TrippleV Posted May 4, 2021 Share #1 Posted May 4, 2021 Discovered this forum just recently. I've been modeling for most of my life. Started with plastic kits in grade school then moved on to solid hull kits. My first plank on frame was HMS Bounty some 40 years ago during my last year in Med School. My next project was HMS Victory which I kit bashed using The Anatomy of Nelsons Ships by Longridge. This took me 5 years during my surgical residency. Went on to Old Iron Sides by Mamoli, Life and kids go in the way so I stopped building for a while. Finished Cutty Sark during the pandemic. Just got started on Bluenose by model shipways. I've collected a rather large number of kits over the years both ships and cars . Many more than I can complete in a lifetime! Planning the next project is part of the hobby right? I'll be leaving my surgical practice soon and hope to spend several hours a day improving my skills Looking over some of the build logs have been an inspiration GrandpaPhil, lmagna, Haliburton and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrippleV Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share #2 Posted May 4, 2021 The flag and pirate was added by one of my surgical partners as a joke Constitution was damaged during a move and has been repaired catopower, ccoyle, Keith Black and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrippleV Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted May 4, 2021 Victory. Perspective makes her masts look off Baker, lmagna, catopower and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_A Posted May 4, 2021 Share #4 Posted May 4, 2021 (edited) TrippleV, Those models look fabulous. What a treat to be able to devote some of your well-deserved new free time to this engaging hobby. I live just north of Boston and hope to be able to do the same sometime in the next number of years. Michael Edited May 4, 2021 by Michael_A clarity lmagna, mtaylor and Keith Black 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrippleV Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted May 4, 2021 Thank you for the kind words Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted May 4, 2021 Share #6 Posted May 4, 2021 Nice models 👍 mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote 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 große-jacht / Yacht D'Oro 1/50 Corel Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch 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 Cleaning the 1/72 military collection Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Seiler Posted May 4, 2021 Share #7 Posted May 4, 2021 3 hours ago, TrippleV said: My next project was HMS Victory which I kit bashed using The Anatomy of Nelsons Ships by Longridge. This took me 5 years during my surgical residency. You built HMS VICTORY during surgical residency? Wow! I'm impressed. What can you do when you are NOT overstressed and actually have free time on your hands. Welcome aboard. lmagna, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote Chuck Seiler San Diego Ship Modelers Guild Nautical Research Guild Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, Pinas Cross Section Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch), John Smith Shallop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrippleV Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted May 4, 2021 The Victory build is what kept me sane!! It was that or alcohol lmagna, mtaylor and Chuck Seiler 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrippleV Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share #9 Posted May 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Backer said: Nice models 👍 Thank you I was admiring your Wasa. That sits on my shelf for me next build lmagna, Baker, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBlack Posted May 4, 2021 Share #10 Posted May 4, 2021 Doctor, You've started much the same way that I did, by bashing a kit. The next step is to build your own POB hull; and then you're free to be able to model any ship you want, big or small. Furthermore, your being in the medical profession allows you direct access to many tools ship modelers also use. You're a natural! Tom lmagna, mtaylor and Keith Black 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted May 4, 2021 Share #11 Posted May 4, 2021 1 hour ago, TrippleV said: The Victory build is what kept me sane!! It was that or alcohol Good choice on the model I think and beautiful work on all of them. Welcome to MSW. lmagna 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrippleV Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share #12 Posted May 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, TBlack said: Doctor, You've started much the same way that I did, by bashing a kit. The next step is to build your own POB hull; and then you're free to be able to model any ship you want, big or small. Furthermore, your being in the medical profession allows you direct access to many tools ship modelers also use. You're a natural! Tom Its Victor Over the years I've collected a two or three kits. My plan is to eventually do a fully framed model mtaylor, Keith Black and lmagna 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted May 4, 2021 Share #13 Posted May 4, 2021 Hello Victor, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John lmagna, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBlack Posted May 4, 2021 Share #14 Posted May 4, 2021 (edited) 39 minutes ago, TrippleV said: Its Victor OK, Dr. Victor? Kidding aside. If you're going for fully framed, you'll need to tool up. How much work space have you got? Tom Edited May 4, 2021 by TBlack lmagna, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted May 4, 2021 Share #15 Posted May 4, 2021 5 hours ago, TrippleV said: Planning the next project is part of the hobby right? Quite right. Victor, you will fit right in here at MSW. A warm welcome from the UK. The models look great, can we look forward to seeing a build log? Keith Black, mtaylor and lmagna 3 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...
