Hello everyone,
I am a new member from Montana in the United States. From a young age I have been fascinated with pretty much everything mechanical and things that move. After high school I attended college for a degree in fine art painting and printmaking. I've worked in the railroad industry for the past 19 years but ironically trains are one machine that moves that never quite captured my imagination for some reason.
I have been a plastic modeler since I was a young child. Almost 50 now, modeling is a hobby that I've never let go of, though I admit life has gotten in the way substantially in recent years but I now have a more dedicated space in a separate shop away from our house. I'd place my plastic modeling skills in the formidable range, if I do say, and my interests run from automotive to armor, real space and science-fiction, and the occasional sailing ship model. I have always wanted to try my hand at wood ship modeling and I think now might finally be the time though I have 2 plastics going at the moment, a Revell Germany 1/50 viking ship and I am just starting what was to my retirement project, the Heller 1/100 HMS Victory, though I'm not yet retired.
I am dipping my toes into the wood ship arena starting with 3 kits I have on hand. First is an extremely cheap Chinese Amazon wooden sailboat kit. I've heard horror stories, but for a first POB attempt it should give me the flavor. It only came with enough planks for 1 layer but depending on how things go it may get 2 layers. Overall, the laser cutting and engraving looks nice, and the parts seem ready to fall out of the sprue sheets. Many parts are laughable, like the cannons, but I can upgrade those items easily enough. The second wood kit in my stash is an ancient (quite literally...from the 1970s) Marine Models viking ship. It is a solid hull needing much work to make a fashionable model out of but I think it will be a fascinating build. And my third and final wood kit at this time is the Dusek Greek Bireme. Thanks to my collegiate Fine Arts education I have a deep appreciation and interest in antiquity spanning much farther back the even the classical Greeks, and I wish there were more modeling subjects on this period of time, but accurate information is very much lacking. At any rate the Bireme helps satisfy that interest somewhat.
I'm primarily here for information, tips, tricks, and the lore of ships and history. I may be slow to update build logs, and most certainly will be challenged by the wood medium and performing accurate rigging on a ship like the Victory, but please be patient. So far this seems like a friendly and welcoming place to learn. Included are some samples of my work. Thank you for having me!
I am a new member from Montana in the United States. From a young age I have been fascinated with pretty much everything mechanical and things that move. After high school I attended college for a degree in fine art painting and printmaking. I've worked in the railroad industry for the past 19 years but ironically trains are one machine that moves that never quite captured my imagination for some reason.
I have been a plastic modeler since I was a young child. Almost 50 now, modeling is a hobby that I've never let go of, though I admit life has gotten in the way substantially in recent years but I now have a more dedicated space in a separate shop away from our house. I'd place my plastic modeling skills in the formidable range, if I do say, and my interests run from automotive to armor, real space and science-fiction, and the occasional sailing ship model. I have always wanted to try my hand at wood ship modeling and I think now might finally be the time though I have 2 plastics going at the moment, a Revell Germany 1/50 viking ship and I am just starting what was to my retirement project, the Heller 1/100 HMS Victory, though I'm not yet retired.
I am dipping my toes into the wood ship arena starting with 3 kits I have on hand. First is an extremely cheap Chinese Amazon wooden sailboat kit. I've heard horror stories, but for a first POB attempt it should give me the flavor. It only came with enough planks for 1 layer but depending on how things go it may get 2 layers. Overall, the laser cutting and engraving looks nice, and the parts seem ready to fall out of the sprue sheets. Many parts are laughable, like the cannons, but I can upgrade those items easily enough. The second wood kit in my stash is an ancient (quite literally...from the 1970s) Marine Models viking ship. It is a solid hull needing much work to make a fashionable model out of but I think it will be a fascinating build. And my third and final wood kit at this time is the Dusek Greek Bireme. Thanks to my collegiate Fine Arts education I have a deep appreciation and interest in antiquity spanning much farther back the even the classical Greeks, and I wish there were more modeling subjects on this period of time, but accurate information is very much lacking. At any rate the Bireme helps satisfy that interest somewhat.
I'm primarily here for information, tips, tricks, and the lore of ships and history. I may be slow to update build logs, and most certainly will be challenged by the wood medium and performing accurate rigging on a ship like the Victory, but please be patient. So far this seems like a friendly and welcoming place to learn. Included are some samples of my work. Thank you for having me!
