Omega1234 #1 Posted June 29 Hi folks Well, I’ve been a bit impatient lately and started on my next model, Sapphire, before my previous model, Genesis is completely finished. Anyhow, Sapphire is based on an actual mega-yacht called, Okto (https://www.yachtcharterfleet.com/luxury-charter-yacht-43054/okto-yacht-charter-printable.pdf). As is customary with all of my miniature models, the interior accomodation will be fully detailed and viewable through removable decks and superstructure. I hope you can join me on Sapphire’s journey. Cheers. Patrick 13 GrandpaPhil, steamschooner, mtaylor and 10 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrandpaPhil #2 Posted June 29 (edited) Very cool! Looking forward to seeing the Sapphire’s build! Edited June 29 by GrandpaPhil 3 mtaylor, FriedClams and Piet reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omega1234 #3 Posted June 29 Many thanks, Phil. I hope you can stick around and enjoy the journey. Cheers Patrick 3 mtaylor, GrandpaPhil and Piet reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtaylor #4 Posted June 29 Count me in... popcorn in hand. Looks like another interesting design, Patrick. 2 Piet and FriedClams reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FriedClams #5 Posted June 29 1:388 ! - and I’m thinking 1:48 is too small! Another interesting looking yacht for your fleet of miniature marvels. Best of luck on your new project Patrick. Gary 2 Piet and mtaylor reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omega1234 #6 Posted June 30 11 hours ago, mtaylor said: Count me in... popcorn in hand. Looks like another interesting design, Patrick. 10 hours ago, FriedClams said: 1:388 ! - and I’m thinking 1:48 is too small! Another interesting looking yacht for your fleet of miniature marvels. Best of luck on your new project Patrick. Gary Many thanks, Mark and Gary. Much appreciated. Cheers Patrick 2 mtaylor and Piet reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mahuna #7 Posted June 30 Great start, Patrick. Another little jewel of a model! 2 Piet and mtaylor reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omega1234 #8 Posted June 30 36 minutes ago, Mahuna said: Great start, Patrick. Another little jewel of a model! Thanks Frank! This should keep me out of mischief for a while 😊. Cheers. Patriok 2 Piet and mtaylor reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeithAug #9 Posted July 1 Nice start Patrick. A super yacht that actually looks like a boat - what is the world coming to. 5 Omega1234, mtaylor, Piet and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omega1234 #10 Posted July 1 4 hours ago, KeithAug said: Nice start Patrick. A super yacht that actually looks like a boat - what is the world coming to. Hi Keith I know, right!!!! Hehehe. Cheers Patrick 2 Piet and mtaylor reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBorgens #11 Posted July 4 Patrick, just stumbled across your latest, happiness. I’ll pull up and cheer you on. Dave B 3 Piet, Omega1234 and mtaylor reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piet #12 Posted July 4 Hi Patrick, I'm pulling up a stump as well Patrick. An interesting design you picked, looks like a lot of fun to build. Great progress already. Cheers, 2 mtaylor and Omega1234 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omega1234 #13 Posted July 4 14 hours ago, Piet said: Hi Patrick, I'm pulling up a stump as well Patrick. An interesting design you picked, looks like a lot of fun to build. Great progress already. Cheers, 14 hours ago, DBorgens said: Patrick, just stumbled across your latest, happiness. I’ll pull up and cheer you on. Dave B Hi Piet and Dave Many thanks and welcome onboard! Progress has been slow, but I still hope to get some pics up soon! Have a great weekend. Cheers Patrick 2 mtaylor and Piet reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vaddoc #14 Posted July 4 Excellent, I am joining in Patrick. How do you shape the hull, I presume there are no lines available. The superstructure may be visible in photos but not the hull which seem to have complex chines. 2 mtaylor and Piet reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omega1234 #15 Posted July 4 2 hours ago, vaddoc said: Excellent, I am joining in Patrick. How do you shape the hull, I presume there are no lines available. The superstructure may be visible in photos but not the hull which seem to have complex chines. Hi Vaddoc Uggg...I wish I had access to the drawings of the hull lines, but all I’m ever able to get is what’s on the Internet. Therefore, I’m left with no other option but to look at photos and do a lot of guess work and, in the case of Genesis, I benefited from a little bit of extra help from one of our MSW friends who is a naval architect and was able to guide me. Apart from that, I just go by the rule -‘if it looks good, then it must be good😊’. Have a great weekend. Cheers Patrick 4 mtaylor, BenF89, Piet and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omega1234 #16 Posted July 6 Hi folks. Here’s the next update on Sapphire’s construction journey. My main goal for the past couple of weeks has been to concentrate on building the superstructure and internal decks, so that I can get a real sense of how I’m going to make each deck removable. I’ve still got the top deck to go. As you can see, it all