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Jwestphal

Jwestphal

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It’s a pleasure finding a forum that discusses all the different aspects of ship building. Being new to the hobby, I’ve run into some challenges and have already found some helpful tips on this site. 
I recently purchased the Mantua Black Falcon on eBay. When it arrived, I found the instructions weren’t in the box. I’ve started the kit using the drawings without any other guidance. So far I don’t think I’ve ruined it but not having any measurements or actual directions has made it very difficult. Thank god for YouTube and this forum.

Thank for letting me join and partake in other’s knowledge. 
Jim

Keith Black

Keith Black

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 Jim, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.

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

 

 

allanyed

allanyed

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Welcome to MSW Jim,

Where are you in Florida?  There is am extremely nice group in the Naples area that meet on Saturdays that I am sure would be happy to lend guidance as you need it.

Allan

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

 

mtaylor

mtaylor

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Welcome to MSW, Jim.  Have you tried contacting company who sold the kit?  Or Mantua about the instructions?  Here's their website.  https://www.mantuamodel.co.uk/  There's a contact addy at the bottom of the first page.

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

Knocklouder

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:sign:

"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

Baker

Baker

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:sign:

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

 
 
Glen McGuire

Glen McGuire

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Welcome to the best place on the entire interweb!

Current builds: 

BlueJacket Constitution Repair & Build

 

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; Flying Dutchman/Black Pearl-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; Flying Dutchman/Black Pearl 

 

mtdoramike

mtdoramike

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Yep the old Ebay ship model kit purchase, I think we have all been there and done that, hoping everything is in the box when it arrives only to realize there are parts missing from parts of the model to plans and instructions. After your first or second model, you will toss the instructions, which at best are confusing and at worst down right misleading and build mainly by the plans or drawings. You will also learn that basically all ship models are built the same with only a few differences.

CDW

CDW

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Welcome from a fellow Floridian. I've got family who farm down your way in Immokalee, but unfortunately none of them are model ship builders. 

Edited by CDW

Completed Projects:

USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48  Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32  Ala-Kart 1:25  Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24  S-100 Schnellboot 1:72

Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster  BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35  Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale 

F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48  Rafale 1:48  F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48

TBM3 Avenger 1:32  1931 Cadillac 1:25  Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35  M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35

Military Wrecker 1:32  Delahaye 135 1:24  Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24  Enzo Ferrari 1:24  1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 

1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25  American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25  1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 

VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25  Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12  Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24  Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 

IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700  HMS Hood 1941 1:700  Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 

 

 

 

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