Ships Boats

[finescalerr]

Uh-oh. Now I'm developing the same paranoia I developed when people sing "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"! -- Russ

[To anyone from a country where that Christmas carol is unknown, I'm sure Nick happily will sing you the words in your native language.]

[marc_reusser]

Sarcasm...so that's how we're going to play this!?

Not to make either of you fall to far off your high horses, but at least I can say that I am building stuff

[finescalerr]

I thought your last post (about sixteen or seventeen years ago) said you HAVEN'T been building anything and, instead, have been whipping around on your mountain bike and "working" (whatever that is). You also referred to something called "burnout". (I and a few others here are unfamiliar with that word.) Please explain the apparent reversal of your priorities. -- Russ

[marc_reusser]

It's called "multi-tasking"..... though after seeing this ship build I may just go back and hide in the closet.

[finescalerr]

No need. Save the closet for your unfinished models. Instead go stand in the corner. -- Russ

[turtle]

Cheers for the comments Marc.
Can I hear the rattle of sabres ?, or will it be pistols at dawn ?  .

While poking around in the ceiling space trying to find some RC electronics I found the partially finished 1/100th scale hull  (thought I'd binned it). Originally it was to be 1/100 but I wasn't sure I could get the detail required so managed to convince the owner to go to 1/75th  , glad I did as I think I'd have struggled to get some areas looking satisfactory in 1/100. Anywho heres a few shots of the raw hull mid-planking. This would have been just a master mold for the F/G hull, enough blah blah:

[marc_reusser]

Crikey!...even the discards are works of art!

[shropshire lad]

Crikey!...even the discards are works of art!

There speaks the master of discarded work .

[marc_reusser]

Hence my deep knowledge of the subject.

[Andi Little]

I am, as it turns out:  ...   Impressed.





By the way .............. I've got crap in my loft - but it don't look like that!

[turtle]

There speaks the master of discarded work.

Think you might be a little bit shocked at the number of 'lost interest/fails' I get through 

Cheers Andy, I'm quite surprised the hull is still in fairly decent condition even after a couple of house moves. Might even have to consider finishing it and flogging off a few F/G hulls  . But not just at the moment, best I put put it 'out of sight - out of mind'. 

[turtle]

Managed to find a few more WIP shots for "Цесаревич",
Anchor handling davit, couple of steam powered winches, a mast platform, and some props:








more to follow as they resurface _ _ _ _

[turtle]

But back to ships boats  , finally managed to get this little bars ard darling boxed up and shipped off to it's new home, and yes the original had a polished metal funnel  :




Please feel free to point out any failings/shoddy workmanship etc. etc. - always good to see thing through anothers 'eyes'.

[finescalerr]

Roger, the failings are too numerous to list. Please scrap the entire project (by sending it to me) and start again. I will be happy to supervise your work. -- ssuR

[Ray Dunakin]

Exquisite work! Each one a gem!