64Pacific Posted March 5 Share #1 Posted March 5 (edited) Hello all, I'm new to the hobby and the forums and hail from the Western half of Canada. A few years back an idea was tabled to build a large pond at our local museum. This suggestion got my mind running and before long a fibreglass hull for a 1:96 scale model of the banana boat Afric Star was order from a firm somewhere in the UK; apologies as my recollection of whom or exactly where they were is rather vague. Work took over and the model sat in my office, gathering dust and a nice pile of reference images from FotoFlight. Later, while stuck in a 'hotel' in Tuktoyaktuk I started digging through some old files, in there were drawings and photos of the tug Malaspina Straits saved from the internet nearly 25 years ago. The documents depicted the tug when it was sold about 1998 and was hauled out of the water for service. A few posts on the Facebook lead me to the naval architect and from them a few drawings were purchased. Covid hit and I, for some reason, decided to start another project. A few sheets of styrene later and a hull of my 1/2" model started to take shape... At the moment I've only got the one photo of the model handy, see attached if it comes through. Aside from the model ships, I am a mechanical designer / draftsman; am restoring an old logging truck, a tractor and a forklift; do a bit of fly fishing among other hobbies... Until next time... Edited March 5 by 64Pacific Knocklouder, Baker, KevinR and 6 others 9 Quote Scott - British Columbia, Canada. Current build: Malaspina Straits - Plastic tug scratch build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted March 5 Share #2 Posted March 5 mtaylor and Keith Black 2 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...
Keith Black Posted March 5 Share #3 Posted March 5 64P, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. mtaylor 1 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...
GrandpaPhil Posted March 5 Share #4 Posted March 5 Welcome! mtaylor and Keith Black 2 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...
Knocklouder Posted March 5 Share #5 Posted March 5 welcome to MSW. Good luck on your journey. mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Start so you can Finish !! Finished: The Santa Maria -Amati 1:65, La Pinta- Amati 1:65, La Nina -Amati 1:65 , Hannah Ship in Bottle-Amati 1:300 : The Sea of Galilee Boat-Scott Miller-1:20 Current Build: The Mayflower: Amati On Hold: HMS Pegasus: Amati Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted March 5 Share #6 Posted March 5 Welcome aboard! mtaylor and Keith Black 2 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...
CPDDET Posted March 5 Share #7 Posted March 5 Welcome! Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Current build: NRG Half Hull Previous build: MS Bluenose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64Pacific Posted March 5 Author Share #8 Posted March 5 Thank you everyone, I am looking forward to participating here - a lot of impressive projects and it can really be seen that the amount of knowledge is quite impressive! mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Scott - British Columbia, Canada. Current build: Malaspina Straits - Plastic tug scratch build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted March 5 Share #9 Posted March 5 Welcome MSW! mtaylor and Keith Black 2 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...
allanyed Posted March 5 Share #10 Posted March 5 WELCOME TO MSW!!!! Allan Keith Black and mtaylor 2 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...
Vlax Posted March 5 Share #11 Posted March 5 Welcome! mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64Pacific Posted March 5 Author Share #12 Posted March 5 Now that I am back at the computer with a moment to spare here are a few shots of the tug model for those curious: Thukydides, mtaylor, Keith Black and 2 others 4 1 Quote Scott - British Columbia, Canada. Current build: Malaspina Straits - Plastic tug scratch build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted March 5 Share #13 Posted March 5 Keith Black 1 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...
SiriusVoyager Posted March 9 Share #14 Posted March 9 Welcome to MSW! mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote - Eric In the shipyard: OcCre Palamos Finished: Norwegian Sailing Pram, Lowell Grand Banks Dory, Muscongus bay lobster smack Drafting: Cala Esmeralda, La Belle Poule schooner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64Pacific Posted March 9 Author Share #15 Posted March 9 Thank you both, really excited to be here! mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Scott - British Columbia, Canada. Current build: Malaspina Straits - Plastic tug scratch build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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