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Old 12-17-2017, 12:58 PM
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Could use a kit recommendation for a 'new to paper' modeller

Greetings;

Technically this is more of a 'hello' thread, but figured since it's ship specific I'd post it over here. I'm a long time plastic and resin modeller, mostly planes and tanks, but the occasional ship. The paper bug has always been nagging at me, and I decided to finally actually build something.

I'm currently working through the Digital Navy minesweeper, which is proving more fun than a little bitty minesweeper really should be, but I'm also not taking it too serious either. Mainly just getting used to the new medium. I'm not going too crazy trying to make it perfect. I'd love to step up to something a bit larger and make a more serious attempt at a build.

Any kit suggestions? I'd prefer a US or RN subject, from the pre-dreadnought era up through inter-war/early WWII. Perhaps something Russian as they had some really unique ships in that time period. More concerned with ease of build than anything else, and I don't know which designers are more build friendly than others. I'd like to keep things 'fun' since I'm still new to paper. I'll handle a masochistic build a few kits down the road.

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Old 12-17-2017, 01:38 PM
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Since you are working on a Digital Navy model, I would suggest the Mosel/Rhine model or the USS Oregon kits from the same company. A lot depends on how large and how detailed you want to build.
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Old 12-17-2017, 02:05 PM
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I recommend Swift Boat by Murph's Models

Murph's Models - Swift Boat



i just got one myself so I can build one boat after many airplanes.
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Old 12-17-2017, 03:57 PM
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How about here:

https://www.papershipwright.co.uk/

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Old 12-17-2017, 06:36 PM
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I really like the look of some of those Paper Shipwright models, particularly the RN Monitors.

Hmmmmmm
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Old 12-17-2017, 07:34 PM
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You might find something you like here:
https://www.ecardmodels.com/index.ph...html?limit=all
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Old 12-18-2017, 12:16 AM
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welcome to the medium! I also started with the digital navy models.
I found the printed models by JSC very nice and not to complicated to build, in particular their smaller ships in 1/400 (and I always copy the models to build in card stoke in case I mess up; I still has the original).
1:400 - JSC (International webstore)

And our fellow Lou Coatney has a number of simple and free models (that you can dress up with the digital navy secondary weapons).

HMS Hardy H87 H-class destroyer leader - free! :-)

Lou Coatney's Military and Naval History Games, Writings, and Models

One of the beauties of paper modeling is that you chose your favorite scale and then enlarge or reduce to whatever you need. So digital has that advantage over printed.
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Sorry on the VERY late reply on this one. Small business, holiday season, family visits, you know how life can be. Just super busy on all fronts lately.

Anyway, some GREAT suggestions in here, and lots that I'm seriously looking at building once I finish the little minesweeper.

I'll be back, once I get caught up with things.
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nobody like mine: air force sea rescue boat design bt berkeley wood models 1957, have plans ,etc.
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Thanks for mentioning my work, wire&paper.

HH, here are my paper model sites:

Free Cardstock Paper Model World War 2/II Warships Most of these are in color ... if you want to consider the British battleships' and destroyers' Home Fleet Grey color.

I think I'll put my Red Army BT-5 tank on there too.

And Lou Coatney: Home Page There's a lot of spamming on Tripod, but you can get through it.

If you build the destroyers at 1:700 scale - and I provide a "Scale Selector" to help you choose and get the scale you want - or the larger ships at 1:1200, you can usually fit them into a blank checks box to take with you wherever. Just make sure it's a STRONG little box that can't get smashed.
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