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Hi all

 

Newbie member from Wales here and just thought I'd pop in and say hi.  Built a few models as child but nothing that requires the time and effort that model ship building seems to need!

 

Have lurked on here for a while getting tips for my first build which was the HMS Revenge by Occre (the hints and tips are fantastic btw); gave me something to during lockdown because of Covid19.  I've enjoyed reading through the build logs and wish I had done one for that build.

 

I'm doing a build log for the AL Bounty 1:48 scale, so any tips, advice and encouragement will be gratefully received!

 

 

Current build:  AL HMS Bounty 1:48

 

 

Posted

Welcome to MSW, Sweephall.  Best advise I can give is to open log.  Also check the kit logs for the one you're building because a) they're a good guide and b) they usually point out dead-ends, errors, etc.   Also, check out the other sub-forums here at MSW if you have questions.  Often a search using the search feature will find you and answer.

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)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Posted
Posted

Welcome to Model Ship World SweepHall.  It is never too late to start this wonderful and rewarding hobby.  You will find plenty of help and support on this site.

Ryland

 

Member - Hampton Roads Ship Model Society

            - Ship Model Society of New Jersey

               - Nautical Research Guild

       

 

Current Build - Armed Virginia Sloop, 18th Century Longboat

Completed Build - Medway Longboat

Posted
On 7/26/2020 at 1:04 AM, Louie da fly said:

Welcome to MSW, SweepHall. Looking forward to seeing your Bounty under way.

 

Interesting name you've chosen. Does it have a special significance?

Well...

 

I played cricket from junior level for around 20 years and only stopped playing over the last year or two when I got a little bit addicted to golf instead.  Whilst playing cricket I used to have a habit (a bad habit if you listened to my captain) of sweeping* everything I could.  Now, my surname is Hall and someone once passed a comment about my sweep and called me SweepsAll.  That eventually turned into SweepHall and the name stuck from there on.

 

 

 

*for those of you who don't know what sweeping is, it's a shot in cricket called a sweep shot.

Current build:  AL HMS Bounty 1:48

 

 

Posted

Welcome to MSW, looking forward to the Bounty.

🌻

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

Posted

SweepHall,
I know your language is really hard to understand, but even the writing...😇

However, we are all glad to see a lurker becoming an active member.

Start a build log, that will help you in the future with your building quest.
:722972270:

 

Please, visit our Facebook page!

 

Respectfully

 

Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics 
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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

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