HMS Agamemnon by mobbsie - FINISHED - Caldercraft / Jotika - 1/64

[egkb]

Beautiful Work Mobbsie.. It'd been a pleasure to follow you along..

 

Smashing Photos by the way   

 

Eamonn

[mobbsie]

OK, now for the main event

 

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So there we go, all done. I hope those who followed enjoyed the journey and I thank you again for your help and support.

 

See you all in the next log I hope, that will be opened on Saturday. For those that don't already know it's the 1/48 scale Bomb Vessel Granado cross section. This is a scratch build so I'm venturing into dark and unknown side of this hobby, not on my own I might add, Grant and Jack Panzeca will be taking the journey with me, should be fun.

 

So for now I'll say adios amigo's, see you soon.

 

Be Good

 

mobbsie

[cog]

Looking awfully gooood. Well done Mobbsie!

[riverboat]

man ,that's quite a difference in size.... You amaze me at the speed that you work at, it took me 2 yrs to do my dinky Supply, and you did the Aggie in less time , and... the Badger in 4 months...UNBELIEVABLE!!!! Tony you're the greatest!!   By the way, beautiful work.

Frank

[Beef Wellington]

Beautiful Mobbsie!  Dare I say you missed a bit

[ccoyle]

Congratulations on finishing your project!  She is a real looker, and I love the side-by-side photos with Badger.

 

Cheers!

[Mirabell61]

Mobbsie,

 

your HMS Agamemnon is fantastic !

 

Congratulations to the completion of this wonderful build, a delight to look at....

 

Nils

[texxn5]

Really looks great Tony, what a great masterpiece. Congrats Dude!

[Sjors]

Congratulations my friend !!!!!

She's a real beauty and when I can make my Aggy 10 % from what you have done I'm happy as I can be !

 

Thanks for the ride those 19 months and I will follow you for sure with your journey to the dark side   

Give your Aggy a nice place and be proud of it !

 

Sjors

Edited October 29, 2014 by Sjors

[GuntherMT]

Congratulations!  Both the Agememnon and the Badger are fantastic looking ships, great work!

[trippwj]

Tony -

 

Words fail me.  She is absolutely amazing - CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

 

 

You have every reason to feel proud of this "slab sided beast".  You, sir, have done well!!!

 

[Timmo]

That's a fine end to a great build mobbsie. Well done

[Anja]

Congratulations Tony,

 

Excellent work. Just beautiful.

 

Anja

[dgbot]

Well done.  No wonder you have no more room.  She is huge and when she is enclosed,  the case will take up more room.  Hopefully you have a mantle or shelf that will hold the weight.  As for time spent.  look at the size and complexity of the Aggy and the Badger.  I was passing a yard sale last year and saw a kit of the Agememnon going dirt cheap.  I was sorry I did not gt a that price, but later when I was looking at my work table I found out I did not have the room to do her justice and no where to display her.  You did her justice I would like to see her in Manitowoc.  Now for a bottle of champagne to celebrate her launching.

David B

Edited October 29, 2014 by dgbot

[Jack Panzeca]

Congratulations Mobbsie !!  She is beautiful.  It would have taken me more than 19 ½ months.  I dropped in late but enjoyed every minute I was there.  An accomplishment to be proud of.

 

See you on the dark side.

 

     

[gjdale]

Congratulations Mobbise - what a wonderful achievement. She looks absolutely fantastic and those shots alongside Badger are amazing! I can't believe it only took you 19 months to build - that's 12 times as fast as my Victory! I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to our "group" build, though you'll have put get used to a much more sedate and stately pace! I'll see you on the dark side this weekend.

[newbuilder101]

Wow! I'll add my congratulations as well. She is a beautiful model. You have done a wonderful job on her and have much to be proud of!

[augie]

Book me a seat on the CONGRATULATIONS train.  Just a masterpiece Tony ----- take a well deserved bow, with great pride.

 

I'm sure we'll cross paths in future.  Best of luck on the Dark Side!

[mtaylor]

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Beautiful, magnificent.   I'm running out of words, Tony as they've all been taken.  We'll be waiting for you on the dark side young Mobbsie.. 

[Adrieke]

congrats Mobsie, what a stunning masterpiece

[dragzz]

hello mobbsie    its a beautiful master piece  u have done a great job on the build 

Edited October 30, 2014 by dragzz

[Ray]

Well done Mobbsie she looks absolutely stunning love the stand I think Diana could end up on a Mobbsie stand I totally see your end off build thoughts I will have a completely different next build a WW11 Hunt Class Destroyer.

[mobbsie]

Thank you all so very much Ladies and Gents, in the most I have enjoyed this journey and in many ways it has set me up for my next build, The Bomb Vessel Granado Cross Section ( scratch ).

 

You all have kept my spirits up when I felt at times that she was overwhelming me and I thank you for that, we all need encouragement from time to time and you didn't fail me.

