Mike_H Posted October 6, 2020 Share #1 Posted October 6, 2020 Hello! Or G'day, or perhaps ey up! Probably not ahoy! Anyway, my lifelong interest in 18th and 19th C. naval history means my lovely daughters have been dragged through endless museums and across endless ships - the Victory three times, I think. So perhaps a birthday present of an Artesania Latina kit should not have been a surprise - but it certainly was a delight. A few months later and I am completely hooked - in fact it's finished, as I will explain, and I have dreadful withdrawal symptoms waiting for its successor to be delivered. The AL kit in question was for Endeavour's Longboat, but I started it before I found this forum so didn't create a build log - I'll do something like that retrospectively, to point our how much I got wrong, how much I learned, and how delighted I am. I'll do that in the build logs section for ease of finding. I've just read a post in the New member Introductions saying essentially don't run before you can crawl. And in that respect the Longboat is a great starting project. It remains to be seen if crawling through that was enough to prepare me for jogging through Caldercraft's HMS Snake. Time will tell - but you will see it on this forum. JeffT, druxey, mtaylor and 7 others 10 Quote Current Build: HMS Alert - Vanguard Models Completed: Endeavour's Longboat - Artesania Latina HMS Snake - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted October 6, 2020 Share #2 Posted October 6, 2020 Welcome to MSW, Mike. I think you're on the right track. We all make mistakes, even the most experienced make them, so no judgement, just help offered. Enjoy the trip not just the destination as this hobby is very self rewarding. Ryland Craze and JeffT 2 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 October 6, 2020 Share #3 Posted October 6, 2020 Hello and welcome to MSW 🙂 mtaylor and Ryland Craze 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...
bruce d Posted October 6, 2020 Share #4 Posted October 6, 2020 Welcome to MSW, it is a great place. Looking forward to seeing your retrospective. mtaylor and Ryland Craze 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...
Ryland Craze Posted October 6, 2020 Share #5 Posted October 6, 2020 Hi Mike and welcome to Model Ship World. I am glad hat you have been hooked into this hobby. Building a wooden ship model is very rewarding. I look forward to seeing your build logs. bruce d, mtaylor and Rik Thistle 3 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...
Jim Lad Posted October 6, 2020 Share #6 Posted October 6, 2020 G'day Mike, and a warm welcome to the forum from back in Oz. John mtaylor and Ryland Craze 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted October 7, 2020 Share #7 Posted October 7, 2020 Ryland Craze and mtaylor 2 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...
Mike_H Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted October 8, 2020 Thanks for the welcome. Recurrent theme is that model ship building is very rewarding. That's just one of the many things I have learnt in the last few months. mtaylor, James H and Ryland Craze 3 Quote Current Build: HMS Alert - Vanguard Models Completed: Endeavour's Longboat - Artesania Latina HMS Snake - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithbrad80 Posted October 8, 2020 Share #9 Posted October 8, 2020 Looking forward to seeing your builds! Welcome to MSW! Bradley Ryland Craze and mtaylor 2 Quote Current Builds: Flying Fish - Model Shipways - 1:96 Future Builds: Young America 1853 - Scratch Build - 1:72 Completed Builds: HMS Racehorse - Mantua - 1:47 (No pictures unfortunately) Providence Whale Boat - Artesania Latina - 1:25 (Also no pictures) Lowell Grand Banks Dory - Model Shipways - 1:24 Shelved Builds: Pride of Baltimore 2 - Model Shipways - 1:64 (Also no pictures) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEDDO Posted October 10, 2020 Share #10 Posted October 10, 2020 Welcome! Each project is such a learning experience and we all get better with each one. You can look through the various Snake build logs here to see how others overcame isssues and where things were difficult or for great tips and tricks mtaylor and Ryland Craze 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...
