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Thanks Nils.

 

Yep, I'm slowly putting everything back together. A bit of putty and paint will soon hide the worst of it.

 

Thanks once again.

 

Patrick

Thanks Frank!  I think I need to go to Confession after saying a few naughty words, though....

Thanks Greg

 

I'm just going through the internal stuff to see what's damaged and, luckily, although some stuff has come apart, it's all easily fixable.  Thank God.

 

With respect to the christening, I think I'll take your advice about the champers!  Definitely a better idea than the floor....

 

All the best

 

Patrick

Hi Nick

 

Let's hope so...Thanks!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Hi everyone

 

Well.....it's been a sad day for Majellan.  I now know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that Majellan cannot fly, or even float like a bee!      

 

You see, I was carrying the ship to the table to work on, when she fell off her stand onto our floor tiles.  All I can say is that the crunch as she hit the floor was NOT nice.  Bits and pieces went flying everywhere.  On the bright side, once I picked the pieces up, I soon learned that the actual structural damage wasn't as bad as feared.  As you can see, the radar dome structure was broken, as was a large chunk of the bow.  Thankfully, the rest of the damage was fairly minor, apart from the interior details taking a bit of a knock.

 

What can I say; we build'em tough, here in Australia!

 

My project for tonight is to fix and recuperate.

 

Wish me luck!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

 

 

Hi Piet

 

All kudos to you for even attempting what you've done.  I like it!!!

 

Nice job.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

 

Absolutely stunning piece of workmanship!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Hi Patrick,

 

Absolutely wonderful to see your progress - had to do a 'binge' catch-up again, as I've been neglecting MSW updates for a while.

 

I'm hoping to get back to the Doll Boat soon. I've been busy with outdoors stuff and work stuff, plus a bit of a problem-solving slump. Lots of staring and head scratching, but not much of a plan yet...

 

Take care!

Hi Ben

 

Great to hear from you again! Hope all's well.

 

Thanks for your comments about Majellan's journey. Greatly appreciated.

 

Don't be in too much of a hurry with the Doll Boat. Sometimes I find the best thing to do is to walk away for a while, after which I find that the problems have often solved themselves.

 

Good luck, nevertheless and I look forward to seeing your next updates.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Hi Patrick

 

I take my hat off to you as you sure do know how for sure just how to add so very much very fine detail and make things all fit together so well and still not have that clutter y look, WELL NONE, ENJOY

 

 

Regards Lawrence

 

Hi Lawrence

 

Thanks for your compliments. I'd have to say that the 'cluttered' look is one of the biggest problems I face when building at this scale. A lot depends upon the thickness of the materials I use. The thinner the better, (within reason of course).

 

I'm really glad that you like her.

 

Thanks and all the best!

 

Patrick

Hardly schematic ... at that scale it's clear enough. Beautiful work!

Couldn't have said it any better, Carl!

 

Kees - lovely work.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

I think we all have caught the "Patrick's mind blogging syndrome"

Now you have done it Patrick, my mind is boggled, which is not a good thing for an old man

Enough detail will come when you'll say "enough."  In the meantime keep adding.

 

Cheers,

Thanks Greg and Piet!!!

Hi Mark

 

Nice progress. I like it! In fact, seeing the empty hull, just emphasises how cavernous the hull is. Are you going to do any of the internal accommodation?

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Yay Piet

 

Pictures at last! Nice job on the hull. Talk about teeny tiny

Hi Piet

 

I tell ya, if the City of Palm Coast, Florida, had an award for the "Most Generous and Caring Neighbour", you'd have to be the winner! That's truly generous of you to take the time to help, particularly as most people would've just turned away to let someone else do the work.

 

Good stuff!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Staggeringly good, Glenn!!

Hi Nenad

 

Nicely done. Your soldiers look like like they're ready for business.

 

Rigging a three masted ship is daunting, to say the least, but you're going to tackle it with aplomb, for sure.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Patrick,

 

This jaw-dropping.  There's more detail in this than models a hundred times her size.   Are those "kitchen canisters" on the red cloth on the stove..?  shocked-1341.gif

Hi Mark

 

Thanks!!! You're right about the 'kitchen canisters"! Well, that's kinda what I was hoping to achieve. In reality, they're thin plastic square rods glued onto coloured card

 

Thanks also for the comments about the level of detail in the ship. I'm getting to the point where I don't know when to stop. How much is too much detail?

 

Mmmmm...not sure I know the answer to that!

 

Cheers and all the best.

 

Patrick

Thanks Greg!

 

The chairs certainly were challenging to do, but great fun at the same time. I'm glad you like them.

 

I've got only a few more things to add to this deck (Main Deck), before I'll be able to get back to the lower deck. It's been quite neglected and hence will take some time to do it justice.

 

Thank once again!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Hi everyone

 

Many thanks for all of your comments and Likes. I really appreciate them!

 

Well, tonight, I did a bit more work on the galley, in particular adding more cupboards as well as a few little bit and pieces to add interest to the bench tops.

 

The dining table in the main saloon also got a bit of treatment, namely the placemats for the hungry guests.

 

Lastly, in response to Greg the Peg Leg Sailor's question about how I made the tiny dining chairs, I've done a quick diagram of the method I used. I hope it makes sense.

 

All the best, everyone!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Hi Keith

 

Your true skills as trained craftsman definitely shines through, especially with the quality of the joinery and your ability to choose woods which contrast beautifully.

 

Mighty fine!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Now, that's some very fine work there, that's for sure!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Hi Mehmet

 

I'm still amazed at what you do and how you do it!  Just marvellously convincing.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Hi Jond

 

Launch day's not far off, from what I see! Exciting times.

 

I look forward to seeing the hull underway.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Fantastic work Patrick, really inspiring.

 

Cheers,

Hi Piet. Many thanks! I don't know about the inspiring bit, but, dang, I'm loving this build! I'm sure gonna miss working on her when she's finished.

 

 

Your boat begs for a crazy party Patrick, bar men preparing tequila cocktails with straw umbrellas, ice cold beer and wine, waiters carrying platters of finger food and fruit salad, music…Brilliant work, really lovely!

Thanks Vaddoc! Now that's one hell of a way to party! Bring it on!!! What a lifestyle, hey?

 

Great work, Patrick. Thanks for the photos.

 

bob

Hi Bob. Thanks and I hope all's well at your neck of the woods.

 

Bloody amazzzzzzzzing mate. My admiral is also knocked over by these photos. HOW ON EARTH DID YOU DO THEM?

Thanks a million mate !

Haveagreatone

Greg

Hi Greg! Many thanks. Please say thanks to your Admiral. Tomorrow I'll try to draw a quick diagram about how I made the dining chairs. Surprisingly, they were far easier than you'd ever believe....well, at least once I figured how to do them, of course!

 

All the best, everyone

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Hi Piet

 

Ahem.....we want pictures! We want pictures! We want pictures! We want pict....

 

Only teasing, of course!

 

I can wait patiently. Chores first. Pictures will come in due time...

 

Cheers

 

Patrick