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  1. Oboship
    Wow, another great masterpiece made by Chris and Jim! Grecian surely looks wonderful and I very much admire Jim's modelling skills (have I said that earlier on?) I hope we will see pictures of the fully rigged Grecian (after all those square rigged ships... 😉) Take care! Uwe
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    Hi Mitch, This one is from Germany. Models like the "Fragata Espanola" can be found in almost every tourist souvenir-shop along the Baltic and North Sea coast. A very popular one is the HMS Victory which in this quality is simply ugly (no offence intended!). I am afraid there is no market for these models except to attract tourists who live far away from any coast. Again, no offence intended since your late friend was a mariner. But he also would have bought the "Fregata" only as a souvenir from a shoreleave in Spain and not as a collector's item. I very much doubt that models of this type were / are made by prisoners. My guess is that these rather crudely shaped models stem from some Asian manufacturer(s) and are sold in large quantities to Western shops. Talking about a "Spanish Fragata" you might want to compare the model in question with e.g. kit models by Spanish manufacturer "Artesania Latina" (there are several in this forum) and you would immediately see the difference. Not to mention the various other superb manufacturers' frigates that are available here. As for the whaler, yes, she might be similar to the Charles Morgan, but the current state of the model and -as Jaager pointed out- the chosen wood etc. are not likely to attract anybody serious about the matter. I am very sorry to be negative about your intentions to get a few Dollars for a charity but I have my doubts that you will be successful. As an ex Master Mariner I admire and appreciate the services and efforts you Navy guys have been and are doing for the rest of the world. Cheers from close to Hamburg Uwe
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    Gee, that is lightspeed! You are not in a speed competition with James? 😉 I'm enjoying this build log! Best, Uwe
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    That sound promising! Looking forward to it!
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    That picture alone would make for a museum display or modeling contest! What a beauty! I envy your skills and craftsmanship! What is your principal profession? Are you a watchmaker or a "vascular surgeon"?😉
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    Thanks for sharing the first impressions of Grecian! That model will be even slightly longer than Cruiser and Jalouse! It will be an interesting build of an impressive schooner. As the Indy for me is regretfully out of the question (not enough space to build/display and most likely beyond my skills 😒...), I am very curious to see the prototype (and price idea) when available. Grecian is surely an option for me to get another VM kit! Best regards Uwe
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    Hi Nils, This is truely a beauty! Regretfully, I started to follow your build log only at a rather advanced state of the build, but of course I read the previous posts as well. I used to work very close to Hamburg Ueberseebruecke ("Vorsetzen") and I saw "Elbe 5" every now and then on the river, particularly when the annual "Port Anniversary" was due. I think that you created a very nice rendition of the beautiful original! It is a model you can be proud of! Best regards from Stade, and who knows, maybe we will meet sometime at the Maritime Museum in Hafen City... Uwe
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    Monkey???🤨 A solid understatement in my opinion!
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    Kevin, This is an amazing build! To see the frames, girders, bulkheads etc. come into place, is like the real thing. Great job! On second thoughts, considering the complexity of the kit I wonder how much work must have gone into the design of the individual cardboard sheets in the first place... Uwe
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    This build will be another Chris W / James H masterpiece!
