rumbeard Posted June 30, 2022 Share #1 Posted June 30, 2022 I'm Rumbeard and have been into scale modelling from the young age of ten or so. I'm 46 now. I went from the usual snap-tite kits to glue + brush paint to airbrush and getting every Scale Modeler magazine from the public library as a teen. I've been on a very long hiatus until last year in the modelling area since university and have gotten back in with Piececool metal ship models. My interests are WWII history both aviation and ships, WWI ships, cooking food from Mexico, India, and Hungary (I do have Hungarian ancestry), and sailboat racing (been sailing since I was 7). Also computing history. I am a system rescuer which means I rehabilitate old servers from the bygone days (e.g. Sun, Cray, IBM rs/6000, NeXT etc.). If it's not a PC it's for me. I work in IT as a Service Delivery Manager for an American Hedge Fund in Asia Pac hours. My current project I started in a new to me medium (I know plastic and metal pretty well) card models. I got a healthy start on papermodelers.com and then got too excited and made a few mistakes so I decided to start over with a repurchase of the same kit (GPM 1:200 Conte Di Cavour). I found this site by reading the excellent build log of Dan Vadas on the Bismarck and Akatsuki. I plan to replicate his techniques mostly on my Italian ship step by step. I won't be doing portholes or porthole sills but will be doing most of the rest in PE. JeffT, mtaylor, Keith Black and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 30, 2022 Share #2 Posted June 30, 2022 Welcome aboard! rumbeard, Keith Black, mtaylor and 2 others 5 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...
Louie da fly Posted June 30, 2022 Share #3 Posted June 30, 2022 Welcome to MSW, Rumbeard, from sunny Ballarat! There's quite a few Aussies on this forum, and I'm sure you'll get to know them as time goes on. You might like to check out RGL's builds, too. Amazing models - different medium (plastic), but probably right up your alley. Steven rumbeard, JeffT, Dave_E and 2 others 5 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...
Baker Posted June 30, 2022 Share #4 Posted June 30, 2022 rumbeard, mtaylor, JeffT and 2 others 5 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...
Dave_E Posted June 30, 2022 Share #5 Posted June 30, 2022 Hi Beard, welcome aboard! 👍😀 JeffT, mtaylor and rumbeard 3 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...
allanyed Posted June 30, 2022 Share #6 Posted June 30, 2022 Welcome aboard Rumbeard. Nice to see a "youngster" joining up!! Allan mtaylor, Keith Black, rumbeard and 2 others 5 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...
mtaylor Posted June 30, 2022 Share #7 Posted June 30, 2022 rumbeard, Keith Black, Dave_E 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...
Keith Black Posted June 30, 2022 Share #8 Posted June 30, 2022 RB, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. mtaylor, Dave_E, rumbeard and 1 other 4 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...
Jim Lad Posted June 30, 2022 Share #9 Posted June 30, 2022 G'day Rumbeard, and a warm welcome to the forum from another Sydneysider. John mtaylor, Keith Black, rumbeard and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted July 1, 2022 Share #10 Posted July 1, 2022 Welcome to MSW Keith Black, rumbeard 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...
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