SimonR Posted February 23, 2021 Share #1 Posted February 23, 2021 Hello everyone! I joined a few weeks ago, and I will start a build log soon. Im starting out on a Sergal HMS President that I got as a Christmas present as my first build. Should be a bit of a challenge judging by the instructions! Currently half way through the first round of planking, its been quite the learning curve. I have a background in Architecture, so I have experience in making architectural models, but I have already learned so much from model ship building, I wish I had started when I was in college as alot of the techniques I have learned so far would have been very useful for architectural model making. Great forum here, glad I found it, I have learned lots of tricks from you all. Here is the progress so far. Getting a few of the smaller bits like anchors etc. while doing the planking. Possibly not the best model to start out with, but I like a challenge Baltic_submariner, GuntherMT, JeffT and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardkenway Posted February 23, 2021 Share #2 Posted February 23, 2021 Hello and welcome to MSW, you've made a good start. If you haven't already, I'd advise you to start a build log, you will find there will be plenty of people ready with advice to help with problems and difficulties. Above all have fun 😉 JeffT, SimonR, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds; Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25 Providence whaleboat- 1:25 HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 Completed: HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64- finished Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - finished Non ship: SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted February 23, 2021 Share #3 Posted February 23, 2021 Hello Simon and a warm welcome to MSW. Looks like a good start, will be interested in how it develops. Keith Black, JeffT, mtaylor and 2 others 5 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...
Baker Posted February 23, 2021 Share #4 Posted February 23, 2021 Keith Black, SimonR, JeffT and 2 others 5 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...
JeffT Posted February 23, 2021 Share #5 Posted February 23, 2021 Welcome to MSW Keith Black, SimonR, mtaylor and 1 other 4 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...
Jim Lad Posted February 23, 2021 Share #6 Posted February 23, 2021 Hello Simon, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John Edwardkenway, Keith Black, SimonR and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted February 23, 2021 Share #7 Posted February 23, 2021 Simon, welcome to MSW and the world of model ship building. mtaylor, SimonR and Edwardkenway 3 Quote Current Builds: Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted February 23, 2021 Share #8 Posted February 23, 2021 Hi Simon. First models can be , shall we say, challenging. And yes, a log will be a big help to you. Also, if you'll go here... there's a number of planking tutorials which go a long way in helping you plank her. https://modelshipworld.com/forum/98-planking-downloads-and-tutorials-and-videos/ Keith Black, Edwardkenway and SimonR 3 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...
AON Posted February 23, 2021 Share #9 Posted February 23, 2021 Good evening Simon and welcome aboard! Alan O'Neill Edwardkenway, Keith Black, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Alan O'Neill "only dead fish go with the flow" Ongoing Build (31 Dec 2013) - HMS BELLEROPHON (1786), POF scratch build, scale 1:64, 74 gun 3rd rate Man of War, Arrogant Class Member of the Model Shipwrights of Niagara, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada (2016), and the Nautical Research Guild (since 2014) Associate member of the Nautical Research and Model Ship Society (2021) Offshore member of The Society of Model Shipwrights (2021) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moab Posted February 24, 2021 Share #10 Posted February 24, 2021 Welcome aboard Simon...Moab mtaylor, SimonR, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Quote Completed Builds: Virginia Armed Sloop...Model Shipways Ranger...Corel Louise Steam Launch...Constructo Hansa Kogge...Dusek Yankee Hero...BlueJacket Spray...BlueJacket 26’ Long Boat...Model Shipways Under Construction: Emma C. Berry...Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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