Aiken Posted January 4, 2023 Share #1 Posted January 4, 2023 Dear Members of the Model Ship World: After a 5 year hiatus from the ship modeling hobby, it's great for this 83 year old to return to a lifetime interest along with enjoying nautical research. As the son of an architect / engineer, I learned about building models at an early age. But it wasn't until retirement in 2005 that I really got my hands on some basswood, decent tools and a couple of kits. Living in St. Michaels, MD (1985-1990) created a serious interest in the workboats of the Chesapeake Bay that harvest oysters and crabs. I've built a Chesapeake Bay Buyboat, which appeared on the inside front cover of the February and May/June 2015 issues of Ships In Scale. That was followed up by a model of a Hooper Island Draketail in the March/April 2016 issue of Ships In Scale. The relocation from Florida up to South Carolina in 2016, along with my wife's health situation, pulled me away from the hobby until her passing in 2018. This was followed up by a two year restoration of a 1952 Chevy, then a major heart attack in March of this past year, which now has me living in a three room apartment in an adult care living facility. The second bedroom is the hobby room, office and library, with every available space utilized, similar to my earlier life on a U. S. Navy destroyer in the 1960's. When re-joining the NRG, Mary Van Dahm even remembered my name from the previous 25 year membership. So it's great to once again become a member of that fine organization as well as becoming part of MSW. Currently I am working on an excellent Model Expo kit of the Willie L. Bennett, a classic Chesapeake Bay Skipjack, some build logs which currently appear in MSW for guidance. I will look forward to hearing from any fellow MSW / NRG members who share a similar interest in Chesapeake Bay workboats, and wish you all "fare winds and following seas" from Aiken, SC Peanut6, JeffT, Keith Black and 13 others 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knocklouder Posted January 4, 2023 Share #2 Posted January 4, 2023 WELCOME BACK TO MSW !! Keith Black, Dave_E, JeffT and 1 other 4 Quote Start so you can Finish !! Finished: The Santa Maria -Amati 1:65, La Pinta- Amati 1:65, La Nina -Amati 1:65 , Hannah Ship in a Bottle -1:300 The Sea of Galilee Boat-Scott Miller-1:20 , The Mayflower-Amati-1:60 Current Build: 1972 Ford Sport Custom On Hold: HMS Pegasus: Amati Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_E Posted January 4, 2023 Share #3 Posted January 4, 2023 Welcome back Sir! 👍😀 JeffT, Keith Black and mtaylor 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...
oakheart Posted January 4, 2023 Share #4 Posted January 4, 2023 "fare winds and following seas" to you too Aiken, I am a new boy here and have found it a wonderful place to learn and make new 'shipmates'. Tim JeffT, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote Current Builds : Cutter "Speedy" 1828 from Plans by Bill Shoulders at 148 Bounty Launch - Scratch build - FINISHED 85 ft. Harbour Tug. scratch built from plans by Francis Smith. ( FINISHED but no build log for this ) HMS Lightning. kit bashed from Deans Marine HMS Kelly kit ( FINISHED ) yes at last.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted January 4, 2023 Share #5 Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) Welcome back to MSW. Glad to have you back aboard. Edited January 4, 2023 by Keith Black oakheart and JeffT 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...
ccoyle Posted January 4, 2023 Share #6 Posted January 4, 2023 A hearty "welcome back!" from just up the road in Greer. Life has thrown you some curve balls of late -- hope you get much satisfaction out of your current project. Keith Black, JeffT, druxey and 1 other 4 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPDDET Posted January 4, 2023 Share #7 Posted January 4, 2023 Welcome home, sailor! Keith Black, mtaylor and JeffT 3 Quote Current build: NRG Half Hull Previous build: MS Bluenose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted January 4, 2023 Share #8 Posted January 4, 2023 Welcome back! mtaylor and Keith Black 2 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...
Jim Lad Posted January 4, 2023 Share #9 Posted January 4, 2023 Welcome home, Aiken! John Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted January 4, 2023 Share #10 Posted January 4, 2023 Very happy to see you return to the fray Aiken Allan Keith Black and mtaylor 2 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 January 5, 2023 Share #11 Posted January 5, 2023 Welcome back home, Aiken. Keith Black 1 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...
GrandpaPhil Posted January 6, 2023 Share #12 Posted January 6, 2023 Welcome back! mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New England Captain Posted January 7, 2023 Share #13 Posted January 7, 2023 Welcome back!!!! Keith Black 1 Quote Current Wood Builds HMS Victory Cross Section Future Wood Builds 18th Century Longboat-Model Shipways America Cup Endeavour Kit-Amati 1/50 san Fransisco II Cross Section- Artesania Latina 1910 American Fishing Schooner Elsie-Model Shipways 1/100 Korean Turtle Warship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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