DaveBaxt Posted October 7, 2020 Share #1 Posted October 7, 2020 After retiring from a life at see (34 years) a while ago and now once again taking an interest in ships. I have taking to modelling. I have already started my first model boat and just completed the bulkheads to the two part keel , faired the bulkheads and in the process of filling in and shaping in the stem and stern and shaping to take the planking. Already I have thought i should perhaps taken more care with the above proceedures. Unfortunately i have not carried out some of the procedures explained on this web site as they weren't mentioned in the instructions . I am now also wondering to extend the block filling between bulkheads further aft as this to me seems to me to be the area of greatest change and think the planks would benefit from further support. Although a good way off painting anything I did wonder at what stage do I start painting, ie do I start painting some areas such has the hull etc prior to completion or do I wait until the model is completed? I have already taken lots of ideas from this forum and and find most of it very informative however I am finding some of it I have to read the articals several times for it to sink in. Sign of old age .Haha. mtaylor, JeffT, ccoyle and 2 others 5 Quote Completed St Canute Billings Dec 2020 Completed HMS Bounty Amati May 2021 Finished Currently building HM Bark Endeavour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted October 7, 2020 Share #2 Posted October 7, 2020 Hello Dave and a warm welcome to MSW. You will find this is a great place to ask questions and see how other people solved problems. Welcome aboard! Ryland Craze, mtaylor and JeffT 3 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...
DaveBaxt Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted October 7, 2020 1 hour ago, bruce d said: Hello Dave and a warm welcome to MSW. You will find this is a great place to ask questions and see how other people solved problems. Welcome aboard! Thankyou for your kind welcome. JeffT, Ryland Craze and mtaylor 3 Quote Completed St Canute Billings Dec 2020 Completed HMS Bounty Amati May 2021 Finished Currently building HM Bark Endeavour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted October 7, 2020 Share #4 Posted October 7, 2020 Hello Dave, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John Ryland Craze, JeffT and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikkypaul Posted October 7, 2020 Share #5 Posted October 7, 2020 Welcome Dave, One thing I have learned is that patience is of increasing importance as you progress with a model, especially when putting up the running rigging. Enjoy! Paul JeffT, Ryland Craze and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted October 7, 2020 Share #6 Posted October 7, 2020 Welcome to MSW, Dave. I'll offer a few thoughts on your model building.... First.. open a build log of your own. It's a great way to get help and meet other builders. Second, do a search in the Kit area for the model you are building and you can see how others have solved problems. Lastly, make sure you're having fun. Building ship models is a great way to relax and to be creative. 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...
Matrim Posted October 8, 2020 Share #7 Posted October 8, 2020 Greetings! When working on kits I tended to paint once the part was complete (so the wales when the wales done) but not wait until the end as rigging etc gets in the way. On my first kit i did this then covered the entire model in talcum powder in an erroneous attempt to mark the water line. Then I had to paint it again plus wash out bits that should not be painted. (Did look good as a 'ghost' ship though...) mtaylor, JeffT and Ryland Craze 3 Quote ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted October 8, 2020 Share #8 Posted October 8, 2020 Ryland Craze and mtaylor 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...
Ryland Craze Posted October 8, 2020 Share #9 Posted October 8, 2020 Welcome to Model Ship World Dave. I tend to paint as I progress through my build. Check out some of the build logs and you will see how other members painted their models while building them. mtaylor 1 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...
allanyed Posted October 10, 2020 Share #10 Posted October 10, 2020 Welcome Dave!! I am with Ryland regarding painting. Actually I much prefer to not use paint but rather different types of wood, but that is not always possible. For my current project there is quite a bit of painting including the hull in two colors above and below the waterline, painted deck houses, and bulwarks. Once the hull was planked she was painted, but individual parts such as the deck house bulkheads have been painted before being fixed in place as not everything gets painted. 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...
Kevin Posted October 10, 2020 Share #11 Posted October 10, 2020 welcome to MSW, i paint as i go along mtaylor and Ryland Craze 2 Quote Its all part of Kev's journey, bit like going to the dark side, but with the lights on All the best Kevin SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On the build table HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023 HMHS Britannic by Kevin SD 14 - Marcle Models - 1/70 - March 2022 - Bluebell - Flower Class - Revel - 1/72 U552 German U Boat - Trumpeter - 1/48 Amerigo Vespucci 1/84 - Panart- HMS Enterprise -CAF - 1/48 Finished St-Nectan-Mountfleet-models-steam-trawler-1/32 - Completed June 2020 HMS Victory - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1/72 - Finished Dorade renamed Dora by Kevin - Amati - 1/20 - Completed March 2021 Stage Coach 1848 - Artesania Latina - 1/10 -Finished Lady Eleanor by Kevin - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Fifie fishing boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted October 20, 2020 Share #12 Posted October 20, 2020 Welcome! Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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