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    "...so looks very rough as usual" 👀 You call this rough?? Best regards Uwe
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    Getting bored?? To me this is one of the most interesting build logs ever! I admire your patience and quality of your work, plus the fact that you take the time to take all these pictures and show them here. As for familiarity I can confirm what Andy said because I saw a lot of ships in drydock undergoing maintenance or repairs. Take care! Uwe
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    Looks very much like the real thing! The construction of the corrugated bulkhead is also very interesting. Great build! As for the colours I found cargo holds (incl. bulkheads) on General Cargo Ships painted in medium grey, and frames etc. in double bottom tanks were / are painted red (shop primer). Tank tops (which are the bottom of a cargo hold) were also usually grey but the paint would vanish after a while due to chafing, so tank tops appear(ed) rather in dark metal. On modern container ships the holds are entirely in light grey. Decks are painted red, green or grey, sometimes even black. Best regards Uwe
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    Are you saying the frames are not glued in yet and that you will have to repeat the same process all over again?? I very much envy your patience and skills! Best regrads Uwe
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    Kevin, What an interesting build log this is! When I started my seafaring career in the early 1970's the SD14 ships could be seen from time to time, particularly in West African and smaller Asian ports where container ships and the big container bridges were still beyond the horizon at the time. In the mid-eighties I started to work "ashore" and for a while I worked in a private surveying company. During that period I had to conduct a loading / lashing survey on an SD14 in Rotterdam. So, I actually set foot aboard one of those! As you mentioned in your first post, the vessels were not too expensive, and depending on the owners' budgets some of the ships were rather sparsely equipped in terms of cargo gear etc. and hence were eyed a bit sceptically by folks sailing on more advanced ships. Still, the SD14s did their jobs satisfactorily. It is now very pleasant to see your dry and clean double bottom tanks develop ☺️; I had my share in tank inspections while I sailed on tankers and bulk carriers... By the way, I was not aware of card board models this size and that alone is interesting! I will curiously be following this log and your superb work (not only on the tanks, of course)! Best regards Uwe
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    I fully understand your reasons. That's what I had meant in my post before it was re-edited. Maybe my wording was a bit too straight-forward, though...
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    Hi Chris, In December I had ordered the Nisha kit and your invoice stated a total amount of GBP 206.00 incl. sails and a lumpsum shipping fee of GBP 29.00. For this beautiful kit the amount is perfectly ok to me! My credit card was then charged with €246,32 as per daily exchange rate; still fine by me. Just before the kit arrived I received an SMS from UPS advising on the delivery day and that additional fees would be charged. When I received the parcel I was presented an invoice (issued by UPS, on behalf of the government) which showed an amount of €48,82 (!) in import dues incl. and excl. vat etc., etc. Presumably some fuel surcharge was also added. This is a rather new way of processing shipments since in the past I had ordered kits directly from Caldercraft, Cornwall Model Boats and -of course-from Vanguard without having been charged these additional costs. Having said this, it will be interesting for us EU modellers to see the prices the mentioned EU distributor 😉 will come up with... I for one would prefer to order directly in the UK and let you guys have the turnover and the profit directly (and if I could avoid the additional charges would be even better). Take care! Uwe REMOVED POLITICAL CONTENT - ADMIN
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    Oh yeah! I know that fine wooden smell from my other two VM kits! My Nisha kit is with the Customs waiting for clearance... (Can't wait to open the box) Uwe
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    Just ordered Nisha! My wife has "mildly" encouraged me after she saw the model on Chris' website ("That's a sweet ship! Why don't you order one -now?") I'm looking forward to receiving the kit... Uwe
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    Mine would certainly float -for a while. 🤿 Not because it just looks like a ship but merely because it is made of wood... (Watertight integrity? Stability? Constructional buoyancy?) 🙏
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    Thanks for sharing! I've never done a card model yet (although I have a small tug boat lying around in the attic which is to be built one day). The models are amazingly detailed and one would not believe that the material is card instead of wood or plastic. It is a very interesting gallery, indeed. Would be interesting to know if the sheets of the models -or some of them- could be purchased somewhere. Maybe I should take a closer look at my tug and not only to Alert... Take care! Uwe
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    Today I completed the Jalouse after a build time of quite exactly two years. However, since there were many interruptions the net build time would sum up to approximately 18-20 months. Caldercraft rates this model as of intermediate level "resulting in an excellent second or third model". I agree to the intermediate level but the statement as for the "second model" is rather ambitious in my opinion. Anway, it was fun to build the Jalouse and I really enjoyed the detailed drawings. I took the pictures with my new camera, a Panasonic Lumix which has a tremendous zoom capability. And no, my work bench doesn't look always as tidy as on the pics. After Jalouse I will concentrate on VM's Alert and I'm looking already forward to the modern construction method... Take care Uwe The window in the attic gives a nice lighting Bow and anchors: the forward anhor lashings had to go through the gunport because the commanding Officer (i.e. I) refused to secure the anchor to a belaying pin as was indicated on the drawing!
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    Very well put, Chris! Uwe
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    Simply beautiful, James and Chris! Uwe
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    I can only line up after druxey! Congratulations on the (probably) final version, I'm glad I could be of assistance! All the best Uwe

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