Gaffrig Posted May 18, 2020 #1 Posted May 18, 2020 Hello. I started building the Bluenose, kit from billing boats i february and searching for something online I stumbled upon this site! What a great forum and what amazingly much experience and info there is to find here! I registered back in march sometime and have been lurking around until now. I used to build RC model airplanes from balsa and plywood when I was a kid/teenager. Also plastic static models like airfix kits. I built a boat called Artur by Igra which was plank on bulkhead that I rigged with RC when I was around 13-14 years. So starting modeling again now some 25 years later I see myself as a complete beginner. I live on an island on the west coast of Norway. The Bluenose build was coming along well, but I didn’t wanna use the supplied mahogany for the deck, and I have been waiting for weeks for limewood strips to arrive in the mail. So in the meantime I started a second build... Maybe not the smartest but I finished it yesterday! The ship in a bottle kit hannah by amati. Still waiting for the deck, I started a third build... (this stuff is really addictive, maybe its the glue?) The le Renard by Artesania Latina that I bought at a discount. This is just started and I’m thinking of starting a build log for this. Anyway, this was a littlebit about me, looking forward to be using this site in the future. Good modeling to all! JeffT, John Ruy, GrandpaPhil and 6 others 9 Quote Current builds : Bluenose, Billing Boats Lynx, Panart Finished models : Hannah ship in a bottle, Amati Le Renard, Artesania Latina Endeavour’s Longboat, Artesania Latina Henriette Marie, Billing Boats
ccoyle Posted May 18, 2020 #2 Posted May 18, 2020 Welcome aboard! Yes, modeling is a bit of an addiction, but with some professional therapy, most modelers can manage their habit. Ha -- just kidding! Once you are hooked, it's hopeless. 😉 John Ruy, druxey, Edwardkenway and 4 others 7 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, TBD
Gaffrig Posted May 18, 2020 Author #3 Posted May 18, 2020 Yeah, I didn’t realise it would be this bad. I mean when you open the box, it’s just some sticks and plywood.. and maybe some string. 🙄 JeffT, mtaylor, ccoyle and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds : Bluenose, Billing Boats Lynx, Panart Finished models : Hannah ship in a bottle, Amati Le Renard, Artesania Latina Endeavour’s Longboat, Artesania Latina Henriette Marie, Billing Boats
Gaffrig Posted May 18, 2020 Author #4 Posted May 18, 2020 Thank you very to the very kind person who moved the topic to the correct forum. My first post, and I get it wrong. 🥴 One might say I’m techologically challenged...😆 druxey, JeffT and mtaylor 3 Quote Current builds : Bluenose, Billing Boats Lynx, Panart Finished models : Hannah ship in a bottle, Amati Le Renard, Artesania Latina Endeavour’s Longboat, Artesania Latina Henriette Marie, Billing Boats
Fright Posted May 18, 2020 #5 Posted May 18, 2020 Welcome aboard, Gaffrig! I'm looking forward in seeing your Bluenose build. druxey, JeffT and mtaylor 3 Quote Robert O
JeffT Posted May 18, 2020 #6 Posted May 18, 2020 Welcome to MSW mtaylor and druxey 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
Edwardkenway Posted May 18, 2020 #7 Posted May 18, 2020 Welcome druxey and mtaylor 2 Quote Current builds; Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25 - on hold HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 Completed: HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64 - FINISHED Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - FINISHED Providence whaleboat- 1:25 - FINISHED Non ship: SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED
Nirvana Posted May 18, 2020 #8 Posted May 18, 2020 Velkommen Gaffrig, I am building Bluenose but the version of ModelShipway. Modelling being addictive, oh yes it is. Chris Coyle was spot on in that matter, but there is therapy help within our group if needed, just see below. Currently I haven't seen any new patients.😉 mtaylor and druxey 2 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
Gaffrig Posted May 18, 2020 Author #9 Posted May 18, 2020 Hello to all, and thank you for all the welcomes. I haven’t been taking much pictures of the Bluenose or the Hannah, but I’ll post some pictures of them when finished. I think I’ll start a log for the Le Renard though. Therapy for shipaholics might be just the right thing for me, you may very well get a new patient soon!🤒 mtaylor, Nirvana and John Ruy 3 Quote Current builds : Bluenose, Billing Boats Lynx, Panart Finished models : Hannah ship in a bottle, Amati Le Renard, Artesania Latina Endeavour’s Longboat, Artesania Latina Henriette Marie, Billing Boats
