Srodbro Posted September 1, 2019 #511 Posted September 1, 2019 Love following your work. Have you ever used any of United Fruit Company’s “Great White Fleet” of refrigerated cargo ships (“Banana Boats”) as a subject? J11 and Canute 2 Quote Steve "If they suspect me of intelligence, I am sure it will soon blow over, ha, ha, ha!" -- Jack Aubrey Builds: Yankee Hero, Fannie Gorham, We’re Here, Dapper Tom (x3), New Bedford Whaler, US Brig Lawrence (Niagara), Wyoming (half hull), Fra Berlanga (half hull), Gokstad Viking Ship, Kate Cory, Charles Morgan, Gjoa
Vegaskip Posted September 2, 2019 Author #512 Posted September 2, 2019 (edited) No not not yet. Jim Edited September 2, 2019 by Vegaskip Canute 1 Quote
Vegaskip Posted September 2, 2019 Author #513 Posted September 2, 2019 Baron Pentland BARON PENTLAND SS was a British Cargo Steamer of 3,410 tons built in 1927. On the 19th September 1941 when on route from St John (n.B.) for Hartlepool In Convoy SC-42 as a straggler and carrying a cargo of 1,512 standards lumber she was torpedoed by German submarine U-652. The BARON PENTLAND (Master Alexander Bleasby Campbell) remained afloat due her load of timber despite of a broken back and was torpedoed and sunk by U-372 at 14.33 hours on 19 September. Two crew members were lost. The master, 30 crew members and eight gunners were picked up by HMCS Orillia (k 119) (LtCdr W. Edward S. Briggs) of the 24th Escort Group and landed at Reykjavik. 2 crew lost from a total of 41. A bit of artistic license here, I think the ship had sunk before the crew were rescued but I wanted to show both ships. W/C 15” X 11” Jim Mirabell61, davyboy, el cid and 14 others 17 Quote
Vegaskip Posted September 3, 2019 Author #514 Posted September 3, 2019 Oil Tanker in the Suez Canal The third of September is Merchant Navy Day in the UK. 'Lest we Forget' Most commodities, materials and a good amount of food, reaching the average household, at one time or an other have traveled in a ship. Take for instance your car. The ore, it is made from. The fuel to smelt the ore. The resultant Steel. The chemicals and oil for plastics. Rubber for the tyres. Finally the oil and petrol to make it go to take you to the supermarket for you to buy life’s necessities and luxuries. Most, were transported by Ship, crewed by Merchant Seamen of many nationalities. Thank you if you have read this far. Jim paulsutcliffe, lmagna, wefalck and 20 others 23 Quote
Vegaskip Posted September 4, 2019 Author #515 Posted September 4, 2019 Lamport & Holt Motorship 'Debrett' In Convoy 1942. Watercolour 11 X 7 inches Jim ken@southside, BETAQDAVE, J11 and 14 others 17 Quote
Vegaskip Posted September 8, 2019 Author #516 Posted September 8, 2019 'Twerking' H.M. Armed Trawler King Sol exposes her prop in a drop of ruffers! Watercolour 10.5 X 7.5 inches Jim GrandpaPhil, JpR62, Captain Poison and 15 others 18 Quote
Vegaskip Posted September 10, 2019 Author #517 Posted September 10, 2019 USS Taurus (AF-25), formerly SS San Benito, was a refrigerated banana boat of the United Fruit Company that may have been the first merchant ship to be built with turbo-electric transmission. From October 1942 to December 1945 she was a United States Navy stores ship in the Pacific Ocean theatre of World War II. W/C 9.5 X 7.5 inches Jim JpR62, Mirabell61, JohnB40 and 15 others 18 Quote
Mirabell61 Posted September 10, 2019 #518 Posted September 10, 2019 Both wonderful pictures Jim. they look splendid Nils mtaylor, Canute, lmagna and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds -Lightship Elbe 1 Completed - Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild - "Zeesboot" heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB clinker scratch build scale 1:24 - Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild - Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build - Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) "SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild) "HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan -"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96 (scratchbuild) -"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) "Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild) original was my grandfathers ship -"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 "Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32 under restoration / restoration finished "Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50
Vegaskip Posted September 24, 2019 Author #519 Posted September 24, 2019 Lull at Murmansk There must have been periods between raids, but little rest for the cargo handlers. W/C 15” X11” Baker, JohnB40, BETAQDAVE and 19 others 22 Quote
Vegaskip Posted September 29, 2019 Author #520 Posted September 29, 2019 HMCS Sea Cliff checking up on Convoy stragglers. Based on a well known photo of Sea Cliff. W/C 15” X 11” JohnB40, lmagna, Matle and 14 others 17 Quote
Vegaskip Posted September 29, 2019 Author #521 Posted September 29, 2019 Woooosh! FAA Buccaneer in the USA. Exercise Red Flag? (Probably not this a/c but FAA Buccaneers did take part. W/C 15” X 11” Jim ccoyle, ken@southside, jud and 13 others 16 Quote
Canute Posted September 30, 2019 #522 Posted September 30, 2019 Jim, I escorted pairs of the RAF Bucs (208 Sqdn) at a Red Flag in 1977 or 78. Thought they flew right on top of their shadows. Great sport and great guys to fly with. 👍 mtaylor, davyboy and lmagna 3 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild
