javajohn Posted August 4, 2021 Share #1 Posted August 4, 2021 Hello from Phoenix! I've been out of the ship modeling hobby for about a decade. but now I'm getting back in and glad to join such an active forum! To date, I've built three models and had started on a fourth before life got in the way. My first was La Toulonnaise. I think it was an introductory kit that a hobby shop owner recommended to me. I then made the mistake of trying a much too complicated build, the HMS Bounty, and ended up not completing it, but I sure learned a lot working on it. I was disappointed in some of the kit quality, but I didn't have the skill to really fix it, so, the Bounty sits mostly completed on a library shelf as a decoration. Here's a picture of my third model, the Armed Virginia Sloop (Model Shipways). I'm really happy with the results. I had started my fourth model about ten years ago - Lauck Street Shipyard's Fair American admiralty kit. It sat unfinished for years, but now that I have time to get back into the hobby, I've been able to get back to it. I made a huge number of mistakes, but I view them as learning experiences and problems to solve. Here's a pic of it currently. I just have the stern transom , and channels to complete. I'm glad to be aboard! -- John VACorsair, JeffT, Shotlocker and 10 others 13 Quote John Current Build: Rattlesnake (Model Shipways 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moab Posted August 4, 2021 Share #2 Posted August 4, 2021 Welcome back aboard, Your armed Virginia Sloop looks great . This is a great forum with a wide range of interests and abilities. Help is always close at hand...Moab mtaylor, JeffT and Keith Black 3 Quote Completed Builds: Virginia Armed Sloop...Model Shipways Ranger...Corel Louise Steam Launch...Constructo Hansa Kogge...Dusek Yankee Hero...BlueJacket Spray...BlueJacket 26’ Long Boat...Model Shipways Under Construction: Emma C. Berry...Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted August 4, 2021 Share #3 Posted August 4, 2021 Welcome to MSW, John. I'd suggest you start a log on whichever model you wish to build or finish. It's a great way to met others and also to get advice. Keith Black and JeffT 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...
James H Posted August 4, 2021 Share #4 Posted August 4, 2021 Welcome back to the hobby, and of course to MSW 😁 mtaylor, JeffT and Keith Black 3 Quote SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! On the bench: HMS Harpy - 1796 (production prototype) - Vanguard Models - 1:64 On Hold: HMS Winchelsea Double Capstan - Syren Ship Models - 1:48 Finished US Baltimore Armed Privateer Schooner Grecian 1812 (prototype) - Vanguard Models - 1:64 'Zulu' fishing boat, Vanguard Models - 1:64 Fifie' fishing boat, Vanguard Models - 1:64 HMS Flirt 1782, Vanguard Models - 1:64. Duchess of Kingston c.1780 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 HMS Sphinx 1775, Vanguard Models - 1:64 ERYCINA - Plymouth Ketch-Rigged Trawler 1882, Vanguard Models - 1:64. 'Nisha' - The Brixham 'Mumble-Bee' - Vanguard Models 1:64 'Saucy Jack' fishing boat - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Ranger 'Barking Fish Carrier' - 1864 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 HMS Indefatigable - 1794 (production prototype), Vanguard Models - 1:64. Indeterminate: Tender Avos - Master Korabel - 1:72. H.M.S. Victory (production prototype) - Amati - 1:64. HMS Granado 1742 (cross section) - CAFModel - 1:48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted August 4, 2021 Share #5 Posted August 4, 2021 Welcome to MSW Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Jeff In progress: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company -1/2" scale USS Constitution - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Granado - CAF Model - 1:48 HMS Sphinx - Vanguard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted August 4, 2021 Share #6 Posted August 4, 2021 Hello John, 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...
Keith Black Posted August 4, 2021 Share #7 Posted August 4, 2021 John, welcome to MSW. As Mark said, please start a build log, we'd like to tag along. mtaylor and Eurus 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...
bruce d Posted August 4, 2021 Share #8 Posted August 4, 2021 Hello John, welcome to MSW. Nice work, hope to see more! mtaylor, Eurus and Keith Black 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...
Duanelaker Posted August 5, 2021 Share #9 Posted August 5, 2021 Beautiful work, welcome back! Keith Black, mtaylor and Eurus 3 Quote David Builds in Progress: Phantom Pilot Boat - MS Completed Builds: Bounty Jolly Boat - AL Chesapeake Bay Crabbing Skiff - MW Grand Banks Dory - Bluejacket The Dinghy - MW Grand Banks Dory - MW 32 Pound Carronade - MS Skiff - MW Peterboro Canoe - MW On Hold: 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull - NRG Ponte Berlin - Corel Taurus Steam Towboat - MS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurus Posted August 5, 2021 Share #10 Posted August 5, 2021 Welcome to the forums! Those ships look awesome! mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Eurus My logs: Providence Whaleboat ARM Cuauhtémoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javajohn Posted August 5, 2021 Author Share #11 Posted August 5, 2021 Thank you all for the kind words. My next build will be the Rattlesnake. I plan to start a build log for it. Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote John Current Build: Rattlesnake (Model Shipways 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted August 6, 2021 Share #12 Posted August 6, 2021 Welcome home!!!! Looking forward to your Rattlesnake build log. Allan Keith Black 1 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...
gagliano1770 Posted August 26, 2021 Share #13 Posted August 26, 2021 Great looking photos! mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted August 28, 2021 Share #14 Posted August 28, 2021 Welcome to MSW, John. That Armed Virginia Sloop is a beautiful model. You've done a lovely job. You're not alone in making mistakes - we all do it - but as you say they are very often a learning opportunity, and fortunately wood is a very forgiving medium. Good to hear you'll be making a build Log for your Rattlesnake, but in the meantime if you want to start one your Fair American - particularly if you have photos to enable you to do a retrospective log - I'm sure we'd all be very interested. Good to have you aboard, mate! Steven Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glbarlow Posted August 28, 2021 Share #15 Posted August 28, 2021 Two of my favorite models. The AVS was my first model, Fair American came later, I used it as an opportunity to “paint with wood”. Exotic woods were easier to obtain back then. Welcome back to modeling. mtaylor 1 Quote Regards, Glenn Current Build: Don't know yet. Completed Builds: HMS Winchelsea HM Flirt (paused) HM Cutter Cheerful, Lady Nelson, Amati HMS Vanguard, HMS Pegasus, Fair American, HM Granado, HM Pickle, AVS, Pride of Baltimore, Bluenose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javajohn Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share #16 Posted September 2, 2021 Thanks all again for the kind words. I really enjoyed building the Armed Virginia Sloop was really a lot of fun. I used Robert Hunt's practicum to build it. That provided me a wealth of information to help me through it. The Fair American is now finished except for the stand. I will show pictures of it when I get it completed - I'm just waiting for some rope from Syren Ship Models. I think it turned out OK, but not great. I used dowels to simulate pier posts lashed together. It doesn't really fit the model's appearance, but I wanted to try something different for the fun of it. I looked for a topic on stand ideas, but didn't find one. It might be fun to set one up so people can post pictures of their stands. @Louie da fly I really wish I had more pictures of the Fair American build so I could write a retrospective log. I'm probably going to start my Rattlesnake log in a few days. Louie da fly, mtaylor, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Quote John Current Build: Rattlesnake (Model Shipways 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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