Arduinceo Posted January 10 #1 Posted January 10 Hello from Buffalo, New York, USA. thank you for allowing me to join the group. I’m a newbie entirely and have always been curious about the wooden ships. I’m certain I’ve acquired much more than a typical newbie would having purchased a bunch of items from an estate sale a few years ago. Some of the kits are all jumbled, there were about 7 of them or so and all were started except for one. id agree with the advice for newcomers as far as starting with an easier kit, but for me when I am able to s-end time with any of the hobby my path is pre-ordained since these cost a few bux and transporting them home was no easy feat. I sorted most of the components back to where they should be and that was interesting and a long time will tell. anyway, the kit that brought me here was one of the kits that was started from the acquisition, it is the HMS Vanguard from Model Shipways and my search for a build of it took me here to a member that had started the kit and was doing a masterful job to me. Unfortunately he did not finish the kit. He stated in the thread on this forum that he had a terminal medical issue and his last post was in 2021. I am grateful that he posted what he did and that it is available to see for someone like me and any others interested. so, thank you, -dave Baker, SiriusVoyager, Keith Black and 1 other 4
GrandpaPhil Posted January 10 #2 Posted January 10 (edited) Welcome! I have the plan set for the Victory Models kit of the HMS Vanguard, which I believe the Model Shipways kit was a licensed version of. It looks like an awesome project! I plan to build mine eventually, most likely from card. Edited January 10 by GrandpaPhil Keith Black and mtaylor 2 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)
Jim Lad Posted January 10 #3 Posted January 10 Hello Dave, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John mtaylor and Keith Black 2
ccoyle Posted January 10 #4 Posted January 10 Welcome aboard, Dave! mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Mitsubishi A6M5a
mtaylor Posted January 10 #5 Posted January 10 Keith Black 1 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)
Knocklouder Posted January 10 #6 Posted January 10 Bob M. mtaylor 1 "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
Arduinceo Posted January 10 Author #7 Posted January 10 Thank you all. And, Grandpa Phil, I found the plans, thank you! mtaylor and Keith Black 2
Baker Posted January 10 #8 Posted January 10 Keith Black and mtaylor 2 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
Keith Black Posted January 10 #9 Posted January 10 Dave, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. mtaylor 1 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
palmerit Posted January 10 #10 Posted January 10 Go Bills. Arduinceo and Keith Black 2 Current Builds: Sherbourne 1763 (Vanguard Models), Norwegian Pram (Model Shipways), Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack (Model Shipways), Endurance (Lego) In the Queue: Ranger 1864 (Vanguard Models), Endurance (Occre), Syren US Brig 1803 (Model Shipways), Duchess of Kingston (Vanguard Models) Completed Builds: Lowell Grand Banks Dory (Model Shipways), 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull Planking Kit (NRG)
SaltyScot Posted January 10 #11 Posted January 10 Welcome aboard, Dave. Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Mark On the table: Endeavour 1934 - J Class Racing Yacht - 1:80 Next up: Lynx, Baltimore Clipper Schooner - MANTUA - 1:62 Awaiting shipyard clearance: HMS Endurance - OcCre - 1:70 Wishlist: 1939 Chris Craft Runabout - Garrett Wade - 1:8 Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen
Arduinceo Posted January 10 Author #12 Posted January 10 Thanks - yes - go Bills. imjust realized that one of the kits I ended up with that has more completed parts in it is the Corel HMS Victory, but I must say HMS Vanguard from Model Shipways looks like a better kit even with the need to repair some broken parts and replace some of the decking (it has the wrong sized deck plank widths). mtaylor and Keith Black 2
SiriusVoyager Posted January 13 #13 Posted January 13 Welcome to MSW! Keith Black and mtaylor 2 - Eric Current build: Sultan Arab Dhow Finished: Norwegian Sailing Pram, Lowell Grand Banks Dory, Muscongus bay lobster smack, OcCre Palamos, San Francisco Cross Section
GGibson Posted January 13 #14 Posted January 13 On 1/10/2025 at 5:47 PM, Arduinceo said: Thanks - yes - go Bills. Welcome, Dave! Model Ship World is a great place to learn and to share information! And... we'll see you in Kansas City in two weeks... 👍🏆🏈 mtaylor, Keith Black, Arduinceo and 1 other 4 Gregg Current Projects: Completed Projects: Waiting for Shipyard Clearance: Santa Maria Caravelle 1:48 - Ships of Pavel Nikitin Norwegian Sailing Pram 1:12 - Model Shipways USS Constitution 1:76 - Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack 1:24 - Model Shipways Yacht America Schooner 1851 1:64 - Model Shipways H.M. Schooner Ballahoo 1:64 - Caldercraft RMS Titanic 1:300 - OcCre (May now never get to it) Bluenose 1921 1:64 - Model Shipways
AON Posted Sunday at 03:05 PM #15 Posted Sunday at 03:05 PM Good morning Dave and welcome to MSW. As a newbie to the hobby you might consider joining a local club. If you haven't one near you on your side of the river you might consider one nearby on the other side. Check us out at: https://www.mson.ca/ We are having our February meeting this afternoon at 1:30 PM ET and they run about 2 hours.... well before the football game today. You can attend via zoom. Email us from the email address on the web page and I will send you the zoom link. Keith Black 1 Alan O'Neill "only dead fish go with the flow" Ongoing Build (31 Dec 2013) - HMS BELLEROPHON (1786), POF scratch build, scale 1:64, 74 gun 3rd rate Man of War, Arrogant Class Member of the Model Shipwrights of Niagara, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada (2016), and the Nautical Research Guild (since 2014) Associate member of the Nautical Research and Model Ship Society (2021) Offshore member of The Society of Model Shipwrights (2021)
Nirvana Posted 18 hours ago #16 Posted 18 hours ago Dave, from a cold Pacific Northwest a warm welcome to you. Keith Black 1 Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry
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