Kevin

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.

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
 

that is the hull mainly complete, but everyone who knows me, i chop and change, and never start on page one and turn to page two, me im more of page 1, then 27 and back to 13
so whilst the hull was being built up, so was the superstructure, how ever i dont have so many phots of this jn progress
the funnel is flat packed and planked, with two brass panels at the base to create the flared shape
on top of the main superstructure the decking is also planked and painted
so
 sorry about lack of photos this was never going to be a build log
 






couple photos of the instructions, for bits i missed

will never ever be happy with the shaft/rudder area, as she is designed to be an RC kit, so rightly or wrongly i added a rudder post, the gap looks far to large, between the prop and post nothing i can do about that
deck fittings are generic and oversized, and not many of them

bilge keels and below waterline coats sorted

at this point i still could not get the shaft are right
 

the deck is planked and painted

messy but fill sand and repeat
s
eventually i got the shat entry area looking tidy, and first coat of black on the hull

the Laser cutting is good, with very small tabs to be removed, but right from the start you quickly realise, there are just not enough frames for a vessel this size, it needs at least another 5 frames to allow fairing, and possibly adapting the area around the prop shaft area, as you are pretty well left to sort it out for yourself

planking is shown as laying one plank next to the other, NO TAPERING, and filling with scrap wood, i did it that way, but after building a decent kit like the Vanguard Models Indy, i was never going to be happy with the results
 

still my favourite build on MSW

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.

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.

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