Hello I need help!

[Senorbob]

start by gluing some sticks together. then cut off the excess material

 

[Roger Pellett]

If you choose to but one or more of the three Model Shipways beginner kits I would suggest only buying the basic hand tools necessary to build it: a metal ruler 12” or 6” ruler graduated in 16ths, a small square, a mechanical pencil or if a regular pencil a way to keep it sharp, Xacto knife with #11 blade, a set of Zona saws, and some small spring clamps. I would also buy a small bench vise.

As you move forward, buy the additional tools needed to solve whatever problems occur.

Roger

 

[Bob Cleek]

I recommend starting with the model expo 3 ship shipwright series. They can be bought as individual kits, and come with or without a basic set of tools. You can download and look at the building instructions from the model expo site first if you want to get an idea of what each involves. there are also you tube videos and many build logs on this site of those kits to aid you. That is what I basically did and am glad I started there.

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DITTO to what Rob said above! Build this series of three small kits and you will have a very basic beginning understanding of the processes involved. Do the best job you can. Consider each section of the process a model in itself. Aim for perfection. They are actually nice display models if done well. Read books on the subject of ship modeling. Read every one you can find. Study them. Many are available online used for not a lot of money because a lot of people start out wanting to get into ship modeling, but only a small fraction are willing to tackle the learning curve.

Research is as much, if not more, important than building and it can often be even more enjoyable. (It makes less of a mess, for one thing. ) Pick a subject or period you are really interested in and dive deep into researching it. If you are interested in submarines, then try to become an authority on every submarine you can read about. Build submarine models. If you are interested in Napoleonic warships, which is a very complex subject, then read up on that and become an authority on that and build those. Realize that you can't build a decent model if you don't know what the real thing looks like. Not just a picture or a plan on paper. I'm talking about your being able to look a picture or a plan and actually "be there" on that vessel in your head.

Your question raises delicate issues. Nobody wants to scare you off on the one hand, but on the other, nobody wants to blow smoke up your butt, either. We all want to welcome you, but you've got to realize you're looking to run with the big dogs now, so you've got to watch and learn. Despite what the advertisements say, you can't build a "museum quality" Napoleonic ship of the line out of a "paint by numbers" kit box.

 

[Corsair]

I agree with Bob and Rob above. I didn't recommend them because it sounded from your initial post that you had decided what you were going to start with.
If you get the 3 kits as recommended, Model Expo even has a deal where they will give you credit for the cost of the first kit if you send them a picture of your completed first kit.
Here is a link to the thread where the manufacturer makes the statement :
lets-get-more-people-into-wooden-ship-building

Regardless, we are here to answer questions for you.

 

[Senorbob]

i'm starting to wonder if we are being trolled here. people are really trying to help you but it appears that you have little respect for that. i'm on my sixth build and struggling to get better. I have built 2 real boats and some furniture and I know that I don't have the skills to take on the project that you are focusing on. I also have a workshop full of tools. I like to see people interested in the hobby and would hate to see you give up