IanF Posted April 9, 2022 Share #1 Posted April 9, 2022 Hello, I'm a new member with absolutely no experience with model wooden ship building. I have followed a few posts and have decided my first build will be the Bon Retour, french fishing boat. I'm not going to produce a build log at this stage, a bit daunting, however, I am going to use existing build logs to keep me on track. AJohnson, allanyed, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_E Posted April 9, 2022 Share #2 Posted April 9, 2022 Welcome Ian. I would encourage you to start a build log. That will get you the most help possible as many experienced modelers will be able to see how your doing and give you all manner of advice and help. 👍😀 Keith Black and mtaylor 2 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...
Baker Posted April 9, 2022 Share #3 Posted April 9, 2022 Starting a buildlog is a good idea. There is always help when Needed Dave_E, Keith Black and mtaylor 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 Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch To do : Prins Willem Corel, Le Tonnant Corel, Yacht d'Oro Corel, Thermopylae Sergal 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 Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted April 9, 2022 Share #4 Posted April 9, 2022 Hello Ian, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John Dave_E and Keith Black 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanF Posted April 9, 2022 Author Share #5 Posted April 9, 2022 Thanks John, appreciated. Dave_E, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanF Posted April 9, 2022 Author Share #6 Posted April 9, 2022 Thanks to all your advise, I will give it some thought and look at what is involved with starting a build log. Baker, Dave_E and Keith Black 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut6 Posted April 9, 2022 Share #7 Posted April 9, 2022 Ian, welcome aboard. Please give considerable thought to starting a build log. I can promise you it is much easier than planking the hull. It becomes a very important tool, not only for others who may build the same model but also for those who can assist you if/when you have guestions/difficulties/mistakes to work your way thru. Dave_E and Keith Black 2 Quote Take care and be safe. kev Current Build: HMS Bounty's Jolly Boat - Artesania Latina On the shelf: Oseberg #518 - Billing Boats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted April 9, 2022 Share #8 Posted April 9, 2022 Ian, welcome to MSW. Good to have you aboard. mtaylor and Dave_E 2 Quote Current Builds: Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted April 9, 2022 Share #9 Posted April 9, 2022 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...
Thistle17 Posted April 9, 2022 Share #10 Posted April 9, 2022 Ian there are so many good folk on this forum who are willing to help. Don't be intimidated by their works and abilities. Ask for help and reconsider posting. In one way or another we are mostly students of this subject with few masters. Joe Keith Black, Peanut6 and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted April 9, 2022 Share #11 Posted April 9, 2022 21 minutes ago, Thistle17 said: Ian there are so many good folk on this forum who are willing to help. Don't be intimidated by their works and abilities. Ask for help and reconsider posting. In one way or another we are mostly students of this subject with few masters. Joe I'll add to this... even the masters had to start somewhere and MSW is a form of mentorship. Keith Black and Peanut6 2 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...
Melissa T. Posted April 9, 2022 Share #12 Posted April 9, 2022 Hi Ian - Welcome to the group, and as a fellow newbie, I definitely second the recommendation to start a build log. It’s easy, fun, and the feedback here is incredibly positive and helpful. Peanut6, allanyed, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Quote Melissa T. Current Build: 85' ARB Scratch build, 1:32 scale Completed: Gunboat Philadelphia - Model Shipways, Statenjacht - Kolderstok, Swampscott Dory - BlueJacket ShipCrafters Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted April 10, 2022 Share #13 Posted April 10, 2022 Welcome Ian, Be careful what you wish for. You now have 42,000 well meaning advisors 😀 Build log??? DEFINITELY. As you are about to take a step in the build, look at multiple build logs first. Do overs are common for nearly all of us, but they are fewer if you can spend a few minutes to see what others have encountered. After you finish Bon Retour, you may want to consider the beginner through more advanced kits designed by David Antscherl at Model Shipways. These will teach you great techniques. David is a member here so you have a first hand helper if you have any problems along the way. Good luck Allan Keith Black, Peanut6, druxey and 1 other 4 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted April 11, 2022 Share #14 Posted April 11, 2022 Hi Ian, and welcome. If you put "Bon Retour" in the search window (top right of this page), you'll be able to see the build logs of others who've made the same model, which I think should help you avoid mistakes and see solutions to problems you'd otherwise not be aware of. And have fun with it - that's what the hobby is all about. Steven Keith Black, Peanut6 and mtaylor 3 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler FINISHED Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/36379-mistydeefer-by-louie-da-fly-finished-restoration-decor-yacht/#comment-1040663 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanF Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share #15 Posted May 26, 2022 Thank you one and all, your messages are positive and encouraging. I have been tied up since my initial post but should be a regular visitor from now on. I will look at how to make a build log, I don't believe I'm not that far in that I can't start one. I have planked the fore deck, mounted it to the hull the wrong way around and had to rebend it, so you can see I have had some issues already. Thanks again I will look at other build logs before I go any further. mtaylor, Peanut6 and Keith Black 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted May 26, 2022 Share #16 Posted May 26, 2022 Ian, I look forward to seeing your build log. Peanut6 and mtaylor 2 Quote Current Builds: Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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