Vegaskip Posted September 30, 2019 Author #523 Posted September 30, 2019 Hi Ken thanks. RAF..... Yip, I think I’ve heard of then ! Jim ps What were you flying? lmagna and mtaylor 2 Quote
Canute Posted September 30, 2019 #524 Posted September 30, 2019 Jim, I flew F-4Es from Eglin AFB, 58 TFS Gorillas. Flying air-superiority missions of Combat Air Patrol and Escort. Fun couple of years there. el cid, Timmo, lmagna and 1 other 4 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild
Canute Posted October 2, 2019 #526 Posted October 2, 2019 Oh, there were occasions where you wouldn't want to be doing this kind of flying. Be that as it may, it was a mostly fun career. Visited a lot of countries, been on 4 continents. Met many good folks. mtaylor and lmagna 2 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild
Vegaskip Posted October 2, 2019 Author #527 Posted October 2, 2019 Know exactly what you mean. I still have the utmost respect and admiration for air crew, especially those who fly Off Carriers. Jim Canute, lmagna and mtaylor 3 Quote
Vegaskip Posted October 4, 2019 Author #528 Posted October 4, 2019 Task Force Going places. A CVL, CC, two BB's and some DD's roughing it a bit in WW2 w/c 15” X 11” davyboy, Canute, jud and 12 others 15 Quote
Vegaskip Posted October 7, 2019 Author #529 Posted October 7, 2019 British India steamer RAJULA at Hong Kong W/C15” X 11’ davyboy, Mirabell61, ken@southside and 15 others 18 Quote
Vegaskip Posted October 9, 2019 Author #530 Posted October 9, 2019 RFA Grey Rover Yesterday’s little 'adventure' (goes with the local weather) Grey Rover punching on. W/C 15” X 11” Jim J11, Canute, mtaylor and 14 others 17 Quote
Vegaskip Posted October 13, 2019 Author #531 Posted October 13, 2019 Puffer unloading coal on the beach at low tide, in the Highlands and Island of. Scotland. W/C 15” X 11” paulsutcliffe, lmagna, Mirabell61 and 18 others 21 Quote
Vegaskip Posted October 16, 2019 Author #532 Posted October 16, 2019 Afternoon Quickie A 'Ship Sloop Of War' and a Cutter on patrol in the Napoleonic era. Watercolour 10” X 7” el cid, lmagna, JohnB40 and 21 others 24 Quote
Vegaskip Posted October 17, 2019 Author #533 Posted October 17, 2019 Same ship later on. Main Top sail blown out. Jim W/C 10” x 7” Edwardkenway, JpR62, Timmo and 18 others 21 Quote
Vegaskip Posted October 27, 2019 Author #534 Posted October 27, 2019 The Corvette 'Alisma' encourages this Norwegian tanker on yet another Atlantic Convoy Watercolour 14.5 X 10.5” Canute, lmagna, ken@southside and 16 others 19 Quote
wefalck Posted October 27, 2019 #535 Posted October 27, 2019 The tanker seems to be flying the Danebrog - the Union between Denmark and Norway ended in 1814 ... Great watercolours anyway ! lmagna, Canute, J11 and 1 other 4 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux
Vegaskip Posted October 27, 2019 Author #536 Posted October 27, 2019 (edited) It’s supposed to be The Norwegian Ensign about 2.5 X 1.5mm. I think the white cross was still wet when I put the blue cross on it. Can fix it next time the brushes come out!. Jim Edited October 27, 2019 by Vegaskip lmagna, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote
Vegaskip Posted October 31, 2019 Author #537 Posted October 31, 2019 Hope Schooner 'Hope' passes a Sailing Trawler somewhere near the Digger Bank W/C 14.5 X 10.5” BETAQDAVE, ken@southside, ccoyle and 18 others 21 Quote
wefalck Posted November 1, 2019 #538 Posted November 1, 2019 Is this a 'professional secret' or would you mind showing the various stages of how your watercolours are developed ? allanyed, ccoyle, G.L. and 3 others 6 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux
Vegaskip Posted November 4, 2019 Author #539 Posted November 4, 2019 (edited) I don’t alway paint the same way, but here is one painting. (They didn’t come out in the order I posted, but I think you can workout the order.) P&O Liner Ranpura as an Armed Merchant Cruiser escorting a Convoy Jim Edited November 4, 2019 by Vegaskip Canute, Tony Hunt, lmagna and 16 others 19 Quote
Mirabell61 Posted November 4, 2019 #540 Posted November 4, 2019 Thanks for showing your work at a early stage with aquarell paintings..... Nils Canute, mtaylor and J11 3 Quote Current builds -Lightship Elbe 1 Completed - Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild - "Zeesboot" heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB clinker scratch build scale 1:24 - Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild - Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build - Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) "SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild) "HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan -"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96 (scratchbuild) -"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) "Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild) original was my grandfathers ship -"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 "Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32 under restoration / restoration finished "Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50
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