Hello from Illinois

[Rob206]

Hey everyone, this is the 2nd forum I've found for ship modeling. I've been browsing a lot of sites and watching a bunch of YouTube videos. I'll be ordering my first model tomorrow. Either the Bluenose or Mayflower from model shipways. Rob

 

[zoly99sask]

Hello Rob,welcome in our forum and we are looking forward to your builds!!

 

[BigMike]

Welcome to the group Rob. I'm a new member also. In my short time here I have found the members friendly and very knowledgeable. Enjoy.
Mike

 

[zoly99sask]

Also ,as you are a beginner I would recommend this books about planking.

https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/...r-model-ship-builders-by-donald-dressel.2006/

 

[Peglegreg]

G'day Rob from down under
Welcome to our world wide family. At SOS we aim to make our members feel like they have fellow siblings rather than members, and we are all happy to help one another.
Happymodeling
Greg

 

[Uwek]

Hallo Rob,

good, that you have found us and that you registered as a member. You will see, that you can find a lot of information and hints for your first model construction.
If you decide to start a building log, than we are able to help, comment and assist you very good, so we are ready to join during the interesting journey building the first model.....Enjoy and have fun

 

[DocBlake]

Hi Rob!
If you are new to model ship building, you might consider a practicum to guide you. Lauck Street Shipyard has one for both Bluenose and Mayflower. They can be very helpful! https://www.lauckstreetshipyard.com/home

 

[Fright]

Hello Rob and welcome to this site! I am also fairly new to modeling but finishing my 1st wooden kit shortly. Without sites such as this one, I would certainly have gone down the 'wrong path' far more times than I did. LOL There are some very talented modelers in here that are always willing to share a positive comment or offer help when needed. Good adventures on which ever model you chose.

DocBlake's advice on finding a practicum can be a great help. The Bluenose kit offers a free PDF practicum online and there are many articles and builds that you can find.

Zoltan - many thanks for posting that link to the book on planking! I ordered mine on Ebay. Cheers!

 

[zoly99sask]

For all the new member we recommend to check out our book review section

https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/index.php?forums/books-and-reference.4/

 

[BigMike]

Welcome to the group Rob!

 

[Dave Stevens (Lumberyard)]

Hey everyone, this is the 2nd forum I've found for ship modeling. I've been browsing a lot of sites and watching a bunch of YouTube videos. I'll be ordering my first model tomorrow. Either the Bluenose or Mayflower from model shipways. Rob

look to the right and click on the Navy Board Model it will take you to another site that has a big list of build logs where you may find a boat load of information. as well as 2 facebook pages and Model Ship Builder forum.

 

[donfarr]

YES DO THAT GREAT RESORCE FOR LOGS AND INFO.Don