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Ray Durant

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About Ray Durant

  • Birthday 07/05/1954

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Brisbane Australia
  • Interests
    Electronics, 3d printing, airplane and ship building

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  1.    Ray Durant reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Wolf 1754 by catopower - Shipyard - 1/72 - CARD - 10-gun Brig
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    Hi Doc. Can you tell me where you sourced your sailor figure. Cheers. Ray
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    What an absolutely beautiful book to read, look at and use for reference. The artistry and talent of humans never ceases to amaze me. Absolutely gorgeous.
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    Hi mate. Don't be too disheartened about your choice of kit. I made the same mistake, because cost is an issue as well. These cheaper kits are made up with inferior materials,as you and i both found out. I have since bought a Mammoli kit of America and have now almost finished it. It was a pleasure to build and i have learned so much. Some of the builders here are absolute magicians with the quality and detail. I personally build these things because i enjoy it and it keeps my brain challenged. Cheers mate , keep up the good work and remember just have fun with it. Ray
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  23. Ray Durant started following Hi everyone from Brisbane Australia and Card models
  24. Ray Durant
    Thanks Ccoyle. I will study these instructions very closely. I had a quick glance and this guy knows his stuff.👍👍
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    Hi Thanks for the information. I really appreciate it. I bought the Papegojan, as it is a Dutch ship and i was born in Amsterdam
  26. Ray Durant
    Hi Thanks for the information. I really appreciate it. I bought the Papegojan, as it is a Dutch ship and i was born in Amsterdam. A little nostalgia 😀
  27. Ray Durant
    Hi guys. Can anyone please help me to access building logs. I have just purchased a Shipyard card model from a store in France. I would really like to familiarize myself with the different techniques used to build these models. Cheers . Ray
  28. Ray Durant
    Thank you for your kind welcomes. 👍😀
  29. Ray Durant
    Thank you so much for your kind welcoming words ☺️
  30. Ray Durant
    Thank you all for your kind and welcoming words 👍👍😀
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    Thank you for your welcome. Yes i am looking forward to receiving it 🙂
  32. Ray Durant
    Thank you all for your kind words . And i will try and do a build 👍
  33. Ray Durant
    Thank you for your kind words . And i will.👍
  34. Ray Durant
    Thank you very much. They are certainly not in the same league as some models here. They also need a fair bit more work , but that is why we enjoy it is it not ?👍👍
  35. Ray Durant
    Hello My name is Ray and i am recently retired ( 2 years now) Started building balsa planes as a kid, underresourced with very limited tools and finances. Restarted my building with Guyllows planes . When in the hobby shop i saw a wooden ship kit and it looked very interesting. I bought it and at first struggled with the hull. I persisted and found the ships to be more tolerable to mistakes and corrections. I have now built a 1940s Pinnace. The Independence 1775. The Royal yacht Mary and the Yacht America. Two still to be finished. I have just ordered a Polish paper/ wood kit . I hope to be able to increase my skills by observing and learning from some of the master builders on this site. I dont build for extremely fine detail or scale but for fun and relaxation. Cheers . Ray

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