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A beginner who started building over 25 years ago!

ozbrian

ozbrian

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G'day,

I purchased the HMS Bounty 1:48 scale kit by Artesania Latina in 1988 when we lived in the country and I had plenty of spare time. The kit was purchased mail order from ‘Modeller’s Shipyard’ who were located in Nowra, NSW at the time (I can’t find them now).
This was before websites and they had a lovely colour catalog (#11 was included with the kit). I also have their newsletters from 1998 and 1999.

I assembled the frame and planked from the deck line half way down to the keel before it was packed away when we moved to Sydney.
I retired last year and have just got the kit out of the cupboard and have decided it’s time to finish it off (in-between travel that is).

Why the Bounty? I am a direct descendant of the Bounty Mutineers, John Adams is my 5GF. Also among my ancestors are McCoy, Young and Christian.

We did a Harbour Cruise on the 1978 replica Bounty when it was stationed in Sydney in the early 2000’s. I wish I took more photo’s.

We just completed a 37 night cruise from Florida where two of the stops were Pitcairn Island and Tahiti. We couldn’t go ashore at Pitcairn but we anchored off Bounty Bay some of the locals came on board for the day to sell their wares and have a chat. In Tahiti we visited the spots that the Bounty was anchored.

I’m hoping all the parts of the model are still in the kit, We’ve moved four times since I started it. Likewise I hope the wooden parts haven’t dried up to much, especially the planking.

Having recently retired we’re planning quite a few trips over the next 2 years with 6 months of this year are already committed. So I expect it will be a slow project, but hopefully quicker than the first 27 years!

I’m looking forward to having some help on hand for the tricky bits and also the inevitable beginner questions from a first time builder.

All the best
Brian
 
A warm welcome aboard SoS Brian.
You being a descendant of crew members of the Bounty indeed gives a nice twist to the choice of this model.
Here's to the next 27 years of happy modelling Thumbs-Up.
 
ozbrian said:
G'day,

I purchased the HMS Bounty 1:48 scale kit by Artesania Latina in 1988 when we lived in the country and I had plenty of spare time. The kit was purchased mail order from ‘Modeller’s Shipyard’ who were located in Nowra, NSW at the time (I can’t find them now).
This was before websites and they had a lovely colour catalog (#11 was included with the kit). I also have their newsletters from 1998 and 1999.

I assembled the frame and planked from the deck line half way down to the keel before it was packed away when we moved to Sydney.
I retired last year and have just got the kit out of the cupboard and have decided it’s time to finish it off (in-between travel that is).

Why the Bounty? I am a direct descendant of the Bounty Mutineers, John Adams is my 5GF. Also among my ancestors are McCoy, Young and Christian.

We did a Harbour Cruise on the 1978 replica Bounty when it was stationed in Sydney in the early 2000’s. I wish I took more photo’s.

We just completed a 37 night cruise from Florida where two of the stops were Pitcairn Island and Tahiti. We couldn’t go ashore at Pitcairn but we anchored off Bounty Bay some of the locals came on board for the day to sell their wares and have a chat. In Tahiti we visited the spots that the Bounty was anchored.

I’m hoping all the parts of the model are still in the kit, We’ve moved four times since I started it. Likewise I hope the wooden parts haven’t dried up to much, especially the planking.

Having recently retired we’re planning quite a few trips over the next 2 years with 6 months of this year are already committed. So I expect it will be a slow project, but hopefully quicker than the first 27 years!

I’m looking forward to having some help on hand for the tricky bits and also the inevitable beginner questions from a first time builder.

All the best
Brian
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Welcome aboard Brian.
Hope your re-entry to the modelling arena goes smoothly. There is a wealth of knowledge to be shared by the Forum members here, when you need to reach out.
Cheers,
 
Bryian said:
Hello Brian and welcome from another Brian.
By the way, modellers shipyard was sold 25 years ago and its now called modellers central.
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Hey Bryian,
Do you recall another model ship company called Webs Warships? They used to operate out of Victoria, I think, and provided a lot of plans and detail up parts for Australian warships. I used to buy from them back in the early 80's.
Cheers,
 
ozbrian said:
Having recently retired we’re planning quite a few trips over the next 2 years with 6 months of this year are already committed.
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Best part of retirement is traveling at our own pace (and sleeping in and taking naps, and all the other things we put off for all those years.) Welcome to SoS
Allan
 
Welcome to SOS. Do you know how your ancestors got to Australia? I’ve read the story a couple of times but the details escape me. Did come mutineers stay on Tahiti and manage to escape the British sent to catch them? I believe that some of them that were caught and sent to England survived British justice, and of course the rest settled on Pitcairn Island.

Your great….great grandfather’s story must fascinating.

Roger
 
Welcome and your 25 year break rings a bell! My build of HMS Serapis took a 25 year sabatical for a career in the Navy and the raising of two young ladies!

Have fun blowing off the dust and recommencing your build! This forum is a great resource if you get stuck or need help.
 
Wedgie01 said:
Hey Bryian,
Do you recall another model ship company called Webs Warships? They used to operate out of Victoria, I think, and provided a lot of plans and detail up parts for Australian warships. I used to buy from them back in the early 80's.
Cheers,
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Hi Steve,
As a young teen I was into plastic model ships but they would have just been bought locally from a hobby shop in Wollongong where I grew up. I'm not familiar with Webs Warships.
 
Roger Pellett said:
Welcome to SOS. Do you know how your ancestors got to Australia? I’ve read the story a couple of times but the details escape me. Did come mutineers stay on Tahiti and manage to escape the British sent to catch them? I believe that some of them that were caught and sent to England survived British justice, and of course the rest settled on Pitcairn Island.

Your great….great grandfather’s story must fascinating.

Roger
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Hi Roger,

Not all crew that remained on the Bounty were mutineers, they could only fit 18 people into the Launch with Bligh. Of the 25 crew that stayed on the Bounty only 9, went to live/hide on Pitcairn Island - along with some Tahitians of course.
The remaining crew stayed in Tahiti where they were all found and taken back to England. 4 drowned on the voyage home when the Pandora was wrecked.
In England 6 were condemned and 4 acquitted. Of the 6 condemned 3 were hanged and 3 pardoned.

The 9+ on Pitcairn grew to a population of 194 by 1856 when everyone decided to relocate to Norfolk Island.
But, some missed Pitcairn and decided to return. 16 initially followed by a further 4 families.
John Adams, my 5GF was one of the 9 original mutineers to return to Pitcairn but there were plenty of Adam's progeny remaining on Norfolk. My GF moved to the Australian mainland from Norfolk Island.

Currently there are 48 people living on Pitcairn. The majority being descendants of the mutineers.
 
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