acaron41120 Posted April 12, 2020 Share #1 Posted April 12, 2020 Hello everyone. New member here! And Happy Easter to everyone! I started building models way long ago as a boy and on a summer trip my mom took me two Mystic Seaport where I saw and got on board the Charles W Morgan and that did it. I fell in love with sailing ships. Then life happened. Although a career in the Air Force and aviation (now retired and a volunteer at the Museum of Aviation), my interest in sailing ships never diminished. While stationed in England I restarted building model ships but this time the ships were wooden models from Billing Boats. I selected Billing because of their "star" rating system for beginner, intermediate and expert. My first was the Marie Jeanne. I have stayed with the beginner models building the Roar Ege, Oseberg viking ships and both versions of the Bluenose. I am now about to start the next level (Intermediate) with the Billing Boats "Santa Maria." I have just found this site while browsing the net for some hints on easier ways to make sails. Wish I would have found you sooner. Anyway, just wanted to say hi and I'm looking forward to gleaning knowledge from you and may offer some of mine. Never have done a blog so this will be interesting. Allen C mtaylor, ccoyle, GrandpaPhil and 2 others 5 Quote Allen Current Builds: Mayflower - 1:60; Golden Hind - 1:50 Past Builds: Marie Jeanne, Bluenose, Bluenose II, Oseberg, Roar Ege, Waiting to Build: Swift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipshaper Posted April 12, 2020 Share #2 Posted April 12, 2020 Hi Allen, glad you found this site as well. excellent information, tips and insight from fellow modelers around the world who REALLY know their stuff. I am excited to follow you! Mike JeffT, James H and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acaron41120 Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted April 12, 2020 Thanks. I'll start the Santa Maria prep work tomorrow and it'll be about a week until I start assembling the stem post, keel and stern post. And I'll visit some of the blogs here and see how they work so I can start my blog. I see you're in WI. I lived in Beloit for a few years before moving south to Warner Robins, GA. mtaylor and JeffT 2 Quote Allen Current Builds: Mayflower - 1:60; Golden Hind - 1:50 Past Builds: Marie Jeanne, Bluenose, Bluenose II, Oseberg, Roar Ege, Waiting to Build: Swift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipshaper Posted April 12, 2020 Share #4 Posted April 12, 2020 Not that far from us, we are still neighbors on MSW! JeffT and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted April 12, 2020 Share #5 Posted April 12, 2020 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...
acaron41120 Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted April 12, 2020 Thanks Jeff. Glad to be here! mtaylor 1 Quote Allen Current Builds: Mayflower - 1:60; Golden Hind - 1:50 Past Builds: Marie Jeanne, Bluenose, Bluenose II, Oseberg, Roar Ege, Waiting to Build: Swift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted April 12, 2020 Share #7 Posted April 12, 2020 Hi Allen Welcome aboard, and thank you very much for sharing a little about yourself! You have a huge number of teammates here ready and willing to help. Allan mtaylor 1 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted April 12, 2020 Share #8 Posted April 12, 2020 mtaylor 1 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...
mtaylor Posted April 12, 2020 Share #9 Posted April 12, 2020 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...
Jim Lad Posted April 12, 2020 Share #10 Posted April 12, 2020 Hello Allen, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted April 12, 2020 Share #11 Posted April 12, 2020 Welcome! 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...
acaron41120 Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share #12 Posted April 13, 2020 I have a question about bulwarks and decking but don't know where the correct place here is to ask. Quote Allen Current Builds: Mayflower - 1:60; Golden Hind - 1:50 Past Builds: Marie Jeanne, Bluenose, Bluenose II, Oseberg, Roar Ege, Waiting to Build: Swift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 13, 2020 Share #13 Posted April 13, 2020 26 minutes ago, acaron41120 said: don't know where the correct place here is to ask. Allen, hull and deck questions go here. Cheers! mtaylor 1 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...
acaron41120 Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share #14 Posted April 13, 2020 Thanks Chris! mtaylor 1 Quote Allen Current Builds: Mayflower - 1:60; Golden Hind - 1:50 Past Builds: Marie Jeanne, Bluenose, Bluenose II, Oseberg, Roar Ege, Waiting to Build: Swift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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