Hello fellow sawdust bespeckled persons. At this point I am really happy to have joined this group, hopefully to gets lots of advice and clever tips! I have just ordered Occre's HMS Beagle, and I'm eagerly awaiting the moment when it hoves to and docks in my parcel box. I am a keen woodworker, having built everything from cupboards to sheds (and one large conservatory), but my only previous experience of building a model ship was some 40 years ago when I started Billings' Wasa. It's a horrible misplacement of an undeserving idiom to say I ran out of steam on a sailing vessel, but that's what happened. I must unearth the old Wasa from the attic and see just how much of the parts are still there! I'm going to keep a photo log of the Beagle build so I can attempt to bore as many people as possible with my feeble unschooled efforts.
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Welcome to the forums !
I'll watch for your build log of the Beagle !
I'll watch for your build log of the Beagle !
Hello and welcome to the forum, from NY
A warm welcome aboard Biggles.
Keep the steam up this time and the sawdust too. Looking forward to your build log.
Keep the steam up this time and the sawdust too. Looking forward to your build log.
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