Tossedman

Try HeroForge for figures. You can design your own figures and download the STL to 3D print yourself or have them 3D print them for you. These figures tend to be used for wargaming but you can make them with or without weapons in lots of different poses. By default, the 'human' species figures can look a bit unbalanced. The head and hands are too big. There is no slider for hand size, and the slider for head size starts as low as it can go. The fix is simple: increase height. Bringing the height slider up to 7'— one inch under XL size— does not scale up the size of the head and hands, making everything look much more natural. There are many options for clothing, helmets and gear. Prepare to spend a few hours exploring but you can make lots of figures in different poses. Try a Google image search for "Heroforge Viking" to see what others have done.

3 hours ago, a49kid said:

Some pics of another guy's very nice African Queen, and sorry, I don't know his name to acknowledge his fine work.
And it looks like it is electric powered, and probably RC.

Those are photos from the Billings Boats website, build and photos by Richard Simpson. Here's the link to the photos. His build can be found here.

Just found this thread and am now following along. You're making good progress Wayne. I like what you're doing. Which MCM steam plant are you using? I looked on their website and they have a plethora of them. I've always been intrigued by steam and this looks like it could be a way to get into it.

I'm assuming you're going to be able to control the steam plant by remote control. Looks like a fun build and will be fun to operate when it's done. Does anyone make 1/12 scale figures of Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn?  That would be the crowning touch.

Looking forward to following your progress. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,

Todd

I use an Apple MacBook Pro, 2019 2.6 GHz 6-Core Intel i7, 16 GB of ram, 1TB SSD. I run Adobe Photoshop 2024 and Illustrator 2024, SketchUp Pro, Fusion 360, Shapr3D, Onshape, TinkerCad, and PrusaSlicer. Backup the SSD regularly using Time Machine to an external SSD. Never had any problems. Regularly exchange documents with PCs. Don't fear Macs, they are great machines. I've been using them since 1984 and have managed networks with over a hundred Macs and have experienced very little in the way of problems. I would replace it with another MacBook Pro in a heartbeat.

The best advice though, is to get the kind of computer that whomever is going to be giving you a hand has. If they know Windows, get a Windows computer. If they know Mac, get a Mac. 

Cheers,

Todd

Beauty! Thank you sir!

Ross, what blades do Ultimation recommend?

Pretty sure that the blades are for carpet cutters. They only have a bevel on one side.

Looks fantastic! Would a bit of teak stain and a few coats of glossy, polished varnish be appropriate?

Cheers,

Todd

So good! Are you laser engraving the details on the pillars?

Cheers,

Todd

I've pulled up a chair and I am enjoying watching your build. Carry on with the good work sir!

Really good for never having done it before. Looks quite realistic. Now that you have brickwork figured out, you can get a start on a scale Double Rope House as you build a scale shipyard to go with your model. It's only 1135 feet long. 😉

Looks great1 Keep tinkering, you'll get it scienced out soon enough. Does it have a built in method of clamping it to the bench? Might be something to add to your design. Shouldn't be too hard to add. Looking forward to how this turns out.

1 hour ago, JeffT said:

I have the ultimation sander and cutter and really like them both.

As do I. Great tools.

Nicely done! Good to see that I'm not the only one to park a project for a bit. You're ahead of me though, mine's still in the box.

That's cool! We'll have to look out for that movie when it comes out. Have fun with it.

Cheers,

Todd

So good! I'm in awe of the craftsmanship on this site.

Very clear instructions! Thank you sir!

It's fascinating to watch the evolution of this ship model. Looking forward to seeing what's next. 

It's lovely to see this ship take shape and learn a bit about the thought that goes into the design. Great work Chuck. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,

Todd

Looks great Rick! Looks like your next project is under way as well. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,

Todd

I stumbled across this video on YouTube this evening. Quite interesting.

Great work Rick! I'm enjoying following along.

Good thinking! This is really coming along. Well done sir.

Well done sir! I've enjoyed following along.

Cool! I love how modern technology seamlessly compliments such an old way of building things. Looks great. Looking forward to seeing the resin cast. Is the reason for the resin cast to use a different colour resin? Is the quality any different from the 3D resin print?

Cheers,

Todd