I started my Mantua HMS Victory build last winter but then the golf season came along and in MN its short. I work at a Golf course since I retired 5 years ago and get complimentary golf privileges as part of my pay so I play as much as possible hence no spare time for Ship Models anyway season over and back to ship modeling. I completed a Bluenose 2 years ago and my wife said I should do another model. I have read a number of the build logs and very impressed with the standard of work. I used to build real boats in my teenage years with my father who was a master carpenter in Scotland before I disappeared off to see the world in the UK Merchant navy. Glad to be a member and see all these wonderful models and get lots of ideas