New Member from Sweden

[bolin]

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.

 

 

 

 

[druxey]

Welcome aboard, Bolin! You sound like you are taking a good step-by-step approach to build your skills.

[GrandpaPhil]

Welcome!

[Baker]

Greetings Patrick

[Jim Lad]

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

 

John

[ccoyle]

Welcome aboard! Hope you will share your progress with us here.

 

Cheers!

[tmj]

"Howdy and welcome aboard, pardner!"

[bruce d]

Welcome from the UK.

[JeffT]

[Mike Y]

Välkommen! 

[mtaylor]

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.

[MrBlueJacket]

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

[PohjolanMatti]

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

 

 

[bolin]

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

[Jörgen]

Välkommen

[PohjolanMatti]

Thanks! I’ll pay a visit to the shop next time in Stockholm.