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All, humbled to be part of such an experienced group of amazing talent.  

 

Have been building models since teens, now in 50s and have been building boats since 2019.  I’ve graduated through Latina (1x), Occre (3x. Hind, Beagle, Esmeralda ) to model shipways Benjamin Latham, and am working through the last 100 hrs or so on medical timeout.

 

 I am looking for inspiration for next build.  I am loving the “raw” build items of the Latham, the research, books and building from non laser cut parts.  My thoughts are Syren from Model shipways or the 1:100 Vespucci from Mantua (I can’t reconcile the cost of the 1:84).

 

My concern is 1:100 going to be too small after the 1:48 Lantham, but is the Syren, going to be too “fixed”

 

I’ve also contemplated just buying a plan and do complete scratch build, but am struggling to work out where and what that could be

 

i hope this makes sense, and appreciate any advice, pointers, pitfalls and pratfalls…

 

yours in anticipation 

 

RA…

 

 

Posted

Welcome to MSW, RA.   You might go to the top of the page and look at "Group Projects" for ideas.  Some are kits, some are "semi-kits" and some are scratch.

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)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Posted

 RA, welcome to MSW. I wish you weren't in the UK, I have a 1:84 Vespucci I don't think I'm going to be able to get to, at least not in this life time. 

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

 

 

Posted

RA, welcome to MSW from Sussex 👍

🌻

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

Posted

Welcome RA, as Mark (mtaylor) said the group projects are a fine place to start a scratch or semi scratch build, Winchelsea being one, with the option to buy laser cut parts or attempt to make them yourself. 

Vanguard Models (MSW sponsor) here in the UK have got  great kits and Chris Watton is also a member here.

Whatever you choose to build, enjoy yourself. 😉

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

 

 

Posted
6 hours ago, Edwardkenway said:

Welcome RA, as Mark (mtaylor) said the group projects are a fine place to start a scratch or semi scratch build, Winchelsea being one, with the option to buy laser cut parts or attempt to make them yourself. 

Vanguard Models (MSW sponsor) here in the UK have got  great kits and Chris Watton is also a member here.

Whatever you choose to build, enjoy yourself. 😉

Mark,  thanks so much, am very taken with the Vanguard Duchess. Will read around a little more, but offers me up some new challenges. 
 

RA..

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