Hi from Grimsby, UK

[ShaneofGY]

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.

[JeffT]

Hi Shane. Welcome to MSW

[Keith Black]

 Shane, welcome to MSW. I look forward to seeing your work. 

[AJohnson]

Welcome to MSW Shane, from not that far in N Yorkshire 👋

[Ian_Grant]

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

[Baker]

[mtaylor]

Welcome to MSW, Shane.

[Jim Lad]

Hello Shane, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'.

 

John

[bruce d]

Hello Shane, welcome to MSW and seasons best wishes from Sussex.

🎅

[Ryland Craze]

Hi Shane and welcome to Model Ship World.

[ShaneofGY]

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

[Edwardkenway]

Shane, welcome to MSW 

[AJohnson]

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.