IJNfan Posted September 13, 2020 Share #1 Posted September 13, 2020 Hello everybody like the title said here’s another novice in modelling. Me and modeling do not have a very long history yet. I am resuming the hobby after a 4-5 years hiatus. My last kit was bought in 2015/2016 and never finished, I lost it as well somehow. Don’t ask my how one loses a revell 1/350 plarinum New Jersey because well, it happens. nevertheless the work I did on that kit was botched. I wasn’t ready and got annoyed. Before that I build several oob Airfix ships and a Revell Tirpitz. My fascination with model ships goes back even further though until around 12 years ago when I was 8 and used to admire a wooden model of a ship-of-the-line (I think it might have been a victory or something of that order) amazed, it was fully rigged and had all cannons etc etc. I however never ventured into wooden ships. Instead I bought some lindberg Iowa class ships that I put together. After that came a lot of airfix models and the tirpitz and then it stalled. however back in January this year I had time to spare, so I went to the hobbyshop in the neighboring city and got myself a set of Revell paints and a 1/700 model. My interests for ships are fairly narrow, no wood, no civilians and no scratchbuilding. I lack the patience and skill for wood and scratching and the interest for civilian ships. One of the fun parts of modellijg warships is that nearly every ship has a backstory long story short, Covid put my organ playing lessons on a temporary hiatus while the study was fully digitalized. So I invested in an airbrush and a bunch of models. I have learned that I like 1/350 most of all scales, while 1/700 is enjoyable it doesn’t have the “wow-factor” of the larger 1/350 models. I solely use tamiya paints as they airbrush easily and drt very quickely! Currently I have two goals that I am working towards, 1. I want to build the Nagato 1/350 with the Pontos set 2. Maybe At some point I might want to build the Soleil Royal from Heller but that would be a steep curve without doing some other heller sail ships, whether I have the patience would be a large question-mark anyway. How do people cope with these massive building times stretching ng out over multiple years? Mine never stretch longer than 2-3 months until now. Anyway, these past months I have been refining my skills and my last ship was the HMS Hood in 1/350 with flyhawk, eduard, infini and north star pe. More builds are definitely ahead cause I am in this hobby to stay and I like to share my work, bw it good or not, with likeminded people who enjoy the same hobby cause there is nobody in my circle of friends and family who I share the hobby with, which is sad, but alas I speak several words English and this forum is amazing, (the amount of expertise, help, techniques, tricks and skills that can be found here is astounding). And thus here I am. And since I love the IJN ships for their appearance ever since I saw a picture of the Kongo class somewhere, I shall henceforth be named IJNfan🤪 greetings from Holland Gerco ps. Here is my latest creation Geowolf, bruce d, mtaylor and 11 others 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted September 13, 2020 Share #2 Posted September 13, 2020 Welcome! Nice work there. Keith Black, Ryland Craze, JeffT and 3 others 6 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted September 13, 2020 Share #3 Posted September 13, 2020 Hello Gerco, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John IJNfan, JeffT, Edwardkenway and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted September 14, 2020 Share #4 Posted September 14, 2020 Gerco, welcome aboard and enjoy your stay. JeffT, mtaylor, Edwardkenway and 2 others 5 Quote Current Builds: Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEDDO Posted September 14, 2020 Share #5 Posted September 14, 2020 That looks like a very nice model you have there. Definitely feel free to start a build log for your next or current project would love see more of your work JeffT, Edwardkenway, mtaylor and 3 others 6 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...
Ryland Craze Posted September 14, 2020 Share #6 Posted September 14, 2020 Welcome to Model Ship World Gerco. You are a very talented model builder and I look forward to seeing more of your builds. mtaylor, Keith Black, Edwardkenway and 2 others 5 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...
mtaylor Posted September 14, 2020 Share #7 Posted September 14, 2020 JeffT, Keith Black, Ryland Craze and 1 other 4 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 September 14, 2020 Share #8 Posted September 14, 2020 Hello Gerco, welcome to MSW IJNfan, Keith Black, mtaylor and 2 others 5 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...
mugje Posted September 14, 2020 Share #9 Posted September 14, 2020 Welkom Gerco! Ryland Craze, Edwardkenway, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Jarman Posted September 14, 2020 Share #10 Posted September 14, 2020 Paul Keith Black, Ryland Craze, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote In work Amati-rms-titanic-1912-1250 Unfinished kit Revell Container-ship-colombo-express Finished AL - King of the Mississippi AL-Sanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardkenway Posted September 14, 2020 Share #11 Posted September 14, 2020 and welcome to MSW IJNfan, Ryland Craze, Keith Black and 1 other 4 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 September 14, 2020 Share #12 Posted September 14, 2020 Gerco, welcome to MSW Keith Black, IJNfan, mtaylor and 2 others 5 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...
amateur Posted September 14, 2020 Share #13 Posted September 14, 2020 And another welcome. There are some 1/350 builders active here in the forum. Enough to share experiences (btw Bach or something more modern?) Jan Ryland Craze, mtaylor, IJNfan and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IJNfan Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share #14 Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, amateur said: And another welcome. There are some 1/350 builders active here in the forum. Enough to share experiences (btw Bach or something more modern?) Jan Thanks Jan and everybody for the warm welcome! And yeah I already drew on some of the build logs for an earlier build! As for Bach, I like everything that is not modern and not ancient (from before 1650 roughly) 😇. Currently I am learning and playing Bach Chorals and Sonata's from Mendelssohn and Guilmant but also this particular dutch organ culture around church Hymns which I also play often. Combine that with typical dutch organs and you get a gorgeous result! And since I record everything I play I can always listen it back and enjoy it just like the models we build and enjoy when finished and displayed 11 hours ago, MEDDO said: That looks like a very nice model you have there. Definitely feel free to start a build log for your next or current project would love see more of your work I Certainly will, my currentbuild is closing in on the finish so I'll post the final result and when the next build (1/350 Mikuma with a nic PE batch) commences I'll start a build log. Keith Black, Ryland Craze and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted September 14, 2020 Share #15 Posted September 14, 2020 Sounds like you have a nice organ. I try to find my way on a small, not so nice, early 20th century one. Bach doens't quite fit to something like that, and Mendelsohn is above my league I like the 'Psalmbewerkingen in Noord-Duitse stijl' van Sietze de Vries (also not fit for my instrument, but at least I can play them ) I'll folow your upcoming build. Not quite a plastic/small scale myself (actually, almost no modelbuilding left in my sparese time) but I am surprised at the precision of those smale-scale models. Jan Keith Black, mtaylor and IJNfan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IJNfan Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share #16 Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, amateur said: Sounds like you have a nice organ. I try to find my way on a small, not so nice, early 20th century one. Bach doens't quite fit to something like that, and Mendelsohn is above my league I like the 'Psalmbewerkingen in Noord-Duitse stijl' van Sietze de Vries (also not fit for my instrument, but at least I can play them ) I'll folow your upcoming build. Not quite a plastic/small scale myself (actually, almost no modelbuilding left in my sparese time) but I am surprised at the precision of those smale-scale models. Jan Its all perception, I think all these ropes on the prince willem are tiny. The Hood is 74+ cm. Sietze is nice, even on a Witte it can sound nice but its different. Anyway I have a Johannus vivaldi 350 and refularly rent a pipe organ for practice. Like bovenkerk kampen, lutherse kerk den haag and oude kerk delft. And I receive lessons from G. Budding in Gouda’s sint jan’s kerk. But I am straying a little off topic I am afraid🙃 mtaylor, Keith Black and amateur 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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