Getting started
September 18-21, 2015 Meet the Black Prince:
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Introducing...
Hello everyone. This is my first post on the progress of building a wooden model ship. I'm a software developer by trade and because our day job is so very abstract and un-creative (and because we are all nerds) most of us have some rather obscure hobbies. For me building a model ship was always a bit of a dream and I never though I could do it, but with the help of e-bay and some good fora I decided to give it a try and see how long I would last. Because of a good deal on e-bay I got my hands on a model by Mamoli called the Black Prince from Mamoli. The ship has everything I wanted: 2 masts, some guns and a great back-story :) I will update (probably on an infrequent basis) you with my progress and will also make some room on my own blog as well. So far I found it a very rewarding (and time consuming) hobby that I can easily put aside (whilst having a baby) or spend the whole day on. It's great, and I love working on my ship. I also love researching it, so I shall st