Hello, from Austin TX

[Senza Timone]

Hi my name is Mauro, I live in Austin TX

I am a retired electronic engineer.  For the last 15 years or so I have been building model engines and in my teens I was building and flying model airplanes.

I have a well equipped metal machine shop and the usual wood working tools.   I decided, for a change of pace, to build a couple of model boats. I am set on a tug and a ocean fishing ship. I want the hull to be wood planks on frame. Although I never built a ship I feel I am no novice at model construction.

 

This is a picture of my latest engine a 5 Cylinder Radial Glow Plug

[mtaylor]

Welcome to MSW, Mauro.    That is one beautiful engine.   You'll find plenty of help here as we're a friendly and talkative bunch.

 

There's topics that will help you get started... such as

 

 

 

[Ryland Craze]

Beautiful engine.  I envy those that build miniature working engines.  And welcome to Model Ship World.  I will be looking forward to seeing your build and I hope it has a scale working engine in it.

[Keith Black]

 Mauro, welcome to MSW. Your model engine is a beautiful, I look forward to following your model ship build when started. 

[gsdpic]

Welcome to MSW from a fellow Austinite.   That radial engine looks pretty incredible...something tells me you'll do just fine with ship building.

 

[Senza Timone]

GSDPIC    nice to now you are in Austin.  When COVID subdue some we may meet and compare notes or show off our shop.

 

By the way, I belong to a local amateur metalworking group in Austin. Before COVID we used to meet once a month at one of Rudy's BBQ places

If there is sufficient interest we may try to start something similar about model ships.

[JeffT]

 

 

Looking forward to seeing your work.

[Jim Lad]

Hello Mauro, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'.

 

John

[Mike from Aus]

Hi Mauro, another welcome from down under.  Mike

[bruce d]

Hello Mauro and welcome to MSW from chilly southern England.

Very nice engine, looking forward to seeing more of your work.

[Senza Timone]

Perhaps would be of interest some personal notes.

My wife is sharing my modeling experience in her own way and sent me this poem:

The Building of the Ship by Henry Wadsworth… | Poetry Foundation

 

My Blog Name "Senza Timone" means "Without Rudder" in Italian.  You can imagine all sorts of allegoric meaning but in a way describes my character, or like a rudderless ship someone that has no idea where is going.

 

Back in the '50-'60 my father owned a Toy/Model shop (Lucky Child) my father and older brothers built several ship and sailboats for sale but I was into flying U-control Airplanes for fun.