uss frolick Posted May 28 Share #1 Posted May 28 And I don't see any Dremel tools either ... Rik Thistle, LEGION 12, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted May 28 Share #2 Posted May 28 Nothing like building a model that you can barely lift! John mtaylor, thibaultron, mugje and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted May 28 Share #3 Posted May 28 1 hour ago, Jim Lad said: Nothing like building a model that you can barely lift! John And not quite big enough to get into and sail it. mugje, thibaultron, Jim Lad and 1 other 1 3 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted May 28 Share #4 Posted May 28 It was articles on builders like him in The Model Engineer that inspired me as a kid. albert, Rik Thistle, thibaultron and 5 others 8 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvm27 Posted May 29 Share #5 Posted May 29 I've seen this a couple times over the years and have come to the conclusion that he is clearly a bachelor! druxey, mtaylor, davyboy and 2 others 1 4 Quote GregwebsiteAdmiralty Modelsmoderator Echo Cross-section buildAdmiralty Models Cross-section BuildFinished buildPegasus, 1776, cross-sectionCurrent buildSpeedwell, 1752 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uss frolick Posted May 29 Author Share #6 Posted May 29 I bet he knew fellow bachelor Duncan of Middlesex! thibaultron, mtaylor, Jack12477 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted May 29 Share #7 Posted May 29 I had a colleague once who decided to build a boat in his back yard. