Turks1964 Posted June 8, 2020 Share #1 Posted June 8, 2020 Gday all Mark here from South Australia .Ive been painting 28 mm figures for about 10 years and recently have decided to start building Ships.Currently building the Bismarck 1/350 Tamiya and Trumpeter 1/350 Admiral Graf Spee. Cheers Mark ccoyle, Duanelaker, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted June 8, 2020 Share #2 Posted June 8, 2020 Hi Mark, First, welcome to MSW. A lot of Aussies here, and it's a really friendly bunch. If you've got ships a-building, favour us with photos in a build log in the "Kit Models" section. We're always suckers for pictures and you may pick up some helpful tips from the members regarding your model builds. And Bismarck and Graf Spee are classics. Steven Turks1964, JeffT and mtaylor 3 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler FINISHED Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/36379-mistydeefer-by-louie-da-fly-finished-restoration-decor-yacht/#comment-1040663 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted June 8, 2020 Share #3 Posted June 8, 2020 Welcome! Turks1964 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...
Jim Lad Posted June 8, 2020 Share #4 Posted June 8, 2020 G'day Mark, and a warm welcome to the forum from over in Sydney! John Turks1964, JeffT and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turks1964 Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted June 9, 2020 Thanks for the welcome everyone I will put some pics up soon on my current builds .Im just an amateur compared to the skill level of you guys so be kind 😁 mtaylor and JeffT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted June 9, 2020 Share #6 Posted June 9, 2020 JeffT 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted June 9, 2020 Share #7 Posted June 9, 2020 Hello Mark. Welcome to MSW Everyone here had to start somewhere. If you have a build in progress, start a build log. 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...
Louie da fly Posted June 9, 2020 Share #8 Posted June 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Turks1964 said: Im just an amateur compared to the skill level of you guys Actually there are plenty of newbies on this forum - it covers a very wide range of skill levels. I have to admit looking at the best of them is a bit intimidating at first, but noblesse oblige - I find the best of them tend to be the most helpful (and tolerant of the dumb mistakes of us lesser beings!) Steven mtaylor 1 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler FINISHED Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/36379-mistydeefer-by-louie-da-fly-finished-restoration-decor-yacht/#comment-1040663 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turks1964 Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted June 9, 2020 Thanks mate makes me feel a bit better and yes we learn by our mistakes and are inspired by great builders mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted June 10, 2020 Share #10 Posted June 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Turks1964 said: Thanks mate makes me feel a bit better and yes we learn by our mistakes and are inspired by great builders Do read those builders. If in doubt, ask a question. Many if not most will answer. To paraphrase Steven... "we learn from the masters". 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...
Baker Posted June 10, 2020 Share #11 Posted June 10, 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 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...
Louie da fly Posted June 17, 2020 Share #12 Posted June 17, 2020 Oh, and you might like to put up some of your painted figures in the "Shore Leave" section of "The Crew's Lounge" (bottom of the Home Page), under "Non-ship/categorised builds." I for one am very interested in methods for painting human figures, particularly on getting the faces right. I have 48 oarsmen I have to paint for my dromon, and they're pretty close in size to your figures. Steven mtaylor 1 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler FINISHED Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/36379-mistydeefer-by-louie-da-fly-finished-restoration-decor-yacht/#comment-1040663 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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