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I have been in love with model ship building sense the 60's with plastic models. I still love the feeling of opening up a box of a new ship and seeing what I am getting into. Each one has been like getting a surprise present under the Christmas tree. I went into the Navy and now I am a disabled Vet who finally broke out my antique modeling tools, blow off some dust, and trying to get back into ship modeling. Back into my time the big plastic ships like the scale of 1/96 in sailing ships to 1/350 in modern Naval ships were the big ticket. I hope no-one minds that I still enjoy working with plastic ship but challenging my skills once more each one more realistic than the last one. I am now in my 60's so if I seem out of phase with everyone else on building models I just need to learn all the new advances that the modeling world has to offer now.

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 Lauren, welcome to MSW, we have room for all. Thank you for your service. 

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

 

 

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Welcome Lauren. No worries, you'll fit right in here.

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

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10 hours ago, LaurenS said:

I hope no-one minds that I still enjoy working with plastic ship

 

Welcome! We are happy to accommodate builders in any modeling medium, whether plastic, wood, resin, card stock, or whatever. If you browse through the build logs, look for titles that include the word "PLASTIC" -- we have some members who are quite accomplished in that medium.

 

EDIT: Thought I would toss out a few examples:

 

 

 

 

Chris Coyle
Greer, South Carolina

When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk.
- Tuco

Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Mitsubishi A6M5a

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Hi Lauren,, Welcome to MSW.  Once you know what model you'll build, feel free to open a build log in the kit area.   

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)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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I want to thank all for such a warm welcome. I should post my first work since getting back into the hobby. I am right now working on a Linberg 1:130 scale Jolly Roger just to shake the dust off my tools. I have been bouncing in and out looking at all the reference material that is offered by so many talented model builders in here.

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