p40warhawk1 Posted April 18 #1 Posted April 18 (edited) Hey y'all, my name is Jay and I'm from Louisiana. I few years ago I got into making plastic model kits and I've been hooked since. I am a college student with a lot of free time, and instead going to parties I have decided to turn my dorm room into a scale ship yard. (We are overworked and understaffed here) Jokes aside I'm taking up my biggest project yet which is to build a 1:125 scale fletcher class destroyer from scratch, more specifically DD661 USS KIDD. This ship is very important to me as I have had the privilege of working on her for a few years as a tour guide. She will be configured in her 1945 condition as she was after repairs from a Kamikaze attack. Currently the hull is nearing completion, and hopefully ill be working on the superstructure within a month. I'm learning how to scratch build as I go, and I'm hoping to get some ideas and ask questions on this forum. Thanks for having me! P.S Ill be making a build log soon if anybody is interested in the progress. Edited April 20 by p40warhawk1 Baker, GrandpaPhil, Keith Black and 2 others 5 Quote
ccoyle Posted April 18 #2 Posted April 18 Hello, Jay! If you haven't seen it already, you can click here to see Bob Steinbrunn's award-winning USS Kidd, built from the 1/192 scale solid-hull kit from BlueJacket Shipcrafters, with a LOT of modification. I had the pleasure of seeing this model first-hand at a show many years ago, and it is a real marvel. Bob's build was described in the Jan/Feb 2001 issue of Ships in Scale magazine (now out of print) and in the Sept 2001 issue of FineScale Modeler. If you hunt around, you may be able to find copies somewhere. Scottish Guy, Keith Black, Baker and 1 other 4 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
mtaylor Posted April 18 #3 Posted April 18 Scottish Guy 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)
Jim Lad Posted April 18 #4 Posted April 18 Hello jay, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote
Scottish Guy Posted April 19 #5 Posted April 19 Hello Jay, a warm welcome from the northern coast of Scotland Micha mtaylor and Keith Black 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
GrandpaPhil Posted April 19 #6 Posted April 19 Welcome! Scottish Guy, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Knocklouder Posted April 19 #7 Posted April 19 Good luck on your journey!! Bob M. mtaylor, Keith Black and Scottish Guy 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
Keith Black Posted April 19 #8 Posted April 19 Jay, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. mtaylor and Scottish Guy 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
Baker Posted April 19 #9 Posted April 19 mtaylor, Scottish Guy and Keith Black 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
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