BranPie Posted December 19, 2020 Share #1 Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) Hi everyone. I'm Pieter, 38 year old husband, father of a 17-month old son and teacher. I've finally given in to the desire to start wooden model shipbuilding, something I've been dreaming of ever since I visited a little modellers club in Seychelles where they did beautiful scratch builds at the age of 7 or 8. I have quite a bit of experience as a plastic model builder (mainly WWII airplanes) as a teenager, and painted an entire warhammer army in my late teens and early twenties. Since then it's been all about sports (triathlon then, now just cycling and running, for fun), getting started in working life, starting a family, building a house, ... I'm starting out with a Polaris build from OcCre, since my experience with woodworking is minimal and working on this scale nonexistant. On top of that I know that I won't always be able to keep the hobby going due to other obligations. I really didn't want a first project to take years (perfectionism sometimes gets the better of me, causing complete standstill in many projects ), my guess is this Polaris build will take me the better part of a year anyway. I've already read some 20 building logs (including all Polaris builds I could find) and I'll be starting a build log soon. Hoping I'll learn a lot here (I'm sure I will, I already have actually ). Edited December 19, 2020 by BranPie mtaylor, Louie da fly, JeffT and 2 others 5 Quote Cheers, Pieter Current build: Polaris (OcCre, 1:50) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted December 19, 2020 Share #2 Posted December 19, 2020 Welcome to MSW BranPie (interesting name . . . ). You've already got the right idea with starting a build log and looking at other Polaris logs. That should help you a lot. Perfectionism can be a bit of a curse for ship modellers - you will make mistakes; we all do (the better modellers just make more interesting ones). Just remember that each model is a learning experience and each mistake will teach you something for next time. Also that wood is a very forgiving medium - if you stuff up totally, there's still hope. If all else fails, you can throw the kit piece in the bin and make a wooden replacement (though I hope that doesn't happen to you.) I don't think Cathead will mind me mentioning him like this, but he hit all kinds of problems with his Dusek Viking longship kit, but with persistence and ingenuity he overcame them and now his ship is looking magnificent. So hang in there - ask questions or for advice if you hit trouble. The people here are very friendly and helpful. And enjoy the journey! BranPie and JeffT 2 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...
bruce d Posted December 19, 2020 Share #3 Posted December 19, 2020 3 hours ago, BranPie said: Hoping I'll learn a lot here Hello Pieter and welcome to MSW. It is a great place to learn and, don't forget, you may have something to 'teach' as well. Your solutions to your issues in your build may be exactly what another builder is looking for. Glad to have you on board. BranPie, 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...
JeffT Posted December 19, 2020 Share #4 Posted December 19, 2020 Hello Pieter. Welcome to MSW BranPie 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...
Barbossa Posted December 19, 2020 Share #5 Posted December 19, 2020 Welkom, BranPie. Always nice to welcome a fellow-Belgian-citizen. As Louie mentioned : starting a buildlog is the best thing to do. BranPie and mtaylor 2 Quote Kind regards Christian "The original always beats the copy" (supportive statement) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted December 19, 2020 Share #6 Posted December 19, 2020 Welcome to MSW, Pieter. BranPie 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...
BranPie Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share #7 Posted January 1, 2021 On 12/19/2020 at 1:24 PM, Louie da fly said: Welcome to MSW BranPie (interesting name . . . ). You've already got the right idea with starting a build log and looking at other Polaris logs. That should help you a lot. Perfectionism can be a bit of a curse for ship modellers - you will make mistakes; we all do (the better modellers just make more interesting ones). Just remember that each model is a learning experience and each mistake will teach you something for next time. Also that wood is a very forgiving medium - if you stuff up totally, there's still hope. If all else fails, you can throw the kit piece in the bin and make a wooden replacement (though I hope that doesn't happen to you.) Thanks for the warm welcome. The name has nothing to do with actual pie, I'm afraid (I don't know if I'd like bran pie...). It's just the first few letters of my last and first name put together. I mentioned my perfectionism because it's just what you call it: a bit of a curse. I generally think it's good to strive for perfection, but not if you lack the skillset to achieve it, which is usually the case for me. So that'll be something I know I'll have to fight (up to now it's going great on that account :)). Hope to see you around here... mtaylor 1 Quote Cheers, Pieter Current build: Polaris (OcCre, 1:50) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BranPie Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted January 1, 2021 On 12/19/2020 at 1:34 PM, bruce d said: Hello Pieter and welcome to MSW. It is a great place to learn and, don't forget, you may have something to 'teach' as well. Your solutions to your issues in your build may be exactly what another builder is looking for. Glad to have you on board. Thanks! And I hope that I will be able to "teach" (or teach) someone something in time. bruce d 1 Quote Cheers, Pieter Current build: Polaris (OcCre, 1:50) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BranPie Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share #9 Posted January 1, 2021 On 12/19/2020 at 4:22 PM, Barbossa said: Welkom, BranPie. Always nice to welcome a fellow-Belgian-citizen. As Louie mentioned : starting a buildlog is the best thing to do. Likewise! And now I already know someone who can help me find supplies if I ever need them. 😉 mtaylor 1 Quote Cheers, Pieter Current build: Polaris (OcCre, 1:50) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted January 2, 2021 Share #10 Posted January 2, 2021 Welkom Pieter 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 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...
ObviousNewbie Posted January 18, 2021 Share #11 Posted January 18, 2021 Welcome to the shipyards! Thanks to these wonderful people, my first build went like a dream. Enjoy! Quote "Whatever does not kill you, only makes you stranger." Current build: Finished builds:Calella by Occre - Greek Bireme by Amati - HMS Terror by Occre - Frigate Diana by Occre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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