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[jax]

Hi forum members,


I'm very impressed with the friendliness and help on this site so I thought it worth joining.


My model making interests started a long time ago due to interest in military history so was confined to painting figures and dioramas.  A friend of my wife asked if I would build a static model of a Puffer that she wanted as a present for her husband. I enjoyed making it and was quite pleased with the result so thought I would attempt a working model. Not sure how it came about but I ended up working on two. Partly due to that neither of them are quite finished, they float ok in the bath but i'll only discover if they actually work when I get to a pond after the winter. I'll hopefully manage to attach pics of these models.


I must have caught the boat building bug as I already have taken initial steps on my next build. I'm sure I'll be posting a few questions which I hope you experienced gentleman will be able to help me with as at the moment the hours I work make attending clubs impossible.

[Arrow5]

Welcome Jax, nice work on your boat, puffer is my favourite . Put your area on with an avatar so that locals can perhaps contact you or advise products, shows near to you and so on
.  No use telling you to get brand X if it isn't available in your country or district etc or nip along to x if you are a thousand miles/Km or two away.  What are your next projects ?

[davidm1945]

Hi jax,
    Dunno about you asking us questions, judging by the standard of your work there may be some that we can ask you...
What scale are you building to?

Dave.

[jax]

Thanks Dave and Arrow5 for your comments.


Dave, the models are all !/32 although its a common scale in military modelling it just happened that way not through any special fondness I have for it ( available space and my wife vetoed thoughts of building the more usual 1/24 barge!)


Arrow5, my next project (emphasis on the singular, I'm sticking to one at a time from now on) is a Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter which I hope to start soon but I'm working extra hours up to christmas so time is limited. I saw it on the Traplet Shop site and liked the look of it plus liked the idea of buying a grp hull to (hopefully) save time. 


At the moment I'm studying the plans and searching the net but I'm afraid I already have a few questions which I've not found answers to yet. Probably very basic questions but I'd appreciate any advice. I'll post them soon if I can't resolve them myself.


Cheers