Howdy from (the suburbs of) Brussels

[Rushdie]

I'm Paul, I'm a Belgian and worked in the shipping industry all of my active life, retired since 2014.  I started building Victory's "Lady Nelson" back in 2010, my first ever attempt at building a wooden ship model, but didn't get beyond the second planking of the hull mostly because I moved to a new job in the Netherlands.  Last week I picked up the project again (after admiring the bare hull for ten years or more...) and just about completed planking the weather deck.  In February last year I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, I thought I'd kick the bucket within a week but ... still there, I hope to finish the model, hence my name Rush-die.

My hobbies used to be wine (tastes change with chemotherapy), I roast coffee and still like espresso, I cook Thai for Irène and myself a few times each week, and I love good music, from classical to country & western, jazz and rock and I'm happy with my vintage hi-fi.

This site is my only guideline in building a wooden ship model.  I work dead-slow and sometimes get tangled up in seemingly unsurmountable details, but I believe it's better to try to plan a sequence.

So, here we are.... 

[Keith Black]

 Paul, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. 

[Knocklouder]

Sad news Paul. You should post some pictures of your Lady Nelson to see where you are at. There are some excellent logs for the LN on MSN, follow a few of those and you be on your way to getting her done. Good luck on your journey,   

[Baker]

Sad news about your health.

But 

 

[Wawona59]

Hi Paul,  Welcome to Model Ship World.  This is a wonderful and supportive site.  MSW members are very willing to help an answer any questions.  I'm sorry to hear about your health issues.  I find ship modeling to be a welcome respite from my daily problems and issues.  I'm looking forward to seeing photos of your progress with your Lady Helson project.  Welcome Aboard to MSW!

 

 

[Rushdie]

Thanks for the welcome and, I would add, don't worry about my health...as Spirit sang "It's Nature's Way" and that's just fine!

 

So, that weatherdeck...I took a photocopy of the deck plan, and glued the planks onto that with a weak glue stick.  Then I sand the paperbacking, rendering it real thin.  I intend to cement the entire ceiling onto the vessel's false deck in one go.  I don't yet know which glue, wood glue or superglue, I will use, and I'll probably ensure the whole ceiling be wet .. It's an adventure...  I'm now waiting for the glue, the "Clou Schnellschleifgrundierung G1"  sanding sealer, the various Vallejo model colors...before proceeding.

[CPDDET]

Welcome aboard!

[ccoyle]

Welcome aboard!

[Jim Lad]

Hello Paul, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'.

 

John

[mtaylor]

[AJohnson]

Welcome to MSW Paul! 

[Vlax]

Welcome Paul! I hope Enjoy your time here at MSW. There are some very friendly helpful people around. Good luck with everything going on and your models looking good!