ShaneofGY Posted December 23, 2021 Share #1 Posted December 23, 2021 Hello all, as you may guess from my user name I'm from Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Always had a strong interest in boats and ships, coming from a fishing family (went myself for a while too) and started my interest by building Airfix kits etc when I was at school. I progressed to wooden models via the Mary Ann from Billings as at that time there were many of that type of vessel operating here in my home town. From there I went to La Toullonaise from Billings, that whetted my appetite for sailing models and then onto the Bounty from Billings and then the Halifax. Sadly I then stopped for many years due to time constraints and a growing family but now I am finally getting more time back with retirement not a far away prospect, I am wanting to resume. I have browsed many of the build projects and am seriously impressed at the skills shown by the members which has only served to make me more determined to get back into the swing. I love the look of the Victory models and I think that may be my entry back into modelling, the detail on the ships and the rigging looks fantastic, no sails to hide all that work. Hope to contribute more once I am up and running but for now will content myself with watching and questions. Keith Black, ccoyle, JeffT and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted December 23, 2021 Share #2 Posted December 23, 2021 Hi Shane. Welcome to MSW ShaneofGY, mtaylor, Keith Black and 1 other 4 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...
Keith Black Posted December 23, 2021 Share #3 Posted December 23, 2021 Shane, welcome to MSW. I look forward to seeing your work. Ryland Craze, mtaylor and ShaneofGY 3 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...
AJohnson Posted December 23, 2021 Share #4 Posted December 23, 2021 Welcome to MSW Shane, from not that far in N Yorkshire 👋 Keith Black, Ryland Craze, ShaneofGY and 1 other 4 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Gun-brig Sparkler - Vanguard (1/64) , HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64) Completed (Kits):- Vanguard Models (1/64) :- HM Cutter Trial , Nisha - Brixham trawler Caldercraft (1/64) :- HMS Orestes(Mars), HM Cutter Sherbourne Paper Shipwright (1/250) :- TSS Earnslaw, Puffer Starlight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Grant Posted December 23, 2021 Share #5 Posted December 23, 2021 (edited) Welcome; but I thought Uhtred Ragnarsson torched Grimsby??? 😄 (I'm in the midst of reading the series, again) Edited December 23, 2021 by Ian_Grant mtaylor, ShaneofGY, Ryland Craze and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted December 23, 2021 Share #6 Posted December 23, 2021 Keith Black, Ryland Craze, mtaylor and 1 other 4 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...
mtaylor Posted December 23, 2021 Share #7 Posted December 23, 2021 Welcome to MSW, Shane. Ryland Craze, Keith Black and ShaneofGY 3 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...
Jim Lad Posted December 23, 2021 Share #8 Posted December 23, 2021 Hello Shane, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John ShaneofGY, Keith Black, Ryland Craze and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted December 24, 2021 Share #9 Posted December 24, 2021 Hello Shane, welcome to MSW and seasons best wishes from Sussex. 🎅 Ryland Craze, ShaneofGY 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...
Ryland Craze Posted December 24, 2021 Share #10 Posted December 24, 2021 Hi Shane and welcome to Model Ship World. Keith Black, ShaneofGY and mtaylor 3 Quote Ryland Member - Hampton Roads Ship Model Society - Ship Model Society of New Jersey - Nautical Research Guild Current Build - Armed Virginia Sloop, 18th Century Longboat Completed Build - Medway Longboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaneofGY Posted December 24, 2021 Author Share #11 Posted December 24, 2021 15 hours ago, Ian_Grant said: Welcome; but I thought Uhtred Ragnarsson torched Grimsby??? 😄 (I'm in the midst of reading the series, again) He was two centuries two early, Havelok and Grim founded it 13th century 😁 I think they must have waited until they knew he was dead and buried 🤣 Hmmm...wonder what the ship they came over in looked like though AJohnson, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardkenway Posted December 24, 2021 Share #12 Posted December 24, 2021 Shane, welcome to MSW Jack12477, Keith Black, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted December 24, 2021 Share #13 Posted December 24, 2021 7 hours ago, ShaneofGY said: He was two centuries two early, Havelok and Grim founded it 13th century 😁 I think they must have waited until they knew he was dead and buried 🤣 Hmmm...wonder what the ship they came over in looked like though I Don't know but I'm currently reading about the sailing trawlers out of Grimsby and other stations during the 1800's up to WW1, as background to my latest build. Interesting to learn how much the railways and Grimsby port authorities built the town to to service the fishing industry for getting fresh fish to London. mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Gun-brig Sparkler - Vanguard (1/64) , HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64) Completed (Kits):- Vanguard Models (1/64) :- HM Cutter Trial , Nisha - Brixham trawler Caldercraft (1/64) :- HMS Orestes(Mars), HM Cutter Sherbourne Paper Shipwright (1/250) :- TSS Earnslaw, Puffer Starlight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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