Abbot Posted June 30, 2022 Share #1 Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) U.S. Navy Veteran. Not a wood ship builder, never tried it, although I love looking at them and reading about them. I have always built plastic models of ships and at age 77 I will not be attempting any wood ships. The only wooden ship I own is a “gift shop” model. But I love anything nautical and the sea. I read sea stories and the history of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific theater during WWII and in it’s beginnings in the late 1700’s. This is a very nice forum. Edited June 30, 2022 by Abbot mtaylor, Keith Black and JeffT 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted June 30, 2022 Share #2 Posted June 30, 2022 Thanks Dave_E, JeffT, mtaylor 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 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...
Dave_E Posted June 30, 2022 Share #3 Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) Good Morning Abbot, good to meet you. There are plastic ships built here. 😁Glad to have you aboard! 👍😀 Edited June 30, 2022 by Dave_E JeffT, Abbot and Keith Black 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...
Keith Black Posted June 30, 2022 Share #4 Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) Abbot, welcome to MSW. I'm 75 so don't think you're too old to start wooden ship modeling. You can start with an easy dory kit (which are fairly inexpensive) and see if you enjoy making wood model ships but if you prefer plastic, please join in. Glad to have you aboard. Edited June 30, 2022 by Keith Black mtaylor, Abbot, Dave_E 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...
ccoyle Posted June 30, 2022 Share #5 Posted June 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Abbot said: Not a wood ship builder Models in any medium are welcome here. Enjoy your stay! mtaylor, JeffT, Keith Black and 2 others 5 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted June 30, 2022 Share #6 Posted June 30, 2022 JeffT, 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...
Jim Lad Posted June 30, 2022 Share #7 Posted June 30, 2022 Hello Abbot, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John JeffT, mtaylor, Keith Black and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deacon Posted June 30, 2022 Share #8 Posted June 30, 2022 Welcome aboard Abbot. This a great and helpful community regardless of what medium you model in. I expect your first hand knowledge of the U.S. Navy and your research into its history will prove of value to modelers in that discipline. Keith Black, Dave_E, Abbot and 2 others 5 Quote Spoiler Deacon Build Log: HMS Victory 1:98 Mantua 776/Scratchbuild Geal 'us dearg a suas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanwill Posted July 1, 2022 Share #9 Posted July 1, 2022 Welcome Abbot from a fellow Pennsylvanian (Lancaster County) JeffT, mtaylor, Keith Black 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, mtaylor and Abbot 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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