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Beautiful Piet! Now, all you need (apart from the dinghy, crew and spare parts), could be a full sound track featuring the sounds of a sub underway, interspersed with the sounds of maintenance being undertaken in the shipyard, commands from the captain and crew, etc, etc. Just press a button and, hey, voila , the sounds of the sub will appear. The soundtrack could be an interactive feature that admirers could use to bring even more 'life' (if that were possible) to your wonderful model. Oh well, it's a thought, anyway. ...truly love your model.... -
Hi Mark. Wow, that looks nice! I especially love the last photo showing the full upside down structure. In fact, with a bit of imagination, it won't take much to picture the fully planked hull coming to fruition. Well done. All the best and happy modelling!
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Hi Bob. Looking really, really good. Your metal work is clean, precise and accurate. Also...dare I say it, your rigging is definitely going to help me immensely when rigging my boat. Thanks so much. All the best!
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You may be the 'prime and only contractor', but we are the clients and admirers. As such, we see no flaws. Instead, all we see is lots of progress and positive results. Well done and your MF sure looks great!
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Hi Jeff. i'm glad your plans have arrived. Looks like full speed ahead, now. All the best!
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Hi Popeye. I think the pieces are all starting to fall into place. Looks great and the hull looks especially nice. Well done and all the best!
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Mayflower by SawdustDave - Finished
Omega1234 replied to SawdustDave's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Hi Dave. Beautiful work. Even more than the deadeyes, I especially love the colour of the planking. It has such a warmth to it and gives your Mayflower so much character. Just lovely. All the best and happy modelling! -
Hi Kevin and Nils. Many thanks for stoppinpg by and for your likes! Nils - always great to hear from you. Hope you're enjoying your weekend. Kevin - welcome to Ingomar's journey. I'm glad that you've enjoyed the build log so far. I hope that you'll continue to follow along. If you like, I'll see if I can start a build log of Pandora. In the meantime, I've posted a few shots of Pandora in the Scratch Built Gallery. Please have a look via this link: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/gallery/album/832-pandora-1192-scale-scratch-built/ Hope you enjoy. All the best to both of you!
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Hi Piet That's a great idea and what a wonderful family treasure the model and the build log will be. Another thought - have you considered doing a small plaque with your name, build date and a small photo of yourself and mini autobiography (maybe a paragraph) inscribed on it? The plaque could then be secreted somewhere inside the hull or conning tower, for future generations of your family to uncover. This would be akin to a time capsule. No doubt, at some stage in the far future, a future generation of your family will want to have the model restored (to rectify the ravages over time, e.g. dust, cracks due to changes in humidity, etc). Imagine the surprise and delight as the modeller doing the restoration uncovers your plaque and hands it to your descendents. What a tribute and memory that would be. By the way, I have read of some historical models having similar memories of the original builder being secreted in their hulls, only to be uncovered in a similar fashion generations later. Just a thought. All the best.
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Hi Altalena. Your model looks great so far and I'm enjoying following along. The brass may be a bit more effort, but it'll be more satisfying once the finished product is done. Hapy building and all the best.
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Hi Bob, WackoWolf , Hexnut, Perls, Mark and Dave. It's great to see you stop by! Many thanks and happy building. All the best.
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Hi folks! I've started on the two boom crutches (I hope that's the correct name). They may look insignificant, but without them, the booms would have nowhere to rest when the ship is not underway. A temporary main boom has been placed for illustrative purposes at this stage, only. I've also painted the davits, although, they'll need another coat of paint and the blocks will also need to be added, before the boats can be hung off them. Hope you enjoy the photos! All the best for your weekends!
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Hi Piet That's a marvellous story of heroism and bravery, which exemplifies how brave your father was. Your model is a fitting tribute! Just a thought...have you considered writing a book on how you've built your sub and interspersing it with stories and memories of your dad and his fellow submariners? What do you think? All the very best!
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Hi Bedford Many thanks for that explanation. Makes sense now. Like you, I'm really looking forward to seeing your ship underway. It'd be fantastic and a great achievement. Sorry to hear about the mishap with the servos as described in your last post. Hopefully someone may be able to suggest something. All the best!
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Hi Dave Looks really good. Well done. Look forward to following along. All the best.
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Hi Jeff. Thanks for the PDF. It sounds like a great idea. I'll give it a go and post some pics later. Mark and David. Thanks for stopping by and Liking the posts so far. All the best!
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Hi Bedford. Very impressive and what you've achieved is a true testament to your skill and perseverance! It's almost as if there are miniature crewmen onboard. Question - Is it your intention that the raising and lowering of the sails be done whilst underway to suit the changing wind conditions? If so, that'd be a great and really cool functionality to have. However, if you are actually sailing and then decide to lower the sails, the fact that the lowered sails are not actually tied to the boom as in the full sized ship, what's there to stop the sails still being caught by the wind and blowing out? Jus wondering and I hope you don't mind me asking. All the best.
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Hi Joe Many thanks! The motor boats still need the engine boxes, propellers and rudders fitted. The row boat needs a rudder and oars. These will get fitted once the painting's done. All in good time. All the best.
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Hi Bob, Michael, Jeff, Steve and everyone for their comments and Likes. I've been off work with the flu for the past couple of weeks and hence, I've had a little bit more time to work on Ingomar than normal, ie in between bouts of yuckiness and massive headaches! Today was my first day back at work, but I didn't last a full day and had to come home early. As for Ingomar's railings, the best idea I could come up with is to get a very fine wire or rigging thread and glue it to the outside edge of each stanchion. This method has worked well for my other miniatures (e.g. see photos of Dorade's railings below). However, any other suggestions would be most welcomed, of course! All the best and happy modelling!
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Hi Everyone. Many thanks for all your likes. Dorade is one hell of a beautiful yacht, which, more than 80 years later, is still sailing and winning races! Building this model was a real privilege and most enjoyable. Happy modelling everyone!
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Hi all. The latest photos of Ingomar are as follows; mainly featuring the steering wheel and binnacle. Michael, Jeff and Bob - I took the cheats way out and used a Swarovski crystal for the multi-faceted binnacle glass from the local jewellery/sewing shop that my wife frequents. It was almost the right size and shape. At about a millimetre high, I think it looks passable. Thanks for your help and suggestions. The steering wheel is made from plastic tubing and fine brass wire for the spokes. Other photos will feature the ship's davits, which need painting and blocks added. The ship's boats, themselves are also being sanded and painted (so pls excuse their rough finish at the moment). Hope you enjoy the photos. All the best!
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Hi Kees. Impressive as always! If you are able to, can you pls explain how you changed the colour of the netting from white to green? Also, a model as weathered as yours, deserves a special display stand. Have you given any thought as to what type of display stand you'll end up using? Perhaps a diorama type display with fishing equipment, netting, crates, etc, etc? All the best!
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