mtaylor Posted May 18, 2020 #10 Posted May 18, 2020 Welcome to MSW Gaffrig. Some of us also blame our addiction to the smell of wood. Do open a build log as it's a great way for help and making friends. Nirvana 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)
druxey Posted May 18, 2020 #11 Posted May 18, 2020 Velkommen indeed, Gaffrig! mtaylor 1 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
John Ruy Posted May 19, 2020 #12 Posted May 19, 2020 Welcome aboard! Addictive, well I don’t know about that? But my wife things I have lost it. She doesn’t understand the allure of the details. It’s all about detail, right? She is glad I have my Happy Place to get away. See ya ✌️ around MSW. 😎 mtaylor 1 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
GrandpaPhil Posted May 19, 2020 #13 Posted May 19, 2020 Welcome! mtaylor 1 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Gaffrig Posted May 19, 2020 Author #14 Posted May 19, 2020 Thank you all for the welcome! My wife says the same thing, «all you’re doing lately is sit and fiddle with those models» 😎 Well, you said to find a hobby, right? 😆 Anyway, off to fiddle some more to satisfy the urges! mtaylor 1 Quote Current builds : Bluenose, Billing Boats Lynx, Panart Finished models : Hannah ship in a bottle, Amati Le Renard, Artesania Latina Endeavour’s Longboat, Artesania Latina Henriette Marie, Billing Boats
Baker Posted May 20, 2020 #15 Posted May 20, 2020 Greetings, Patrick 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
Jim Lad Posted May 20, 2020 #16 Posted May 20, 2020 Hello Gaffrig, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John mtaylor 1 Quote
Gaffrig Posted May 22, 2020 Author #18 Posted May 22, 2020 Hello. Thank you all for the welcomes. The more I look around this site, the more impressed I am by all the amazing models and skills on here. I have now started a buildlog for my Le Renard build. Have a good modelling weekend! Gaffrig mtaylor 1 Quote Current builds : Bluenose, Billing Boats Lynx, Panart Finished models : Hannah ship in a bottle, Amati Le Renard, Artesania Latina Endeavour’s Longboat, Artesania Latina Henriette Marie, Billing Boats
Major Posted June 2, 2020 #19 Posted June 2, 2020 Nice one mate. Would you be able to take photographs of instructions for Hannah and send them to me? I want to finish mine, but lost instructions. cheers. Quote Liberate my madness!!!Hannah
Gaffrig Posted June 2, 2020 Author #20 Posted June 2, 2020 Hello. Yes, I can do that. If it’s allowed, I’ll post them here. If not I can send them to you privately. Gaffrig. Quote Current builds : Bluenose, Billing Boats Lynx, Panart Finished models : Hannah ship in a bottle, Amati Le Renard, Artesania Latina Endeavour’s Longboat, Artesania Latina Henriette Marie, Billing Boats
Gaffrig Posted June 2, 2020 Author #21 Posted June 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Major said: Nice one mate. Would you be able to take photographs of instructions for Hannah and send them to me? I want to finish mine, but lost instructions. cheers. If you send me your email in a private message, I can send it to you. Posting it publicly is not a good idea. (Either the instructions or the email) Quote Current builds : Bluenose, Billing Boats Lynx, Panart Finished models : Hannah ship in a bottle, Amati Le Renard, Artesania Latina Endeavour’s Longboat, Artesania Latina Henriette Marie, Billing Boats
vaddoc Posted June 2, 2020 #22 Posted June 2, 2020 Welcome Gaffrig! Quote Current projects: Hercules Steam Tugboat - scratch build from half model lines Completed projects: 21' Fisherman's Launch - plans by Howard Chapelle 21' Yawl Longboat - plans from the National Maritime Museum Deben 5 tonner - a Whisstock yard design 24' exploration gaff rigged ketch - a Tad Roberts design 15' knockabout sailing boat
genocon Posted June 3, 2020 #23 Posted June 3, 2020 On 5/18/2020 at 1:05 PM, ccoyle said: Yes, modeling is a bit of an addiction, but with some professional therapy, most modelers can manage their habit. I thought the modeling was the therapy. You mean I've been doing it wrong all this time?? mtaylor and ccoyle 2 Quote
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