WWR4 Posted Monday at 05:15 PM #1 Posted Monday at 05:15 PM Greetings, I'm 49 years old and live in Fort Worth, TX. I have been building models most of my life. I got heavily into RC Cars and airplanes in my 20's and 30's but with kids, there is little time to play with these machines. My wife needlepoints every night and I've been jealous she has a productive hobby she can unwind with in the evening. I was always intimidated with the thought of wooden modeling, but after reading quite a bit on MSW, that there was access to this hobby starting as a beginner. My first purchase was the Model Shipways Grand Banks Dory. I have nearly completed planking the hull, and I love it! I know this is an entry kit, but it has me very excited to finish this one up and move onto my next project. MSW seems to be the perfect spot to have landed with lots of resources and helpful experienced builders. Cheers MSW! I;m so exited to have found a new hobby!!!!! palmerit, Keith Black, Harvey Golden and 6 others 9
TJM Posted Monday at 05:24 PM #2 Posted Monday at 05:24 PM Welcome! WWR4, Geordie Tyne and Keith Black 3 Current Builds: Danish Light Frigate 'Christiania', based on HMS Sphinx kit by Vanguard Models HDMS Elben 1831 - first scratch build - Danish river guard Schooner Completed Build: HMS Flirt 1782 - Vanguard Models - 1:64
Keith Black Posted Monday at 05:41 PM #3 Posted Monday at 05:41 PM (edited) WW, welcome to MSW. Some great memories of Ft Worth, you're probably too young to remember "The Cellar". Glad to have you aboard. Edited Monday at 05:42 PM by Keith Black WWR4 and Geordie Tyne 2 Current Builds: Billy 1938 Homemade Sternwheeler Mosquito Fleet Mystery Sternwheeler Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: Sternwheeler and Barge from the Susquehanna Rivers Hard Coal Navy 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Perfection is an illusion, often chased, never caught
ccoyle Posted Monday at 05:51 PM #4 Posted Monday at 05:51 PM Welcome aboard! 34 minutes ago, WWR4 said: I got heavily into RC Cars and airplanes in my 20's and 30's but with kids, there is little time to play with these machines. Oh, there is an RC segment in this hobby, too, to be sure! RC builds are tagged with the word RADIO. Have fun! Keith Black, Geordie Tyne and WWR4 3 Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix
GrandpaPhil Posted Monday at 06:35 PM #5 Posted Monday at 06:35 PM Welcome! WWR4, Keith Black and Geordie Tyne 3 Building: 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:50 De Zeven Provincien (Based on Seahorse kit)
Baker Posted Monday at 06:57 PM #6 Posted Monday at 06:57 PM WWR4, Keith Black and Geordie Tyne 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
WWR4 Posted Monday at 08:13 PM Author #7 Posted Monday at 08:13 PM Spent plenty of nights in my 20's at The Cellar, Keith! Great times! Geordie Tyne and Keith Black 2
SkiBee Posted Monday at 08:19 PM #8 Posted Monday at 08:19 PM Welcome @WWR4 I tried years ago to get into wood ship modeling, but my first one was very frustrating, and I finally gave up on it. A few years ago, when I retired, I thought I would try it again. Thankfully I started like you did with the GB Dory, then moved on to the other two Model Shipways Shipwright learning trio, the Norwegian Sailing Pram and the Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack. I learned a lot from these that have given me the confidance and skills to try more difficult models. I hope you enjoy building these model ships. There will be times you want to quit as you build more complicated ships, but take a break and then resume. Have fun. SkiBee WWR4, Geordie Tyne and Keith Black 3 Current Projects: Completed Projects: Armed Virginia Sloop - Model Shipways - 1:96 Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack - Model Shipways - 1:24 Phantom New York Pilot Boat - Model Shipways - 1:96 18th Century Long Boat - Model Shipways - 1:48 Norwegian Sailing Pram - Model Shipways - 1:12 Lowell Grand Banks Dory - Model Shipways - 1:24
Keith Black Posted Monday at 08:31 PM #9 Posted Monday at 08:31 PM 10 minutes ago, WWR4 said: Spent plenty of nights in my 20's at The Cellar, Keith! Great times! I was born in Dallas, grew up in Arlington, and for time I lived in Ft Worth after getting out of the Marine Corp. After moving back to Texas from Alaska we lived in Dallas. When I would travel to Ft Worth from Dallas upon crossing 820 I could feel a palatable difference in the air, so much more relaxed. I enjoyed some great dinning down at the stockyards. But alas, IT'S TOO DANG HOT! WWR4 and Geordie Tyne 1 1 Current Builds: Billy 1938 Homemade Sternwheeler Mosquito Fleet Mystery Sternwheeler Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: Sternwheeler and Barge from the Susquehanna Rivers Hard Coal Navy 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Perfection is an illusion, often chased, never caught
Wawona59 Posted yesterday at 02:22 AM #10 Posted yesterday at 02:22 AM Glad to have you aboard. There are many excellent modelers at MSW who willingly share their advice to other modelers. Enjoy your ship modeling journey. The fun is in the journey not just the destination. Hope to see some of your modeling work sometime. Keith Black, Geordie Tyne and WWR4 3 Wawona59 John Current Project: Model Shipways Forester, hopefully starting soon. Selected "Seattle icons" future "wish list" Builds: Wawona Lumber Schooner First Nations - Duwamish cedar dugout canoe Bailey Gatzert, Sternwheeler, 1890 - Built in Seattle
Jim Lad Posted yesterday at 06:43 AM #11 Posted yesterday at 06:43 AM Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John Keith Black and Geordie Tyne 2
Geordie Tyne Posted 15 hours ago #12 Posted 15 hours ago Welcome to MSW! Keith Black 1 Geordie Current build: HM Gun Brig Adder
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