Hello and good evening from Portugal.
I found this forum on Facebook some time ago and since then I have visited it regularly and browsed with interest through many posts. Great works and great passion, my congratulations to you all
I am 74, retired system engineer from IBM mainframes and I've been building models as far as I can remember, mainly model airplanes in my youth, then plastic models, radio control yachts (also sailing them), more recently radio control sailplanes (mainly slope soaring, a great fun) , and then I began working with "real" wood in the form of dollhouses for my wife.
During all this time I've collected tools, some expertise, wood, plans and projects, a lot of projects and dreams, more than my age permits. Some years ago I bought an Artesania Latina Charles W. Morgan, and Amati Oseberg and one Constructo Prince de Neufchâtel. I began the Morgan and started the Oseberg hull but I was not happy with either of the kits so there were put aside and so they stood for many years getting dust.
Recently I took the Oseberg and started again, but making changes and doing the things my way, and I am happy with what I am achieving. As a result of this old age passion, I began putting together the Prince and it is giving me great pleasure, and I intend to re-start the Morgan. More recently I bought an H.M.S. Fly that is quietly waiting its time to be built.
I am loving building these ships.
I think that with you I can get the help and advice that I need, since I've never built a model ship and I am an absolute newcomer to your hobby.
My intention is to open build logs for both models and give notice of my progresses or lack of them. My long time intention is to stay here and go on building more ships. My dream is to scratch build something, maybe La Belle since I have the drawings by Boudriot.
Sorry for the long post and apologies for my not perfect English.
JL
I found this forum on Facebook some time ago and since then I have visited it regularly and browsed with interest through many posts. Great works and great passion, my congratulations to you all
I am 74, retired system engineer from IBM mainframes and I've been building models as far as I can remember, mainly model airplanes in my youth, then plastic models, radio control yachts (also sailing them), more recently radio control sailplanes (mainly slope soaring, a great fun) , and then I began working with "real" wood in the form of dollhouses for my wife.
During all this time I've collected tools, some expertise, wood, plans and projects, a lot of projects and dreams, more than my age permits. Some years ago I bought an Artesania Latina Charles W. Morgan, and Amati Oseberg and one Constructo Prince de Neufchâtel. I began the Morgan and started the Oseberg hull but I was not happy with either of the kits so there were put aside and so they stood for many years getting dust.
Recently I took the Oseberg and started again, but making changes and doing the things my way, and I am happy with what I am achieving. As a result of this old age passion, I began putting together the Prince and it is giving me great pleasure, and I intend to re-start the Morgan. More recently I bought an H.M.S. Fly that is quietly waiting its time to be built.
I am loving building these ships.
I think that with you I can get the help and advice that I need, since I've never built a model ship and I am an absolute newcomer to your hobby.
My intention is to open build logs for both models and give notice of my progresses or lack of them. My long time intention is to stay here and go on building more ships. My dream is to scratch build something, maybe La Belle since I have the drawings by Boudriot.
Sorry for the long post and apologies for my not perfect English.
JL