Brian Hanington Posted January 23, 2022 Share #1 Posted January 23, 2022 (edited) Greetings to all, and thank you for inviting me to join your spirited community. I was born in Emsworth, Hants Co., England into a Canadian naval family in 1951, joined Canada’s navy myself at age 16 as an ordinary seaman, exiting a decade later in Halifax as a Lieutenant (N) to run Canada’s naval newspaper, the Trident. I’m grateful to my dad, Rear Admiral Daniel Hanington, for encouraging my abiding interests in maritime history and seafaring in all its glorious forms. My professional life for the last 40 years has been as a writer of history, almost always from a Canadian perspective. Now, as I approach retirement at age 70, the prospect of uniting my lifelong interests in model shipbuilding is a true delight. Many years ago, our fellow member Rick Sousha went to extraordinary lengths to drive halfway to Ottawa from Montreal to put a Jotika kit of bomb vessel HMS Grenada into my hands at an incredibly fair price (thank you, Rick), but I have yet to fix a single bulkhead to a keel. I’ve known all along that I lack the knowledge to undertake a competent build. All that is about to change. In the past few weeks, with the kind the guidance of the members here, I have studied the craft, ordered the Guild’s planking project (thank you, Mary), and am about to order the three kits from New Shipwright’s Series by Model Shipways to cut my teeth. I am also cheerily awaiting my ropewalk and serving machine from Syren (thank you Chuck). Also, encouraged by members Allen (Allenyed) and Mark Taylor, I’ve been promoting and will continue to publicize Adam Preston’s Traflagar project to all my Canadian military contacts. I promise to pester them vigorously. Delighted to be aboard. Time to get back into the rigging. Brian Please take a few seconds to add your signature to a worldwide petition to produce an epic television series on Nelson and the battle of Trafalgar. The script is already written and much admired. All we have to do is show our unified interest. Head to http://trafalgar.tv. Thank you! Edited January 23, 2022 by Brian Hanington Jack12477, allanyed, mtaylor and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_E Posted January 23, 2022 Share #2 Posted January 23, 2022 WELCOME Lt. - This IS the place to get all the knowledge and help for your modeling endeavors. 👍 Edwardkenway, Brian Hanington, Jack12477 and 2 others 5 Quote Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted January 23, 2022 Share #3 Posted January 23, 2022 Brian, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard and look forward to seeing your work. Edwardkenway, Brian Hanington, Jack12477 and 1 other 4 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 January 23, 2022 Share #4 Posted January 23, 2022 Welcome aboard, Brian. I too am looking forward to your builds. Brian Hanington, Keith Black, Jack12477 and 1 other 4 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...
bruce d Posted January 23, 2022 Share #5 Posted January 23, 2022 Brian welcome to MSW and I look forward to seeing which kit you put on the bench first. It sounds like you are prepared! mtaylor, Brian Hanington, Edwardkenway and 1 other 4 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 January 23, 2022 Share #6 Posted January 23, 2022 Hello Brian, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John Keith Black, Edwardkenway and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardkenway Posted January 23, 2022 Share #7 Posted January 23, 2022 and welcome to MSW Brian Keith Black 1 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...
druxey Posted January 23, 2022 Share #8 Posted January 23, 2022 Welcome aboard, Brian. Glad to have you here! Keith Black, mtaylor and Edwardkenway 3 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petervisser Posted January 23, 2022 Share #9 Posted January 23, 2022 Welcome Brian, from one former mariner to another. Good to have you here. Cheers, Peter Keith Black, mtaylor and Edwardkenway 3 Quote Build Log: Billing - Cutty Sark In The Gallery: HMS Unicorn, HMAV Bounty, L'Etoile, Marie Jeanne, Lilla Dan, Zeeschouw "Irene" A Toast: To a wind that blows, A ship that goes, And the lass that loved a sailor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted January 23, 2022 Share #10 Posted January 23, 2022 Hi Brian, welcome looking forward to seeing your Granado build and your historical contributions given your background 😄👍 mtaylor, Edwardkenway and Keith Black 3 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...
Baker Posted January 24, 2022 Share #11 Posted January 24, 2022 Edwardkenway, mtaylor and Keith Black 3 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...
Brian Hanington Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share #12 Posted January 24, 2022 I so appreciate all the kind words of welcome to this creative society. There is great warmth here. mtaylor, Keith Black, AJohnson and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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