 

I am looking forward to working alongside both Grant and Jack on this group project and if anybody wishes to join in please do, it doesn't matter if you have already started, your experience and knowledge will be welcomed with open arms.

 

I invite you one and all to join the 3 of us as we enter the DARK SIDE.

 

Ray, the stand is really easy to make mate and you can let your imagination run riot with it. A question :- Will your Destroyer be a scratch or is there a kit for it, I ask because I have just been given a boxful of ships drawings and deck layouts and there are details for destroyers in there ?. I haven't seen any schematics yet but then again I've only had the box a 1/2 hour so you never know.

 

David, I only have one place I can display her, that is the sideboard in my lounge. The sideboard is 6ft long and when the Aggy is on it there will only be approx. 3 inches each end, so I would strongly advise prospective builders to check for display areas  before the ship is purchased. I forgot to mention that I have to pull the sideboard away from the wall by 5 inches to allow for the base.

 

That's it guys, this journey ends and another begins, they say all journeys start with the first step so, see you all on the DARK SIDE.

 

Be Good

 

mobbsie

[Chuck Seiler]

Magnificent!!

[Kusawa2000]

Mobbsie: Congrats on a job well done. Seeing her completed is giving me that impetus to finish my Aggy as well. A lot of work and lot of focus in that model. My hat goes off to ya

 

Again.. congrats with the completion of the Aggy

 

Mike Draper

[mobbsie]

Hi Chuck / Mike

 

Thanks Chuck, we did have our moments though as you can imagine.

 

Mike,

          Thank you mate for your kind words. Like most builds of this size all the emotions come into play from time to time, because of her size you'd think she would be easy to work on but she has her demands the same as smaller ships so concentration is a must.

          There are things I would do differently but don't we all say that, there are aspects of her that I would change but a lack of forethought and limitations in the skill department dictate a lot of what I do, each build is a learning curve and we all gain from that and it doesn't matter if your in the top echelon of builders or just starting the journey. 

           She's a lovely ship to build so enjoy all you do on her and I know she will come out a first class ship and definitely one to be proud of.

 

Be Good

 

mobbsie

[george]

Congratulations on a fantastic job my friend. She looks absolutely beautiful.

you've been an inspiration to me. I've about 2 month left on my Aggy now

and without you to follow I think there's been a couple of times I would

have given up.

You say your going to display her in a case. couldn't let me know the

details size, price ect.

Once again well done mate and good luck with the next project.  

 

All the best.

George   

[jim_smits]

Excellent build Mobbsie! Many congratulations on completing her!

[mobbsie]

Morning George,

 

Thanks very much mate, appreciated and I'm glad I was able to help whilst building her, if you should have any questions please don't hold back.

 

To answer your question regarding displaying her, she will be under glass and displayed in my lounge.

 

It's a bit of a saga mate.

 

The size, I'll do metric if that's ok.

 

4mm Toughened Glass with polished edges, Sides 2 @ 1372 x 1016,  Ends 2 @ 559 x 1016, Top 1 @ 1372 x 567, Base 1 @ 1397 x 592

 

the price I got from Kent Blaxill in Colchester, the cost from them for 4mm toughened glass with polished edges was £353.00 inc VAT. For them to actually make the case was £15.00 per bonding =  8 bonds @ £15.00 each = £120 + VAT + labour, total = £550.00.

 

I must mention here that my friend purchased the glass for me through his company which saved me a bit of money.

 

The base as I say is Cherry, the size is approximate because my friend is going to cut it down and make it to fit the case, 1397 x 592 x 15.

 

I decided this was too much so just purchased the glass with the intension of putting it together myself, I mean how hard can it be. I gave it up as a bad job and decided to get K. B. to make the case, I took the glass back following a phone call and left it with them, I was then told they couldn't bond 4mm glass that size, they would only do it with 6mm, no way was I going to scrap what I had and so I gave it to a very good friend of mine who is going to make a wooden frame for it. He is also going to make the base, he has some Cherry which he is going to use.

 

I also checked out a plastic case but this worked out dearer than glass, so the lessen learned is, if I  want to bond a case this size get 6mm glass and don't try to do it myself.

 

So there we go my friend, I hope that helps mate.

 

The last post I saw from you was when you completed your Ratlines so we must be due an update by now. I hope you have become accustomed to them being black, I think they look great.

 

Be Good

 

mobbsie

 

 

[Kusawa2000]

Mobbsie: Thanks for the reply. I agree a larger size model does provide a whole new set of challenges. For me it introduces a new level of detail that you have to consider. Personally I really like working on larger battle wagons but it does require more of your time. Pat yourself on the back that you have survived the Aggy experience. For me.. while Im nearly done the hull construction I know I have a lot of ratlines ahead of me! :-)

 

MIKE