Greetings from Southern Minnesota (USA)

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Good morning all,
75 year old USN veteran here. (Radioman during Vietnam conflict back in early 70's). Stationed aboard USS Sterett DLG-31.
~ 40 years ago, built a wooden ship model of HMS ENDEAVOUR out of a kit from Italy. I don't recall the mfr of the kit. It was accidentally destroyed. Next, I spent over 20 years building a 1:96 scale scratch build of the ship i was on in the Navy.
Currently, I'm beginning to build Occre's HMS ENDEAVOUR. I was exposed to agent orange In Vietnam, which damaged my nervous system, so building is a challenge. I look forward to participating in this forum.
Bill Childs

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Welcome aboard from Connecticut!

You may want to look at this section of the forums first.



https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/forums/beginners-corner-how-to-get-started.271/





Beginners Corner - How to Get Started

shipsofscale.com

There is also a treasure trove of videos on you tube to explore.

I usually recommend that you usually start on something much less complex. Here in the USA model expo has a shipwright series of 3 more and more complex models that are fun and give you a good foundation for your major project. They also have a deal when you build their first boat, a dory and send them a picutre of it, they will give you full store credit for your second purchase,


Model Shipways Shipwright Series





There is a pretty steep learning curve with wooden boats. I am a strong believer in starting with something simple first and building up.

We are all here to help each other. Starting a build log of your project is a great way to get input and ideas!

Rob
 
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