Richard in Missouri Posted August 5, 2020 Share #1 Posted August 5, 2020 Hi, I've been interested in wooden ships and models for a long time and am finally starting my first build. I have done a lot of general wood working and thanks to my wife a fair bit of doll house making/modifying so at least I am starting with many of the tools. I would consider myself intermediate in those hobbies, which should have some skill crossover. I am starting with the BlueJacket 5/8 scale Lobster boat which they list as an intermediate kit. The literature included pointed me to this site. I will work my way up to a tall ship in time. I did the plastic Constitution model that was widely available in my teens, but that was 35-40 years ago. I am in the Kansas City area. I know there was a small ship building club in the area that did a presentation at the KC woodworking guild a few years ago. My wife is from Maine and we travel out that way every few years. I was in the Navy when I was young, so am fairly well travelled in the US and many of the Countries in the northern Pacific. ccoyle, mtaylor, Vladimir_Wairoa and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Doug Posted August 6, 2020 Share #2 Posted August 6, 2020 Approximately where in the KC area are you located? I'm in the Independence area. Doug JeffT and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyageur Posted August 6, 2020 Share #3 Posted August 6, 2020 Welcome fellow Navy DD214-er! I’m glad you found the forum here and looking forward to seeing the progress on your build. mtaylor and JeffT 2 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...
Ryland Craze Posted August 6, 2020 Share #4 Posted August 6, 2020 Welcome to Model Ship World Richard. Sounds like you have the skill to build a nice model. I hope you start a build log on your BlueJacket Lobster Boat. I would like to follow your progress on this build. mtaylor and JeffT 2 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard in Missouri Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted August 6, 2020 3 hours ago, Capt. Doug said: Approximately where in the KC area are you located? I'm in the Independence area. Doug I am in Belton JeffT, Ryland Craze and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEDDO Posted August 6, 2020 Share #6 Posted August 6, 2020 The lobster boat looks like a good start especially with your previous small scale experience. Looking forward to seeing your progress mtaylor and JeffT 2 Quote Michael Shipwrights of Ohio Current Build: ... Completed Builds: Queen Anne Barge - Syren, Pinnace - MS, Halifax 1768 - LSS, Murrelet - Pygmy, Swift 1805 - AL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted August 6, 2020 Share #7 Posted August 6, 2020 Welcome to MSW 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...
mtaylor Posted August 6, 2020 Share #8 Posted August 6, 2020 Vladimir_Wairoa 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...
Jim Lad Posted August 6, 2020 Share #9 Posted August 6, 2020 Hello Richard, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John Ryland Craze and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Jarman Posted August 6, 2020 Share #10 Posted August 6, 2020 Welcome to MSW Richard, Good luck with your first wooden kit. You can look forward to many pleasant years in this wonderful hobby. Paul Ryland Craze and mtaylor 2 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...
allanyed Posted August 6, 2020 Share #11 Posted August 6, 2020 Hi Richard, Thank you for your detailed and very nice introduction. WELCOME! Our youngest son and his family are across the river from you in Lansing, KS. We love KC and miss getting there with the pandemic going on. Allan Ryland Craze and mtaylor 2 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlueJacket Posted August 6, 2020 Share #12 Posted August 6, 2020 Yes, please do a build thread. When you finish it, you will get a 10% discount on the next kit you buy from us. It's my standing offer. Nic Ryland Craze 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted August 7, 2020 Share #13 Posted August 7, 2020 Welcome to MSW, Richard! I'd agree with Mr Bluejacket about starting a build log. A great way to get help, encouragement and advice. Though I can't offer a 10% discount on anything, unfortunately 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...
Mike from Aus Posted August 7, 2020 Share #14 Posted August 7, 2020 Welcome to this forum. I am reasonably new also and felt very welcomed by the group. Enjoy your building. Mike from Aus (Canberra Australia) mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathead Posted August 7, 2020 Share #15 Posted August 7, 2020 Welcome from central Missouri! I've built a BlueJacket lobster boat and had a great time with it. Here's a review I wrote that might be of interest to help you avoid a few quirks. mtaylor, Ryland Craze, MEDDO and 1 other 4 Quote Eric Current builds: scratchbuilt Missouri River steamboat Peerless (1893); 1:1 scale timber-framed outdoor kitchen Nautical builds (kits): USS Cairo; NRG capstan project; NRG half-hull; Viking longship; US revenue cutter; 18th century longboat; Bounty launch Missouri River craft (scratchbuilt): 1853 Missouri River steamboat Arabia; 1865 steamboat Bertrand; Lewis & Clark barge; keelboat; 1876 steamboat Far West Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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