San Ildefonso by Sjors - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:70

[Micklen32]

Yes Sjors

The Montanes is a lovely ship

She is I think if not the most expensive OcCre kit in this country at €522 (£450) certainly in there in the top 2 or 3

She hasn't the guns of the Trinidad but at 1:70 she is a lot bigger kit and a lot more expensive than the Trinidad, in fact nearly £100 more and 1250mm as opposed to the 1060mm of the Trinidad

One big build 

Is that the size of the Ildefonso??

 

Keep it up 

Mick

Edited July 22, 2013 by Micklen32

[Sjors]

Hi Mick,

 

I think that the Montanes is the most expensive ship from OcCre.

The Ildefonso has the same price only…….my neighbours where on holiday last year in Spain and the bring it back for me.

I pay about 480 Euro's for her.

That's about 412 English pounds.

When I want to buy the Montanes in the Netherlands, it cost me 599 Euro's ( 514 English pounds )

I have now the same thing with the Agnammenon…….When I buy it here it cost me 980 Euro ( 841 English pounds )

When Mobbsie order it for me it cost me 680 Euro's ( 600 English pounds )

So when we planned a visit to Mobbsie next year, he ordered her for me and we can bring it back home 

At this way I can save money and buy other stuff.

 

The size of the San Ildefonso is…...

 

Length - 1290 mm

Hight   - 895 mm

Width  - 470 mm

 

Edited July 22, 2013 by Sjors

[Micklen32]

Sjors, try contacting Merce from OcCre on merce@occre.com and get him to quote you for the kit and postage

All the kits I have had from them I have saved a fair bit on the prices here

Just a thought

Mick

[Sjors]

Mick,

 

I'll keep that in mind.

But when I order an other ship now I think I have to live on the street…….

I have two of those things all ready and an other one in the planning.

And they are not the smallest !( or cheapest )

 

[riverboat]

Not to worry Sjors........ I'll send you a tent  !!  

Frank

[augie]

Should we take up a collection to support Sjors' ship habit???     

[riverboat]

the only problem I can see with that Augie, is that if everyone goes along with your suggestion about his ship habit, are we opening a can of worms to his other habits???  Man, we could all be in for a very costly good deed!!!!       I love Sjors, but his habits?? I'm not sure!!

Frank

[augie]

Oh, yeah.  There's the popcorn thing.  Forget I mentioned it.  It's just frightening to think of a Commodore living in a tent.    

[riverboat]

Hey ...you do what you gota do.... nice gesture thou Augie....... I'm sure he would've appreciated it

Edited July 23, 2013 by riverboat

[mtaylor]

After reading about moose on Augie's build, popcorn and cannon ball here, my head is spinning.  :mellow:

 

Nicely done on the deck furniture Sjors.   The little boat looks like it's coming along well.  Hang in there, cooler weather is coming.

[Sjors]

Thanks Mark,

 

I hope your head is standing still now…..

Sometimes I'm also lost 

Thanks what about the deck furniture.

It's small stuff but makes a big difference.

The little one goes slowly again….hot, hot hot weather !

3 days on a row 34 Degrees Celsius…..

I hope that there is some cool weather coming this way…...

Are you sending us some?

 

[Shazmira]

Looking very good Sjors, and nice to see some pics and progress despite the heat!!

[Sjors]

Hi Robbyn,

 

Thank you   

 

The only time that I can do something is early in the morning when I had a day off.

So, Now I can work for 5 days, so it goes slowly again…...

 

[Shazmira]

Trust me, I understand the work thing Sjors....dealing with that myself of late

[augie]

Hey Sjors......stop complaining.  38C over here today. 

 

And please refrain from using the 'work' word.  Brings back horrible memories

[Sjors]

He Augie,

 

I'm a Dutchman and the people from the Netherlands always complaining about the weather.

To cold, to wet, to hot, to much rain, no rain at all, to much snow, it is freezing, there is no sun, we have to much sun,to windy, no wind at all etc etc etc.

Part of our nature         

 

[augie]

From what you describe, my wife must be Dutch!   

[lamarvalley]

I think complaining about weather is a human trait...not just the Dutch... Americans' do it ALL the time... if it's cold, when will it warm up, if it snows, when we it be gone (even when it just started a minute ago) etc. etc. Never happy ...

[Patrick Haw]

Looking really good sjors.  The deck furniture and the guns are really bringing her to life.  It's about 94 F here and very very humid, but 78 F in my garage/workshop.  Two words: air conditioning!

 

Patrick

[Sjors]

Hi Patrick,

 

Thank you SIR 

 

The only air-conditioning I have is on my bus…...

Today I had a really good airco, passengers where asking me if I could turn up the heater         

 

[Micklen32]

LOL                 

 

I used to be a bus driver before I lost my licence through arthritis Sjors

A great job, I really enjoyed it

I can't remember aircon though   

We did have windows and occasionally if we had no passengers I would open the door   

That was all a while ago though   

Still, gives me all the time to build       

 

Keep it up   

Mick

[Sjors]

Mick,

 

Then you know why I love my job!

It's a shame that you can not drive a bus anymore 

When I begin as a bus driver, I could open the roof hatches, that was nice.

And then that big steering wheel!

Then you know that you where driving a bus.

Now I have a small steering wheel…...

And you are saying it your self….more time for building for you.

I can do mine only when i'm off duty.

Now it's gonna be bed time for me.

The alarm bell goes off at 4.00 am       

 

[trippwj]

I thought I heard someone say pictures??/?

 

Nope...guess not. Stay cool, Sjors. Winter will be here soon enough!

[PopJack]

I used to drive a big old cab over semi made by GMC called an Astro.  Most people hated that truck (we'll avoid why, less this become too much about trucks), but I loved it.  My favorite part was the HUGE steering wheel mounted almost horizontally!

 

Never drove a bus, but if it had that big wheel, well, I'm not retired yet!

Edited July 24, 2013 by PopJack

[Sjors]

Hi Wayne,

 

On page 71 there are pictures in case you missed it       

 

Hi Popjack,

 

Only the old busses having a big steering wheel that lays flat in front of you.

It was a Mercedes 100, the first one with power steering….

With one finger you could turn it   

The new Mercedes that we have , having smaller steering wheels and not so much power steering but enough to play with it .

After all those years it's still a game driving that thing to the Centre of Rotterdam…...      

 

[mobbsie]

When Sjors first started driving busses he had a nose bag for the engine and his cat converter was a bucket and shovel for the waste, how times have changed.   :D        

 

mobbsie

[popeye the sailor]

I thought they had holes in the floor for his feet.........must have had to beat feet to go faster.....yaba daba doo!

[Sjors]

Little boat is finished.

It's not the quality that Grant is showing, but I'm happy with it !

I have to make some oars but that's for later because I have to buy a few dowels.

And of course pictures!

 

[gjdale]

Nice boat Sjors - but best you get some rope in there before Mobbsie sees it!

[Ferit]

Hello Sjors,

Another progress, your another wow...