not have fitted in the front yard, plus the evil empire (city of Portland) would have seen it. That is the mast on the right hand edge. 50' The house in the upper left was built in my original exit route. Edited November 24, 2019 by PopDavid Ryland Craze, mtaylor, lmagna and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvana Posted November 24, 2019 Share #11 Posted November 24, 2019 From another PNW'er to you, huge welcome to our group. mtaylor 1 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted November 24, 2019 Share #12 Posted November 24, 2019 4 hours ago, PopDavid said: The house in the upper left was built in my original exit route. So it was not a case of poor planning, just slow building! Your neighbor got his house done before you got your boat built. mtaylor, Old Collingwood and EricWilliamMarshall 3 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted November 25, 2019 Share #13 Posted November 25, 2019 18 hours ago, lmagna said: REBEL............................... Damn Yankee... but I'll drink to your health anyway. Old Collingwood 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...
lmagna Posted November 25, 2019 Share #14 Posted November 25, 2019 (edited) 26 minutes ago, mtaylor said: but I'll drink to your health anyway Yeah that would be cool from this end too. Now that we have an excuse to get drunk we need to find the time and place. Turns out that you live closer to David than I do! Edited November 25, 2019 by lmagna Old Collingwood and mtaylor 2 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted November 25, 2019 Share #15 Posted November 25, 2019 1 hour ago, lmagna said: Yeah that would be cool from this end too. Now that we have an excuse to get drunk we need to find the time and place. Turns out that you live closer to David than I do! Mark can pick you up. OC. mtaylor 1 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted November 25, 2019 Share #16 Posted November 25, 2019 9 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: Mark can pick you up. The only problem with that is that Mark lives about 350 km (+-) from me while he practically lives in David's back yard. Plenty of room there now that the boat is gone. Old Collingwood and mtaylor 2 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted November 26, 2019 Share #17 Posted November 26, 2019 21 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: Mark can pick you up. OC. Hmm... Portland is about 250 miles as the highway wanders. Big storm rolling in tonite and tomorrow through Weds. and roads may be a mess until Friday.... Old Collingwood 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...
Old Collingwood Posted November 26, 2019 Share #18 Posted November 26, 2019 1 hour ago, mtaylor said: Hmm... Portland is about 250 miles as the highway wanders. Big storm rolling in tonite and tomorrow through Weds. and roads may be a mess until Friday.... Just me causing trouble - whitling man leaves room gently backwards. OC. mtaylor 1 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted November 26, 2019 Share #19 Posted November 26, 2019 2 hours ago, mtaylor said: Big storm rolling in tonite and tomorrow The news talking heads are already lined up on the dark roads with their coats gathered up around their ears forecasting gloom and doom and the sky is going to fall! They are now showing that everyone should be carrying a folding shovel in their car and blankets/rations just in case. That probably means we will have a dusting in the morning that will be gone by 10am! mtaylor and Old Collingwood 2 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack12477 Posted November 26, 2019 Share #20 Posted November 26, 2019 Ah but Lou, Ezekiel is coming to torment you ! Old Collingwood, mtaylor and lmagna 3 Quote Jack "No one is as smart as all of us" - Is ón cheann a thagann an cheird The craft comes from the head --------------------------------------------- Current build: US Constellation Non-ship builds: USCG UH-65A Dolphin M16 Multi-gun motor carriage diorama M4A3 Sherman Tanks dioramas 1936-1939 Mercedes Benz 540K 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II JSDF Light Armor Vehicle Figures: The Last Bridge: Raider Reaper Edge of Universe: Ianis The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart Completed build log(s): 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne, Willie L Bennett 1888 50 ft Gaff-rigged Ice Yacht Scratch Build The Sullivans (DD 537) Liberty Ship SS John W Brown USS England (DE 635), Artesania Latina Titanic Lifeboat Gallery: Swift , Armed Virginia Sloop, Santisima Trinidad Captain's Launch , 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne Other: Rhinebeck Aerodrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted November 26, 2019 Share #21 Posted November 26, 2019 3 hours ago, Jack12477 said: Ezekiel is coming to torment you ! He will have to stand in line. The torment season in my house has already started. Getting everything just so for the annual holiday visit by the kids is in full swing. Cleaning eating areas, (Meaning the elimination of any model working areas) shampoo the carpets, Clean up my reading/research area, etc etc etc. There are four people in this house, you would think that the other people would have to at least stash their activities for the season too. Jack12477 and Old Collingwood 2 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted November 27, 2019 Share #22 Posted November 27, 2019 I'm not going to like that, Lou. All that hard work before and after. Push the button that it's time for the kids to take turns doing Thanksgiving. lmagna and Old Collingwood 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...
lmagna Posted November 27, 2019 Share #23 Posted November 27, 2019 15 hours ago, mtaylor said: it's time for the kids to take turns doing Thanksgiving. Don't I wish! mtaylor 1 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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