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rkre88

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rkre88

rkre88

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Hi all,

 

I did a few models as a kid and enjoyed it, but never really took the dive.

A few years ago, my neighbor gave us a model airplane (I don't even remember what it was) she found at a local thrift store. I finally took it off the shelf and my son and I took a crack at it. It was a disaster. Many of the parts were broken off the sprues and many were missing. I thought, "well, this is dumb." So into the trash it went, and off to the local hobby store we went. We got ourselves a B-52 and shambled it together. By then I was hooked. So over Christmas, after receiving some gift cards, I invested in some proper tools and an airbrush set. I purchased a few random kits on Facebook Marketplace and started tinkering, trying to build some skills before I took a crack at a ship. I have done a couple of ships, quite terribly, but I learned a lot in the process: Academy 1/600 Enterprise, Airfix Victory, Revell Constitution (1:196), currently the Academy Cutty Sark (1:150).

I have been doing a lot of reading here and on other sites, looking at technique and advice. So here I am, joining this forum with the goal of advancing in this craft.

Looking forward to it.

Ryan

"Use the right word, not its second cousin." - Mark Twain

 

Current builds:

Revell Cutty Sark 1:96

 

Completed builds:

Academy Cutty Sark 1:150

 

Scottish Guy

Scottish Guy

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Hi Ryan and welcome aboard at MSW. Hope you will archive what you planned to archive and have fun...

 

Micha

"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." Jacques - Yves Cousteau.

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Current Build:

"Roar Ege" by Billing Boats - 1:25

On Hold:

n/a

Finished:

n/a

Knocklouder

Knocklouder

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:sign:

"Start so you can Finish!" 

In progress:
The Dutchess of Kingston - 1:64 Vanguard Models 🙂 

In queue:
Astrolabe 1812 - Mantua 1:50;  Pegasus - Amati 1:64 

Completed:
Santa Maria - 1:64, La Pinta - 1:64, La Nina - 1:64, Hannah Ship in a Bottle - 1:300, The Mayflower - 1:64, Viking Ship Drakkar -1:50 all by Amati. King of the Mississippi - Artesania Latina - 1:80  Queen Anne's Revenge - Piece Cool - 1:300  The Sea of Galilee Boat - Scott Miller - 1:20

Keith Black

Keith Black

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 Ryan, welcome to MSW.  Fellow Michigander from Grass Lake. Glad to have you aboard. 

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

 

 

Keith Black

Keith Black

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8 minutes ago, rkre88 said:

I'm from the Grand Rapids area.

 Pretty part of the state but comes with the price of more snow. 

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

 

 

Keith Black

Keith Black

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Tame winter for all of us.

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

 

 

mtaylor

mtaylor

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:sign:

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)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Keith Black

Keith Black

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1 hour ago, rkre88 said:

Still cold enough to hunker down inside and work on models though! 

 Absolutely.

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

Baker

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:piratebo5:

:sign:

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

 
 
rkre88

rkre88

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6 hours ago, fitz301 said:

Hi Ryan,

Welcome aboard, I'm still fairly new here as well and unbelieveably from the outskirts of Grand Rapids myself...small world as they say.

 

Look forward to seeing some of your work!

Ha! Good stuff! I'm in Grandville.

"Use the right word, not its second cousin." - Mark Twain

 

Current builds:

Revell Cutty Sark 1:96

 

Completed builds:

Academy Cutty Sark 1:150

 

Wawona59

Wawona59

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Hi Ryan,

 

Welcome Aboard to Model Ship World!  This is a great site with a lot of knowledgeable modelers.  As a kid in the late 60's I built the Revell 1/96 Cutty Sark. It was challenging to say the least.  I hope you get a chance to start a build log and post some pictures of your model so far.  There are a few Cutty Sark build logs on MSW.

 

Welcome Aboard!

 

Edited by Wawona59

Wawona59

John

 

Next Project: Cleaning off my messy workspace a putting my tools away.

 

Selected Previous Completed Builds:  Revell - 1/96 Thermopylae; Revell - 1/96 Cutty Sark, Revell - 1/96 Constitution, Aurora - Whaling Bark Wanderer, Model Shipways - 1/96 Phantom, AL - 1805 Pilot Boat Swift, Midwest - Chesapeake Bay Flattie, Monitor and Merrimac, Model Trailways - Doctor's Buggy

 

Swiftie

Swiftie

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Hi all,

I just joined Sunday. I go by the name “Swiftie” and I am excited to see ships by other people. My first ship was “picket boat #1”, civil war and the second ship was the Essex (the larger model). I have built 15 ships in total but the Rattlesnake is giving me a run for my money

Keith Black

Keith Black

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 Swiftie, welcome to MSW. You should make your own post in the 'New member introductions' that way everyone has the a chance to meet and great. Glad to have you aboard. 

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

 

 

mtaylor

mtaylor

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:sign:

 

What Keith said about your own intro.  Also, feel free to open a log on your Rattlesnake.  It's the best way to get help when you need it and also meet other model builders.

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)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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