looks really rough and messy; but that’s understandable at this stage. There’s still plenty of work still to go. Enjoy your weekends! Cheers Patrick 9 BenF89, paulsutcliffe, Mahuna and 6 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BenF89 #17 Posted July 7 Wow, Patrick, I blink and you’re well along on another boat! I can tell you’ve really dialed in the method of how to build the hull and decks- I remember when you first attempted the lift-out decks rather than cutaway the hull! The progress is excellent so far, and I agree with your rule of thumb - if the hull looks good, it’s probably good. That’s the nice thing about ‘traditional’ hulls with nice fair lines (as opposed to floating spacecraft ) 2 mtaylor and Piet reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omega1234 #18 Posted July 7 1 hour ago, BenF89 said: Wow, Patrick, I blink and you’re well along on another boat! I can tell you’ve really dialed in the method of how to build the hull and decks- I remember when you first attempted the lift-out decks rather than cutaway the hull! The progress is excellent so far, and I agree with your rule of thumb - if the hull looks good, it’s probably good. That’s the nice thing about ‘traditional’ hulls with nice fair lines (as opposed to floating spacecraft ) Thanks Ben That’s so true! Have a great week. Cheers. Patrick 3 mtaylor, Piet and BenF89 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omega1234 #19 Posted July 7 Hi folks. Sapphire’s journey continues. In this update, I’ve managed to do a bit more on shaping the complex curves of the superstructure as well as do some work on the top deck, known as the Sun Deck. Lots of work still to go. I hope you enjoy this update. Have a great week. Cheers Patrick 11 GrandpaPhil, mtaylor, Piet and 8 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mahuna #20 Posted July 9 Hi Patrick You're making great progress on Sapphire. She's going to be another beauty. 4 Omega1234, Piet, FriedClams and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omega1234 #21 Posted July 9 Thanks Frank. Let's hope so😀. Cheers Patrick 2 FriedClams and mtaylor reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omega1234 #22 Posted July 10 (edited) Hi folks. Thanks for all of your comments and Likes. Much appreciated. Well, the shaping and finessing of Sapphire’s superstructure has continued to the point that I can now sit back and actually take stock of how everything fits together. I also now have a far better understanding of how each deck can be removed, in order to view the internal accommodation. Phew! I say. She’s getting there folks. I hope you enjoy these photos. Cheers Patrick Edited July 10 by Omega1234 8 luponero, Piet, Mahuna and 5 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bdgiantman2 #23 Posted July 10 (edited) And off to the races he goes again!! Another amazing miniature ship model already in the makings. I am looking forward to following this one as much as Genesis. By the way, nice job making those two blisters on either side of the bridge. These two power yachts are real beauties. Edited July 10 by bdgiantman2 3 Omega1234, Piet and mtaylor reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omega1234 #24 Posted July 10 49 minutes ago, bdgiantman2 said: And off to the races he goes again!! Another amazing miniature ship model already in the makings. I am looking forward to following this one as much as Genesis. By the way, nice job making those two blisters on either side of the bridge. These two power yachts are real beauties. Thanks Brian! Much appreciated, as always. BTW, thanks for calling them 'blisters'. I couldn't for the life of me think of what they were called, but, yep, you're right, 'blisters' they are. Enjoy the rest of the week! Cheers Patrick 2 Piet and mtaylor reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omega1234 #25 Posted July 14 Hi folks. Here’s the latest update on Sapphire. At last, I feel like I’ve got a really good handle on how each deck can be separated and lifted out so that the internal accommodation (once I’ve built it all), can be viewed. In this update, you’ll see a series of photos showing each deck, from the Lower Deck, through to the Sun Deck, lifted out. I hope you enjoy these photos. Cheers. Patrick 7 Piet, steamschooner, mtaylor and 4 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mahuna #26 Posted July 14 Amazing progress in such a short time - great work, Patrick! 3 Piet, mtaylor and Omega1234 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cog #27 Posted July 14 Pfff, nearly missed this one, you are going fast, Patrick.I do need to buy some sneakers to keep up with you! Great start! 3 Omega1234, mtaylor and Piet reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtaylor #28 Posted July 14 Sneakers, Carl? I'm thinking a fast car. Patrick, You really should send photos of these super-yachts to the builders. Your builds are that good. 4 Piet, bdgiantman2, cog and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrandpaPhil #29 Posted July 14 Excellent! 4 Piet, Omega1234, mtaylor and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cog #30 Posted July 15 (edited) Sneakers to get fast to and into me fast car, Mark Edited July 15 by cog 3 Omega1234, mtaylor and Piet reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
