Dean77 Posted December 19, 2019 Share #1 Posted December 19, 2019 Hi, I'm a new ship builder based in the UK. I have read through so so much on this forum, so many helpful articles, reviews and build threads! My background is 12 years as an aircraft engineer followed by 10 years as a maintenance engineer in a factory. Hobby wise I used to build and fly r/c planes, building from kits and plans making my own modifications as I saw fit, hopefully this will be of some assistance in my ship build. Thanks Dean VTHokiEE, James H, EricWilliamMarshall and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted December 19, 2019 Share #2 Posted December 19, 2019 Welcome to MSW, it is a great place. mtaylor, JeffT and Dean77 3 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...
James H Posted December 19, 2019 Share #3 Posted December 19, 2019 Welcome to MSW, Dean. We have engineering in common, but I have spent the last decade or so with plastic kits before coming back to timber. Enjoy your journey with us, and if you ever need help, this is the best place for it! Jim druxey, JeffT, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! On the bench: HMS Indefatigable - 1794 (production prototype), Vanguard Models - 1:64. On Hold: HMS Winchelsea Double Capstan - Syren Ship Models - 1:48 Finished US Baltimore Armed Privateer Schooner Grecian 1812 (prototype) - Vanguard Models - 1:64 'Zulu' fishing boat, Vanguard Models - 1:64 Fifie' fishing boat, Vanguard Models - 1:64 HMS Flirt 1782, Vanguard Models - 1:64. Duchess of Kingston c.1780 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 HMS Sphinx 1775, Vanguard Models - 1:64 ERYCINA - Plymouth Ketch-Rigged Trawler 1882, Vanguard Models - 1:64. 'Nisha' - The Brixham 'Mumble-Bee' - Vanguard Models 1:64 'Saucy Jack' fishing boat - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Ranger 'Barking Fish Carrier' - 1864 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Indeterminate: Tender Avos - Master Korabel - 1:72. H.M.S. Victory (production prototype) - Amati - 1:64. HMS Granado 1742 (cross section) - CAFModel - 1:48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted December 19, 2019 Share #4 Posted December 19, 2019 Hello dean, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under. John Dean77 and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted December 19, 2019 Share #5 Posted December 19, 2019 Welcome, Dean! (That's my middle name, BTW.) I never did RC planes, but I did build a few balsa-and-tissue examples once upon a time. The early ones all came to some sad end, e.g. crashing into a mail box. Eventually I started building them sans rubber band motors to eliminate the temptation to take them outside and wreck them, er, I mean fly them. Cheers! mtaylor, JeffT and Mark P 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2, Speeljacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted December 19, 2019 Share #6 Posted December 19, 2019 Welcome, Dean. I had similar experiences to Chris Coyle (see above) which I why I started building ship models. Those balsa planes kept crashing! Hopefully yours didn't - the model ones, I mean! mtaylor, Dean77 and JeffT 3 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted December 19, 2019 Share #7 Posted December 19, 2019 Welcome to the forum Dean; My first ever project was a 'Keil-Kraft' balsa glider. Disappeared long ago. I once started on a 6ft B-17 flying fortress, but ran out of steam (ships took over) Whatever you choose to build, I wish you all the best. Mark P JeffT, mtaylor, Dean77 and 1 other 4 Quote Previously built models (long ago, aged 18-25ish) POB construction. 32 gun frigate, scratch-built sailing model, Underhill plans. 2 masted topsail schooner, Underhill plans. Started at around that time, but unfinished: 74 gun ship 'Bellona' NMM plans. POB On the drawing board: POF model of Royal Caroline 1749, part-planked with interior details. My own plans, based on Admiralty draughts and archival research. Always on the go: Research into Royal Navy sailing warship design, construction and use, from Tudor times to 1790. Member of NRG, SNR, NRS, SMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean77 Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share #8 Posted December 19, 2019 Thanks for the welcome! What a great friendly forum. I did have the odd mishap (with the models thankfully!) Only had one that had to be collected in a bin bag. I enjoyed building the model aircraft more than flying them. I am now itching for a new challenge and having visited the Historic Ship Dockard in Portsmouth this year and being blown away by the experience model ship building is now my new challenge! druxey, mtaylor, ccoyle and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTHokiEE Posted December 19, 2019 Share #9 Posted December 19, 2019 Welcome to the forum! Have you decided on what ship you’re planning to build? Dean77, mtaylor and JeffT 3 Quote Current Build: HM Sloop Echo 1781 (First Scratch Build) Previous Builds: HM Cutter Alert, Sharpie Schooner, Chesapeake Bay Flattie, Half-Hull (NRG) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardkenway Posted December 20, 2019 Share #10 Posted December 20, 2019 Welcome Dean have fun with whatever ship you decide to build, you'll be sure to find help and advice here at MSW👍😁 JeffT, mtaylor and Dean77 3 Quote Current builds; Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25 Providence whaleboat- 1:25 HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 Completed: HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64- finished Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - finished Non ship: SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted December 20, 2019 Share #11 Posted December 20, 2019 Hi Dean, Welcome to MSW. Once you decide on a model, I hope you'll start a build log as it's a great way to get help and make friends. I think a lot of us have built the balsa and silkspan aircraft and crashed them. Like others, I've found wooden ships less likely to crash. JeffT and Dean77 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...
