Eamon Posted February 24, 2024 #1 Posted February 24, 2024 Hello! I'm writing from my current home in Tanzania, but originally from Virginia. One of my grandfathers was a model ship builder himself, the other was a naval architect, and one of my uncles is a nautical painter, so it was somewhat inevitable I'd try picking this hobby up at some point. I'm currently working on my sixth ship. The first was a very old-school model with only vague instructions, and I had to give it up after the first planking. The second and third turned out just ok, and I ended up throwing them away to conserve space in my house. Finally, my fourth was the Artesania Latina Endurance, which I picked because of the comprehensive instructions and design for lighting. It may offend purists a bit because I ran out of time before moving overseas, and had to leave off the lanterns, ship's boats, and a few other details. Next, I completed the Occre Endurance, which I picked for the subject: Now moving on to the Artesania Latina Bounty, which is a monstrous kit. I'm looking forward to getting help from the experts here as I work through it! Keith Black, Haliburton, KevinR and 8 others 11
ccoyle Posted February 24, 2024 #2 Posted February 24, 2024 Welcome aboard! I have a soft spot for Tanzania -- I used to keep African cichlids from Lake Tanganyika. mtaylor and JeffT 2 Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix
Knocklouder Posted February 24, 2024 #3 Posted February 24, 2024 Eamon great looking models, if you ever run into troubles, this is the place to be. So many people here will help , just ask you'll see. Good luck on your journey. Keith Black, JeffT and mtaylor 3 On the build table : Pegasus -Amati-1:64 On hold: Astrolabe 1812 - Manuta-1:50 Completed : Eleven in our Gallery ‼️ Check my complete build list HERE
hollowneck Posted February 24, 2024 #5 Posted February 24, 2024 6 hours ago, ccoyle said: I have a soft spot for Tanzania -- I used to keep African cichlids from Lake Tanganyika. Me too! Loved watching the female mouth brooders! Welcome Eamon - you will find this virtual spot the best one in the world for ship modeling info and colleagues. Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Ron Secretary/Newsletter Editor, Philadelphia Ship Model Society Former Member/Secretary for the Connecticut Marine Model Society Former Director, Nautical Research Guild, 2021-2025 @modelshipdood on Instagram Current Build: HMS Diana Update Completed Builds: HM Gunbrig Cracker #13 (HM Adder Gunbrig), Grace & Peace (Wyoming, 6-masted Schooner), HMS Grecian, HMS Sphinx (as HMS Camilla) Ongakuka Maru, (Higaki Kaisen, It Takes A Village), Le Tigre Privateer, HMS Swan, HMS Godspeed, HMS Ardent, HMS Diana, Russian brig Mercury, Elizabethan Warship Revenge, Xebec Syf'Allah, USF Confederacy, HMS Granado, USS Brig Syren
Baker Posted February 24, 2024 #7 Posted February 24, 2024 mtaylor and Keith Black 2 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
mtaylor Posted February 24, 2024 #8 Posted February 24, 2024 Keith Black 1 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)
Jim Lad Posted February 25, 2024 #9 Posted February 25, 2024 Hello Eamon, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John Keith Black and mtaylor 2
AJohnson Posted February 25, 2024 #10 Posted February 25, 2024 Welcome to MsW! mtaylor and Keith Black 2 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
SiriusVoyager Posted February 26, 2024 #11 Posted February 26, 2024 Welcome to MSW! Keith Black and mtaylor 2 - Eric Current build: Occre Cala Esmerelda (as the Santa Eulalia) Finished: MS Norwegian Sailing Pram, MS Lowell Grand Banks Dory, MS Muscongus bay lobster smack, OcCre Palamos, AL San Francisco Cross Section, AL Sultan Arab Dhow
rmccook Posted March 4, 2024 #12 Posted March 4, 2024 On 2/24/2024 at 8:00 AM, Eamon said: Hello! I'm writing from my current home in Tanzania, but originally from Virginia. One of my grandfathers was a model ship builder himself, the other was a naval architect, and one of my uncles is a nautical painter, so it was somewhat inevitable I'd try picking this hobby up at some point. I'm currently working on my sixth ship. The first was a very old-school model with only vague instructions, and I had to give it up after the first planking. The second and third turned out just ok, and I ended up throwing them away to conserve space in my house. Finally, my fourth was the Artesania Latina Endurance, which I picked because of the comprehensive instructions and design for lighting. It may offend purists a bit because I ran out of time before moving overseas, and had to leave off the lanterns, ship's boats, and a few other details. Next, I completed the Occre Endurance, which I picked for the subject: Now moving on to the Artesania Latina Bounty, which is a monstrous kit. I'm looking forward to getting help from the experts here as I work through it! great looking boats! How did you ship them safely when you went overseas? Keith Black, Eamon and mtaylor 3
Keith Black Posted March 4, 2024 #13 Posted March 4, 2024 Eamon, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. mtaylor 1 Current Builds: Billy 1938 Homemade Sternwheeler Mosquito Fleet Mystery Sternwheeler Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: Sternwheeler and Barge from the Susquehanna Rivers Hard Coal Navy 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Perfection is an illusion, often chased, never caught
Eamon Posted March 4, 2024 Author #14 Posted March 4, 2024 4 hours ago, rmccook said: great looking boats! How did you ship them safely when you went overseas? I left the Endeavor behind, but sending the Endurance from Tanzania to the US (it was a gift for my dad) was quite the task! I had someone wrap it in a bubble wrap sling full of shredded paper and combine a few cardboard boxes to hold it. Then I someone had to bring it back as a checked bag on their flight to America. Apparently the Tanzanian airport employees thought this was VERY funny. mtaylor, Keith Black and rmccook 3
Bryan Woods Posted March 4, 2024 #15 Posted March 4, 2024 Welcome, my nephew and his family lives and works in Chimala, Tanzania. Safe travels! Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Current build: Gretel - Mamoli Completed builds: Nave Egizia -Amati 1:50 1st century Kinneret boat Le Martegaou- 1:80 - Billing Boats Mini Oseberg no 302 -Billing Boats Sea of Galilee boat Lowell Grand Banks dory, Norwegian sailing pram Muscongus bay lobster smack Peterboro Canoe- Midwest Captain John Smith’s shallop - Pavel Nikitin Chesapeake double kayak
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