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Hello From Connecticut!

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Hello all, glad to be here! I'm Gus, and I'm just starting out on my model ship journey. My wife gifted me the Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat kit as my first model, and it's been a blast so far! In fact, I'm enjoying myself so much that I purchased the Mantua Racehorse as my next kit (I love Arctic/Antarctic exploration).

Also, thank you all for having this fantastic resource. It's been incredibly helpful to look through other people's builds to visualize techniques, troubleshoot problems, and research kits. I haven't been taking enough pictures for a comprehensive build log, but I'd like to do that on my next project.

Thanks again, and looking forward to chatting about ships!
 
Welcome to the group Gus. I can tell you're 'hooked' on model ship building as you are planning ahead and have already purchased a 2nd kit.......Welcome to those who have more kits in their stash then can possibly build.
 
Thank you very much! I'm a natural pack rat, so this is going to be a very dangerous hobby for me...
 
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