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Greetings from Western Australia

Gary, it wasnt you. I have an aversion to self-aggrandising know-alls who own the truth. Also, we should show respect to the ship modellers who went before such as Portia Takakjian. May she rest. I have said more in the Essex post
 
Woodrat, I don't understand what has happened and who has tackled you or pressed your buttons. I am absolutely new to model ship making, and yes, there are heaps of people who make up this hobby, and sometimes they may be plastic, but the majority are fine.
I took on making this model, The Bounty, as a Challenge and also to tick off something I have always wanted to build since I was a kid.
All the experience I have in model making is from a few wooden kit models. This build-up of the Bounty is nearly from scratch, but a bit of help and ideas passed across some members is the reason I belong to this group. But most of my thoughts are from what I research on the net, and also here, and a combination of all these ideas and hopeful improvements along the way.
Don't let a few individuals ruin your time here.
 
Gary, I haven't shot through. I have terminated a log of the build of the Frigate Essex because of adverse comments from american "experts".
I will however continue with the log of the "Gros Ventre" armed french transport because of its historical significance to the exploration of Western Australia by the french:

Le Gros Ventre 1767 1/48 POF from Ancre plans

As I am new to this site, I feel it is incumbent on me to contribute something. In consequence, I present an abbreviated log of my build of this historical ship. It was in fact the transport ship (or gabare/flûte) provided for the Kerguelen expedition of 1771 to the Southern Ocean, under the...
shipsofscale.com

I have also redone my first post here:

Greetings from Western Australia

Greetings, I live in Perth Western Australia. The following are some of my models made over the last 20 years. All are scratch, some from published plans but some are my own. In chronological order: The US Frigate Essex1799 from the plans and book of Portia Takakjian The venetian carrack or...
shipsofscale.com

Cheers,
Dick
 
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Woodrat said:
Gary, I haven't shot through. I have terminated a log of the build of the Frigate Essex because of adverse comments from american "experts".
I will however continue with the log of the "Gros Ventre" armed french transport because of its historical significance to the exploration of Western Australia by the french:

Le Gros Ventre 1767 1/48 POF from Ancre plans

As I am new to this site, I feel it is incumbent on me to contribute something. In consequence, I present an abbreviated log of my build of this historical ship. It was in fact the transport ship (or gabare/flûte) provided for the Kerguelen expedition of 1771 to the Southern Ocean, under the...
shipsofscale.com

I have also redone my first post here:

Greetings from Western Australia

Greetings, I live in Perth Western Australia. The following are some of my models made over the last 20 years. All are scratch, some from published plans but some are my own. In chronological order: The US Frigate Essex1799 from the plans and book of Portia Takakjian The venetian carrack or...
shipsofscale.com

Cheers,
Dick
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Nice Mate, and your ships that you have built are just beautiful as well. Love the Jarrah in them.
May I ask, do you belong to a club, or are you self-taught?
 
Welcome to SOS from the shores of Lake Superior, Dick. I enjoyed following your construction of believable models of ancient vessels on MSW.

Roger
 
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