Keith Black Posted May 4, 2021 Share #16 Posted May 4, 2021 Victor, welcome to MSW. I look forward to seeing a build log with your name on it. For you, rigging should come pretty easy with your knot tying abilities. lmagna and mtaylor 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrippleV Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share #17 Posted May 4, 2021 (edited) Right now I'm working in my basement so a bit cramped. I will be moving to a new house in 2022 and will have a dedicated shop about 14x14. I have a small band saw, praxxon table saw and chop saw, a small belt/disc sander. I also have a unimat lathe/mill but its a bit small. Amazing what you collect in 40 years of modeling. I'm likely getting a small scroll saw and thinking about a bit larger lathe and milling machine of some sort. My plan is to have the various tools mounted on bases and stored on shelves then mounting what I'm using on a bench. I'm blessed with a wife that understands my hobbies. More likely it gets me out from underfoot! Edited May 4, 2021 by TrippleV correction lmagna, Ryland Craze, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBlack Posted May 5, 2021 Share #18 Posted May 5, 2021 Victor, Ed Tosti has a Unimat SL1000. Look at his work on this site. It sounds like you’re all tooled up and just waiting for the move. Hopefully not out of the Boston area? Tom Keith Black, mtaylor and lmagna 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted May 5, 2021 Share #19 Posted May 5, 2021 Victor, Welcome to this motley crew of ours!!! Your wife is also a lucky one in that you have a good hobby to keep you out of her space with retirement coming to you. This is an issue with retirement for some folks I know. If I am in the house too long, I'll hear a comment from the admiral about maybe needing to glue a piece of wood in the shop or some such and assuring me that there is no need to rush back into the house. You now have thousands of new friends that will help you on your journey, especially if it is to the dark side, (a fully framed scratch build) Your previous work is wonderful. Hope you kept a few scalpel handles and blades, suture scissors, hemostats and the like. They all will be handy. Ryland Craze, Keith Black, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted May 5, 2021 Share #20 Posted May 5, 2021 5 hours ago, allanyed said: If I am in the house too long, I'll hear a comment from the admiral about maybe needing to glue a piece of wood in the shop or some such and assuring me that there is no need to rush back into the house. Allan, when I retired my wife said it was "too much man and not enough money". mtaylor, lmagna and allanyed 1 1 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...
mtaylor Posted May 5, 2021 Share #21 Posted May 5, 2021 6 hours ago, Keith Black said: Allan, when I retired my wife said it was "too much man and not enough money". Wives are like that. They're used to the whole house being "their space" and you're just the guy who hangs out evenings and weekends and does the yard work, repairs. Ryland Craze, Keith Black, lmagna and 1 other 3 1 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...
lmagna Posted May 6, 2021 Share #22 Posted May 6, 2021 Those are some pretty nice models Victor. I also am impressed that you were able to build even one while doing your residency. My oldest son didn't even seem to have to say hello to his wife during his Radiology residency and I think the only thing he had to show for it afterward were some of his first gray hairs. My wife just reminded me when I retired and started staying at home much more that if I became too irritating that everything she had is hers and everything I had was hers! mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Berenson Posted May 8, 2021 Share #23 Posted May 8, 2021 Dear TrippleV... Greetings from Cape Cod ! similar to your situation, I have enjoyed modeling over the years. It took me 50 yrs to complete my model of the “Flying Cloud” from scratch using plans and any wood I could find. 3 Kids and 48 yrs of practicing dentistry “delayed “ my completion but when I turned 70 yrs old I decided that I had to complete the rigging etc..which I did. I had a case made by Bluejacket and now have it on display. Following my retirement last year I decided to build the Constitution. I am 6 months into the build and have enclosed a picture of it. I am indebted to KurtH on this site for his wonderful blog on his museum quality build of the Connie. Enjoy your hobby! Ryland Craze, GrandpaPhil and Keith Black 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Murphy Posted May 8, 2021 Share #24 Posted May 8, 2021 Glad to see you have joined MSW. We are a bunch of people who like Ships of all types. You can learn quite a bit by roaming the branches of this site. It seems that your in the Boston Area? Have you heard about the Constition Guild or the Merrimack Ship Model Club? You have a group of ship model guy’s who can teach you and also give advice. If you are interested I can send you the E- mail address of these two clubs so you could check them out. Good luck with your builds! Tim Murphy Ryland Craze, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Berenson Posted May 8, 2021 Share #25 Posted May 8, 2021 Tim, I am a Boston native retiring to the Cape several yrs ago. I attended a modeling show at the Constitution museum a couple of yrs ago probably from the Guild. I was blown away by some of the models on display especially the ones made from Cardboard which looked like wood. I would like to explore the clubs and their email address would be appreciated. Thanks, Jerry mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Murphy Posted May 9, 2021 Share #26 Posted May 9, 2021 Jerry, glad to see your reply. The two club websites would be; USSCMSG.org for the Constition guild. Also, mvsmc.org for the Merrimack (Newburyport) club. Both web sites may be of benefit for you. Also, try the shipmodelsocietyofnewjersey.org. They have a very good web site and they are worth taking a look at. Best of luck Tim Murphy mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Berenson Posted May 9, 2021 Share #27 Posted May 9, 2021 Thanks Tim, I will check them out, Jerry mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from Aus Posted May 10, 2021 Share #28 Posted May 10, 2021 Welcome TripleV from down under in Canberra Australia. Keith Black 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERS Rich Posted May 15, 2021 Share #29 Posted May 15, 2021 Welcome aboard! Looking forward to seeing more of your work. mtaylor and Keith Black 2 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted May 26, 2021 Share #30 Posted May 26, 2021 Welcome! Keith Black 1 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...
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