Hi, from Balearic Islands, Spain.

[Miguel Juan Calvo Fürst]

Good morning, everyone.

I am very grateful for accepting my request. After a long illness, I have decided to resume a hobby that I abandoned almost 35 years ago. I started with plastic model kits, but I always had a strong desire to delve into wooden models. Now that I have a little bit of time (not much), I have decided to embark on the construction of an 18th-century Spanish frigate with 22 cannons.

In my early days, I had a collection of magazines that provided a step-by-step guide for building the model, and they would eventually send you the blueprints. My mistake was lending them to a friend, and they never returned... but a few months ago, I found them again on a collectors' website and decided to buy them and start over.

I feel a bit apprehensive about starting, and I will need a lot of help. Right now, I am gathering all the manuals and tutorials I can find. Although I think I might get overwhelmed by so much information, especially considering my English is very rusty... but I am confident that I will receive unconditional support from all of you.

I hope to share the progress I make on the model and the helpful advice and instructions that you will provide.

Thank you very much.

[Knocklouder]

This is the place to be, you will get all the help you need to resume your modeling. Best of luck on your journey.   

[Baker]

And good luck with this project 

[CPDDET]

Welcome aboard and welcome back to a wonderful hobby. Lots of help from great people here.

[Keith Black]

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

[Glen McGuire]

Welcome, Miguel!  Sounds like you've got a very interesting project.  I hope that you will create a build log for it so we can follow your progress,

[mtaylor]

Welcome to MSW, Miguel!

[Jaager]

Ah,  the place where an RN admiral was executed on his quarter deck for being too timid.

 

A 22 gun is essentially a corvette (Sloop-of-War)  not as bad as a frigate but it is still a formidable subject as a first wooden model - coming from plastic or coming in cold.

 

I imagine it is a difficult read in translation, but you could read the "For Beginners-" post at the top of this forum

If you do start with the 22 gun  and it becomes too much - the beginners topic may show you a way to recover your ambition by taking a smaller bite and succeeding at it.

Plastic is probably more of a negative stepping stone into wood and sail  - assembly instructions (plastic) and fabrication plans (wood) are different things.

 

[Jim Lad]

Hello Miguel, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'.

 

John

[Miguel Juan Calvo Fürst]

Muchas gracias a todos.

Espero dejar el pabellón bien alto.

 

[allanyed]

Welcome aboard Miguel  Your project looks to be very interesting and hopefully a lot of fun.  I am sure you will get all the support you need (maybe too

much😀)  When I say too much, for example, when it is time for the cannon, please feel free to PM me as I have detailed drawings of three patterns of Spanish cannon covering circa 1715-1756, 1756-1765, and 1765-1805 that I can send to you if you want them and compare with your plans.   

Allan

[Dlowder]

Welcome aboard.

David

[Miguel Juan Calvo Fürst]

Here are some photos I took on my first wood project, the bluenose. It's lying on a shelf and I'm already missing many sections of the sticks.
It is unfinished, but I will take it up again when I feel up to it.

  Thank you very much.

24072023.pdf

[CPDDET]

Welcome back to the shipyard! Many of us have taken time away from our models only to return with renewed passion.