nice-vans Posted March 5, 2020 #1 Posted March 5, 2020 Hello all! I was recently commissioned to complete the Occre creative 1:60th HMS beagle kit for a cruise ship. I was given the commission early January for completion early February. This was my first real experience of working on a timber ship kit and it was great fun. The kit was lovely and I'd happily build it again, albeit at a slower pace. The ship is now gone and on its way to sail the seas of the Galapagos. due to the short timeframe on this project i had to take several modelling shortcuts which I'm sure stick out like a sore thumb but should be invisible to the general public. I also need to give some general thanks to those of you on this forum as your build logs were a great resource for me when doing the material and timescale research needed before taking on the commission. JayCub, GrandpaPhil, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote
ccoyle Posted March 5, 2020 #2 Posted March 5, 2020 Pretty good for a month's work! JayCub and mtaylor 2 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
mtaylor Posted March 6, 2020 #3 Posted March 6, 2020 That was a fast build and it came out looking great. Were you working 24/7 on it or were you able to sleep and eat? Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
Jeff-E Posted March 6, 2020 #4 Posted March 6, 2020 Fantastic effort in a month, it turned out really well. Quote Cheers Jeff Current Builds; HMS Supply Completed Builds; AL Swift 1805; Colonial Sloop Norfolk; HMS Victory Bow Section; HM Schooner Pickle
nice-vans Posted March 6, 2020 Author #5 Posted March 6, 2020 3 hours ago, mtaylor said: That was a fast build and it came out looking great. Were you working 24/7 on it or were you able to sleep and eat? I think I averaged it out to around 5 hours a day, 3.5 days a week. There were some all nighters towards the end (mostly making alterations for the client) but overall it was fairly leisurely Quote
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