Kevin

slightly better than on the dustbin

she has returned, and dragged me with her, morning everyone
 
Apollo says hi to everyone as well

great start, i love VM kits, 

she has returned, and dragged me with her, morning everyone
 
Apollo says hi to everyone as well

Beautiful start. This was my cabin on Indefatigable.
 
This stuff is supplied with Indy, but is also available separately on the VM site.
 

she has returned, and dragged me with her, morning everyone
 
Apollo says hi to everyone as well

she has returned, and dragged me with her, morning everyone
 
Apollo says hi to everyone as well

she has returned, and dragged me with her, morning everyone
 
Apollo says hi to everyone as well

she has returned, and dragged me with her, morning everyone
 
Apollo says hi to everyone as well

she has returned, and dragged me with her, morning everyone
 
Apollo says hi to everyone as well

Looking impressive Kevin, and I'm sure Apollo has been of great comfort to soften the loss of your  Dobbie.
 
B.E.

she has returned, and dragged me with her, morning everyone
 
Apollo says hi to everyone as well

she has returned, and dragged me with her, morning everyone
 
Apollo says hi to everyone as well

she has returned, and dragged me with her, morning everyone
 
Apollo says hi to everyone as well

good evening everyone
 
thank you for comments and likes
 
day 4, build nearly finished (well not quite)
 
the orlop deck was finished off with a couple of hatches and a ladder
 
the inner bulkheads were sanded down to make putting the inner bulkheads on, more work required on this
 
the main deck was test fitted and tonight half has been glued on
 

she has returned, and dragged me with her, morning everyone
 
Apollo says hi to everyone as well

she has returned, and dragged me with her, morning everyone
 
Apollo says hi to everyone as well

she has returned, and dragged me with her, morning everyone
 
Apollo says hi to everyone as well

she has returned, and dragged me with her, morning everyone
 
Apollo says hi to everyone as well

she has returned, and dragged me with her, morning everyone
 
Apollo says hi to everyone as well

She looks fantastic, Kevin!

That is a very nice looking tug!

Conclusion
 
The kit
This is my first Occre Ship kit and i was surprised  how well she would turn out, she will certainly not be my last one
The hull
at 1/50 she builds up fast into a nice  90cm long sleek looking hull, without much effort, but:
Far too few frames I think at least another 4 frames are needed and  as a result careful attention is required on the fairing to ensure the planks have max contact, she is  also  single planked therefore, some experience at planking would be suggested rather than the non tapering way suggested, with lots of infills
The shaft tube area, could do with  better defined photos and explanations, it is very much hit and miss on trying to get this important area correct
If being built as a static it might be worth looking at obtaining some better drawings to find a way of reducing the large area/space around the prop, ali I have done is put in a rudder post,
Superstructure
No real issues other than where the large 8MM holes for portholes which have to be drilled into the planked areas, the wood is very soft/balsa like and tends to rip rather than be allowed to be drilled, so took several redo’s to look presentable,
Fixtures and fittings,
 the cast items were clean of flash and required very little work to remove seam lines, but some items did seam out of scale to the hull
Conclusion
This was from the start going to be a OOB build, no scratch, lighting or special effects, the tyres are the only change from the metal kit ones.
Im mixed on this, the lack of detail, makes her a average static display kit, and as a RC build I think a lot of work would be required to make her work well on the water, but feel she would be quite delicate due to the way the superstructure lifts off to allow access into the hull, even on my desk the railings, forward vents and riggings got in the way and needed repair,
She was on my work bench for a period of six weeks, and reckon I put about 120 hours, from start to finish
With a retail price from Cornwall Model Boats of £269, I think that is extremely good value for money,
Thank you again Occre for the opportunity of myself doing the review, you have given me 120 hours of modelling enjoyment.
 
Paint
Hull  
Halfords Rattle can red primer and Vallejo red brown surface primer
Halfords rattle grey primer and Halfords Rattle can matt black
Superstructure
As above
Halfords Rattle white primer and  Vajello white primer
Funnel
Rattle cab VW brilliant orange.
Mast
AK 11118 ochre
Rigging various sizes from the Amati range. I found the Occre ones out of scale and very fluffy
Extras
The tyres are from the 1/35 Trumpeter M1070 tank carrier.

sorry about the lack of photos, and words and the general lack of discussions i have with followers, in hindsight i should have thought more about the log, as it was a free review kit, apologies 
i was going to use a Vanguard Models ships boat, but then removed it to keep in the build as a OOB theme, But i did replace the Metal Tyres with those for a 1/35 tank transporter set, i also used my own rigging thread, the kits was to fluffy for my liking
 
here are a few more photos to take her to the end of the build
 

Conclusion
 
The kit
This is my first Occre Ship kit and i was surprised  how well she would turn out, she will certainly not be my last one
The hull
at 1/50 she builds up fast into a nice  90cm long sleek looking hull, without much effort, but:
Far too few frames I think at least another 4 frames are needed and  as a result careful attention is required on the fairing to ensure the planks have max contact, she is  also  single planked therefore, some experience at planking would be suggested rather than the non tapering way suggested, with lots of infills
The shaft tube area, could do with  better defined photos and explanations, it is very much hit and miss on trying to get this important area correct
If being built as a static it might be worth looking at obtaining some better drawings to find a way of reducing the large area/space around the prop, ali I have done is put in a rudder post,
Superstructure
No real issues other than where the large 8MM holes for portholes which have to be drilled into the planked areas, the wood is very soft/balsa like and tends to rip rather than be allowed to be drilled, so took several redo’s to look presentable,
Fixtures and fittings,
 the cast items were clean of flash and required very little work to remove seam lines, but some items did seam out of scale to the hull
Conclusion
This was from the start going to be a OOB build, no scratch, lighting or special effects, the tyres are the only change from the metal kit ones.
Im mixed on this, the lack of detail, makes her a average static display kit, and as a RC build I think a lot of work would be required to make her work well on the water, but feel she would be quite delicate due to the way the superstructure lifts off to allow access into the hull, even on my desk the railings, forward vents and riggings got in the way and needed repair,
She was on my work bench for a period of six weeks, and reckon I put about 120 hours, from start to finish
With a retail price from Cornwall Model Boats of £269, I think that is extremely good value for money,
Thank you again Occre for the opportunity of myself doing the review, you have given me 120 hours of modelling enjoyment.
 
Paint
Hull  
Halfords Rattle can red primer and Vallejo red brown surface primer
Halfords rattle grey primer and Halfords Rattle can matt black
Superstructure
As above
Halfords Rattle white primer and  Vajello white primer
Funnel
Rattle cab VW brilliant orange.
Mast
AK 11118 ochre
Rigging various sizes from the Amati range. I found the Occre ones out of scale and very fluffy
Extras
The tyres are from the 1/35 Trumpeter M1070 tank carrier.