TJM Posted November 13, 2023 #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 Thukydides, chris watton, Keith Black and 2 others 5 Current Builds: Danish Light Frigate 'Christiania', based on HMS Sphinx kit by Vanguard Models HDMS Elben 1831 - first scratch build - Danish river guard Schooner Completed Build: HMS Flirt 1782 - Vanguard Models - 1:64
ccoyle Posted November 13, 2023 #2 Posted November 13, 2023 Welcome aboard! TJM, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix
CPDDET Posted November 13, 2023 #3 Posted November 13, 2023 (edited) Welcome! Edited November 13, 2023 by CPDDET change mtaylor, Keith Black and TJM 3 Current build: NRG Half Hull Previous build: MS Bluenose
Knocklouder Posted November 13, 2023 #4 Posted November 13, 2023 mtaylor, TJM and Keith Black 3 "Start so you can Finish!" In progress: The Dutchess of Kingston - 1:64 Vanguard Models 🙂 In queue: Astrolabe 1812 - Mantua 1:50; Pegasus - Amati 1:64 Completed: Santa Maria - 1:64, La Pinta - 1:64, La Nina - 1:64, Hannah Ship in a Bottle - 1:300, The Mayflower - 1:64, Viking Ship Drakkar -1:50 all by Amati. King of the Mississippi - Artesania Latina - 1:80 Queen Anne's Revenge - Piece Cool - 1:300 The Sea of Galilee Boat - Scott Miller - 1:20
AJohnson Posted November 13, 2023 #5 Posted November 13, 2023 Welcome to MSW! mtaylor, Keith Black and TJM 3 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
Keith Black Posted November 13, 2023 #6 Posted November 13, 2023 TJM, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. mtaylor, AJohnson and TJM 3 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
mtaylor Posted November 13, 2023 #7 Posted November 13, 2023 AJohnson, TJM and Keith Black 3 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)
GGibson Posted November 13, 2023 #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! mtaylor, TJM and Keith Black 3 Gregg Current Projects: Completed Projects: Waiting for Shipyard Clearance: Santa Maria Caravelle 1:48 - Ships of Pavel Nikitin Norwegian Sailing Pram 1:12 - Model Shipways USS Constitution 1:76 - Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack 1:24 - Model Shipways Yacht America Schooner 1851 1:64 - Model Shipways H.M. Schooner Ballahoo 1:64 - Caldercraft RMS Titanic 1:300 - OcCre (May now never get to it) Bluenose 1921 1:64 - Model Shipways
Diver Posted November 13, 2023 #9 Posted November 13, 2023 Welcome to the site. I would be lost without it. TJM, Keith Black and mtaylor 3
GrandpaPhil Posted November 14, 2023 #10 Posted November 14, 2023 Welcome! Keith Black, TJM and mtaylor 3 Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
TJM Posted November 14, 2023 Author #11 Posted November 14, 2023 Thanks a lot everyone - happy to enter this community! 😊 Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Current Builds: Danish Light Frigate 'Christiania', based on HMS Sphinx kit by Vanguard Models HDMS Elben 1831 - first scratch build - Danish river guard Schooner Completed Build: HMS Flirt 1782 - Vanguard Models - 1:64
Wawona59 Posted November 14, 2023 #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 Wawona59 John Next Project: Cleaning off my messy workspace a putting my tools away. Selected Previous Completed Builds: Revell - 1/96 Thermopylae; Revell - 1/96 Cutty Sark, Revell - 1/96 Constitution, Aurora - Whaling Bark Wanderer, Model Shipways - 1/96 Phantom, AL - 1805 Pilot Boat Swift, Midwest - Chesapeake Bay Flattie, Monitor and Merrimac, Model Trailways - Doctor's Buggy
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