Scuttle Butt Posted January 4 #1 Posted January 4 A heartfelt "servus" (which is soemthing along the lines of "hi there!") from Augsburg / Germany! My name's Jonas. I am a teacher for English, Arts and Crafts and some minor CAD, and a father of three little ones. Currently,after a building time of about two years, I am in the process of finishing my first ship model, Mantua's President. The reasons for this lengthy build are mostly the birth of two of my kids, a thorough renovation with moving houses and my cat using the original plan as a makeshift loo, restricting me to the sup-par building manual that came with the kit. I am truly happy to get this one off the bench, but I will finish it before moving on to Vanguard's Cutter Alert. I've had modelling in me for my whole life, starting with plastic kits, then moving on to Tabletop Gaming (doing more painting than playing). I there started sculpting miniatures as a freelancer, ending up doing 1/72 historical work mostly. My teacher education forced me into taking a break there. I've always had a knack for working with wood and ships, so, in the end, the step towards building wooden model ships was just a matter of time. I really, really enjoy this hobby, not least because I've found the great support of the local shipwrights who welcomed me with open arms to their table. Without them, I wouldn't have made it through the President. I am looking forward to reading, asking and - moste of all - learning from all your posts and feedback! Cheers, everyone! Scuttle Butt Thukydides, ccoyle, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote
ccoyle Posted January 4 #2 Posted January 4 Moin, moin! Glad to have you aboard. Keith Black, mtaylor and Scuttle Butt 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
Keith Black Posted January 4 #3 Posted January 4 Jonas, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. Scuttle Butt and mtaylor 2 Quote 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
Knocklouder Posted January 4 #4 Posted January 4 Scuttle Butt, Keith Black 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
Thukydides Posted January 4 #5 Posted January 4 Welcome to MSW Scuttle Butt and mtaylor 2 Quote Current Builds: HMS Perseus (Scratch) Completed Builds: Type VII C U Boat (HobbyBoss); HM Cutter Alert (Vanguard Models)
Baker Posted January 4 #6 Posted January 4 Keith Black, mtaylor and Scuttle Butt 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 große-jacht / Yacht D'Oro 1/50 Corel Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch 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 Cleaning the 1/72 military collection Si vis pacem, para bellum
Jim Lad Posted January 4 #7 Posted January 4 Hello Jonas, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John Scuttle Butt, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote
mtaylor Posted January 4 #8 Posted January 4 Scuttle Butt 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)
KennyH78 Posted January 5 #9 Posted January 5 Servus! Welcome to MSW. How far is Augsburg from Eschenbach opf from you? Lovely looking model as well. mtaylor, Keith Black and Scuttle Butt 3 Quote Kenny Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea MS US Frigate Confederacy On Hold: Continental Frigate Raleigh 1777 Completed Builds: MS 18th Century Longboat Dinghy - Midwest Kit H.M.S Triton Cross Section 1/48 Chesapeake Bay Flattie - Midwest Kit Future Builds: MS English Pinnace; OcCre Endurance; Revenue Cutter Cheerful
Scuttle Butt Posted January 5 Author #10 Posted January 5 Thank you all for this warm welcome! 4 hours ago, KennyH78 said: Servus! Welcome to MSW. How far is Augsburg from Eschenbach opf from you? Lovely looking model as well. That would be a solid 190km from here 😬 mtaylor, KennyH78, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Quote
KennyH78 Posted January 5 #11 Posted January 5 That's a good distance. I only ask because I have family there. My mother's side of the family. Haven't been back in a very long time. Too expensive to fly from the States. Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Kenny Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea MS US Frigate Confederacy On Hold: Continental Frigate Raleigh 1777 Completed Builds: MS 18th Century Longboat Dinghy - Midwest Kit H.M.S Triton Cross Section 1/48 Chesapeake Bay Flattie - Midwest Kit Future Builds: MS English Pinnace; OcCre Endurance; Revenue Cutter Cheerful
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