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Thanks Pete. Ok, makes sense. I'm on the other side of the fence. With my my RC yachts, I built everything, including the kitchen sink (literally, as all the internal accommodation was fully detailed inside). Externally, I also tried to replicate as much detail as possible, as well. I sailed them in the local river with 3 foot waves and 30 knot sea breezes. The amount of $$$ I spent on replacement sail winches, receivers, etc due to salt water ingress, is mind boggling. Needless to say, the local model shop owner loved me! Talk about extreme sailing. But, what you're talking about is taking extreme sailing with an extreme yacht to a whole new level. I would think it'd be best to go minimal, just to minimise breakage and damage; but that's my thoughts. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing your ship heeling over, storming through the waves, under a strong breeze. Great build, so far!- 220 replies
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Hi Bensid54. Very nice so far! There's something about your hull that reminds me of a large centipede...menacing and meant for business! Can't wait to see you getting the internal mechanism in place and operational and then seeing it in the water.
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Hi Chasseur. Looking good so far. Looking forward to the build starting.
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Hi Pete. Sorry, but not sure I understand your comment "There has been a lot of great points made about the RC Boats , However something Harvey said about the scale being off got me to thinking, the key parts to those boats have to be eliminated in order for the radio gear to work . ie: the Communications tower, Steering stations and a lot of the other defining details..." Can you pls explain what you meant?
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Very impressive Piet. There's an air of realism about your model that is definitely eye catching! Well done.
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Hi Pete! Pretty darn impressive. Well done and looking great.
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Hi Nils. I hadn't realised that you're building this model as well as the Pegasus! Both models are seriously impressive and indicative of your talent and craftsmanship. Well done. You're amazingly talented! All the best.
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Hi Kees Thanks for confirming that for me. The guys look great. I especially like the photo of the skipper in the wheelhouse. Very nice!
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Hi Kees. Can you please explain how you are making the crew members? Are you carving them, or using sculpey, or some other method?
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Hi Chasseur and everyone else for your likes and comments!
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Omega1234 replied to SawdustDave's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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Hi all. I've just got a few more things to do to the internal accommodation before I permanently glue the deck on. Well, Iast night I did one of those last jobs, which was to add a bit more life to the ship by adding a table cloth on the saloon table along with a slightly over scale fruit bowl on it! Oh well....it's hard trying to keep it real at such a tiny scale. I've also added bed sheets and pillow cases to the berths. In an effort to make it more realistic, I've also tried to vary the colour of the bedsheets and also to make the sheets look like crew members have just gotten out of the berths and left the sheets turned over. Ok, ok, ok, you may need to use a bit of imagination.... Next, I'll tackle the internal cabin doors. Hope you enjoy the photos. Comments and feedback welcome, as always. Enjoy your weeks, everyone.
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Thanks David!
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Is it just me, or am I the only one who thinks the boat's moving fast, even whilst standing still!
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Hi David. Thanks for your comments. I've always loved miniatures as well, because there's something captivating about seeing something so small, yet so precise (well, hopefully precise...depending upon one's abilities). However, I'm not familiar with the term "20C Navy". Could you pls explain? Thanks.
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Totally agree!
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Beautiful work, Klaus! Well done.
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Thanks Jeff. Really appreciated!
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Thanks for that! A good methodical brain is a sign of good project management and planning and organisational skills....so well done! I, on the other hand, often don't look before I leap and pay the consequences later on. Enjoy your weekend to.
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Hi Chasseur. Looking really good so far. I love the fact that you're taking a really methodical approach to your research, which will translate into a beautiful model. I look forward to following your progress. All the best!
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Hi Pete. Not long until launch day! Do you have a sense how much ballast which will be required? I'm guessing as little as possible to generate as much speed without too much heel?
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Thanks Pete! Where would we be without our boats to keep us off the streets....up to mischief no doubt!
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Hi Hexnut and Bob. Many thanks for stopping by. Bob - Thanks for your comment about the openness of the hull and deck. There ain't nothing wrong with your model of the Spray and I'm like you in the sense that I'm always conflicted by how much of the deck and hull should/should not be exposed. For instance, I built a Victory at 1/192 with everything detailed inside and I mean everything that I could possibly replicate at such a small scale. It had all 5 decks done and took three years of painstaking work. However, I only left a small portion of the hull exposed. When I look back at it now, I think that all my hard work and dedication has potentially gone to waste because you can see only a small portion of the interior. In fact, all I've got to show to prove it are some grainy digital low resolution photos. That's why with each model since the Victory, I've been progressively becoming more extreme with the openness of the hull and deck. There's just something that I love about being able to look at the interior through the exposed deck and hull that really motivates me. Anyhow, have great weekend, everyone.
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Hi all. Just a small amount of progress so far. I've recently completed the sliding hatch over the forward deck house. This is the one that looks rectangular with three windows in it plus a sliding hatch running across the deck house's roof. If you ask me, it looks damn weird. What was Herreshoff thinking when he designed such an odd structure? To my mind, surely it would've looked far better without it! Anyhow, who am I to criticise... I've also started work on the most forward companionway hatch. This is the one that is curved in profile. It will have a ladder leading to the crew quarters in the bow of the ship. Anyhow, here're the photos of the progress so far:
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