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She looks great, Reci!

I just found your log and read over it. Beautiful work, Paul!

I have admired this cutter ever since I first saw it quite a few years ago. I'll be following your build now.   

Gorgeous model, Michael! Congratulations!

Lots of wonderful detailing, Hake!

2 minutes ago, glbarlow said:

Let’s see yours on your Flirt build😊 I replaced all hooks and belaying pins on mine. 

I could show you a photo of the box but that's about it so far! 😂

1 hour ago, mtaylor said:

Amazing work to turn a beautiful model into this.

It really is remarkable. I know that most folks would probably think this is ugly but the realism of the decay and the rust build up is incredible and has a beauty of its own. 

My wife and I took a guided, small group, urban decay, photography tour of abandoned factories and buildings in Detroit a couple of years ago. I found out later that it was actually illegal to enter these ruins but the guide had been doing it for years without a problem. Detroit was one of the world's great cities in the 1930's to 50's before it fell apart and its citizens fled.

Exploring these decaying structures filled us with a range of competing emotions. The apocalyptic scenes were both haunting  and beautiful at the same time and it was heartbreaking to see how quickly everything had been abandoned as Detroit fell into despair. Companies just shut their doors and walked away essentially leaving everything in place for the scavengers pick over and eventually for nature to reclaim...a modern apocalypse of a once magnificent city.

This is a wonderful model, Darren. Good luck!

...and now for an entirely different style of building a Pocher model! You can buy this one on the French eBay site for 3500 Euros.

3 hours ago, Moonbug said:

I've been a MASSIVE 49ers fan my entire life.

YES!! 49ers forever in our household and Giants too!!

Fantastic work on those gratings and coamings, Derek!

12 minutes ago, hollowneck said:

That's some serious $ on display... custom cabinet...kool. You gonna' make a bid?

No...the seller is selling a single, completed model and included this photo. I'm not sure if it's a custom cabinet or a bunch of fish tanks stacked on top of each other! 🤣 

On 11/10/2021 at 1:50 AM, gjdale said:

a special display cabinet for them in our dining room.

Here's a pretty nice collection and display on eBay Germany:

I just ordered this model. I hope mine will look half as good as yours when I get around to building it.

Beautiful tram diorama, Mr. Pucko! I have the San Francisco tram on order.

I just found your tram build, Darren, and will be following your build closely since I recently ordered the San Francisco tram. My wife and I love San Francisco and our son lives and works there so I decided to add this model to my list. It looks like the model has its challenges but you seem to be managing them well so far. Good luck!

11 minutes ago, hollowneck said:

The company has some nice looking models.😆

Why am I having trouble seeing the car?!! 😂

She looks really good, Mario!

On 11/9/2021 at 1:15 PM, gjdale said:

I now have another three Pocher classic cars to build

What other Pocher models do you have now, Grant?

Wonderful work, Gary!

Fantastic work, Tim!

Good points, David. I wasn't considering how small the scale is and how the PE parts would look from a normal viewing distance. 

11 hours ago, Blue Ensign said:

Mine is the one with the bench edge clamp, it has a slot to fit the clamp into.

Perfect! I'll be ordering one. Thanks, BE!

18 hours ago, desalgu said:

 

Kind of wish there were front side and back side PE parts that you could glue together to give it 3D detail.  The detail on the 3D parts is amazing, but when they are out in the open on the deck, the flat side shows.

PE parts are very convenient and precise but the "flatness" of them does not look right to me in many instances. For example, I'm not fond of how PE hooks and eyebolts look when they are just two dimensional and flat. I prefer how they look when they are made from wire. The way you modified the endpoints on the railing is a great improvement.

Thanks, BE.

I'm only seeing two types of Proxxon vises: one that has the suction clamp base and another that clamps to the edge of the workbench. Maybe your model is one that they no longer offer...?

Looking great as usual, BE!

I'm in the market for a new vise and I noticed that you had the rudder clamped in a Poxxon vise. Is that a Proxxon vise with the suction type clamp on the bottom? If so, does the suction hold the vise tightly to your cutting mat?