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Hello everyone.  My name’s Ian and I’m a 59 years old ex teacher.  I’ve recently retired and I’m about to embark on my first wooden ship kit, Occre’s HMS Terror.  I’ve built plastic kits since the world was young but I’m very excited to finally have the time to learn how to build something a little more challenging.   I’ve always been curious about sailing ships but was very lucky to be able to do a tour of duty at Ascension Island whilst in the RAF and it was on exploring the Victorian RN infrastructure and diving the wreck of HMS Maeander that my interest in the 19th Century Royal Navy grew.  My long term goal is to build a scratch model of HMS Maeander.  

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Hello everyone.  My name’s Ian and I’m a 59 years old ex teacher.  I’ve recently retired and I’m about to embark on my first wooden ship kit, Occre’s HMS Terror.  I’ve built plastic kits since the world was young but I’m very excited to finally have the time to learn how to build something a little more challenging.   I’ve always been curious about sailing ships but was very lucky to be able to do a tour of duty at Ascension Island whilst in the RAF and it was on exploring the Victorian RN infrastructure and diving the wreck of HMS Maeander that my interest in the 19th Century Royal Navy grew.  My long term goal is to build a scratch model of HMS Maeander

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Welcome to MSW Ian! :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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  Ian, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. 

Current Builds: Sternwheeler from the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy

                            Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee

                            Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia

 

Completed: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula

                      1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver                       

                       Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration

 

 

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Welcome Aboard Ian, from a retired 64 year old college teacher.  It looks like you are in good company as there are a few of us ex-teachers in the group.  MSW is a great group of modelers.  Good luck on your HMS Terror project.  Perhaps you could start a build log when you are ready.  Welcome to MSW!

 

Wawona 59

John Newcome

 

Wawona59

John

 

Current Project: Slo-Mo-Shun IV - Billing Boats kit

 

Selected "Seattle icons" future Builds

Wawona Lumber Schooner

Washington State Ferry - Kalakala

First Nations - Duwamish cedar dugout canoe

Slo-Mo-Shun IV - hydro 

Bailey Gatzert, Sternwheeler, 1890 - Built in Seattle

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Welcome from a 58 year old. But still years from retirement, I'm afraid...

 

George

Current Builds: Bluejacket USS KearsargeRRS Discovery 1:72 scratch

Completed Builds: Model Shipways 1:96 Flying Fish | Model Shipways 1:64 US Brig Niagara | Model Shipways 1:64 Pride of Baltimore II (modified) | Midwest Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack | Heller 1:150 Passat | Revell 1:96 USS Constitution

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Welcome to MSW. Always nice to see another Scot here. I had family from both Highlands and Lowlands.

 

A beautiful place. 

 

Looking forward to a build log.

On the bench: HMS Surprise - (Prototype) - Vanguard Models - 1:64 COMING SOON

Future work: HMS Agamemnon - (Prototype) - Vanguard Models - 1:64
My other builds:  https://modelshipworld.com/topic/38761-a-place-to-post-your-long-signatures/

 

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