Desert_Deckhand Posted July 22, 2024 #1 Posted July 22, 2024 Hello MSW! I'm thrilled to have found this forum and am excited to connect with fellow modelers. My name is Josh, and I'm originally from Maryland, though now I live in Arizona, near Phoenix. That may be partly why I'm drawn to model ships, as they remind me of family day trips to the Chesapeake Bay, walking around Baltimore's inner harbor, or visiting the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. While I've spent very little time on actual boats, I love reading about naval history, especially some of the great fiction series, such as Hornblower by Forester, Master and Commander by O'Brian, and Ramage by Pope. So although I'm just a beginning modeler, I hope to try my hand one day at some of the classic sailing warships. For now, I'm in the middle of my first full build (the Sharpie Schooner by Midwest) and will go ahead and start a build log, welcoming any and all suggestions. I've already benefited from scanning through some other people's Sharpie builds, so I'm excited to learn more and improve. I'm not sure how often I'll be able to post, as I currently work full time, still have young kids at home, and am one year into a doctoral program. But when I do find a few minutes to work on the model, I find it to be a welcome break. Hope to connect with you in the chats! ERS Rich, mtaylor, Knocklouder and 8 others 11
GrandpaPhil Posted July 22, 2024 #2 Posted July 22, 2024 Welcome! Desert_Deckhand, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 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)
markjay Posted July 22, 2024 #3 Posted July 22, 2024 Keith Black and Desert_Deckhand 2 Mark Phoenix, AZ Current builds; Previous builds, in rough order of execution; Shipjack, Peterbrough Canoe, Flying Fish, Half Moon, Britannia racing sloop, Whale boat, Bluenose, Picket boat, Viking longboat, Atlantic, Fair American, Mary Taylor, half hull Enterprise, Hacchoro, HMS Fly, Khufu Solar Boat. On the shelf; Royal Barge, Jefferson Davis.
ERS Rich Posted July 22, 2024 #4 Posted July 22, 2024 Welcome to MSW. Always available to answer a question. Good luck with your project! mtaylor, Keith Black and Desert_Deckhand 3 Build Logs: USS Maine, USS Constitution (Hull) Albums: Baltimore Clipper, Sherbourne Cutter, Lackawanna Tug, Eagle Coastal Schooner, Katy Pilot Boat, Sultana Colonial Schooner, Armed Virginia Sloop
Keith Black Posted July 22, 2024 #5 Posted July 22, 2024 Josh, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. Desert_Deckhand and mtaylor 2 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
Knocklouder Posted July 23, 2024 #6 Posted July 23, 2024 Good luck on your journey !!! Bob M. mtaylor, Desert_Deckhand and Keith Black 3 "Start so you can Finish!" In progress: Astrolabe 1812 - Mantua 1:50; In queue: Pegasus - Amati 1:64 Completed: The Dutchess of Kingston - 1:64 Vanguard Models 🙂 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
Baker Posted July 23, 2024 #7 Posted July 23, 2024 Desert_Deckhand, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 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
jpalmer1970 Posted July 23, 2024 #8 Posted July 23, 2024 Hello and welcome! Desert_Deckhand, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 -‐-‐-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Build Hayling Hoy 1760 - First POF scratch build Completed HMB Endeavour's Longboat by Artesania Latina Completed HM Armed Cutter Alert by Vanguard Models Completed 18ft cutter and 34ft launch by Vanguard Models Completed Pen Duick by Artesania Latina
SiriusVoyager Posted July 23, 2024 #9 Posted July 23, 2024 Welcome to MSW! mtaylor, Keith Black and Desert_Deckhand 3 - Eric Current build: Sultan Arab Dhow Finished: Norwegian Sailing Pram, Lowell Grand Banks Dory, Muscongus bay lobster smack, OcCre Palamos, San Francisco Cross Section
ccoyle Posted July 23, 2024 #10 Posted July 23, 2024 Welcome aboard! mtaylor, Desert_Deckhand and Keith Black 3 Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Mitsubishi A6M5a, WAK SBLim-2A
TBlack Posted July 23, 2024 #11 Posted July 23, 2024 Josh, let’s see, kids, job, doctoral program, sounds like you’ve got a full schedule. Anyway, welcome to our happy team. Good choice on a first model. Tom mtaylor, Desert_Deckhand and Keith Black 3
mtaylor Posted July 23, 2024 #12 Posted July 23, 2024 Desert_Deckhand and Keith Black 2 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)
tmj Posted July 23, 2024 #13 Posted July 23, 2024 On 7/22/2024 at 2:25 PM, Desert_Deckhand said: I'm originally from Maryland, though now I live in Arizona, near Phoenix. That may be partly why I'm drawn to model ships, as they remind me of family day trips to the Chesapeake Bay, walking around Baltimore's inner harbor, or visiting the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. I was born in Big Spring, Texas and raised in a desert (much like your current location). When I left the desert, for the Navy, I swore that I'd never live far from water ever again. I've stuck to that promise! Perhaps being raised in the desert is what first drew me to the Navy... and now to model ship building! Welcome aboard! Desert_Deckhand, mtaylor and Keith Black 3 "The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!"
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