Mike from Aus Posted July 14, 2020 Share #1 Posted July 14, 2020 Hello, I am Mike from Aus. I am new to this craft and forum but am very much enjoying learning from you folks. I have just finished my first scratch build, a rough interpretation of the Baby Bootlegger. Reasonably happy with how it turned out and it was certainly a challenge. Main issue I had was with the filler. Thought I might share a couple of photos. My next project, not sure, but I think it may be a whale boat. Thanks Mike Fernando E, JeffT, ccoyle and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny 007 Posted July 14, 2020 Share #2 Posted July 14, 2020 Hi and Welcome from across the ditch. Great look build mate, well done. Please start a build log for your next build so we can follow the journey. JeffT, Nirvana and mtaylor 3 Quote CURRENT BUILD HMS Bounty’s Jolly Boat - AL - FINISHED HM Schooner Ballahoo - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrim Posted July 14, 2020 Share #3 Posted July 14, 2020 Welcome.. it's also nice to have another scratch builder join! I think the thought of it scares some people (though some of the kits out nowadays are just amazing so I can see both sides) mtaylor, Nirvana, Edwardkenway and 1 other 4 Quote ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted July 14, 2020 Share #4 Posted July 14, 2020 Welcome aboard! Nirvana and mtaylor 2 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 July 14, 2020 Share #5 Posted July 14, 2020 Welcome to MSW Nice work on your model. Nirvana and mtaylor 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardkenway Posted July 14, 2020 Share #6 Posted July 14, 2020 That's a smart motorboat😃 mtaylor and Nirvana 2 Quote Current builds; Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25 Providence whaleboat- 1:25 HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 Completed: HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64- finished Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - finished Non ship: SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted July 14, 2020 Share #7 Posted July 14, 2020 Good looking boat. Welcome to MSW! Nirvana and mtaylor 2 Quote 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted July 14, 2020 Share #8 Posted July 14, 2020 Hello Mike, and a warm welcome to the forum. Nice to see another Aussie here. John mtaylor, Fernando E and Nirvana 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Hunt Posted July 14, 2020 Share #9 Posted July 14, 2020 Welcome! mtaylor and Nirvana 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvana Posted July 14, 2020 Share #10 Posted July 14, 2020 Mike, warm (87°F) (30°C) mtaylor 1 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted July 15, 2020 Share #11 Posted July 15, 2020 Welcome to MSW. Lovely work on the Baby Bootlegger. As for your concerns about filler... what filler? I'm not seeing it. 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...
Louie da fly Posted July 15, 2020 Share #12 Posted July 15, 2020 Nice work, Mike. An impressive model. For your next model, be sure to start a build log - if only so we can see the pretty pictures By the way, where in Oz are you? mtaylor 1 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco 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 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Jarman Posted July 15, 2020 Share #13 Posted July 15, 2020 Welcome to MSW very nice model. 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...
Mike from Aus Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share #14 Posted July 15, 2020 Thanks all for your encouraging responses. Where am I in Oz? Originally I was from Victoria (Blues supporter) but in 2000, I took a two year transfer to Canberra and have never escaped. I couldn’t find a supplier for the planking so had to cut my own on the bandsaw so it was a bit thicker than I wanted which made assembly difficult. Hence a need for a little bit of filling and this shows on the finished product. Also, turned brass bits were done in a drill, very difficult, I now have a lathe on order so this will make things easier in the future. I will work out how to do a build log for next project. And Jonny007, love your country and one day I hope we can visit again. Mike mtaylor and Jonny 007 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted July 15, 2020 Share #15 Posted July 15, 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...
Louie da fly Posted July 28, 2020 Share #16 Posted July 28, 2020 Looking forward to seeing the build log for your next build, Mike! mtaylor 1 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco 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 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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