TJM Posted November 13, 2023 Share #1 Posted November 13, 2023 Hi everyone, I am a new member but I have been lurking for a while, getting inspired by all the amazing builds on this site! While I have very limited experience with model ship building, having only completed Artesania Latinas New England Whaling Boat kit as a kind of trial (it went ok), I have been assembling and painting miniatures for over 20 years and have other craft hobbies like bookbinding, so I am not totally new to alot of the techniques I see used in all the fine build logs on this forum! And this is exactly what got ne interested; I love the finished look af a sailing ship - they are just very aesthetic to me - and I am really intrigued by the construction process. I know next to nothing about actual sailing ships, but I guess that will come in time! Having seen the amazing kis from Vanguard Models, I decided to start with HMS Flirt. I will be opening a build log for this soon! As I have a full time job, two small kids and other hobbies, progress is likely to be slow at times and come in 'sprints', but that is how it has to be for now 😉 . Cheers from Denmark, and I'll see you around the forum! TJM Keith Black, mtaylor, ccoyle and 2 others 5 Quote Current Build: Danish Light Frigate 'Christiania', based on HMS Sphinx kit by Vanguard Models Completed Build: HMS Flirt 1782 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted November 13, 2023 Share #2 Posted November 13, 2023 Welcome aboard! TJM, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPDDET Posted November 13, 2023 Share #3 Posted November 13, 2023 (edited) Welcome! Edited November 13, 2023 by CPDDET change mtaylor, TJM and Keith Black 3 Quote Current build: NRG Half Hull Previous build: MS Bluenose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knocklouder Posted November 13, 2023 Share #4 Posted November 13, 2023 Keith Black, TJM and mtaylor 3 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted November 13, 2023 Share #5 Posted November 13, 2023 Welcome to MSW! mtaylor, Keith Black and TJM 3 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Cutter Trial - Vanguard models (1/64), HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64), Hawker-Typhoon-1b-"Car-Door" - Airfix (1/24) Completed:- "Nisha" - Vanguard Models (1/64), HMS Orestes(Mars) - Caldercraft (1/64), HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft (1/64), TSS Earnslaw - Paper Shipwright (1/250), Puffer "Starlight" - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted November 13, 2023 Share #6 Posted November 13, 2023 TJM, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. mtaylor, TJM and AJohnson 3 Quote Current Builds: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted November 13, 2023 Share #7 Posted November 13, 2023 TJM, AJohnson and Keith Black 3 Quote 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGibson Posted November 13, 2023 Share #8 Posted November 13, 2023 14 hours ago, TJM said: ...I decided to start with HMS Flirt. I will be opening a build log for this soon! As I have a full time job, two small kids and other hobbies, progress is likely to be slow at times and come in 'sprints', but that is how it has to be for now... Welcome, TJM! Enjoy the benefits of the MSW community. And, I've had to remind myself many times... This Model Ship World forum is not a competition of who's best or fastest, but simply an awesome forum to share both our struggles and our successes and learn from one another. Look forward to seeing your HMS Flirt build log! TJM, mtaylor and Keith Black 3 Quote Gregg Current Projects: Completed Projects: Waiting for Shipyard Clearance: Bluenose 1921 1:64 - Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram 1:12 - Model Shipways Yacht America Schooner 1851 1:64 - Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack 1:24 - Model Shipways RMS Titanic 1:300 - OcCre (Couldn't help myself when it was on sale) H.M. Schooner Ballahoo 1:64 - Caldercraft USS Constitution 1:76 - Model Shipways Santa Maria Caravelle 1:48 - Ships of Pavel Nikitin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diver Posted November 13, 2023 Share #9 Posted November 13, 2023 Welcome to the site. I would be lost without it. Keith Black, mtaylor and TJM 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted November 14, 2023 Share #10 Posted November 14, 2023 Welcome! Keith Black, mtaylor and TJM 3 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJM Posted November 14, 2023 Author Share #11 Posted November 14, 2023 Thanks a lot everyone - happy to enter this community! 😊 Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Current Build: Danish Light Frigate 'Christiania', based on HMS Sphinx kit by Vanguard Models Completed Build: HMS Flirt 1782 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wawona59 Posted November 14, 2023 Share #12 Posted November 14, 2023 Welcome Aboard TJM! You've landed in the right place for ship modelers. There is a wealth of information and experience that MSW members freely share. Please do not worry yourself about the time it takes to build your model. We modelers are not on a schedule, in a race or have a deadline (except perhaps professional modelers with paying clients). Enjoy the modeling process however long it takes. Make sure to post questions along the way. You are bound to get several responses to any question you ask. When you are ready, I'm looking forward to following your build log on the HMS Flirt. Vanguard produces some excellent kits so you made a good choice of manufacturer and subject. mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Wawona 59 John Next Project: 18th Century Pinnace Indefinite Hold for the future: 1/96 Flying Fish, Model Shipways Wish list for "Seattle Connection" builds: 1/96 Lumber Schooner Wawona, 1/96 Down Easter St. Paul, 1/32 Hydroplane Slo-Mo-Shun IV, 1/96 M.V. Kalakala, 1/96 Virginia V, 1/96 Arthur Foss tug, 1/64 Duwamish cedar dugout canoe, 1/232 USS Olympia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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