Rodedwards Posted May 3, 2022 #1 Posted May 3, 2022 My name is Rod Edwards. I joined a month or so ago but did not take on board the introduction section. So here , a little late, is my introduction. I'm 83. I started building ship models (strictly from kits) while in school in the fifties. They were all pretty simple kits with solid hulls. The last one that I completed before heading off to the Coast Guard Academy in 1960 at age 17 was the USS Constitution ( probably no bigger than 1:100 scale). Being part of a service family, the models were lost or damaged in moves. There's an old service joke that three moves are as good as a fire. On my 16th birthday (1954), my parents gave me what I thought was the ultimate.... A Model of the Santa Maria to a scale of 5/32" to 1 foot by the Marine Model Company in Halsite, Long Isand, NY.. I never started it until years later in Canada (crappy weather motivates Model Building, I think) but again put it on hold. Never took up work on models in Southern California(work, golf and too much good weather). Then COVID happened. Model Building seemed like a good idea so 67 years later, I finished it. In the meantime, My wife Joyce gave me a kit for Christmas ( it must be 20 years ago) and I swore I wouldn't touch it until Santa Maria some how got done. Last year, in reality a rank beginner, I started work on Constitution. Plank on bulkhead was a new and tedious experience but the real challange for my limited patience was coppering the bottom which I just finished recently. I have already been the beneficiary of helpful guidance from other members and really look forward to engaging with this great community. Baker, HardeeHarHar, Keith Black and 11 others 13 1 Quote
bdgiantman2 Posted May 3, 2022 #2 Posted May 3, 2022 Welcome to this group, sir, and thank you for your service. Which part of Southern California are you from if I may ask? Ryland Craze, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote
rudybob Posted May 3, 2022 #3 Posted May 3, 2022 "(crappy weather motivates Model Building, I think) " Yes it does mtaylor and Ryland Craze 2 Quote
ccoyle Posted May 3, 2022 #4 Posted May 3, 2022 Welcome aboard from a California ex-pat! I moved a lot when I lived in the Golden State -- I did stints in Los Angeles, Pasadena, Montrose, Pomona, and Upland, so I know my away around SoCal a bit. Cheers! Ryland Craze, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
JeffT Posted May 3, 2022 #5 Posted May 3, 2022 Welcome to MSW Ryland Craze, mtaylor and Keith Black 3 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
Captain Shaun Posted May 3, 2022 #6 Posted May 3, 2022 Welcome Aboard Rod, I too spent some years in SoCal. Drove a cab in LA, lived in Venice and moved to Catalina Island where I had the job of captaining a 1944 LCM 3 with a recycled Budweiser delivery truck on a daily freight run to San Pedro. Loved that weather but love it here in New Hampshire. Your copper work is looking very nice. Keith Black, mtaylor and Ryland Craze 3 Quote
Keith Black Posted May 3, 2022 #7 Posted May 3, 2022 Rod, welcome to MSW. Nice to have you aboard. mtaylor and Ryland Craze 2 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
Baker Posted May 3, 2022 #8 Posted May 3, 2022 mtaylor, Ryland Craze 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
Nirvana Posted May 3, 2022 #9 Posted May 3, 2022 Rod, from another West-Coaster but further north, I welcome you warmly to ModelShipWorld. Keith Black, mtaylor and Ryland Craze 3 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry
mtaylor Posted May 3, 2022 #10 Posted May 3, 2022 Welcome to MSW, Rod from another west coaster. I've spent a fair amount of time in SoCal starting when I was in the Marines. A long pause after the Marines until I moved to Oregon about 20 years ago. Keith Black and Ryland Craze 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)
Ryland Craze Posted May 3, 2022 #11 Posted May 3, 2022 Hi Rod and welcome to Model Ship World. I really liked your introduction and you are a testament to its never too late to finish a model. We are glad to have you aboard. mtaylor and Keith Black 2 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
Rodedwards Posted May 4, 2022 Author #12 Posted May 4, 2022 23 hours ago, bdgiantman2 said: Welcome to this group, sir, and thank you for your service. Which part of Southern California are you from if I may ask? Escondido about 20 miles north of San Diego and inland. mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote
bdgiantman2 Posted May 4, 2022 #13 Posted May 4, 2022 I used to live in San Diego, I was in East Central San Diego -- the La Mesa and El Cajon areas. An uncle lives in the Escondido area. While I was in San Diego I used to be with the San Diego Maritime Museum. the model shop was always my favorite part. The club at the San Diego Maritime Museum is good if you want to drive there, have meetings on Tuesday nights. Long Beach has a good model club if you want to drive up there also. mtaylor, Chuck Seiler and Keith Black 3 Quote
Chuck Seiler Posted May 7, 2022 #14 Posted May 7, 2022 The San Diego Ship Modelers Guild (SDSMG) is a chartered chapter of the NRG. More info about the Guild can be found at: https://thenrg.org/about/chapters/sdsmg As Brian mentioned, we meet aboard the SDMM ferry BERKELEY the second Tuesday of each month. You are welcome to visit and chat. mtaylor, Nirvana, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Quote Chuck Seiler San Diego Ship Modelers Guild Nautical Research Guild Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, Pinas Cross Section Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch), John Smith Shallop
Dave_E Posted May 7, 2022 #15 Posted May 7, 2022 Hi Ron, Welcome aboard. Thank you for your CG Service. As a prior boater (fishing/hunting/recreational), I developed a special admiration for the CG that no one but a boater can. I'm Navy, but CG vessels were always different. You'll like it here. 👍😀 mtaylor, Ryland Craze, Nirvana and 1 other 4 Quote Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models
Chrisss Posted May 12, 2022 #16 Posted May 12, 2022 (edited) Im glad to be here! specialist at employee monitoring Edited May 13, 2022 by Chrisss Ryland Craze, mtaylor and Keith Black 3 Quote
ccoyle Posted May 12, 2022 #17 Posted May 12, 2022 19 minutes ago, Chrisss said: Im glad to be here! Hi, Chrisss. Might I suggest starting a separate topic and telling us a little about yourself? Ryland Craze, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
Chrisss Posted May 12, 2022 #18 Posted May 12, 2022 Yes, it's will be good) Thanks Keith Black, mtaylor and Ryland Craze 3 Quote
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