maltbyguy Posted May 20, 2013 Share #1 Posted May 20, 2013 Hi hope I am doing this correctly I have built several models but this is my first attempt at a build log ] I hope you like my work any criticism will be welcome Andy Dwight and hexnut 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted May 21, 2013 Share #2 Posted May 21, 2013 Hi Andy. It looks like I have the honor of being the first in your build log to welcome you to this awesome website! You will definitely find a wealth of information from the very experienced builders here. The moderators and administrators are great and work hard to keep things running smoothly. You will get a lot of encouragement (in the form of "oohs" and "aahs") and most criticism is written/typed with a very soft touch. It looks like you have things well in hand with your Badger so far. With all that being said, I also get to be the first to tell you that your planking looks great. Quote Thanks, Patrick YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara Current: I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday" - John Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltbyguy Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted May 21, 2013 thanks for the comments Patrick I know how helpful all can be on the site I have found this and the mark1 version to be of great help I just hope that my work can do justice to the excellent models shown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltbyguy Posted May 29, 2013 Author Share #4 Posted May 29, 2013 a few more pictures I am still not sure weather to paint the hull white as per instructions but it seems a waste to cover all the planking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted May 29, 2013 Share #5 Posted May 29, 2013 The additional pictures are great. As for whether or not to paint, it's all your personal preference. Many folks on here prefer to leave the planking while others are sticklers for historical accuracy and paint or put on the copper. If it were up to me, I'd let the planking be as it looks like you have done an excellent job. Quote Thanks, Patrick YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara Current: I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday" - John Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted May 30, 2013 Share #6 Posted May 30, 2013 Nice work The Badger is a fun model to work on - small, but lots of details. I'm onto the running rigging on mine, and am happy to answer questions if you should have any. Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltbyguy Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share #7 Posted April 9, 2014 ITS FINISHED sorry I haven't been posting I bet you all thought another half built model gathering dust I much prefer to build rather than photograph Hope you like any comments good or bad would be great Andy GrandpaPhil, hexnut and DavidM 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sailor Posted April 9, 2014 Share #8 Posted April 9, 2014 Nice! It seems to be a good kit. Quote Cheers, Richard. ------------------------------Current build: Mercury, Russian brig, America's Cup Yacht Endeavour (1934), AmatiCompleted build: HM Schooner Pickle, JoTiKaNext: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted April 10, 2014 Share #9 Posted April 10, 2014 Nice job! Any plans for your next build? Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltbyguy Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share #10 Posted April 10, 2014 Thanks for the encouragement I am not sure about the next project Mike I fancy a pof model but not sure if I have the talent to do it justice I also am a back room modeler so all the sanding and sawing wouldn't go down well with the neighbors Any ideas ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted April 11, 2014 Share #11 Posted April 11, 2014 That's a great looking Badger! Quote Thanks, Patrick YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara Current: I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday" - John Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted April 11, 2014 Share #12 Posted April 11, 2014 I guess it depends on what kind of ship are you interested, the scale, POB vs. POF, kit vs. scratch, etc. I'm moving up in difficulty by starting the Corel Unicorn and the MS Charles Morgan as my next builds. If you like Caldercraft, I've seen Badger builders move to ships like the Granado, the Cruiser and the Snake for next builds. Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltbyguy Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share #13 Posted April 11, 2014 Yes Mike I like caldercraft I have already finished Agamemnon and mars I fancy an admarlry style plank on frame but kits seen to be non existent here in the UK And as I said being a backroom builder with neighbors all the noise scratch build might causeproblems Andy Griffith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted April 11, 2014 Share #14 Posted April 11, 2014 Oh wow, you're a pro then Hopefully someone else can guide you the right way. Have you taken a look at the Euromodel kits? The kits are probably the best I've seen, and give you plenty of options to add details to the build. I have the Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde, and it looks like an incredible kit with fantastic plans. I just need a few more models under my belt before I can attempt to do the kit justice. Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltbyguy Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share #15 Posted April 11, 2014 Thanks Mike I will take a look at them I am also looking at Model Shipways Syren but the $100 post charge puts me off I am hoping Chuck will eventually get his HMS Winchelsea kit up and running Andy Landlubber Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted April 13, 2014 Share #16 Posted April 13, 2014 Hi Andy, I've just seen your completed Badger; it looks very impressive indeed - gives me inspiration to complete my first build. Regards from your neighbour down the road, David Quote Completed build: HM Schooner Ballahoo Current build: HM Cutter Alert 1777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltbyguy Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share #17 Posted April 13, 2014 Thanks David How's your build coming on Bosworth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted April 13, 2014 Share #18 Posted April 13, 2014 It's coming on fine Andy and thankfully I've avoided a lot of (but not all!) beginner mistakes by getting a great deal of advice, particularly from Eamonn. Kind Regards, David Quote Completed build: HM Schooner Ballahoo Current build: HM Cutter Alert 1777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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