Hi!
I�ve been enjoying many hours of reading and viewing people�s progress with their ship models and I am completely amazed at the level of skill and artistry. So much so, I feel rather intimidated that my work won�t be nearly as good, but on the other hand I feel inspired to keep trying and learning.
I must say a big thank you to all the forum members for their amazing models and for the encouragement I�ve often read amongst each other. After seeing the camaraderie of the forum I decided to join and I feel inspired to continue with my model building. I�m not sure how pretty my next model will be but even novices like me have to start somewhere.
I started a goal to make a model ship out of popsicle sticks (aka: paddle-pop sticks; ice-cream sticks; or craft sticks (I�m sure they have different names all over the world) The first scratch build model (not including those from my youth) I completed was a bulk carrier very loosely based on the ship below. I did not have any blueprints so I drew them myself, which turned out to be a big project as well!
As you can see, she is very rough, I�ve done a poor job with sanding and painting (I could never colour inside the lines even as a kid! LOL
). And the detail work also shows that I�m a beginner. Apart from the paint, glue and paper decals, she is made totally from popsicle sticks.With the hatch covers and Superstructure removed:
