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Hi,

my name is Piotr (or Peter, if you like) and I'm from liberty city of Gdańsk, Poland.

Since I remember I was always charmed by tall ships and ships of the line from XVII and XVIII century. I was always intrigued by the models of such ships. I hope I can gain some knowledge on how to build scale models of ships of the line and (hopefully) accomplish something worthy of showing.\

Before I check out: I can't find words to describe the beauty of the models that you guys build here. I'v been reading this forum for some years now and I wish I could create such beautiful constructions myself.

Regards and see you around!

Piotr

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Mark
Phoenix, AZ


Current builds;


Previous builds, in rough order of execution;
Shipjack, Peterbrough Canoe, Flying Fish, Half Moon, Britannia racing sloop, Whale boat, Bluenose, Picket boat, Viking longboat, Atlantic, Fair American, Mary Taylor, half hull Enterprise, Hacchoro, HMS Fly, Khufu Solar Boat.

On the shelf; Royal Barge, Jefferson Davis.

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Welcome to MSW, Piotr.  A bit of advice... start "small" (no masts)and simple) and then work upwards.  A good way to start is something like this:   https://modelexpo-online.com/Model-Shipways-Shipwright-3-Kit-Combo-Series-with-Tools-and-Paint_p_5290.html.   

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)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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 Piotr, 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

 

 

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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 :)

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7 hours ago, mtaylor said:

Welcome to MSW, Piotr.  A bit of advice... start "small" (no masts)and simple) and then work upwards.  A good way to start is something like this:   https://modelexpo-online.com/Model-Shipways-Shipwright-3-Kit-Combo-Series-with-Tools-and-Paint_p_5290.html.   

Thanks mtaylor for the advice! I recently got a plastic kit of a 74-gun ship as a gift, which I'm planning to build. I wanted to take this opportunity and build it as thoroughly as I can (I have some experience with plastic model), to know as many details about rigging, masts, sails and yards as possible, before I can learn how to build something simple from wood (especially, that I don't have hardware to work with wood). 

 

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Welcome to MSW Piotr, 

There is a trove of information here at MSW that can help you build a fantastic model.  Research everything you can even before you start the first build, then continue to do so throughout the process.   You have 43,000 new friends and helpers here at MSW.

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

 

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Welcome to MSW Piotr :cheers:

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

 

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