Hello from Warrington

[Crispier]

Hi all

I'm Chris from Warrington, just recently started scale modeling focusing on ships. Being ex royal navy it made sense to me!

I have an addictive personality and up until earlier this year I was woodworking for about 15 years, I had all the kit and was making furniture items mainly. It ran it's course and I'm selling all my machines, prior to that I bred koi carp for a few years and initially played a good standard of golf.

Now I have decided to start a new hobby to keep me occupied. I've posted my first question without introducing myself first so I've broken the first rule.

Sorry about that

[Mark1]

Hi Chris, welcome to the forum and have fun with the new hobby.

[boatman]

AN HI Chris from this chrisb an im into navy warships big ones builds on here in ships under construction so dive in the waters warm an dont be a landlubber lol
chrisb

[Jim R]

A warm welcome, Chris, to a great forum.

[AlanG]

[Waspie]

Welcome - welcome. Tis good on here, so pull up a bollard and get stuck right in. (FAA myself or Wafu if that way inclined!!!)
Don't think I'll be dipping my feet in the water - had enough grey paint thank you!!! :smiling4: :rolling:

[Dave Ward]

Welcome Chris, we seem to recently hade an influx of ship modellers - what scale are you working in? & have you anything on the bench yet. Either way, you'll find a lot of like--minded, friendly & helpful modellers here!
Dave

[AlanG]

we seem to recently hade an influx of ship modellers

Hmm yes. We need to make the filter protocols a lot tougher to get in. We need some more wingy thing people

[Airborne01]

Greetings mate, welcome to the forum - is the reason you make floaty things nostalgia - we don't have many real ones anymore do we!?
Steve

[Dave Ward]

We need some more wingy thing people :smiling3:

With a slant to the Fw 190 variety?
Dave

[Mickc1440]

Hi Chris and welcome to the fold

[Crispier]

AN HI Chris from this chrisb an im into navy warships big ones builds on here in ships under construction so dive in the waters warm an dont be a landlubber lol
chrisb

I've just bought the 1/350 HMS Illustrious by Airfix, I did want the last Ark Royal, I was on the commsioning ships company and saw her on her fair well tour of the UK when she berthed in Liverpool. That made me feel old.

[Crispier]

Welcome - welcome. Tis good on here, so pull up a bollard and get stuck right in. (FAA myself or Wafu if that way inclined!!!)
Don't think I'll be dipping my feet in the water - had enough grey paint thank you!!! :smiling4: :rolling:

WAFU, never mind, :smiling: Thanks for the welcome

[Crispier]

Greetings mate, welcome to the forum - is the reason you make floaty things nostalgia - we don't have many real ones anymore do we!?
Steve

Nostalgia on two fronts, one being I was in the proper Navy (not a WAFU :smiling2 and the first model I built back in the 70's was HMS Hood.

[Waspie]

WAFU, never mind, :smiling: Thanks for the welcome

Go on then! Skimmer or sun dodger??? :smiling3::smiling3: