flyenrw Posted August 22 Share #1 Posted August 22 Going back to 1976, with the Bicentennial Celebration, inspired by the Tall Ships that sailed into Newport Rhode Islands, Harbor and having been raised with the local Heritage of Herreshoff just up the road, wooden boat building had made it's impression on me. Out of admiration for the craft and the art form that wooden boat building is, it wasn't long before I had subscribed to Wooden Boat Magazine. I was drawn to the flawless , high gloss finishes of the intricate woodworking marvels, whether 12 1/2' or larger. It was all about the mystery of how nothing was straight and built with such grace and non stop detail! A replica of L. Francis Herreshoff's, 72-foot Ketch, Ticonderoga was in the harbor during that Bicentennial Celebration, though the Hull was built using the West System, the beauty of that boat spilled over, exposing the crafted of boat building. It was around that time I discovered our family tree had a Shipwright in England, going back 6 generations. The photo I was shown displayed a 5 masted Schooner, with a massive crew of boat builders, all with tools in hand, standing before the Hull at Dry dock, like ducks in a row for the attention of the photograph taken! It was at that time, I had been subliminally hooked on the sexy curves of a hull and it's rigging. It has been with appreciation of detail and for many years, I found myself building and modeling a variety of different hobbies and have come full circle back to boats. What should I build? That's when I came across M S W and with a little bit of research, decided upon the Amati kit of Lady Nelson. Stay tooned as I get my act together, to bring that ship to life! ( As best I can! ) ccoyle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted August 22 Share #2 Posted August 22 Welcome aboard! Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted August 23 Share #3 Posted August 23 Welcome to MSW. Make sure you start a build log for your Lady Nelson. Instructions for starting your log are here: It's the best way to get help and advice as you proceed with your build, and we get to see another ship model under construction! Steven Knocklouder 1 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knocklouder Posted August 23 Share #4 Posted August 23 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted August 23 Share #5 Posted August 23 Hello, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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