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How do, gentlemen (and ladies)?

 

Much to my surprise, as a usual aircraft-basher, I find myself joining ModelShipWorld.

For many years I dedicated my kit-bashing to things aerial, then I happened upon an old Zvezda 1/100 Pourquois Pas two weeks ago in a thrift store.  At $8 I wasn't saying no.

 

To paraphrase the Marines say, I never leave a kit behind.

If it's a kit I'll rescue it.

 

Matter of fact, if it wasn't for aircraft I'd have happily focussed on naval models.  I'd even collected the Hatchette Bismarck part-series, because I'd always wanted a kit of that amazing ship.

 

I have also flitted about on sailboats, in an earlier life. 

The urge to build a rigged ship is now strong, again.  There's something about a rigged ship in a glass case on top of a cabinet that adds a certain gravitas, isn't there?

 

Meanwhile, I shall continue binge-reading to catch up on necessary info, before I start asking questions that already have answers.

 

Cheers all.

 

 

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Welcome to MSW from Sussex. Aircraft modelling is the path many have taken to get here, as Chris said. Also, plastic, wood, paper, metal and resin: all go into the models here.

Rummage through the logs and have fun. I hope you start a build log for the Pourquois Pas, looks like a good subject.

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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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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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7 hours ago, bruce d said:

Rummage through the logs and have fun. I hope you start a build log for the Pourquois Pas, looks like a good subject.

Thanks, Bruce.

Absotively a build log's on the cards.

I've seen precious little out there regarding this kit, either the Heller or re-pops.

 

Currently trudging along with the 'donkey work' and snapping pics as I go. 

Much of the scratch work is blocks and dead-eyes so far. 

 

I grew up with Revell-o-Gram-o-Fix, (and still take great pleasure in basic kits).  A fitting background to a skill set of styrene-bashing that is admirably suited for wrestling poor fit and fuzzy moulding into something presentable!

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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

 

 

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Welcome!

Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans)

1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
 

On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans)

 

On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury

 

Favorite finished builds:  1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia

 

Goal: Become better than I was yesterday

 

"The hardest part is deciding to try." - me

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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

 
 
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Welcome to Model Ship World.  I am amazed at the model aircraft builds that are on the internet.  Some of them are so detailed and realistic that it is hard to tell the difference between the actual plane.  With your modeling skills, you will do just fine building ship models.  I look forward to seeing some of your work.

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

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