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CharlesEdward
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Just dropping in to introduce my self to this forum. My name is John Kershisnik and am living in Townsend Montana. I use SirCharlesEdward as my internet name in most cases and recently became a widower, hence I am spending more time on my hobby then before.
I have been building wooden ship models since 1975, when I purchased my first kit in Long Beach California where I was stationed for some six months in the US Navy. It was from a local hobby shop and was the Sergal kit HMS Sharke, since then I have completed six additional kits so far; Mantua's Santa Maria, Artesania Latina's the USS Dallas and the Scottish Maid, Corel's Half Moon and from C.Mamoli the yacht Mary and the Golden Hind. I am not yet retired so I am in my hobby shop most weekends and holidays, but am looking forward to a daily activity in about seven years or so.
Before 1975 I was into plastic models of all kinds but eventually concentrated on historical sailing ships. After doing that through Junior High and High School, I became busy with friends and other activities but always missed ship model kit building. When I jostled into that small hobby shop in Long Beach my interest was once again ignited. I recently went a a purchasing binge and have a total of nine kits on the shelves. Yes nine, well really six are assembled up to the first planking and three are still in boxes but I thouroughly checked them out to ensure nothing seemed to be missing from them.
I am concentrating on the hull planking of the OcCre kit Montanes, but I also have Corel's Wappen von Hamberg hull planking almost completed followed by OcCre Albatross, Constructo's Albatross. I had to try Euromodel's Royal William as it was on sale for a HUGE discount and that is all framed up and two lower decks are assembled. C.Mamoli' Sao Miguel or CARACCA ATLANTICA as it is known also framed with only about six first layer strakes laid. I plan to concentrate fully on the Montanes this summer with only occasional sallies into the other five kits to add a strake or two waiting for glue to dry on Montanes.
The three kits in boxes are, Corel's Berlin, C.Mamoli Royal Louis and OcCre Nuestra Senora del Pilar. I will start a build log of Montanes this weekend on this forum. I also have a few logs on Model Ship World as SirCharlesEdward but had to chop down my user name for SOS to CharlesEdward.
See you all later.
Charles Edward (Sir)
I have been building wooden ship models since 1975, when I purchased my first kit in Long Beach California where I was stationed for some six months in the US Navy. It was from a local hobby shop and was the Sergal kit HMS Sharke, since then I have completed six additional kits so far; Mantua's Santa Maria, Artesania Latina's the USS Dallas and the Scottish Maid, Corel's Half Moon and from C.Mamoli the yacht Mary and the Golden Hind. I am not yet retired so I am in my hobby shop most weekends and holidays, but am looking forward to a daily activity in about seven years or so.
Before 1975 I was into plastic models of all kinds but eventually concentrated on historical sailing ships. After doing that through Junior High and High School, I became busy with friends and other activities but always missed ship model kit building. When I jostled into that small hobby shop in Long Beach my interest was once again ignited. I recently went a a purchasing binge and have a total of nine kits on the shelves. Yes nine, well really six are assembled up to the first planking and three are still in boxes but I thouroughly checked them out to ensure nothing seemed to be missing from them.
I am concentrating on the hull planking of the OcCre kit Montanes, but I also have Corel's Wappen von Hamberg hull planking almost completed followed by OcCre Albatross, Constructo's Albatross. I had to try Euromodel's Royal William as it was on sale for a HUGE discount and that is all framed up and two lower decks are assembled. C.Mamoli' Sao Miguel or CARACCA ATLANTICA as it is known also framed with only about six first layer strakes laid. I plan to concentrate fully on the Montanes this summer with only occasional sallies into the other five kits to add a strake or two waiting for glue to dry on Montanes.
The three kits in boxes are, Corel's Berlin, C.Mamoli Royal Louis and OcCre Nuestra Senora del Pilar. I will start a build log of Montanes this weekend on this forum. I also have a few logs on Model Ship World as SirCharlesEdward but had to chop down my user name for SOS to CharlesEdward.
See you all later.
Charles Edward (Sir)
