Procyon74 Posted October 19, 2020 Share #1 Posted October 19, 2020 Hi I am fairly new to the ship modelling hobby. I was "tricked" into this as my 6 year old son insisted we visited a hobby shop to buy a plastic viking ship. I am Danish after all. But I couldn't believe all the wonderful boxes of wood model ships on the shelves, and I was instantly transported back to my early teens, where my dad had a Wasa kit (incomplete) lying around which I fruitlessly started to build. All the daydreaming of a mighty warship just came back. So I started with the beginners ship Polaris from Occre just to see if I could do it. And I was pretty satisfied and more importantly more hooked. It was actually doable. I am now in the process of doing the Beagle from Occre, and I think it is going good. I have started a build log here: Let see where this takes me. My son asks me daily, when I am finished 🙂 and what ship I will build next. He also likes to sit with me while doing a little building, although he is a bit annoyed that there isn't many moving parts. Only the rudder moves a little. Regards, Lars Baker, mtaylor, MEDDO and 6 others 9 Quote Current build: HMS Beagle - OcCre 1:60 Completed build: Polaris - OcCre 1:50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryland Craze Posted October 19, 2020 Share #2 Posted October 19, 2020 Welcome to Model Ship World Lars. The OcCre kits build into fine models. I am glad your son "tricked" you into this hobby and that he shows an interest in your work. I will be checking out your HMS Beagle build log. 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...
MEDDO Posted October 19, 2020 Share #3 Posted October 19, 2020 Ryland Craze and mtaylor 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...
Jim Lad Posted October 19, 2020 Share #4 Posted October 19, 2020 Hello Lars, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John mtaylor and Ryland Craze 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted October 19, 2020 Share #5 Posted October 19, 2020 Welcome aboard, Lars. Looks like you are already pretty accomplished! Ryland Craze 1 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted October 19, 2020 Share #6 Posted October 19, 2020 Ryland Craze 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...
Baker Posted October 20, 2020 Share #7 Posted October 20, 2020 mtaylor 1 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 Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch To do : Prins Willem Corel, Le Tonnant Corel, Yacht d'Oro Corel, Thermopylae Sergal 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 Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted October 20, 2020 Share #8 Posted October 20, 2020 Hello Lars, and welcome to MSW from the UK. 12 hours ago, Procyon74 said: ... I couldn't believe all the wonderful boxes of wood model ships on the shelves ... You have a model shop you can visit? With wooden kits on display? Lucky boy!!! Have fun. Regards, Bruce mtaylor 1 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...
GrandpaPhil Posted October 20, 2020 Share #9 Posted October 20, 2020 Welcome! mtaylor 1 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...
Gr8teful Rick Posted December 9, 2020 Share #10 Posted December 9, 2020 Hello Lars, I am new to this hobby also. Joined MSW today, and the Polaris will be my first build too. The kit should be arriving any day. I'm already acquiring a "stash" and the Beagle is panned as Build #2. I will check out your build logs. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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