Muirneag 1903 by Blue Ensign – FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64 scale - A Scottish Zulu Fishing Boat Based on the Vanguard Models Zulu Kit

[flyer]

Hi B.E.

 

Two fantastic builds and a very well earned glass of wine. Cheers!

Happy new Year and stay healthy.

 

Peter

[yvesvidal]

Fantastic amount of details Blue Ensign. And what a pleasure to see both vessels next to each other.

I am sure you are now Chris Watton's favorite builder.

 

After the bathroom, what will be the next project?

 

Yves

Edited December 29, 2020 by yvesvidal

[davyboy]

Good evening Maurice,

Another beautiful model from your shipyard  I look forward to following your next build. Best wishes for next year.

 

Dave 

  

[Ryland Craze]

Congratulations on finishing your Zulu.  I have enjoyed following your detailed build log.  Wishing you the best for 2021.

[Jim Lad]

Let me add my congratulations on the completion of your beautiful model!

 

John

[ccoyle]

Superb work as usual, BE! Congratulations!

[EKE]

B.E.-

 

What a pleasure it was to follow along on your beautiful build log.  It’s been an inspiration, and I have learned so much.  Thank you for taking the time to share all your techniques and insights.

 

Muirneag is just beautiful!

-E

[DelF]

Another great build (and log). Well done, and Happy New Year!

 

Derek

[Blue Ensign]

Wow, so many supportive comments Guys , very much appreciated.

 

Thank you all so much.

 

B. E.

 

 

[Barbossa]

Wonderful, you definitely deserved that glass of red wine !

Cheers !

[Gahm]

Congratulations B.E. on finishing this wonderful model! It was a pleasure following along.

Happy New Year!

 

Thomas

[AlanDavison]

Congratulations on a superb build. I particularly liked the quality of the paint finish. Perhaps when you’ve completed your bathroom conversion you might post some photos the boat in its natural watery element ie floating along side a squeaky duck!!😂

looking forward to the album.😊

[druxey]

And a well-deserved glass of wine, B.E.! I love the rigging detail that you have included. Sorry about the fish, though. Best wishes for the New Year.

[Beef Wellington]

Beautiful boat and exquisite workmanship, and educational as always. Congratulations, Seasons Greetings and Cheers (to 2021) and a new build (and bathroom..)!  

[BobG]

You've set the standard of excellence for building the Fifi and the Zulu and your build log is as good as it gets. Both are simply beautiful models with wonderful attention to detail!

 

Congratulations and cheers, BE, and here's wishing you a safe and prosperous New Year. Hopefully, the world will return to some sense of normalcy in 2021 sooner rather than later.

 

All the best,  

 

[Rustyj]

Outstanding model B.E.  It was a real joy watching and leading from your builds. 

[Blue Ensign]

Thank you Guys for your supportive comments.👍

 

Postscript to the build

Those familiar with my logs know that I use my build photo’s to produce a hard copy photo book recording the model build.

 

I have now received my latest edition covering both Fifie and Zulu models.

9723(2)

9718(2)

9719(3)

9720(3)

9723(2)

Once again I used Vistaprint to produce the book, and a superb job they have made.

 

Regards,

 

B.E.

08/01/21

 

[Rik Thistle]

B.E.,

 

Producing a PhotoBook is a very nice way of finalising the whole build procedure. I have used VistaPrint (a few years ago for other items) and also found them very efficient.

 

I don't think my ship building efforts so far warrant a photobook 😉 ... cough...but I can think of some other ventures that myself and friends have undertaken that could benefit from a memorial photobook. Food for thought.

 

I imagine the layout of your Fifie/Zulu book takes quite a bit of careful thinking and planing. Maybe a build log of that?.... he says only half joking 🙂

 

Anyway, your book looks absolutely superb as, of course, do the models.  It's the kind of thing that would sell well at conventions and in clubs, when we get back to normal.

 

Thanks,

 

Richard

 

 

[yvesvidal]

Superb book. The pictures are stunning and the overall quality makes my mouth drool.

 

Yves

[Ras Ambrioso]

B.E. congratulations on your beautiful Zulu. I have read you complete build and have learned a lot that will help me in my current Fifie (1/32) project. Your detailing is magnificent. Good job

[BobG]

Wonderful book, BE. That idea has never occurred to me before but it's a great idea and your book is fantastic. What size is your book?

[Blue Ensign]

Thanks for looking in Ras, I’m pleased it has been of help.

@ Bob - the books are Landscape format 28cm x 21cm.

 

B.E.