bolin Posted December 29, 2019 Share #1 Posted December 29, 2019 Hello all, I just became a member after a few weeks of reading and browsing this great site. I'm a novice model ship builder from Sweden who recently decide to try this fascinating hobby. In a way I have been drawn to ships and ship models since I was a kid. I think that it was a trip to the Viking ship museum in Roskilde Denmark and the paper model I bought and built after that that sparked the interest. But I never continued then. I did some plastic models and some model air planes in my early teens, but that is more or less the extent of my modelling experience. I plan to take it slow, not overreaching my still non-existing skills. I started by ordering a kit (Billing Boats Will Everard). But due to shipping problems just before Christmas it has not arrived yet. I also read some build logs here on the site and learned that it is not necessarily a "beginner model" after all, despite Billings labeling. So I went and bought a BlueJacket Swampscott Dory from a local hobby store. That kit seem to be more in line with my skills and should not take to long (hopefully) to finish. Cheers /Tobias PS. My "pen name" is Swedish for bow line and the picture is of a sail from a medieval long ship with the bow line set. JeffT, mtaylor, EricWilliamMarshall and 5 others 8 Quote Current builds Meta - Billing Boats - Pentikontoros - Navarino Completed builds Swampscott Dory - BlueJacket - Will Everard - Billing Boats - Bohuseka (Swedish west-coast rowboat) - scratch build - Medieval long-ship Helga Holm - scratch build - Sloop from Roslagen - scratch build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted December 29, 2019 Share #2 Posted December 29, 2019 Welcome aboard, Bolin! You sound like you are taking a good step-by-step approach to build your skills. JeffT and mtaylor 2 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...
GrandpaPhil Posted December 29, 2019 Share #3 Posted December 29, 2019 Welcome! mtaylor and JeffT 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...
Baker Posted December 29, 2019 Share #4 Posted December 29, 2019 Greetings Patrick mtaylor and JeffT 2 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...
Jim Lad Posted December 29, 2019 Share #5 Posted December 29, 2019 Hello Tobias, 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...
ccoyle Posted December 29, 2019 Share #6 Posted December 29, 2019 Welcome aboard! Hope you will share your progress with us here. Cheers! mtaylor 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmj Posted December 29, 2019 Share #7 Posted December 29, 2019 "Howdy and welcome aboard, pardner!" mtaylor and JeffT 2 Quote "The journey of a thousand miles is only a beginning!" Current Build; Corel HMS Victory Cross Section kit "BASH", "Active build!" On the Drawing Board; 1777 Continental Frigate 'Hancock', Scratch Build, Admiralty/Pseudo Hahn Style, "In work, active in CAD design stage!" In dry dock; Scratch Build of USS Constitution... on hold until further notice, if any. Constructro 'Cutty Sark' ... Hull completed, awaiting historically accurate modifications to the deck, deck houses, etc., "Gathering Dust!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted December 29, 2019 Share #8 Posted December 29, 2019 Welcome from the UK. 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...
JeffT Posted December 29, 2019 Share #9 Posted December 29, 2019 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...
Mike Y Posted December 29, 2019 Share #10 Posted December 29, 2019 Välkommen! Quote Current build: Beavers Prize - POF 1:48 (Hahn style) Side builds: Schooner Polotsk by Master Korabel 18th Century Longboat by MS Finished: 21ft English Pinnace by MS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted December 30, 2019 Share #11 Posted December 30, 2019 Welcome to MSW, Tobias. Once you have your kit, feel free to start a build log in the kit area. It's the best way to get help. 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...
MrBlueJacket Posted December 31, 2019 Share #12 Posted December 31, 2019 Welcome, Tobias. Did you buy it from Eskader? They're nice people. If you do a build thread, when finished, I will give you 10% off your next kit (if you buy it from us, of course) Nic mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PohjolanMatti Posted January 2, 2020 Share #13 Posted January 2, 2020 Hej Tobias, I’m also just starting out this thrilling hobby and curious of any hobby stores in the Nordics. Do you know any you could share? Greets from Finland, — Veli-Matti mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolin Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share #14 Posted January 5, 2020 I bought my kit for Swampscott Dory at Eskader in Stockholm (close to Karlaplan). As MrBlueJacket mention, they are very nice people and have really quaint shop of the old kind with a counter. There are boxes and models stacked everywhere. I could really recommend a visit. /Tobias BLACK VIKING and mtaylor 2 Quote Current builds Meta - Billing Boats - Pentikontoros - Navarino Completed builds Swampscott Dory - BlueJacket - Will Everard - Billing Boats - Bohuseka (Swedish west-coast rowboat) - scratch build - Medieval long-ship Helga Holm - scratch build - Sloop from Roslagen - scratch build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jörgen Posted January 5, 2020 Share #15 Posted January 5, 2020 Välkommen mtaylor 1 Quote Jörgen Current: Sherbourne - Caldercraft 1/64 Vasa - DeAgostini 1/65 Finished: Endeavour - Americas Cup J class 1934 - Amati 1/80 Other: Airplanes and Tanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PohjolanMatti Posted January 6, 2020 Share #16 Posted January 6, 2020 Thanks! I’ll pay a visit to the shop next time in Stockholm. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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