Kiwi John Posted February 25, 2020 Share #1 Posted February 25, 2020 Hello everyone, greetings from New zealand! I just found this site less than a week ago, and I'd just like to say that I've found it very impressive. For the record, I've never built a model wooden ship in my life, I have an interest in doing so and think I came to the right place! Funnily enough, while browsing pages upon pages of knowledge here I've felt like an apprentice again - surrounded by master craftsmen, and talented journeymen - thi has reinforced my confidence and interest in giving it a go. However, I thought I'd do the responsible thing and I read ccoyle's post 'For Beginners -- A Cautionary Tale' . Wow... this guy described me perfectly, and presented a logical case of why I shouldn't start something. But I like to chances. I'm the type of guy who will get really tipsy, and decide to ride my horse home. and if I see a sexy lass on the way home, I'd call out to here for sure (Witches can't cross running water right?). Anyhow, I've found a 2nd hand kitset for sale for a great price. I'll let you know what happens. John. mtaylor, GrandpaPhil, Jonny 007 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duanelaker Posted February 25, 2020 Share #2 Posted February 25, 2020 Welcome! Your horse has brought you to the right place. Best of luck on your first build! mtaylor, Kiwi John and JeffT 3 Quote David Builds in Progress: Phantom Pilot Boat - MS Completed Builds: Bounty Jolly Boat - AL Chesapeake Bay Crabbing Skiff - MW Grand Banks Dory - Bluejacket The Dinghy - MW Grand Banks Dory - MW 32 Pound Carronade - MS Skiff - MW Peterboro Canoe - MW On Hold: 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull - NRG Ponte Berlin - Corel Taurus Steam Towboat - MS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted February 25, 2020 Share #3 Posted February 25, 2020 Discretion being the better part of valor, I won't say anything else other then to suggest you start a build log. JeffT 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...
GrandpaPhil Posted February 25, 2020 Share #4 Posted February 25, 2020 Welcome! 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...
Srodbro Posted February 26, 2020 Share #5 Posted February 26, 2020 Welcome. Wife and I were in your town about three weeks ago. Was impressed by the models at the Maritime Museum ... great stuff. GrandpaPhil, mtaylor, Kiwi John and 1 other 4 Quote Steve "If they suspect me of intelligence, I am sure it will soon blow over, ha, ha, ha!" -- Jack Aubrey Builds: Yankee Hero, Fannie Gorham, We’re Here, Dapper Tom (x3), New Bedford Whaler, US Brig Lawrence (Niagara), Wyoming (half hull), Fra Berlanga (half hull), Gokstad Viking Ship, Kate Cory, Charles Morgan, Gjoa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Posted February 26, 2020 Share #6 Posted February 26, 2020 Welcome mate What I did was buy about 4 books first one called Frank mastini modelling for beginners then got a beginners kit from modellers central called the adventure by amati with a tools kit in the price + 5 dvds this helped me heaps Good luck cheers snowy mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardkenway Posted February 26, 2020 Share #7 Posted February 26, 2020 Good luck and have fun!!! Kiwi John and mtaylor 2 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...
markjay Posted February 26, 2020 Share #8 Posted February 26, 2020 Welcome to MSW! Kiwi John and mtaylor 2 Quote Mark Phoenix, AZ Current builds; Previous builds, in rough order of execution; Shipjack, Peterbrough Canoe, Flying Fish, Half Moon, Britannia racing sloop, Whale boat, Bluenose, Picket boat, Viking longboat, Atlantic, Fair American, Mary Taylor, half hull Enterprise, Hacchoro, HMS Fly, Khufu Solar Boat. On the shelf; Royal Barge, Jefferson Davis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny 007 Posted February 27, 2020 Share #9 Posted February 27, 2020 Welcome aboard mate! Nice to have another Kiwi on here lurking. Just an FYI it seems to be perfectly normal for model ship builders to have lots of purchased kits sitting on the shelf ready to build at a later date. So if the kit you buy seems a bit too much, you can always shelve it and buy another! I’m currently on my first build but already have my next build ready to go and a plan of what future ships I wish to build. Also, Mighty Ape have a sweet hobby section if there isn’t a model shop close by. Good luck and I look forward to following your build log. Kiwi John and mtaylor 2 Quote CURRENT BUILD HMS Bounty’s Jolly Boat - AL - FINISHED HM Schooner Ballahoo - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi John Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted February 27, 2020 (edited) Thanks for the warm welcome guys 👍 Anyway, I ended up bidding on the auction for the 2nd hand kit I found online... And I won it! The kit itself looks old, the box is open and scruffed up, half the bits could be missing - but thats half the fun right?! @Duanelaker, thanks for the reference to the horse. It was my poor attempt at humor, and a clue to my build - the Cutty Sark. I was in your neck of the woods in 2011 and remember seeing this awesome tall ship next to the Brooklyn bridge, think it was called the Perking. @mtaylor, thanks! I'm just a newbie at this, but starting a build thread might be a good idea. It would be full of mistakes and errors, but it could be something other beginners