Rodedwards Posted May 3, 2022 Share #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, GrandpaPhil, Keith Black and 11 others 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdgiantman2 Posted May 3, 2022 Share #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? Keith Black, mtaylor and Ryland Craze 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudybob Posted May 3, 2022 Share #3 Posted May 3, 2022 "(crappy weather motivates Model Building, I think) " Yes it does mtaylor and Ryland Craze 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted May 3, 2022 Share #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, Salmson 2, Speeljacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted May 3, 2022 Share #5 Posted May 3, 2022 Welcome to MSW Ryland Craze, Keith Black and mtaylor 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Shaun Posted May 3, 2022 Share #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, Ryland Craze and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted May 3, 2022 Share #7 Posted May 3, 2022 Rod, welcome to MSW. Nice to have you aboard. mtaylor and Ryland Craze 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...
Baker Posted May 3, 2022 Share #8 Posted May 3, 2022 mtaylor, Keith Black and Ryland Craze 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...
Nirvana Posted May 3, 2022 Share #9 Posted May 3, 2022 Rod, from another West-Coaster but further north, I welcome you warmly to ModelShipWorld. Ryland Craze, mtaylor and Keith Black 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted May 3, 2022 Share #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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryland Craze Posted May 3, 2022 Share #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. Keith Black and mtaylor 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodedwards Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share #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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdgiantman2 Posted May 4, 2022 Share #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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Seiler Posted May 7, 2022 Share #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. Nirvana, Ryland Craze, mtaylor 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, John Smith Shallop Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch 1/4 scale-Model Shipways plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_E Posted May 7, 2022 Share #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. 👍😀 Keith Black, Nirvana, Ryland Craze 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisss Posted May 12, 2022 Share #16 Posted May 12, 2022 (edited) Im glad to be here! specialist at employee monitoring Edited May 13, 2022 by Chrisss Ryland Craze, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted May 12, 2022 Share #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? Keith Black, Ryland Craze and mtaylor 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2, Speeljacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisss Posted May 12, 2022 Share #18 Posted May 12, 2022 Yes, it's will be good) Thanks Ryland Craze, mtaylor and Keith Black 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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