Brianh526 Posted May 22, 2020 Share #1 Posted May 22, 2020 Hi everyone - My name is Brian Hogg and I'm 57 years old. My latest quarantine project is the Smuggler by BlueJacket Ship Crafters. I obtained the kit from my wife's late uncle about 20 years ago. It's been sitting in storage for all of these years. The hull was for the most part already shaped. I had to do a little more shaping and sanding and now I'm starting on the bullworks. This is my first model ship and I'm blown away with the details of the drawings and the quality of the kit. I'm really excited to get into the project. I've been an RC modeler for years, a wood worker and I've always wondered what it would be like to build one of these ships. Now I'll know. Looking forward to sharing my progress and of course soliciting help from the community. JeffT, ccoyle and mtaylor 3 Quote Current Builds Smuggler by Erik Ronnberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardeeHarHar Posted May 22, 2020 Share #2 Posted May 22, 2020 Greetings Brian, welcome to the new guys on the block club. Hope you post some shots of your Smuggler soon! JeffT 1 Quote Brian Current Builds: HMBV Granado 1/64 Caldercraft; HMS Sphinx 1775 by HardeeHarHar - Vanguard Models 1:64-V2 Completed Build: HMS Bounty's Jolly Boat 1/25 Artesania Latina; Master Korabel - 1:36 Yefin Nikonov's Secret Vessel On the Shelf: HMBV Granado 1/48 CAF Model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted May 22, 2020 Share #3 Posted May 22, 2020 Welcome, and good luck with the model. mtaylor and JeffT 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 Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch To do : Prins Willem Corel, Le Tonnant Corel, Yacht d'Oro Corel, Thermopylae Sergal 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 Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted May 22, 2020 Share #4 Posted May 22, 2020 Welcome! mtaylor and JeffT 2 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...
markjay Posted May 22, 2020 Share #5 Posted May 22, 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...
Jim Lad Posted May 22, 2020 Share #6 Posted May 22, 2020 Hello Brian, and a warm welcome to the forum from "Down Under'. John mtaylor and JeffT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted May 23, 2020 Share #7 Posted May 23, 2020 Welcome to MSW Brian 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...
Voyageur Posted May 23, 2020 Share #8 Posted May 23, 2020 Welcome! Looking forward to seeing your build log on the forum. mtaylor 1 Quote We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore is a habit, not an act. ~ Aristotle I could carry, paddle, walk and sing with any man I ever saw. I have been twenty-four years a canoe man, and forty-one years in service; no portage was ever too long for me, fifty songs could I sing. I have saved the lives of ten voyageurs, have had twelve wives and six running dogs. I spent all of my money in pleasure. Were I young again, I would spend my life the same way over. There is no life so happy as a voyageur's life! ~ The Voyageur, Grace Lee Nute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted May 23, 2020 Share #9 Posted May 23, 2020 Hi Brian, Welcome to MSW. I spent 20 years in the St. Louis area. Enjoyed it. I hope you'll start a build log. 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...
MrBlueJacket Posted May 25, 2020 Share #10 Posted May 25, 2020 Hi Brian, Please do a build thread. When you finish, I will give you 10% off your next kit you get from us. Nic Jonny 007 and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianh526 Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share #11 Posted May 26, 2020 Thanks Nic. Just posted the start of a build log. Brian mtaylor 1 Quote Current Builds Smuggler by Erik Ronnberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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