JeffT Posted December 20, 2019 Share #12 Posted December 20, 2019 Welcome to Model Ship World Dean mtaylor and Dean77 2 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...
mikeaidanh Posted December 20, 2019 Share #13 Posted December 20, 2019 Greetings Dean from MIKE in Milton Keynes. Once upon a time I serviced aircraft on the old Grey Funnel Line. mtaylor and Dean77 2 Quote Previous Build: LA gun deck cross section. Previous Build: Lancia Armata. Panart 1:16 Previous Build: HMS Pickle. Jotika Build. HMS Triton cross section 1:32. Shelved awaiting improved skills: Chuck"s Cheerful. Current build. Tender Avos. HM cutter Alert. : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean77 Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share #14 Posted December 20, 2019 46 minutes ago, mikeaidanh said: Greetings Dean from MIKE in Milton Keynes. Once upon a time I serviced aircraft on the old Grey Funnel Line. Hi Mike, I'm ex RAF, but had the pleasure of a couple of cruises on HMS Invincible with the Harriers about 16 years ago. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean77 Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share #15 Posted December 20, 2019 Well I may be running before I can walk but I have ordered an Occre HMS Beagle, this was after a lot of thought and research plus I narrowed down what I actually liked the look of. The review on here, by James H, I read was great. Occre literally have a step by step guide of the build on Youtube. I really like to be challenged and I work shifts so have plenty of time to build her, so no rush. If it really does get too hard I will put her to one side! Hopefully I can build something that I will be happy to put on display. mtaylor, VTHokiEE and Edwardkenway 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted December 20, 2019 Share #16 Posted December 20, 2019 Welcome! Dean77 and mtaylor 2 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...
James H Posted December 20, 2019 Share #17 Posted December 20, 2019 40 minutes ago, Dean77 said: Well I may be running before I can walk but I have ordered an Occre HMS Beagle, this was after a lot of thought and research plus I narrowed down what I actually liked the look of. The review on here, by James H, I read was great. Occre literally have a step by step guide of the build on Youtube. I really like to be challenged and I work shifts so have plenty of time to build her, so no rush. If it really does get too hard I will put her to one side! Hopefully I can build something that I will be happy to put on display. The Beagle is a lovely kit, and you'll have lots of fun building her. Those videos are invaluable to a newcomer too. Good choice. Dean77 and mtaylor 2 Quote SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! On the bench: HMS Indefatigable - 1794 (production prototype), Vanguard Models - 1:64. On Hold: HMS Winchelsea Double Capstan - Syren Ship Models - 1:48 Finished US Baltimore Armed Privateer Schooner Grecian 1812 (prototype) - Vanguard Models - 1:64 'Zulu' fishing boat, Vanguard Models - 1:64 Fifie' fishing boat, Vanguard Models - 1:64 HMS Flirt 1782, Vanguard Models - 1:64. Duchess of Kingston c.1780 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 HMS Sphinx 1775, Vanguard Models - 1:64 ERYCINA - Plymouth Ketch-Rigged Trawler 1882, Vanguard Models - 1:64. 'Nisha' - The Brixham 'Mumble-Bee' - Vanguard Models 1:64 'Saucy Jack' fishing boat - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Ranger 'Barking Fish Carrier' - 1864 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Indeterminate: Tender Avos - Master Korabel - 1:72. H.M.S. Victory (production prototype) - Amati - 1:64. HMS Granado 1742 (cross section) - CAFModel - 1:48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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