Johan Reynaert Posted April 21, 2021 Share #1 Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) Hi,... thanks for accepting my registration. I have a read your introduction and would like to ask advice from the community about starting my ship model building hobby. My ultimate goal would be to build a RC sailing yacht. So my main question is: What would be a good first model to built in order to learn the necessary skills My many thanks in advance, Johan Reynaert Edited April 21, 2021 by Johan Reynaert GrandpaPhil, bruce d, ccoyle and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 21, 2021 Share #2 Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Johan Reynaert said: Hi,... thanks for accepting my registration. I have a read your introduction and would like to ask advice from the community about starting my ship model building hobby. My ultimate goal would be to build a RC sailing yacht. So my main question is: What would be a good first model to built in order to learn necessary skills to built sailing boat models. My many thanks in advance, Johan Reynaert welcome to MSW i just built this and is suitable for RC By Amati this is my build log link Dorade renamed Dora by Kevin - FINISHED - Amati - 1/20 - Completed March 2021 - Page 5 - - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1901 - Present Day - Model Ship World™ Edited April 21, 2021 by Kevin mtaylor and Keith Black 2 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted April 21, 2021 Share #3 Posted April 21, 2021 Hello Johan, welcome to MSW. I hope you post a build log when you start your project. Bruce Keith Black 1 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...
Michael_A Posted April 21, 2021 Share #4 Posted April 21, 2021 Johan, Welcome to the forum! You may be interested in learning more about Marblehead class model yachts. These are all 50" long and range from vintage (1940s) wooden construction up to modern carbon fiber versions. While they are not models of actual larger boats, they are a lot easier to build for a beginner. Here's a photo of a build I am currently doing for a vintage hard chine model. Michael ccoyle, mtaylor, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted April 21, 2021 Share #5 Posted April 21, 2021 Johan, welcome to MSW. Please do start a build log when you've made your decision. bruce d 1 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_A Posted April 21, 2021 Share #6 Posted April 21, 2021 Johan, One more bit of advice I forgot to include earlier – don't expect to get any kind of sailing performance from a scaled-down model of a full sized yacht. It will not sail well at all except in the lightest of breezes. If you want an RC sailboat model with any kind of performance, it has to be designed specifically for that purpose with a deep keel, a heavy bulb, and much stronger than scale rigging. Here's an example from the American Model Yachting Association of a Marblehead pond yacht by Biff Martin. Interestingly, the designers of these classic models in the '40s and 50's came up with many of the concepts used in modern sailboat design decades before they were used on full size boats! Keith Black, mtaylor and Ryland Craze 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted April 21, 2021 Share #7 Posted April 21, 2021 Welcome to MSW, Johan. For a first model, pick on without sails. You might start by reading this topic... Keith Black and AJohnson 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted April 21, 2021 Share #8 Posted April 21, 2021 Welcome! Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted April 22, 2021 Share #9 Posted April 22, 2021 Hello Johan, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from Aus Posted April 22, 2021 Share #10 Posted April 22, 2021 Welcome, also from down under. mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Reynaert Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share #11 Posted April 22, 2021 Thank you all for the Feed back. After some research I think I might go for: Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Dory Model Wooden Model Ship Kit 1:24 Scale. Johan Kevin, mtaylor and Keith Black 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryland Craze Posted April 22, 2021 Share #12 Posted April 22, 2021 Welcome to Model Ship World Johan. The Lowell Grand Banks Dory is an excellent choice for your first wooden ship model. There are several build logs of this kit on MSW that you can refer to. Building this model will give you the skills to build more complicated ship models. I hope you will start a build log of this model. mtaylor and Keith Black 2 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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