jluden Posted April 17 Share #1 Posted April 17 Hi everyone. Just joined MSW and wished I had found this site before. I just completed the Albatrose model by Occre and enjoyed it a lot, but with a ton of mistakes. But I did finish it although the sails were over the top and left them out. I looking at a new project and thinking something like the Le Suparbe by Mantua or the Victory HMS Prasus by Amante. Would I be attempting a model over the skill set that I learned from the Albatrose? Thanks for the feedback and thanks for letting me join. John 0 Scottish Guy, mtaylor, Thukydides and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted April 17 Share #2 Posted April 17 John, welcome to MSW. Nice looking Albatross, glad to have you aboard. Scottish Guy and mtaylor 2 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...
Knocklouder Posted April 17 Share #3 Posted April 17 John, have no fear on your journey, anything and everything you need to know is right here on NRG/MSW. The data base , the logs, and some of the best modellers in the world, who go out of their way to help . You will see. Most of all have as much fun as you can. Good luck on your journey. Bob M. Scottish Guy, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 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 a Bottle -1:300 The Sea of Galilee Boat-Scott Miller-1:20 ,The Mayflower Amati 1:60 non Ship Build: 1972 Ford Sport Custom Truck Current Build: Viking Ship Drakkar -Amati-1:50 On Hold: HMS Pegasus: Amati Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 17 Share #4 Posted April 17 Welcome, John! Your Albatros looks fine. Finishing is the main thing for a first build, so well done! mtaylor, Keith Black and Scottish Guy 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2, Speeljacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted April 17 Share #5 Posted April 17 Nice model. Keith Black, Scottish Guy and mtaylor 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...
Jim Lad Posted April 17 Share #6 Posted April 17 Hello John, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John Scottish Guy, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish Guy Posted April 17 Share #7 Posted April 17 Hello John and welcome to MSW. Nice looking model and I hope you find all the answers you are looking for Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." Jacques - Yves Cousteau. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Current Build: "Roar Ege" by Billing Boats - 1:25 On Hold: n/a Finished: n/a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPDDET Posted April 17 Share #8 Posted April 17 Nice job on your first build. Press on! Scottish Guy, mtaylor and Keith Black 3 Quote Current build: NRG Half Hull Previous build: MS Bluenose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted April 17 Share #9 Posted April 17 (edited) 17 hours ago, jluden said: although the sails were over the top and left them out. Welcome to MSW John! Not to worry about the sails, you are not alone. While there are contemporary models rigged with sails, there are also many hundreds, including those at the Royal Museum Greenwich and Preble Hall in Annapolis, that are fully rigged sans sails. Three examples from the RMG Collections website of models built in 1695, circa 1714, and 1720 follow. Allan Edited April 17 by allanyed Keith Black, mtaylor and Scottish Guy 3 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...
mtaylor Posted April 17 Share #10 Posted April 17 Welcome to MSW, John. You Albatros came out very well. Scottish Guy 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...
GrandpaPhil Posted April 18 Share #11 Posted April 18 Welcome! mtaylor, Keith Black and Scottish Guy 3 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...
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