BrownBeard Posted September 24, 2020 Share #1 Posted September 24, 2020 Hi Y’all- new concert from plastic kits here. I’m enjoying the 18th Century Longboat by Model Shipways right now. It’s got me thinking about build #2- any suggestions? I’m a newbie so no triple deckers!! I’m hoping to find a good model suggestion and a build log to follow! thanks everyone- I hope to find some success with wood ship modeling! VTHokiEE, ccoyle, bruce d and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted September 24, 2020 Share #2 Posted September 24, 2020 Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under' John mtaylor, BrownBeard, Ryland Craze and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTHokiEE Posted September 25, 2020 Share #3 Posted September 25, 2020 Welcome! How far along into the longboat are you (a current picture perhaps)? Any particular style of ship interest you (cannons/no cannons, sailboat/work boat, era, etc)? I’m currently building the HM Alert from Vanguard (it’s my first planked ship) and Blue Ensign’s build log on it has really helped me. Ryland Craze, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote Current Build: HM Sloop Echo 1781 (First Scratch Build) Previous Builds: HM Cutter Alert, Sharpie Schooner, Chesapeake Bay Flattie, Half-Hull (NRG) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted September 25, 2020 Share #4 Posted September 25, 2020 BB, welcome to MSW where the fire is warm, the coffee's hot with friendly conversation and spectacular build logs that'll take your breath away......enjoy yourself. mtaylor, Ryland Craze and BrownBeard 3 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted September 25, 2020 Share #5 Posted September 25, 2020 Hi Brownbeard, The best place to look is here This has been assembled to give new people plenty of choice, of models that are relatively easy to build and have clear instructions. Have a look through and see what attracts you. And when it comes to starting a build log, have a look here: Have fun with it! Keith Black, Ryland Craze, MEDDO and 1 other 4 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...
BrownBeard Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted September 25, 2020 Hey Kieth- I’m just getting the interior details put in. A lot of mistakes, but I have learned from each one! What a blast it’s been! I’ll try to attach a picture from early on. I have worked on plastic kits, but never wood, there is quite a difference! I’ll put a picture of a plastic kit in too. GrandpaPhil, Clark Griswold, bruce d and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEDDO Posted September 25, 2020 Share #7 Posted September 25, 2020 Welcome! The longboat is a great start. Louie da fly linked a great place to start dreaming of the next project (which we all do) mtaylor and Keith Black 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...
bruce d Posted September 25, 2020 Share #8 Posted September 25, 2020 Welcome, Brownbread. Judging from the pic of your armour, you know how to build models so we look forward to seeing more of your longboat. Regards, Bruce mtaylor and Keith Black 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...
BrownBeard Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted September 25, 2020 Thank Y’all. Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seems ok to me Posted September 26, 2020 Share #10 Posted September 26, 2020 I really enjoyed building a whaleboat as my first. It let me jump into the lingo and achieve something without too much pressure. YouTube Tom Laurie has an on-going series about whaleboats that is fantastic. What tank kit is that above? BrownBeard, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted September 26, 2020 Share #11 Posted September 26, 2020 Looks like you're well on the way. Don't get too worried about mistakes - we all make them. And most of the time they can be remedied - wood is a very forgiving medium (don't ask me how I know!) 2 hours ago, Seems ok to me said: What tank kit is that above? Looks like one of the "specials" that they developed for Normandy, along with the floating tank and the flail tank for exploding mines - that's the Sherman/Grant/Sheridan tank that could fly upside down! Keith Black, BrownBeard and mtaylor 3 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...
Baker Posted September 28, 2020 Share #12 Posted September 28, 2020 Nice Patton (M48A3 ?? ) BrownBeard, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 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 große-jacht / Yacht D'Oro 1/50 Corel Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch 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 Cleaning the 1/72 military collection Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryland Craze Posted September 29, 2020 Share #13 Posted September 29, 2020 Hi BrownBeard and welcome to Model Ship World. It looks like you have the skills to do good in building wooden ship models based on your build of your tank model. You are off to a good start on your Longboat, but I question whether you have faired the bulkheads enough for the planks to sit flush along the width of the bulkhead. This is very important for the Longboat as the planks need to be in full contact with the bulkheads and the planks provide support for the bulkheads when you thin down the bulkheads after removing the centers. Check out the other Longboat build logs to see how much their bulkheads were faired. Keith Black and mtaylor 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...
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