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  1. BobG
    Hi Harry, thanks very much and thanks for the video links. She's a beautiful sailboat for sure! I must say, you live in one of the most beautiful and friendly countries I've ever had the pleasure to visit. My wife and I spent 4 weeks traveling in New Zealand in 1985. We rented a camper van and drove from the tip off the north island to the bottom of the south island and absolutely loved it. We flew out of Christchurch on Christmas Day to Tahiti where we arrived for a second Christmas Day on Bora Bora! Then we spent 17 days in French Polynesia on 4 different islands. I even got to got to do several shark dives on the coral atoll of Rangiroa. It was one of our favorite and most memorable trips ever. I hope your move goes smoothly and thanks again for looking in on my build log. I should be able to get something done on the model in the next week. Cheers!
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    Hi Bob, thanks for your post and information. I actually tried to find this book after reading about somewhere on this forum. I believe it was from a post of yours some time ago. Anyway, I recently found a used copy on eBay and ordered it. The book was located in Germany and they tried to mail it but, for some reason, the German post office had a problem with sending it so the eBayer sent me a refund. I'd like to find a copy of it somewhere. I'd love to see some photos of your model. She's such a gorgeous sailboat!
  3. BobG
    Thanks, Harry, I'll hope I can come close to getting the deck as nice as you did.
  4. BobG
    Thanks, Yves, I'm moving rather slowly getting this build going but I should be able to get some time at my modeling desk pretty soon. I've been cleaning up my work area and trying to get things more organized after the completion of my Medway Longboat. I've been reading more about Eric Tabarly and the Pen Duick and have been watching quite a few videos about him and this legendary sailboat. It has really piqued my interest in his life and the history of the the Pen Duick. I hope I can do as good a job building this beautiful model as it justifies. It will be challenging for me since I've still got a long way to go in the development my modeling skills.
  5. BobG
    Thanks so much for your replies and the helpful information. I'm off to a bit of a slow start since summer is here now and there's lots of yard work and I'm out on my bike a lot. Your build of the Pen Duick is one of the reasons I selected to attempt this model.
  6. BobG
    Thanks very much, Justin. Your models are always exceptionally well done and I'm currently enjoying your Armed Longboat build.
  7. BobG
    Yes, I know I want to but I keep thinking about the look on my wife's face when yet another model shows up at the door!! 😳
  8. BobG
    I just watched the videos again and that's looks like so much fun. My tick list just keeps getting longer. I've got to add one of the Chris Craft RC models to the list...not only is she gorgeous but she cuts through the water like a hot knife through butter. Awesome!
  9. BobG
    Nice work, Justin. How are you simulating the nails? The moulding looks good. I made a scraper out of a razor blade like you did but couldn't get it to work well scraping the boxwood moulding my Medway Longboat. I ended up using a scraper made by Artesania Latina. It was a loose fit on the moulding strip since it was metric and the strip was imperial in size but it scraped better once I got the hang of it.
  10. BobG
    I'll be watching this beauty, Mike. Are you building it fully ready for RC?
  11. BobG
    Perfection!!
  12. BobG
    I'm looking forward to seeing the Flirt come together. Are you experiencing any problems with getting materials due to the pandemic? Is the approximate ETA still around July?
  13. BobG
    Super clean, Dave!
  14. BobG
    Thanks so much, Glenn. I decided to pass on the Cheerful for while since Chuck is currently closed and he's having problems with USPS shipping. I also want to get a Byrnes table saw but they are out of stock until more 120V motors become available. So for now I chose among one of the models I have on the shelf: the Pen Duick by Artesania Latina. The materials and instructions pale compared to Syren and Vanguard but it's a beautiful, legendary boat with stunning lines. Hopefully, Syren and Byrnes will be back up to full speed fairly soon and the Pen Duick should keep me busy until then. Pen Duick by BobG - Artesania Latina - 1:28
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    Thank you, Rusty, that means a lot to me coming from a modeler as skilled as you are. I probably consulted you log a hundred times studying the photos especially when I got to the rigging. It was so helpful to me. I'm watching your Winnie build too. That's yet another model I'd love to do at some point.
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    Thanks so much for your support during my build, Don. Like I said before, your log was pulling me along through some rough spots for me. Please do post some photos of your Calypso build. It's on my tick list also...along with too many others...I should be so lucky to live long enough to build half of them! Seriously though, maybe even do a retro build log where you just post photos that you took as you went along. I've see logs like that and, as they say, pictures are worth a thousand words. Good luck!
  17. BobG
    Thank you Moab. Your kind words are very much appreciated.
  18. BobG
    Many thanks, Ryland, and thank you for your advice and kind words of encouragement. You helped me stay motivated to finish this model. I'll be following your progress too.
  19. BobG
    Thanks so much, Jean-Paul! I'll be following your beautiful build. It's really special.
  20. BobG
    Awesome job, Robert!
  21. BobG
    Thank you, Meddo. I'm following your QAB build and she's a thing of beauty for sure!
  22. BobG
    Thanks Dave! I've been following your builds and I want to see you cross the finish line with them. You've done a really nice job on all of them.
  23. BobG
    Thanks for the kind words, Grant. I look forward to following your longboat build when you get it going again. I've been watching your Pocher build. What a beauty! Then I thought, wow...it might be a lot of fun to try something like a Pocher model...then I saw the price! Yikes...I need to be sure I've got the skills to build a model like that before I write the check!
  24. BobG
    Thank you, Joe! I've been following your Benjamin Latham build and it's wonderful. Now I might have to put that model on my tick list...as if I need another model on the shelf!
  25. BobG
    Thanks very much, Bob! You've got one heck of a nice build going yourself and I look forward to following your progress.

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