Shipyard paper models

[George78]

First Hello

Although I have been building and collecting paper models for many years I just joined so want to greet everybody first.

Secondly I just purchased my first SHIPYARD paper model kit and have yet to receive it so was wondering if any of you of have had experience with this company's models in general and the HMS Victory in specific, this being the one I purchased.

I know I put card before horse and should have asked this question first but alas I did it backwards - so lets see how well I did or did not do.

Would welcome any comments and happy modeling to you.

[sqwarsh]

welcome, look forward to your build. never built a boat so i wouldn't know. but hey, the victory is a very impressive ship. i want to see how she comes out. again, welcome

[Les007]

Hi George and welcome,
You have taken on a biggie there my friend, best of luck, and post a few pic's when you get started, Just to give you some idea what your up against look here at Doris's HMS Victory, also Shipyard

HMS VICTORY 1798, 1:96, Shipyard

Les

[Renaud]

Here are some links in German. I don't find again the great thread about on kartonist.de or kartonbau.de - Kartonmodellbau, Kartonmodelle, Cardmodels, Cardmodeling Christoph did, probably short before he set up kartonist.de it seems to me

Kartonist.de | Abgeschlossene Bauberichte - Schifffahrt | HMS VIKTORY /Shipyard / Maßstab 1:96

Kartonist.de | Abgebrochene/ stillgelegte Bauberichte | H.M.S. Victory, Shipyard, 1:96

and a recent release, Papegojan
Kartonist.de | Bauberichte / GS - 2013 | GS - 2013 / Papegojan 1/96 Shipyard Nr.34

Renaud

[Retired_for_now]

Welcome aboard! No experience with that company, but I hope you receive it soon (and let us know how the build goes).

Yogi

[doctormax]

I think the most important thing to George is that your not in a race and can do other builds at the same time what i see some do and I did myself is i download free kits that have some of the same sort of details i be using in a build to get used to the same methods. As someone said he had made a thousand wheels just getting the feel for how to build some on a model he wanted to look good so if it means doing lots of small builds to get used to something to make that beauty and it works then it be an idea

[George78]

Hi

Thank you and all the others who have commented on my post. I very much appreciate the advise that you provided in your response and will certainly do as you suggest. Will post some pictures of the kits etc as things progress.

[George78]

Originally Posted by Les007

Hi George and welcome,
You have taken on a biggie there my friend, best of luck, and post a few pic's when you get started, Just to give you some idea what your up against look here at Doris's HMS Victory, also Shipyard

HMS VICTORY 1798, 1:96, Shipyard

Les

Thanks for the links. I looked at her model and all I can say is WOW. Hope I can do even a fraction as well.

[Bionic Modeler]

a most impressive project indeed. I don't recommend visiting Doris' thread or you will probably just send yours back before it is even opened. Her skills are unreal and by no means representative of us mere mortals. But if you do succumb to curiosity just remember----I told you!