Flying Scotsman

7 hours ago, bruce d said:

Rummage through the logs and have fun. I hope you start a build log for the Pourquois Pas, looks like a good subject.

Thanks, Bruce.

Absotively a build log's on the cards.

I've seen precious little out there regarding this kit, either the Heller or re-pops.

Currently trudging along with the 'donkey work' and snapping pics as I go. 

Much of the scratch work is blocks and dead-eyes so far. 

I grew up with Revell-o-Gram-o-Fix, (and still take great pleasure in basic kits).  A fitting background to a skill set of styrene-bashing that is admirably suited for wrestling poor fit and fuzzy moulding into something presentable!

How do, gentlemen (and ladies)?

Much to my surprise, as a usual aircraft-basher, I find myself joining ModelShipWorld.

For many years I dedicated my kit-bashing to things aerial, then I happened upon an old Zvezda 1/100 Pourquois Pas two weeks ago in a thrift store.  At $8 I wasn't saying no.

To paraphrase the Marines say, I never leave a kit behind.

If it's a kit I'll rescue it.

Matter of fact, if it wasn't for aircraft I'd have happily focussed on naval models.  I'd even collected the Hatchette Bismarck part-series, because I'd always wanted a kit of that amazing ship.

I have also flitted about on sailboats, in an earlier life. 

The urge to build a rigged ship is now strong, again.  There's something about a rigged ship in a glass case on top of a cabinet that adds a certain gravitas, isn't there?

Meanwhile, I shall continue binge-reading to catch up on necessary info, before I start asking questions that already have answers.

Cheers all.

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She was the old NZ training vessel Spirit of Adventure and here is an old pic of all sail set.

Pardon the thread-drift (again), Dr PR.  Your schematics and bumf on rigging is a godsend, for my current kit, btw.

(Newbie on a reading binge playing catch-up.)

Spyglass, soon as I saw the superstructure I recognised her. Even with the different suite.

I knew SoA as a 'brigantine' then. Sailed on her as volunteer galley crew around the Cook Strait and the Sounds a couple times.

But spent more time aloft than in the galley!

Also did a short stint on the 'Black Boat", barquentine Spirit of New Zealand, out of Waikawa, in Marlborough. SoNZ has an easier rig but SoA was more fun in a stiff breeze.