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I promised myself some years ago that I would one day join this excellent forum but somehow never got round to it!  I’m still putting planks to decks but at 82 - although the will is there - gnarled, arthritic fingers now make things hard going.  That said, there are wonders to be seen here and I shall look forward to contributing from time to time.

 

Thanks for having me!  😎


Derek

 

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Welcome to Model Ship World.  It is never too late to join this forum.  We look forward to your contributions to this site.

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

Posted

Welcome to MSW from Sussex. Looking forward to seeing more from you.

👍

Bruce

🌻

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

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:sign:

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)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Derek, welcome to MSW. I would like to see you start a build log, please consider it......Keith

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

 

 

Posted (edited)
9 hours ago, Louie da fly said:

Welcome, Derek! Do you have a build under way at the moment, or one planned?

 

Steven


Thank you, Steven, and everyone else for the kind welcome!  No, I’ve nothing on the go at present although I’m contemplating the newly introduced Occre “Endurance “.

 

I have, however, recently completed the Mantua sectional model of a between decks gun station.  I’m afraid my modest skills have deteriorated with age (arthritis and a tremor doesn’t help with modelling) but it at least keeps the old brain active!

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Posted
23 hours ago, Keith Black said:

Derek, welcome to MSW. I would like to see you start a build log, please consider it......Keith

Thank you, Keith ... perhaps one day, although I recognise that I mustn’t leave it too long. 😒

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Derek, the Mantua sectional model looks great. Quit beating yourself up and join in. 

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

 

 

Posted

I agree with Keith.   Join the party and open a log.  You'll get help and get to know other builders.  Your cross section came out well.

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)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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