What is your favorite scale for ship/ boat building?

My primary interest is wooden sailing ships, particularly the smaller ships like brigs, schooners, topsail schooners. In younger days 1/8" to the foot was no problem. Fairly large size models of clipper ships, etc. But as the glims get older, I find 3/16" and 1/4" to be much easier to work with. Plus, I can build a highly detailed large model of a small or medium sized ship. And super detailing is fun.

Ed.
Long Island Ship Model Society
Nautical Research Guild

I am trying to keep my collection mostly the same scale so 1/72 for now to match the planes, tanks and sci-fi. Course that does limit my subjects but since I prefer patrol craft, brown water navy and landing craft I am ok for most. The U-boat and the Flower Class Corvette are on my want list and I am considering a scratchbuilt USS Monitor (waterline) if I ever find a decent set of plans.

i quite agree with nicholma: I already ordered the 1/72 u-boat. it should be here in a few days.
the waiting is killing me!!!

350th for the larger ships but 72nd for the smaller patrol boats and the like. However the 72nd U-boat is definately on the "to purchase" list

I like building in 1:48. Of course this means I also build smaller ships, and I usually scratch them out because I am drawn to the off beat subjects. Most of my ships come in between 4 and 6 feet long. I don't find the size a problem because it takes me years to do one vessel so they don't add up too fast!
Bruce

Hope to built a 1/1 Nimitz class one day....lol
Honestly due to space 1/700.....

I prefer 1/350. Some subjects are only available in smaller scales which really hacks me off. But since 350 is becoming so popular more and more will be released in the future. I hope. I don't have the fingers for 1/700. The eyes are fine but the clubs at the ends of my hands tend to turn the smaller pieces into unknown little blobs of broken plastic.

I build mostly sailing ships, these of which the scales vary. I also like 1/700 and 1/350 when I'm in the mood.
Scott