G'day from Australia

[JohnWW]

I think I posted this in the wrong place so I might be in the correct forum now. I'm an old fart who used to fly rc planes. Too old to fly now but didn't make my own planes. Made a few repairs though, so know a bit about modelling. Saw some photos of model ships and thought this might be a way to fill in some time. After having a bit of a browse around the internet I thought I might seek some advice before I dived headfirst into this hobby and fortunately I came across your site. 

After looking at your site I came across some advice for beginners. "Can't be that hard can it?"

That line brought me back to earth. There's a huge learning curve with all these types of building hobbies. The thing I like about this hobby, you don't take your model home in a plastic bag after 5 minutes. So, I'm taking the advice of the experts and starting with an "easy" model.

Finding it a bit difficult here to find a model without difficult planking. I watched a video of an experienced modeller and even he seemed to struggle a bit with planking, so I'd end up in more strife than the early settlers tackling a job like that. So, would this model be suitable for a beginner?

 

Artesania 19017 1/20 La Provencale Fishing Boat Wooden Ship

 

Looking forward to your advice and many pleasant hours on this site.

John

[CPDDET]

You might want to consider the beginners series from Model Shipways. Good way to get introduced to the craft with minimal investment in tools.

 

Lots of old farts around here to help out.

 

 

[SaltyScot]

Welcome to MSW, John. I am quite new here myself and am already so very pleased with the offers of help and shared experience I have received. Enjoy your journey!

[Knocklouder]

Bob  M.

[Keith Black]

 John, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. 

[GrandpaPhil]

Welcome!

[Snug Harbor Johnny]

  G'day, mate!    We're glad to welcome another member from 'down under'.

[Baker]

[ccoyle]

Welcome aboard! Check out the kits from Modellers Shipyard. They're an Aussie outfit with a good reputation, and they offer some suitable beginner kits.

[Jim Lad]

Hello John, and a warm welcome to the forum from Sydney!

 

John

[JohnWW]

Thank you everyone for your warm welcome and advice.

I'm trying to follow advice I read when I first looked at this site and that was for a first model, choose one that already has the hull built to avoid difficult planking. Most of the kits I've seen here in Australia that fit that description are either out of stock, don't include paper plans, include tools etc, (which I already have) or I have to mortgage the house to buy one.

The reason I mentioned the Artesania 19017 1/20 La Provencale Fishing Boat Wooden Ship is that it seems to fit the bill for a beginners model and I can purchase it here for a reasonable price. I've posted a photo of what this ship looks. If anyone thinks this model is too advanced for a beginner please let me know.

Thanks again for the welcome.

John

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