Grisha Posted April 27, 2020 Share #1 Posted April 27, 2020 My Swampscott Dory kit came with a little note that suggested starting a "build thread." If I can manage that, mine might be unintentionally hilarious, as I haven't built anything since making a few pieces of furniture in shop class that were, how shall we say this, not easily mistaken for professional products. I'm hoping it'll come out great but there's some chance it's going to look like a cubist painting of a ship. The Swampscott Dory was the best combination of "something that might pop up in Moby Dick" and "entry level." I am not a seafaring sort but went to the Whaling Museum in New Bedford six or seven years ago and it awakened some interest that I think led (slowly!) to me ordering this kit for a lockdown project. Enthusiastic semi-competence, ahoy! GrandpaPhil, druxey, JeffT and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted April 27, 2020 Share #2 Posted April 27, 2020 We are duly warned! Welcome aboard, Grisha. Grisha, JeffT and mtaylor 3 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolin Posted April 27, 2020 Share #3 Posted April 27, 2020 Welcome to MSW. Swampscott Dory was my first model as well, an excellent starting point. Good luck! Grisha, mtaylor and JeffT 3 Quote Current builds Meta - Billing Boats - Pentikontoros - Navarino Completed builds Swampscott Dory - BlueJacket - Will Everard - Billing Boats - Bohuseka (Swedish west-coast rowboat) - scratch build - Medieval long-ship Helga Holm - scratch build - Sloop from Roslagen - scratch build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 27, 2020 Share #4 Posted April 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Grisha said: it's going to look like a cubist painting of a ship That might not be as bad as you think. Many years ago, in a club I belonged to, a very talented modeler by the name of Sid Segal (if memory serves; he has since passed) built some wonderful models of Dutch sailing vessels; he referred to them as "impressions" of the actual ships rather than scale models, but that didn't diminish their value as testaments to Sid's skill. Cheers! mtaylor, JeffT and bruce d 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...
JeffT Posted April 27, 2020 Share #5 Posted April 27, 2020 Hello Grisha and welcome to MSW 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...
mtaylor Posted April 27, 2020 Share #6 Posted April 27, 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...
GrandpaPhil Posted April 27, 2020 Share #7 Posted April 27, 2020 Welcome! mtaylor 1 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 April 27, 2020 Share #8 Posted April 27, 2020 Hello Grisha, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cricket Posted April 27, 2020 Share #9 Posted April 27, 2020 Good luck with the Swampscott! That's a boat type with a rich and varied history throughout New England. If you have an interest in the many variations, John Gardner is a great source of information. His several books, including The Dory Book, are great places to start. Cricket mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted April 28, 2020 Share #10 Posted April 28, 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...
Paul Jarman Posted April 28, 2020 Share #11 Posted April 28, 2020 Paul mtaylor 1 Quote In work: -queen-mary-2 Finished: rms-titanic-1912 Finished: king-of-the-Mississippi Finished: Sanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjay Posted April 28, 2020 Share #12 Posted April 28, 2020 mtaylor 1 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...
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