cdnguy68 Posted October 17, 2022 #1 Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) Hello, all: I am a long-time plastic model builder (mostly military but not exclusively)...After buying and endlessly reading Frank Mastini's excellent book almost 2 decades ago, I have finally taken the plunge with my first two "real" wood kits: Model Shipways' 18th Century Longboat, and (a gift from my wife) Victory Models' HM Bomb Vessel 'Granado'. I plan to start a couple of build logs to help gauge my progress and actively take in advice. Looking forward to learning from you all... -Mark Edited October 17, 2022 by cdnguy68 added detail HardeeHarHar, Dave_E, hollowneck and 2 others 5
ccoyle Posted October 17, 2022 #2 Posted October 17, 2022 Welcome aboard, Mark! mtaylor 1 Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix
Dave_E Posted October 17, 2022 #3 Posted October 17, 2022 Hi Mark, welcome to the forum! 👍😀 mtaylor 1 Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models
mtaylor Posted October 17, 2022 #4 Posted October 17, 2022 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)
Knocklouder Posted October 18, 2022 #5 Posted October 18, 2022 Welcome to MSW!!! The place to be!!!!!!! mtaylor 1 "Start so you can Finish!" In progress: The Dutchess of Kingston - 1:64 Vanguard Models 🙂 In queue: Astrolabe 1812 - Mantua 1:50; Pegasus - Amati 1:64 Completed: Santa Maria - 1:64, La Pinta - 1:64, La Nina - 1:64, Hannah Ship in a Bottle - 1:300, The Mayflower - 1:64, Viking Ship Drakkar -1:50 all by Amati. King of the Mississippi - Artesania Latina - 1:80 Queen Anne's Revenge - Piece Cool - 1:300 The Sea of Galilee Boat - Scott Miller - 1:20
flutlo6180 Posted October 22, 2022 #6 Posted October 22, 2022 Hi Mark. Welcome aboard. I look forward to following your build logs. Ken Current Build Fair American - Model Shipways Completed Builds 18TH Century Merchantman Half Hull Planking Kit - NRG San Juan Felucca - OcCre HM Cutter Alert - 1777 - Vanguard
JKC27 Posted November 15, 2022 #7 Posted November 15, 2022 A late hello and welcome to a fellow Ontarioan! mtaylor 1
Worldway Posted November 15, 2022 #8 Posted November 15, 2022 Hello Mark and welcome mtaylor 1 Derek If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea Antoine de Saint Exupery Current Builds Bluenose - Model Shipways - 1:64 Scale Fair American - Model Shipways - 1:48 Scale HMS Winchelsea 1764 - Group Build On Deck Guns of History Naval Smoothbore Deck Gun - 1:24 Scale Finished Builds Mare Nostrum - Artesania Latina - 1:35 Scale Guns of History Carronade - Model Shipways - 1:24 Scale Member of the Nautical Research Guild
Keith Black Posted November 15, 2022 #9 Posted November 15, 2022 Mark, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. mtaylor 1 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
druxey Posted November 15, 2022 #10 Posted November 15, 2022 Welcome aboard, indeed. Check out Marine Modellers of Niagara on this site. Keith Black 1 Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
hollowneck Posted November 16, 2022 #11 Posted November 16, 2022 Welcome. You're in the Right Spot, Mark - 100 PERCENT. Keith Black, mtaylor and HardeeHarHar 3 Ron Director, Nautical Research Guild Secretary/Newsletter Editor, Philadelphia Ship Model Society Former Member/Secretary for the Connecticut Marine Model Society Current Build: HM Gunbrig Cracker #13 (HM Adder Gunbrig) Completed Builds: Grace & Peace (Wyoming, 6-masted Schooner), HMS Grecian, HMS Sphinx (as HMS Camilla) Ongakuka Maru, (Higaki Kaisen, It Takes A Village), Le Tigre Privateer, HMS Swan, HMS Godspeed, HMS Ardent, HMS Diana, Russian brig Mercury, Elizabethan Warship Revenge, Xebec Syf'Allah, USF Confederacy, HMS Granado, USS Brig Syren
Louie da fly Posted November 16, 2022 #12 Posted November 16, 2022 Welcome to MSW, Mark. That longboat in particular is supposed to be a good one to start wooden modelling with. The techniques are quite different from plastic modelling, and it's good to start simple to build up your skills before you move onto more complex builds. Make sure to start a build log - it's the best way to get help and advice, and the rest of us get to see a beautiful model taking shape! Steven Keith Black, mtaylor and hollowneck 3 It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco 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 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht
HardeeHarHar Posted November 16, 2022 #13 Posted November 16, 2022 Greetings Mark! MSW is a great site, and hopefully you will join the Nautical Research Guild as well. Their publications and membership perks are FANTASTIC! I’m stoked to hear there is another Granado build in the pipeline. (Your wife has great taste!). Please start a build log so we can follow along with your builds and offer encouragement and admiration of your efforts. I’m currently in the middle of a Granado build (Caldercraft version) and am finding it to be a challenging and very rewarding endeavor. It would be a different story without the forum though! Have fun and enjoy, and best regards! BT mtaylor, hollowneck and Keith Black 3 Brian Current Builds: HMBV Granado 1/64 Caldercraft; HMS Sphinx 1775 by HardeeHarHar - Vanguard Models 1:64-V2 Completed Build: HMS Bounty's Jolly Boat 1/25 Artesania Latina; Master Korabel - 1:36 Yefin Nikonov's Secret Vessel On the Shelf: HMBV Granado 1/48 CAF Model
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