Hello fellow ship builders

[Blowfish2212]

Good day all

I live in the uk and am 52 years old. Originally I started building free flight and control line model aeroplanes. Due to work, time and family model building took a back seat. 2 years ago I suffered 4 strokes and needed a way to help rehab my affected side once again turned to model making, but this time I wanted something that was slow and something that allowed me to rebuild fine motor skills and turned to ships. I am currently building the occre albatross and am absolutely loving building again.

Thank you for accepting me to this group and reading my post.

Mark

 

[zoly99sask]

Welcome aboard!!

 

[Rob444]

Welcome aboard from Connecticut! I am looking forward to seeing your build log! Your Albatross looks wonderful!

Rob

 

[Peter Schaap]

Hi Mark,
A warm welcome!
Are you planning on doing a build log? It would be a great learning experience for both you and us. I would love to follow your progress and see how you tackle the details of this ship.

 

[Jimsky]

Welcome aboard SOS!

 

[Backer64]

Nice model, welcome to SoS

 

[Corsair]

Welcome to the SoS forums !

 

[swampdweller126]

Hello and welcome to the forum, from NY

 

[AllanKP69]

A warm welcome to you Mark
Allan

 

[Ignatius27]

Good day all

I live in the uk and am 52 years old. Originally I started building free flight and control line model aeroplanes. Due to work, time and family model building took a back seat. 2 years ago I suffered 4 strokes and needed a way to help rehab my affected side once again turned to model making, but this time I wanted something that was slow and something that allowed me to rebuild fine motor skills and turned to ships. I am currently building the occre albatross and am absolutely loving building again.

Thank you for accepting me to this group and reading my post.

Mark

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Nice Albatross, Blowfish! Did you plank the deck with individual planks or did the deck come complete and lasercut? Looks great. As others have said, doing a build log on your builds is the best way to interact with SoS members. I sometimes put my questions to SoS members in bold or underline for members to pick up while skimming through. I'm on my 4th or 5th build log and the comments I received included helpful building advice, comparisons between stains/paints, adhesives, and sometimes lighthearted banter. Wishing you full sails and calm seas!

 

[TexBilly]

Welcome!