Old Hobby New Start

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Dec 06, 2019 2:12 pm **(#1)**

I haven't posted anything from Gimp in a while.
Sorry for that.
However,
I've been busy with scale model building.
Which is something I use to enjoy regularly in the past.

This is what I've been working on lately.

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It's a "work in progress",
that should be completed soon.

Tas_mania · **Joined:** Nov 04, 2015 **Posts:** 1365

I wondered where your were. Looks like a good hobby.

racer-x · **Joined:** Apr 15, 2017 **Posts:** 1826

Very nice Viking vessel. I never had the patience needed for modeling myself...

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:09 pm **(#4)**

Thanks you guys, racer-x & Tas_mania. :bigthup

I did create a sail for the ship using Gimp,
but unfortunately I'm not going to use it.

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I have more photos of the ship model,
but they're not very good.
I put them in a photo montage nonetheless.

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Take note of my well organized work-space.
:hehe

neurolurker · **Posted:** Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:13 pm **(#5)**

That kind of crafting is amazing to me. The only models I ever worked with were the old Aurora Movie Monsters. They were simple enough that after more than 50 years I can still put Frankenstein together in my head. And quickly, too, happy to say. Hope your new start is a grand voyage.

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:26 pm **(#6)**

neurolurker wrote:

That kind of crafting is amazing to me.
The only models I ever worked with were the old Aurora Movie Monsters.
They were simple enough that after more than 50 years I can still put Frankenstein together in my head.
And quickly, too, happy to say.
Hope your new start is a grand voyage.

I'm familiar with those kits and they're great!
I do believe I had the chance to build the Aurora Wolfman kit.
Which has sadly and most likely,
been tossed in the trash.

Erisian · **Posted:** Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:51 pm **(#7)**

That's great work Wallace. I used to make models from airfix kits when I was younger but never anything from scratch. I have no objection to you disappearing from time to time if that is what you come up with! :hi5

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Dec 06, 2019 5:43 pm **(#8)**

Erisian wrote:

That's great work Wallace.
I used to make models from airfix kits when I was younger but never anything from scratch.
I have no objection to you disappearing from time to time if that is what you come up with! :hi5

Thanks Erisian.
:bigthup

Airfix kits, I know them well.
Have been around a long time.
I login to GC every day,
so it's not like I actually went anywhere,
but I get what you're saying.
:hehe

AnMal · **Posted:** Fri Dec 06, 2019 6:26 pm **(#9)**

Wallace: Just going to quickly say you're amazing! Great job putting that together, hope it was as rewarding as it looks.

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Dec 06, 2019 6:41 pm **(#10)**

AnMal wrote:

Wallace: Just going to quickly say you're amazing!
Great job putting that together, hope it was as rewarding as it looks.

Aw... thank you AnMal.

It's wonderful to be able to make my creative visions come to life.
If it happens to be a scale model for display,
or a long thought over image in Gimp.
This kind of creativity,
seems to be most important to me.
I'm enjoying my return.

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Fri Dec 06, 2019 10:24 pm **(#11)**

Wallace - nice work on the Viking ship model; now for the real thing perhaps?

Wallace · **Posted:** Sat Dec 07, 2019 11:43 am **(#12)**

oldmangrumpy wrote:

Wallace - nice work on the Viking ship model; now for the real thing perhaps?

Thank you OMG.
:bigthup

Dreams help to make my life tolerable,
and since I can only dream of such an endeavor.
This gives my ship model a greater significance to me.

Issabella · **Posted:** Sat Dec 07, 2019 1:14 pm **(#13)**

Wallace, that is wonderful!!!! I admire your patience and your great job. :hi5

Wallace, go on your project and enjoy doing it. :coolthup

Wallace · **Posted:** Sat Dec 07, 2019 1:35 pm **(#14)**

Issabella wrote:

Wallace, that is wonderful!!!!
I admire your patience and your great job. :hi5

Wallace, go on your project and enjoy doing it. :coolthup

Thank you Issabella.
:ffy

I'm having a lot of fun.
:blingbling

Nidhogg · **Posted:** Sun Dec 08, 2019 3:04 am **(#15)**

Very nice Viking boat model Wallace. :bigthup

I put together many fighter plane scale models back in the youth, but it wasn't that serious business. They were all eventually shot down by the New Year Eve's Firecracker Unit.

Wallace · **Posted:** Sun Dec 08, 2019 11:34 am **(#16)**

Nidhogg wrote:

Very nice Viking boat model Wallace. :bigthup

I put together many fighter plane scale models back in the youth, but it wasn't that serious business. They were all eventually shot down by the New Year Eve's Firecracker Unit.

Scale fighter plane models!!!
:coolthup

Thanks Nidhogg.
I know those "Firecracker Unit" well.
:hehe

sallyanne · **Posted:** Sun Dec 08, 2019 12:28 pm **(#17)**

Well done Wallace. Keep up the good work!

Wallace · **Posted:** Sun Dec 08, 2019 12:45 pm **(#18)**

sallyanne wrote:

Well done Wallace. Keep up the good work!

Thank you sallyanne.
:smiley2

The model is in the last stages of assembly.
I'll be posting more pictures when it's finished,
which should be very soon.

Pat625 · **Joined:** May 12, 2015 **Posts:** 4694

Wallace, the model looks so detailed. Your work is excellent! I have not done models since I was a child, and that really was a long time ago! I stuck to the simple ones as I did not have a great interest in it, but was always amazed by the creations of those that did.

Wallace · **Posted:** Sun Dec 08, 2019 1:39 pm **(#20)**

Pat625 wrote:

Wallace, the model looks so detailed.
Your work is excellent!
I have not done models since I was a child, and that really was a long time ago!
I stuck to the simple ones as I did not have a great interest in it,
but was always amazed by the creations of those that did.

Thanks Pat625.
That's great!
:bigthup

It's all about enjoying one's self and having a good time with it.
I've had more than a 20 year hiatus for the hobby and it's nice to find,
that after all these years.
I still have what it takes to build nice looking scale models.
This has me feeling very satisfied,
about my "long awaited return" to model building.

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