Gorch Fock by Adrieke - OcCre - 1:95

[Adrieke]

its now 3 months since I bought the kit and another month after the last reply from the hobby store. if they ordered the missing parts from the manufacturer as soon as I emailed them the details I am sure they would have arrived by now.

 

not impressed at all with their after sale service

[Sjors]

That's why I told you to send an E-mail to OcCre it self.

Maybe you've got a quicker answer.

 

[Adrieke]

you are right Sjors. I will wait to see if I get an answer to my latest email soon. if not I will contact OcCre themselves

[Sjors]

If you need the e-mail address, let me know.

I can give you the right one that i was using to.

 

[Adrieke]

if its a different one then from their website then yes please

[Ulises Victoria]

It may be a bit too late for this, but if I can be of any help with translating from Spanish, just let me know.

[Adrieke]

thanks for the offer UIises . i think i have done pretty well. i know that some of the translation is not exact especialy all the names for the different parts.

[Adrieke]

latest reply from the hobbystore :

 

Hi,

Unfortunately it can take some time for spare parts to arrive. If you would be able to please forward through your original email with the parts you are missing to ****@**********.com, we will resend it to OcCre and ask for an update as to where exactly these items are.

I apologise for any inconveniences caused.

Thank you in advance for assistance in this matter.

Kind Regards,
 

[Adrieke]

not sure what to think of that. 12 weeks seems a very long time and they should have the original email with the missing parts otherwise how will the follow up on ordered parts

 

I will reply but as is suggested I think I will contact OcCre directly to resolve this issue

[Adrieke]

well i got a reply from OcCre within a day telling me they ll send the replacement parts as soon as possible

 

should have done this earlier

[augie]

I'm really glad to hear that.  Best of luck....... I want to follow this lady.

[Adrieke]

lol i just had an email from the hobbystore telling me OcCre wil send me the parts directly and it will take about 2 to 4 weeks

 

basicaly nothing was done before . i am going to end up with 2 sets of replacement parts

[Sjors]

 Hi Adriaan,

 

I don't tell you ….I say so…...

That is a quick response from them.

When you've got 2 sets of replacements you have spare parts 

Always handy !

 

[Adrieke]

still waiting but I guess it doesn't matter now since I cant build at the moment ( if ever) 

[edmay]

Hello Adriaan,more than a few hobby shop owners but not all sadly lack in the follow up service, the one thing I learn"t in the restaurant business was,look after your customers and in turn they will look after you(in increased business),I emailed  OcCre about missing parts and received the best service and a free nameplate plaque saying model by-----------,plus a follow up email.Glad your feeling a little regards to the Admiral.

[Adrieke]

I received my replacement parts

 

after a first check I couldn't find 2 of the missing parts (3 of each) . they are labelled as luces (lights). after going over the plans again I came to the conclusion they are actually the same as some other parts (remaches : rivets).

 

I also received a wooden plaque with the name of the ship and build by ....

 

from this I can conclude that this is as a result from my email to OcCre and not from the hobby store as they would not have included the plaque

 

anyway I l be putting the replacement parts in the box and hope that one day I can build her

[Sjors]

Great news Adriaan !

 

I'm still sitting on the front row and wait till you get started ...

 

[popeye the sailor]

wow.......that's a lot of missing parts!  good you found out early........hope they are quick to supply!   I'll be watching your build of this fine vessel

[Adrieke]

you l have a long wait ahead of you Sjors. even if i can get back to building rigth now i dont think i ll be able to start on her this year

[Sjors]

I'm still waiting and sit at the front row, even if it is till the end of the year !

You can not remove me 

If you please supply a little food and drinks, It will be all right then.

 

[popeye the sailor]

.......the house guest that never leaves..............LOL!!!

[Sjors]

You know that kind of guy's Popeye ?????

If you not, now you know       

 

[Adrieke]

you can stay Sjors but you ll have to work for your food and drinks

[Sjors]

That is what I've got………I have to work for the food and drinks.

Ok, but only when I can work on the Corch Fork         

 

[popeye the sailor]

hang onto 'em for thirty days..........if nobody claims him.....he's YOURS!!!

[Sjors]

I like that twice Popeye, but there is only one like button………..            

 

[Adrieke]

Sjors i am sure i can find some fun work for you to do on the GF and in the garden

 

popeye i ll have to check with the admiral and imigration if its allowed to keep him

[Adrieke]

as I was getting nowhere with the Endeavour and even broke some parts while installing, I have decided to store her away for awhile. as I am intending to make her look like the replica I will go and visit the replica and take lots of pictures so I can come back to her later

 

so while I am still working on finishing the King of the Mississippi I decided to start on the Gorch Fock

 

First I transferred all the little parts in to 3 of my standard storage containers

 

then the 3 parts of the keel needed to be glued together

 

I had checked the fitting of the bulkheads awhile ago so I could go ahead with glueing them in . to get them perpendicular to the keel I used the part that will be glued on top of them later on.

 

the slots that make the bulkheads fit in to the decks makes it easy to line them up.

each bulkheads also has a notch where 1 plank fits on. I think this is to make it easy to plank straight later on and also to see that the bulkheads line up

 

 

 

[lamarvalley]

Alrighty, here we go... popcorn and a soft chair and I'm ready...

[Sjors]

Thanks Adriaan that you start with her 

I will take a seat next to randy and we will follow you closely !

Good luck and much joy with the build.

The beginning is good….