Flambeaux Posted November 29, 2022 #1 Posted November 29, 2022 Hello everyone! I am glad to be a member here! I am sixty years old, I am a musician and I live in West Central Florida. My interests in modeling have been between ships, railroads and WWI aircraft. I've also dabbled in R/C modeling, but I got tired of it never being a relaxing pastime. So, I've decided to get back into ship modeling. It all started with a Pyro Roman Merchantman and Santa Maria in 1967. Since then I've built quite a few models, mostly plastic but some wood and even paper. My best models were the 1/350 Titanic and 1/350 Yamato, built more than 40 years ago. Also the Soleil Royal from Heller. My latest model is the 1/72 Santa Maria from Shipyard, laser cut paper. Still slogging along on this one. I'd like to build a model of the Mary Rose someday, maybe a huge model in 1/20. Right now that's the stuff of fantasies. Seeing that model of De Zeven Provincien in the Batavia museum in Holland certainly whets the appetite for such a thing. But where do you find the room? The resources here are fantastic. I'm grateful to find out about this site from a colleague on a social media site. He himself contributes a lot here, so I'm grateful to be a part of this as well. Best wishes to everyone-- Lyle BenD, ccoyle, Baker and 7 others 10 Quote
Keith Black Posted November 29, 2022 #2 Posted November 29, 2022 Lyle, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. Dave_E and mtaylor 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
CPDDET Posted November 29, 2022 #3 Posted November 29, 2022 Welcome aboard! Some fine work there on your model. Keith Black, mtaylor and Dave_E 3 Quote Current build: NRG Half Hull Previous build: MS Bluenose
ccoyle Posted November 29, 2022 #4 Posted November 29, 2022 Aha, another cardist (see signature)! Welcome aboard! Flambeaux, mtaylor, Dave_E and 1 other 4 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
Dave_E Posted November 29, 2022 #5 Posted November 29, 2022 Hi Lyle, welcome to the forum! 👍😀 mtaylor, Flambeaux 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
Knocklouder Posted November 29, 2022 #6 Posted November 29, 2022 Dave_E, Keith Black, Flambeaux and 1 other 4 Quote Start so you can Finish !! Finished: The Sea of Galilee Boat-Scott Miller-1:20 , Amati } Hannah Ship in a Bottle:Santa Maria : LA Pinta : La Nana : The Mayflower : Viking Ship Drakkar The King Of the Mississippi Artesania Latina 1:80 Current Build: Royal Yacht, Duchess of Kingston-Vanguard Models
Jim Lad Posted November 29, 2022 #7 Posted November 29, 2022 Hello Lyle, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John Dave_E, mtaylor, Flambeaux and 1 other 4 Quote
mtaylor Posted November 30, 2022 #8 Posted November 30, 2022 Welcome to MSW, Lyle. You might consider opening a build log for your current project. It's a great way to meet others and also get help when you need it. Flambeaux, Keith Black, CPDDET 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)
Louie da fly Posted November 30, 2022 #9 Posted November 30, 2022 Welcome to MSW, Lyle. The idea of making a BIG model of Mary Rose is very adventurous, but by no means impossible. I've done a speculative model (still working on it) of Mary Rose's sister ship Henry Grace a Dieu (or Great Harry), and if you actually end up making your model, I'd be happy to share any information I may have collected in my years of research on the subject - especially the bits of the ship that didn't survive, which can often be reconstructed from contemporary pictures, for example the forecastle - see Steven mtaylor, Keith Black and Flambeaux 3 Quote 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
Glen McGuire Posted November 30, 2022 #10 Posted November 30, 2022 Welcome aboard, Lyle! We are all glad you found us! Dave_E, Keith Black, Flambeaux and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds: BlueJacket Constitution Repair & Build Flying Dutchman/Black Pearl Pirates of the Caribbean SIB Gallery: Mamoli CSS Alabama; Amati Hannah-SIB; Charles W Morgan-SIB; Aurora-SIB; Independence-SIB; Zheng He Treasure Fleet-SIB; Adventure Galley-SIB; Oseberg/Kraken-SIB; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw-SIB; Wa'a Kualua-SIB; Ghost Ship Jenny-SIB; Banshee II-SIB, Completed build logs: Alabama; Hannah; Morgan; Aurora; Independence; Zheng He Treasure Fleet; Captain Kidd's Adventure Galley; Oseberg/Kraken; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw, Wa'a Kualua, Ghost Ship Jenny; Banshee II
Baker Posted November 30, 2022 #11 Posted November 30, 2022 mtaylor, Keith Black, Dave_E and 1 other 4 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
Flambeaux Posted November 30, 2022 Author #12 Posted November 30, 2022 Thank you everyone for the welcome! I anticipate a new level of quality in my modelbuilding experience with the knowledge available here. Best, Lyle Dave_E, Louie da fly, Knocklouder and 2 others 5 Quote
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