GrandpaPhil Posted October 20, 2020 Share #11 Posted October 20, 2020 Welcome! 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 October 21, 2020 Share #12 Posted October 21, 2020 Welcome to MSW, Mike, from another Aussie (but still at home). Sounds like you're on the right track. I hope the withdrawals don't get you too much before the next model arrives (I've just finished my dromon build and already experiencing withdrawal - fortunately I've got another one to get on with.) Where are you in Yorkshire? I went to York back in 2000 and fell in love with the place. Did some travelling around as well, but not all of Yorkshire by any means. I grew up in Perth and have lived in Sydney, Cootamundra, Port Hedland, Mildura, Frankston, Research (yes that's really its name) and now in Ballarat. Where in Oz are you from? 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_H Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share #13 Posted October 22, 2020 On 10/21/2020 at 10:03 AM, Louie da fly said: Welcome to MSW, Mike, from another Aussie (but still at home). Sounds like you're on the right track. I hope the withdrawals don't get you too much before the next model arrives (I've just finished my dromon build and already experiencing withdrawal - fortunately I've got another one to get on with.) Where are you in Yorkshire? I went to York back in 2000 and fell in love with the place. Did some travelling around as well, but not all of Yorkshire by any means. I grew up in Perth and have lived in Sydney, Cootamundra, Port Hedland, Mildura, Frankston, Research (yes that's really its name) and now in Ballarat. Where in Oz are you from? Hi Louie - next kit (Caldercraft Snake) arrived yesterday - will start the log in a day or two. I'm an Adelaide boy through and through (to the extent that when my application for memberships of the SACA got to the top of the list, I accepted it) though I left SA 30 years ago - 10 years in Cambridge and the last 20 in Sheffield. My grandparents lived in Melbourne so I spent most of my summer holidays there and have been through Ballarat more times than I can remember - always stopped for pies and pasties from the bakery. And, I'm the right age to know where the image of Louie da fly comes from - straight from rubbish tip to you! mtaylor, Jobbie and Rick01 3 Quote Current Build: HMS Alert - Vanguard Models Completed: Endeavour's Longboat - Artesania Latina HMS Snake - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelF Posted October 22, 2020 Share #14 Posted October 22, 2020 Hi Mike, welcome to MSW. Your flight to the UK probably passed my sister-in-law's going in the opposite direction. She left 30 years ago to set up home with her Australian husband in Sydney. We love visiting them and touring your home country - or at least we did before covid! Btw, we've got a Sheffield postcode although we live in Nottinghamshire. Small world. Derek mtaylor 1 Quote Cheers, Derek Current build: Duchess of Kingston On hold: HMS Winchelsea Previous builds: HMS Speedy, English Pinnace, Royal Yacht Caroline (gallery), Victory Cross-section (gallery), US Clipper Albatros, Red Dragon (years ago!) On the stocks: 18th Century Longboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Thistle Posted October 22, 2020 Share #15 Posted October 22, 2020 Welcome Mike, from someone who lives just up the road. I did have the honour and pleasure of having a few beers iourside the Darwin Sailing Club many moons ago.... I think I should have stayed there 😉 As others have said, this a most friendly and helpful website, probably the best I've ever been on. All the best, Richard mtaylor 1 Quote Current build: U.S. Army K51 Radio Truck with K52 Trailer - 1944 - MiniArt - 1:35 Next build: PM Research Crank Shaper - late 1800s - 1:12 Part finished: HMS Flirt (MSE) - 1782 Vanguard Models - 1:64 Finished: Archer anti-tank gun Diorama - 1944 -Tamiya 1:35 : Churchill MkVII tank Diorama - Tamiya - 1:35 - 1944 : Sherman Firefly Tank Diorama - Revell - 1/76 - WWII : Humber MkII Scout Car Diorama - - Revell - 1:76 - WWII : PM Research Drill Press - 1895 - 1:12 : PM Research Milling Machine - late 1800s - 1:12 (est) : Stuart Engineering Lathe - late 1800s - 1:12 (est) : Stuart Beam model steam engine - 1770s onwards - 1:12 (est) : Stuart 10V model steam engine circa 1920s - 1:12 (est) : Lady Eleanor Fifie Circa 1900 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 : Dallas Cutter 1815 - Artesania Latina - 1:50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted October 22, 2020 Share #16 Posted October 22, 2020 I was born in Adelaide but grew up in Perth. The trip to Adelaide is do-able in a day and we've been a few times (our daughter was living at the tip of the Yorke peninsula, another 4 hours drive away). Adelaide's very beautiful, and definitely worth going back to (although I did get a bit tired of brushwood fences). 11 hours ago, MIke_H said: have been through Ballarat more times than I can remember - always stopped for pies and pasties from the bakery. That would be the King Bakery at the bottom of the main drag? Best vanilla slices in the universe. 11 hours ago, MIke_H said: And, I'm the right age to know where the image of Louie da fly comes from - straight from rubbish tip to you! The funny thing about Louie is you can't help liking him even though the TV ad is for a flyspray. He's a bit of a larrikin - somehow appeals to me. You'd be the right age to remember Mr Squiggle, too, I expect. 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_H Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share #17 Posted October 23, 2020 All true @Louie da fly mtaylor and Louie da fly 2 Quote Current Build: HMS Alert - Vanguard Models Completed: Endeavour's Longboat - Artesania Latina HMS Snake - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from Aus Posted October 24, 2020 Share #18 Posted October 24, 2020 Welcome Mike H from another Mike H back in Aus. Formerly Melbourne but Canberra for the past 20 years. I also have that kit but it is on the shelf waiting for me to finish a scratch build USN Essex cross section. Enjoy the hobby and friends from this great group. Louie da fly and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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