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Old 12-02-2022, 03:46 PM
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Back to hobby after 33 years
Hello all,

So much has changed since I last touched scissors and glue - the plethora of books and drawings, modelling kits, tools, glues, paper and printing quality, laser cut parts, CAD and 3d printing. So, I'm a newbie again, only with the knowledge of initial mistakes and remembering of terrible silicate glue smell and taste from the early 90-ties.
My desire is to build sailship models from scratch, but to stretch my fingers now, I decided to start again with kits. At the moment I'm interested in learning and comparing the technologies from different publishers - how the design is done, what the printing quality is, and what the assembly technology is. And what interests me the most is how different authors create hulls and do planking.
I ordered several kits from Polish, Ukrainian and Lithuanian publishers, and if available - complete kits with accessories and laser cut parts. All in M1:100, 30-40 cm in length range and mid-level complexity. However, not all of them interest me in their story and construction, so I certainly don't plan to finish all of them. I just want to research to understand what is on the market now and what I want to do next with this beauty. So here is my playground

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Old 12-03-2022, 03:17 PM
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You're very welcome, vaidas. Enjoy yourself!
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Old 12-05-2022, 02:19 AM
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Welcome to the asylum....the men in the white coats will be out shortly to take your jacket measurements...
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Old 12-25-2022, 12:05 PM
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Welcome Back Vaidas,
I'm sure there will be some brilliant innovations for you to discover, certainly there are some excellent publishers and kits. Not forgetting the downloads section here.

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Welcome back mate - I look forward to seeing some of your work soon.


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Clean and precise hull framework!

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Old 01-03-2023, 11:08 AM
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Thank you all for the warm welcome. I see how much the modelers have done in a year. I can only show my progress for 2023-01-01 - nothing to be proud of yet, just the beginning.

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Old 03-20-2023, 02:52 PM
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The very first model just completed. I'm back on board.

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