BCN-Modeller Posted March 15, 2021 #1 Posted March 15, 2021 Hi everybody, My name is Pascual, i'm in my late 50's and live in a small town close to Barcelona (Catalonia), Spain. ( from there the nickname) I'm a complete rookie in wood ship modelling, even i made some plastic kits in my youth, so i have a lot to learn (almost everything). I hope i would be able to achive a good entry level in next future with all your help, even i think that probably i will make a lot of mistakes and nowadays i haven't got any skills in wood ship modelling. Already have got two kit models 10-15 years old wich were a gift several years ago, still on their boxes: - Palma Nova from manufacturer Artesania Latina - Albatros from manufacturer Constructo It seems to me that Palma Nova would be a good first step so i probably would begin with it. It's a pleasure to be able to share this fantastic forum with everybody and learn from experienced modellers all over the world. I already read several build logs from the forum and try to learn from them. I'm deligthed for the work of Vanguard Models in the Speedy and The Duchess of Kingston and only hope i would be able in the future to make this kits when i will increase my skills to do a decent job on them. Best regards from Barcelona, Pascual. mikegr, Geowolf, JeffT and 6 others 9 Quote
bruce d Posted March 15, 2021 #2 Posted March 15, 2021 Hello Pascual and a warm welcome from the UK. Edwardkenway, JeffT, Keith Black and 1 other 4 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
JeffT Posted March 15, 2021 #3 Posted March 15, 2021 Welcome to MSW Edwardkenway, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 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
Mike_In_RI Posted March 15, 2021 #4 Posted March 15, 2021 Hi Pascual. Welcome and best of luck on your first project. May I suggest to look at the "More" menu at the top tool ribbon on this site. Is has some really good articles incuding about planking. Your boat looks like a great one to practice that. Mike Edwardkenway, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote Current: Hannah - Plans by Randle Biddle published by Nautical Research Journal Finished: New Bedford Whaleboat - MS ; 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull Planking Kit - NRG
Jim Lad Posted March 15, 2021 #5 Posted March 15, 2021 Hello Pascual, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John mtaylor and Edwardkenway 2 Quote
Ryland Craze Posted March 15, 2021 #6 Posted March 15, 2021 Hi Pascual and welcome to Model Ship World. The Palma Nova looks like a good kit for your first wooden ship model. Before you know it, you will be building the Vanguard kits that you mentioned. Edwardkenway, mtaylor and Keith Black 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
Kevin Posted March 15, 2021 #7 Posted March 15, 2021 welcome to MSW, good luck with your build Edwardkenway, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 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 Belle Poule 1834 by Kevin - OcCre - 1/90 - French frigate - started June 2024 - - On hold MHS 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 Hercules by Kevin - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat - Finished - May 2024 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
Keith Black Posted March 15, 2021 #8 Posted March 15, 2021 Pascual, welcome to MSW. Stow your gear in a build log and enjoy your stay. mtaylor and Edwardkenway 2 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
mtaylor Posted March 16, 2021 #9 Posted March 16, 2021 Hello Pascual and a warm welcome from the US. Edwardkenway and Keith Black 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)
Gus M Posted March 16, 2021 #10 Posted March 16, 2021 Hi Pascual, welcome to MSW from another "newbie" from Baleares, I also joined recently thanks to a friend who gave me several kits, yesterday I decided to start with the first of them, San Francisco Cross Section of Latin Crafts. I am making a compilation log that I started yesterday, I have seen that they are very useful, I encourage you to do it too. I don't know which one to advise you, it took me a few days to decide for mine, reading a lot and looking for information. Besides, I have no experience to do it. Best regards Edwardkenway, mtaylor, bruce d and 2 others 5 Quote Greetings Gus ------------------------------------------------------------------- Current build log: San Francisco Cross Section
ERS Rich Posted March 17, 2021 #11 Posted March 17, 2021 Hello and greetings from Boston, USA. Always open to answering a question. Have fun and happy springtime! Edwardkenway, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote Build Logs: USS Maine, USS Constitution (Hull) Albums: Baltimore Clipper, Sherbourne Cutter, Lackawanna Tug, Eagle Coastal Schooner, Katy Pilot Boat, Sultana Colonial Schooner, Armed Virginia Sloop
BCN-Modeller Posted March 20, 2021 Author #12 Posted March 20, 2021 Thank you everybody for your warm welcome. Sorry for the delay in my answer, this last week i haven’t got time for the forum. I have decided that Palma Nova from Artesania Latina would be my first buid. Following your counsels i will begin a build log. All your comments and support would be really welcome. Best regards from Barcelona, Pascual. Edwardkenway, mtaylor, bruce d and 2 others 4 1 Quote
Edwardkenway Posted March 20, 2021 #13 Posted March 20, 2021 and welcome to MSW Keith Black and mtaylor 2 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
