Hi my name is Kent and I'm from Richmond California. Four years ago a friend of mine's Stepfather died and he was cleaning out his house. He was very heavly into wooden ship models. He had several completed models and about 10 started from kits. My friends asked me if I wanted the kits because he had no intrest in them and I said sure. I have 2 HMS Victory's the Le Mirage, 3 more sailing ships two Victory Cargo Ships, a Destroyer and a Whaler. There's about $4,000 dollars in started kits. I've been retired for almost five years and I finnaly turn half of my garage into a shipyard. I also bring into the mix a plastic model of the USS Constition from Revell that's about 10 years old and my forth attempt at it, the other three were destoryed in verious mishaps. About a month ago I started working on the ships. I'm currently working on the Le Mirage from Corel, the USS Constition from Revell and HMS Victory 1:90 scale from Mamoli. I have never built one of these models but I can woodwork and I have read a lot and watch quite a few videos on the subject. I got through the planking on Le Mirage and starting on the decking. I'll start a log when I can figure it out. It's great to finally find a good forum on the subject and the pictures I've seen so far are awesome.
