Michael P Posted March 9, 2023 #1 Posted March 9, 2023 As a teenager, I used to make model ships. One even won 3rd prize in a Model Engineer exhibition in London, though it looks very crude these days. Then a few years into retirement (now aged 80), I thought I’d try again, and so far have made models of HMS Sphinx, Winsby (later renamed Happy Return), RMS Britannia, and a late Elizabethan galleon based on the well-known Mathew Baker drawing. The present project is HMS Agamemnon. Not a kit (I've never made a kit model), and quite small at a scale of 1:150, as there's no room in the house for anything big. And the scale adds to the challenges. I'm attaching a photo of Winsby, which has a keel length of about 12 inches. Keith Black, Haliburton, Edwardkenway and 14 others 17
Edwardkenway Posted March 9, 2023 #2 Posted March 9, 2023 Michael, welcome to MSW Ryland Craze, Keith Black, AJohnson and 3 others 6 Current builds; Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25 - on hold HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 Completed: HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64 - FINISHED Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - FINISHED Providence whaleboat- 1:25 - FINISHED Non ship: SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED
ccoyle Posted March 9, 2023 #3 Posted March 9, 2023 Welcome aboard, Michael! That's a fine model there. Dave_E, mtaylor, Keith Black and 4 others 7 Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix
Dave_E Posted March 9, 2023 #4 Posted March 9, 2023 Greetings Michael! Welcome to the forum! Nice work! 👍😀 Keith Black, Edwardkenway, Ryland Craze and 3 others 6 Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake, Curtis P-40 Warhawk - 1/33 Card Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models
Knocklouder Posted March 9, 2023 #5 Posted March 9, 2023 mtaylor, Edwardkenway, AJohnson and 3 others 6 On the build table : Pegasus -Amati-1:64 On hold: Astrolabe 1812 - Manuta-1:50 Completed : Eleven in our Gallery ‼️ Check my complete build list HERE
Keith Black Posted March 9, 2023 #6 Posted March 9, 2023 Michael, welcome to MSW. Fantastic model. Glad to have you aboard. AJohnson, Ryland Craze, Edwardkenway and 2 others 5 Current Builds: Billy 1938 Homemade Sternwheeler Mosquito Fleet Mystery Sternwheeler Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: Sternwheeler and Barge from the Susquehanna Rivers Hard Coal Navy 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Perfection is an illusion, often chased, never caught
Baker Posted March 9, 2023 #7 Posted March 9, 2023 JeffT, Edwardkenway, mtaylor and 3 others 6 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
AJohnson Posted March 9, 2023 #8 Posted March 9, 2023 Welcome to MSW Michael from North Yorkshire That is a great model, especially at that scale! mtaylor, Edwardkenway, JeffT and 2 others 5 Andrew Current builds:- HM Gun-brig Sparkler - Vanguard (1/64) , HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64) Completed (Kits):- Vanguard Models (1/64) :- HM Cutter Trial , Nisha - Brixham trawler Caldercraft (1/64) :- HMS Orestes(Mars), HM Cutter Sherbourne Paper Shipwright (1/250) :- TSS Earnslaw, Puffer Starlight
JeffT Posted March 9, 2023 #9 Posted March 9, 2023 mtaylor, Ryland Craze, Edwardkenway and 2 others 5 Jeff
mtaylor Posted March 9, 2023 #10 Posted March 9, 2023 Welcome to MSW, Michael. Do consider a build log in the scratch area. Sounds like a great project. Ryland Craze, Keith Black, Edwardkenway and 1 other 4 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)
Jim Lad Posted March 9, 2023 #11 Posted March 9, 2023 Hello Michael, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John Keith Black, mtaylor, Edwardkenway and 2 others 5
East Ender Posted March 10, 2023 #12 Posted March 10, 2023 Warm welcome from along the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia Michael. Beautiful model!. Edwardkenway, Ryland Craze, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Tim Lent
Michael P Posted March 12, 2023 Author #13 Posted March 12, 2023 Build log duly started. Early days so far. Edwardkenway, mtaylor and Keith Black 3
Gus M Posted March 12, 2023 #14 Posted March 12, 2023 Wellcome to MSW, enjoy mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Greetings Gus ------------------------------------------------------------------- Current build log: San Francisco Cross Section
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