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[Shipbuilder]

Hello everyone,
I am a retired merchant seaman & to fill my time, I build ship models, vintage radio sets (using valves rather than transistors) & do a lot of writing (Numerous articles & one book). My wife does minaiture watercolours, mainly portraits & silhouettes.
We find it sad that arts & crafts seem to be dying out in the UK, so it was very nice to come across this forum.
Bob

[candles by lisa]

Hi Bob and welcome to the forum - well you have certainly kept yourself busy since retiring - I'm sure you will enjoy it here everyone is extremely friendly and I feel the same as you regarding arts and crafts dying out - maybe if we all band together on the forum we can change that;)

Cheers.

Lisa

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[Bumble Bee]

Welcome Bob, i dont think the forum would let it die! Happy foruming!

[Sprinkles]

Hello & (welcome) (welcome) (welcome).

My dad's into valve radios too, and anything else that has a valve in it!

There is plenty of crafting going on here, that is when we are not on the forum!

Hope you have fun here :)

[Shipbuilder]

Thanks for the welcome. I have been looking through the rest of the forum & it is very comprehensive, so looking forward to contributing in many areas.
Bob

[Neesey]

(welcome)(welcome)

[Ifor-Jones]

(welcome) Bob - sounds fascinating and you will find lots to keep you occupied here. Happy foruming!!

[Focus on Life]

(welcome) to the forum Bob....and as you're in Lancashire too, I wouldnt be half surprised if I've met some of your retired shipmates....my fella drives coaches and mini-buses and has a regular group of retired seamen we take on nights out, often up to Preston area, we join them now and what a laugh we have, you guys know some naughty songs!!!!

Enjoy the forum
Shaz x

[wyattbean]

Welcome to the Forum....we're all working at keeping crafts alive. I spent last summer making the sails for my Dad's model of the Victory, took me ages! looking forward to seeing some of your work sometime.
Sue(welcome)

[Shipbuilder]

Thanks for further welcome comments. I look forward to contributing more & more to the site. I now realise that I can't put pictures on until I reach 25 posts, but I don't suppose that will take long.
I went to sea very young & although I spent 31 years there, when I finally left, I was still only 48! I am now just turned 64, but am still very active. I have put my website in my profile & I see some of you have already looked at it. There is also a link from it to my wife's website where she specialises in miniature watercolour portraits.
Best wishes Bob

[Rodeo Lady]

(welcome) from me too . There are some fantastic model ships in Kelvingrove Art gallery in Glasgow. So detailed you must have some patience.

Cheers Janice

[Beadservice]

Hi and welcome from me too (welcome)

Debbie

[Shipbuilder]

Thanks for welcomes. I feel I have a lot to contribute & am looking forward to getting enough entries to post images.
Bob