Egilman Posted March 8, 2020 Share #1 Posted March 8, 2020 Hi. Egilman here. coming to you from the great metropolis of Graham Wa. (when I moved here is was smaller than a wide spot in the road) General modeler for many years when I was young. Real life took over my life for a bit, and over the last year or so getting back into the hobby. Have known about the NRG for a long time, was unaware you had a fora system... Anyway I build anything that strikes my fancy or has a particular interest to me.... currently I'm fully embroiled in recreating a film accurate Smokey & the Bandit Rig. But I've been known to dabble in ships, and airplanes, cars, trains and construction machinery. Bob Hunt got me interested in wooden ships 15 years ago. (but I haven't built one yet, I still have his prototype rope walk around here somewhere along with two of his practicums) But the journey resumes. For me it is an experience and model building starts long before a kit or materials are bought. One has to do the research to build a true scale model... The art comes in duplicating real life in miniature, the best we can. I've been lurking for a bit, posting a comment here and there when I feel I have something to contribute. And hope to contribute more in the future especially when I get to building ships again. The modelers around here really impress me, the build quality of some of them are outstanding. someday I hope to attain that level of competence... I'm glad to have finally made my way here.... It's been a long long road.... Hopefully I can learn some new things and maybe offer a few tidbits..... Thank you... EG ccoyle, EricWilliamMarshall, JeffT and 5 others 8 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted March 8, 2020 Share #2 Posted March 8, 2020 Welcome aboard! mtaylor, JeffT and Egilman 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamschooner Posted March 8, 2020 Share #3 Posted March 8, 2020 Welcome to MSW from another PNWer. Been through Graham many times Egilman, mtaylor and JeffT 3 Quote Zipper hydroplane(Miss Mabel ) finished John Cudahy Scratch build 1/4" scale Steam Tug 1914 Steam Tug Scratch build from HAMMS plans 1820 Pinky "Eagle" Scratch build from; American Ships Their Plans and History Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin P. Posted March 8, 2020 Share #4 Posted March 8, 2020 Welcome from Kitsap County. Egilman and JeffT 2 Quote Current: US Brig SYREN - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64 Completed: HMS TRITON - Cross Section - Scale 1:48 / Gallery Secret Vessel MOREL - Master Korabel - Scale 1:36 / Gallery 18th Century Armed Longboat - Model Shipways - Scale 1:24 / Gallery HMS BOUNTY Launch - Model Shipways - Scale 1:16 / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted March 8, 2020 Share #5 Posted March 8, 2020 Welcome! Egilman, mtaylor and JeffT 3 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted March 8, 2020 Share #6 Posted March 8, 2020 Hello Egilman, and a warm welcome to the forum from the other side of the Pacific. John JeffT, Egilman and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardkenway Posted March 8, 2020 Share #7 Posted March 8, 2020 welcome to MSW JeffT, mtaylor and Egilman 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 March 9, 2020 Share #8 Posted March 9, 2020 Welcome to MSW, from the southern end of the PNW. Egilman, Edwardkenway and JeffT 3 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...
Cajun_Pirogue Posted March 9, 2020 Share #9 Posted March 9, 2020 Welcome Edwardkenway, mtaylor, JeffT and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duanelaker Posted March 9, 2020 Share #10 Posted March 9, 2020 Welcome to the site! Egilman, JeffT, mtaylor and 1 other 4 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...
Nirvana Posted March 9, 2020 Share #11 Posted March 9, 2020 From Lewis County a Warm Welcome! mtaylor, Egilman, JeffT and 1 other 4 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted March 9, 2020 Share #12 Posted March 9, 2020 Welcome from an hour, (Well on some days) north of you. Egilman, JeffT and mtaylor 3 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share #13 Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) Well thank you for the warm welcome, seems like there is a bunch of members in the local area! No more lone ranger sitting out in the wilderness.... {chuckle} Looking forward to learning what I've been missing all these years.... Thank you all.... EG Below is a pic of my last journey, a little known piece of army history.... Edited March 9, 2020 by Egilman Add image of last build GrandpaPhil, mtaylor and EricWilliamMarshall 3 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted March 9, 2020 Share #14 Posted March 9, 2020 Welcome to MSW mtaylor and Egilman 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...
lmagna Posted March 9, 2020 Share #15 Posted March 9, 2020 41 minutes ago, Egilman said: a little known piece of army history.... It seems to be a little known piece of modeling history as well. I built the tracked vehicle as a kid and enjoyed the look, I was in a SF mood a few years ago and wanted to try out making a "Moon rover" based on a SF book I was reading and thought of this model, (Without the cannon of course) but it seemed to be long out of production. Nice work! mtaylor and Egilman 2 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted March 9, 2020 Share #16 Posted March 9, 2020 Hello, and mtaylor and Egilman 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 große-jacht / Yacht D'Oro 1/50 Corel Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch 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 Cleaning the 1/72 military collection Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share #17 Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, lmagna said: It seems to be a little known piece of modeling history as well. I built the tracked vehicle as a kid and enjoyed the look, I was in a SF mood a few years ago and wanted to try out making a "Moon rover" based on a SF book I was reading and thought of this model, (Without the cannon of course) but it seemed to be long out of production. Nice work! Yeah Nitto went out of business several decades ago. But, I understand that bluetank owns the molds and did a release of the M-8 HST a few years back, it can be had at reasonably fair prices on evilbay.... The Renwal Skysweeper is harder to find though.... the M-18 Generator set on the back lift of the M-8 is scratchbuilt..... Edited March 9, 2020 by Egilman mtaylor 1 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fright Posted March 10, 2020 Share #18 Posted March 10, 2020 Welcome Egilman ! mtaylor and Egilman 2 Quote Robert O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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