Mike from Aus Posted March 22, 2021 #14 Posted March 22, 2021 Welcome from Australia. mtaylor, Keith Black and Edwardkenway 3 Quote
GrandpaPhil Posted March 25, 2021 #15 Posted March 25, 2021 (edited) Welcome! Edited March 25, 2021 by GrandpaPhil Keith Black and Edwardkenway 2 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
BCN-Modeller Posted March 26, 2021 Author #16 Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) Thanks for your welcome: @bruce d @JJT @Mike_In_RI @Jim Lad @Ryland Craze @Kevin @Keith Black @mtaylor @Gus Martinez @ERS Rich @Edwardkenway @Mike from Aus @GrandpaPhil I will try to begin my buil log today, but as you can see until now i didn't have too much time for the model shipbuiling or the forum. Any comments, recomendations, or advise would be really very welcome. Best regards from Barcelona, Pascual. Edited March 26, 2021 by BCN-Modeller mtaylor, Edwardkenway, JeffT and 3 others 6 Quote
Louie da fly Posted March 29, 2021 #17 Posted March 29, 2021 Welcome to MSW Pascual. Yes the Palma Nova looks like a good kit to begin with - an interesting vessel that should teach you many of the important shipmodelling skills, without being too complicated, but will be something to be proud of. Yes, starting a build log is a great way to get advice and encouragement, and the people here are very friendly and helpful. Good to have you aboard. Steven mtaylor and Keith Black 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
BCN-Modeller Posted March 31, 2021 Author #18 Posted March 31, 2021 Thank you @Louie da fly for your kind words. Just begining the build log and facing the first difficulties but eager to learn from them. I know that for running, first you have to learn to walk, and for now i think i’m just crawling. Only dreaming to be able to make something roughly similar to the nice models others members build. Best regards from Barcelona, Pascual Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote
BobG Posted April 1, 2021 #19 Posted April 1, 2021 Welcome Pascual! You chosen a very nice model for your first build. Once you complete the Palma Nova and, if you find that you enjoy the hobby, it will be fine for you to choose something like the Vanguard Fifie or Zulu fishing vessels. The instructions and materials are excellent and there are several very good build logs you can use for reference. My wife and I traveled around Spain for 10 weeks in 2015 and loved it. We traveled from Madrid to Segovia, Toledo, the Pyrenees, Catalonia, Barcelona, Seville, Granada, many Pueblos Blancos and Córdoba. It's a beautiful country with wonderful, friendly people. We hope to go again soon. Geowolf, mtaylor and Keith Black 3 Quote Bob Garcia "Measure once, cuss twice!" Current Builds: Hms Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 - Vanguard Models Pen Duick - Artesania Latina 1:28 Completed: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Co. Member of the Nautical Research Guild
Geowolf Posted April 8, 2021 #20 Posted April 8, 2021 Hi Pascual, nice to see you here!! i'm Fernando from Cornellà, i'm happy to see more people near me, building models! here the people is awesome! very kind, warm and collaborative so if you have any doubt sure somebody can help you. I meet here a really nice people! I'm making at this moment a Terror ship model, but i'm very busy at job so i'm connecting from time to time, unfortunatelly. regards, i want to see your log and progress 👍😄 F. Keith Black, BobG and mtaylor 3 Quote
Mike from Aus Posted April 10, 2021 #21 Posted April 10, 2021 Hi Pascual, welcome from down under in Canberra, Australia. I love your part of the world. Mike. Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote
Jerry Berenson Posted May 9, 2021 #22 Posted May 9, 2021 On 3/15/2021 at 7:38 AM, BCN-Modeller said: Hi everybody, My name is Pascual, i'm in my late 50's and live in a small town close to Barcelona (Catalonia), Spain. ( from there the nickname) I'm a complete rookie in wood ship modelling, even i made some plastic kits in my youth, so i have a lot to learn (almost everything). I hope i would be able to achive a good entry level in next future with all your help, even i think that probably i will make a lot of mistakes and nowadays i haven't got any skills in wood ship modelling. Already have got two kit models 10-15 years old wich were a gift several years ago, still on their boxes: - Palma Nova from manufacturer Artesania Latina - Albatros from manufacturer Constructo It seems to me that Palma Nova would be a good first step so i probably would begin with it. It's a pleasure to be able to share this fantastic forum with everybody and learn from experienced modellers all over the world. I already read several build logs from the forum and try to learn from them. I'm deligthed for the work of Vanguard Models in the Speedy and The Duchess of Kingston and only hope i would be able in the future to make this kits when i will increase my skills to do a decent job on them. Best regards from Barcelona, Pascual. Quote
Jerry Berenson Posted May 9, 2021 #23 Posted May 9, 2021 Welcome Pascual from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. My wife and I will hopefully be in Barcelona for the first time next year. Enjoy modeling! Jerry mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote
Mike from Aus Posted May 10, 2021 #24 Posted May 10, 2021 Hi Pascual, welcome to this forum, you will find lots of support and encouragement. Mike from Aus. Keith Black 1 Quote
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