Electlen Posted October 11, 2021 Share #1 Posted October 11, 2021 Hello from Len, I am a retired Electrical Engineer living in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Not a prolific model maker, over the years I have only built a few boats. None to the high standards shown by other members of MSW. Here is the list: Thames River Police Launch Scratch built circa 1980 - still being sailed. Tug Flying Spindrift The largest and best of my boats. Kit with GRP Hull Full size built 1986 and still in service albeit renamed FFS Atlas and currently operating in the Baltic Sea HMCS Snowberry WW2 Flower Class Corvette operated by the Canadian Navy to support the Royal Navy. Revell 1/72 plastic kit built for radio control complete with lights, flashing signalling lamp, rotating radar and rotating forward gun Club 500 Kit built to strict rules (www.club500slipway.com) for scale boats to compete in races. Great fun, not taken seriously My excuse is that I have other interests. I help run the local model boat club, being the Treasurer and Membership Secretary for Watermead MBC (www.watermeadmb.club). I also like to design and build electronic circuits including making my own printed circuit boards. Speed controllers, switching units, servo controllers etc. for use with radio-controlled boats. Each circuit uses a programmable microcontroller so designing the software to achieve the required functionality is an added interest. I joined MSW because, after some thought about a winter project, I purchased the Dumas 1/48 Kit for the Hudson River Tug Boat ‘George W Washburn’. I was looking to build a boat in wood and was impressed by how it looked. A bit nervous about the single plank-on-frame construction but have been looking at the excellent build logs which I am sure will be of great help and the numerous articles on the website about plank-on-frame construction. Once I get going, I will start a Build Log on MSW. mtaylor, ccoyle, Keith Black and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted October 11, 2021 Share #2 Posted October 11, 2021 Hello Len, A warm welcome to MSW from chilly Sussex. I look forward to seeing a build log for the tug, several people here have a soft spot for working boats. Regards, Bruce Keith Black, mtaylor and JeffT 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...
Jim Lad Posted October 11, 2021 Share #3 Posted October 11, 2021 Hello Len, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John JeffT, mtaylor and Keith Black 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted October 11, 2021 Share #4 Posted October 11, 2021 Len, welcome to MSW. I look forward to seeing your Washburn tugboat build log. JeffT 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...
mtaylor Posted October 11, 2021 Share #5 Posted October 11, 2021 Welcome to MSW, Len. We have a wide range of ship builders here. Everything from plastic to wood, including RC builders. Looking forward to your build log. Keith Black 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...
Jack12477 Posted October 12, 2021 Share #6 Posted October 12, 2021 Welcome Len, you may find this link useful HRMM. I live a short distance from Hudson River mtaylor, JeffT and Keith Black 3 Quote Jack "No one is as smart as all of us" - Is ón cheann a thagann an cheird The craft comes from the head --------------------------------------------- Current build: US Constellation Non-ship builds: USCG UH-65A Dolphin M16 Multi-gun motor carriage diorama M4A3 Sherman Tanks dioramas 1936-1939 Mercedes Benz 540K 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II JSDF Light Armor Vehicle Figures: The Last Bridge: Raider Reaper Edge of Universe: Ianis The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart Completed build log(s): 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne, Willie L Bennett 1888 50 ft Gaff-rigged Ice Yacht Scratch Build The Sullivans (DD 537) Liberty Ship SS John W Brown USS England (DE 635), Artesania Latina Titanic Lifeboat Gallery: Swift , Armed Virginia Sloop, Santisima Trinidad Captain's Launch , 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne Other: Rhinebeck Aerodrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted October 12, 2021 Share #7 Posted October 12, 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...
Electlen Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted October 13, 2021 Thanks everyone for your warm welcome. The prop shaft arrived yesterday so I can now make a start on the build. I came across the website www.hrmm.org when I was looking for some photos of the tug boat. Really interesting , ready many of the stories published by 'Captain William O Benson'. Keith Black 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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