Well were do I start, my name is Lawrence and I live in Australia. I have been wanting to build a model ship for some time now and bought my first ship back in 2025. It is the "Santa Maria" by Occre. I have also bought a second ship from Kolderstok called "the Half Moon" which is the first ship I am working on at the moment. Am currently selling our house to move closer to Brisbane and everything is in storage including my modelling tools and the Santa Maria. As I have picked up my second ship I had to start it as I have been waiting over 5 months now to sell our house. The ship is being build with only my hand tools that I have excess to. I hope to put up some pictures to show my progress. Look forward to learn from all you modellers and hope to post more builds.








