great minds think alike, this is my first build and is scratch built, it is based on the cruiser class of 1779, at 1/32 scale, i say loosely as some proportions are a little stretched, have made the keel and bulkheads, just got to join the two, so a long way to go
still have to convert a wood lathe into a centre lathe, learn resin casting, obtain a cheap 3D printer etc
am an engineering lecturer by trade and have been off sick for about a year, still employed but no income, thank god for the NHS, everything paid for, only when you are severely ill that you appreciate the society you live in