could learn from right? @GrandpaPhil, thanks bud! @Srodbro, those are some great photos Steve! I'll try to get down the maritime museum soon, I've heard they have a two metre long model of the HMS Orpheus... which I'd love to make a model of in the future. Hope you had a good time while you were here! @Snow, cheers mate. Funny that you mentioned Frank Mastini! I was given one of his books years ago, and just found it again the other week while doing a clear out. Its about simplified model ship building - and it's a great read. I'll be sure to check out his other books. @Edwardkenway, thanks for the luck - I'll need it! But hey, it's all about learning new skills and having fun right? Nice spray painting by the way, I had no idea this was version two of MSW! @markjay, thanks Mark. Your CS build has been an inspiration for me! Edit: @Jonny 007, I missed your reply before posting. Nice to see another Kiwi on here! I'll be sure to check out your Bounty build. And yeah man, I'll be sure to check out the selection on might ape... thanks for the tip Edited February 27, 2020 by Kiwi John EricWilliamMarshall and GrandpaPhil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ruy Posted February 27, 2020 Share #11 Posted February 27, 2020 Welcome aboard! I’m a Newbee here too. Started building just two years ago joined MSW recently. You’ll find lots of positive encouragement here. Your right, what matters is learning new skills and having fun. My first tall ship was the Cutty Sark. It was a plastic model, what drew me in was the detail rigging and sails. Sewed my own cloth sails and was hooked. Moving on to my first Vintage Wood Model Ship. Good luck on your first build. Looking forward to seeing your progress, lots of pics please. 😎 EricWilliamMarshall, Kiwi John, Jonny 007 and 1 other 4 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted February 28, 2020 Share #12 Posted February 28, 2020 21 hours ago, Kiwi John said: Thanks for the warm welcome guys 👍 Anyway, I ended up bidding on the auction for the 2nd hand kit I found online... And I won it! The kit itself looks old, the box is open and scruffed up, half the bits could be missing - but thats half the fun right?! @mtaylor, thanks! I'm just a newbie at this, but starting a build thread might be a good idea. It would be full of mistakes and errors, but it could be something other beginners could learn from right? Well that's only part of what a log will do. It'll also get you help from other watching the build. A win-win situation. Kiwi John 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...
Kiwi John Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share #13 Posted February 28, 2020 @John Ruy, cheers mate! Thats a nice CS you have there, the sails look really good. To me, it looks more like a ship that's being pulled through the ocean than a model! Cool work. Lots of pic's for my build thread? Ok then buddy, and if anyone complains about it, I'll refer them to you 😉 @mtaylor, I'm thinking it will be a good idea. BTW, I checked out your La Belle Poule build... I only managed reading the first post and was very impressed/ and over saturated with some cool history and information! I'll be sure to read through the rest of the thread over the weekend 👍 mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmo Posted February 28, 2020 Share #14 Posted February 28, 2020 Kia ora John, This site brings all the talent of the world to these far flung shores. Always plenty to learn by watching others but I’d suggest the best way is to have a crack and start a build log. You won’t regret it. Kiwi John 1 Quote Current build Enterprise class 28-gun frigate 1774 - scratchbuild 1:36 RC Completed builds Cruizer class brig - scratchbuild 1:36 RC HM Bomb Vessel Granado - Caldercraft HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi John Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share #15 Posted March 3, 2020 On 2/28/2020 at 9:05 PM, Timmo said: Kia ora John, This site brings all the talent of the world to these far flung shores. Always plenty to learn by watching others but I’d suggest the best way is to have a crack and start a build log. You won’t regret it. Thanks Timmo, I've had a few delays with TradeMe, and the Billings CS auction I won - but these have been resolved, and I hope to receive the package late this week... The postage price was only $13NZD from Nelson to Auckland - so maybe it will arrive next month 😅 I've also come up with a list of unanswered questions about the Cutty Sark, so maybe I'll start a new research thread - or incorporate them into the build thread? I guess time will tell. Cheers, Kiwi John Timmo and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted March 3, 2020 Share #16 Posted March 3, 2020 G'day John, and a warm welcome to the forum from across the ditch! John mtaylor and Kiwi John 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik A Posted March 19, 2020 Share #17 Posted March 19, 2020 (edited) welcome from another Kiwi. i am part way through a victory and have had it on the shelf for a bit while i do many home projects. hope to be able to get back to it soon i understand that the Billings instructions leave a lot to be desired so ask away and im sure that you will get great advice from the master builders here Edited March 19, 2020 by Erik A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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