Helge Hafstad Posted December 2, 2023 Share #1 Posted December 2, 2023 (edited) Hi all! Just found & joined here. Have built lots of models, mostly aircraft but also a couple of ships, in my youth. The hobby has been dormant for a long time. Then I built/modified a Kyosho SeaWind 1m RC sailboat, as a New Zealand racing sailboat, complete with commercials on the sails. That was fun, and I got a sail number from the SeaWind class club in New Zealand - they gave me 47 as that is the telephone code for Norway. 🙂 Now I'm trying to detail a RC controlled French Thonier (tuna boat), that was bought ready-built, but in my eyes screams out for detailing. Will also start to build, and have a kit for a Caldercraft Motor Fifie "Amaranth". That too will be an RC-controlled model. Can see here already that I can learn a lot here! Looking forward to that! 👍 Edited December 2, 2023 by Helge Hafstad Spelling error... JacquesCousteau, BETAQDAVE, Matt D and 11 others 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlax Posted December 2, 2023 Share #2 Posted December 2, 2023 Welcome! I hope you enjoy your time here. AJohnson, mtaylor, JeffT and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helge Hafstad Posted December 2, 2023 Author Share #3 Posted December 2, 2023 Thank you! I'm sure I will. mtaylor, AJohnson, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted December 2, 2023 Share #4 Posted December 2, 2023 Welcome aboard! mtaylor, AJohnson, Keith Black and 2 others 5 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted December 2, 2023 Share #5 Posted December 2, 2023 AJohnson, mtaylor, Helge Hafstad and 1 other 4 Quote Jeff In progress: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company -1/2" scale USS Constitution - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Granado - CAF Model - 1:48 HMS Sphinx - Vanguard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knocklouder Posted December 2, 2023 Share #6 Posted December 2, 2023 AJohnson, Keith Black, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Start so you can Finish !! Finished: The Santa Maria -Amati 1:65, La Pinta- Amati 1:65, La Nina -Amati 1:65 , Hannah The Mayflower Amati 1:60 Ship in Bottle-Amati 1:300 : The Sea of Galilee Boat-Scott Miller-1:20 Current Build: To be decided!! On Hold: HMS Pegasus: Amati Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted December 2, 2023 Share #7 Posted December 2, 2023 Helge, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. AJohnson, Helge Hafstad and mtaylor 3 Quote Current Builds: 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...
Helge Hafstad Posted December 2, 2023 Author Share #8 Posted December 2, 2023 Thank you for welcomes! 🙂 AJohnson, mtaylor and Keith Black 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted December 2, 2023 Share #9 Posted December 2, 2023 Hello Helge, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John Keith Black, mtaylor, AJohnson and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helge Hafstad Posted December 2, 2023 Author Share #10 Posted December 2, 2023 G'day John, been a while since I was last in Oz! Miss it! Keith Black, mtaylor and AJohnson 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted December 2, 2023 Share #11 Posted December 2, 2023 A very warm welcome to you! Looking at your temperatures and winter not being officially here yet, I thought any offered warmth would be welcome.😀 Allan AJohnson, Helge Hafstad, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wawona59 Posted December 2, 2023 Share #12 Posted December 2, 2023 A very warm welcome to Model Ship World Helge. You are definitely in the right place. I don't know much about RC but I think there is a topic on another forum on the MSW site. I have found all of the MSW members I've contacted to be very friendly and willing to help and share on just about any modeling subject that floats. BTW, nice work on the racing sailboat model. Welcome Aboard! Keith Black, mtaylor, Helge Hafstad and 1 other 4 Quote Wawona 59 John Next Project:: New Bedford Whaleboat - 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 Completed Builds: Midwest - Chesapeake Bay Flattie (highly modified); Revell - 1/96 Constitution, 1/96 Thermopylae, 1/96 Cutty Sark, 1/570 Titanic; Dragon - 1/700 USS Arizona; Model Shipways - NY Pilot Boat Phantom, Aurora - Whaling Ship Wanderer, Maquette - Boeing 307 Stratoliner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted December 2, 2023 Share #13 Posted December 2, 2023 Helge Hafstad and Keith Black 2 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...
AJohnson Posted December 2, 2023 Share #14 Posted December 2, 2023 Welcome to MSW Helge Hafstad, mtaylor and Keith Black 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 (Ship):- "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) Completed (Non-Ship):-Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C - Airfix (1/48), Bristol Beaufort - Airfix (1/72), Mosquito B.XVI - Airfix (1/72), , Sea-Harrier-FRS1 - Airfix (1/72), Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat - Airfix (1/24), De Havilland Chipmunk T.10 - Airfix (1/48), Flamborough Head Lighthouse - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted December 3, 2023 Share #15 Posted December 3, 2023 Welcome! AJohnson, mtaylor, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPDDET Posted December 3, 2023 Share #16 Posted December 3, 2023 Welcome! Beautiful models you have there. Keith Black, mtaylor and Helge Hafstad 3 Quote Current build: NRG Half Hull Previous build: MS Bluenose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diver Posted December 3, 2023 Share #17 Posted December 3, 2023 Welcome to the site from Ontario Canada. I was in Norway in 1986 in the Narvik area for a few months. Beautiful country. mtaylor, Helge Hafstad and Keith Black 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted December 4, 2023 Share #18 Posted December 4, 2023 mtaylor, Keith Black and Helge Hafstad 3 Quote Regards, Patrick Finished : Soleil Royal Heller 1/100 Wasa Billing Boats Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch) Pelican / Golden Hind 1/45 scratch Current build : Mary Rose 1/50 scratch Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch To do : Prins Willem Corel, Le Tonnant Corel, Yacht d'Oro Corel, Thermopylae Sergal Shore leave, non ship models build logs : ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72 Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72 Autoblinda AB40 1/72 122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72 10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e) Centurion Mk.1 conversion M29 Weasel 1/72 SAM6 1/72 T26 Finland T26 TN 1/72 Autoprotetto S37 1/72 Opel Blitz buses 1/72 Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72 Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72 Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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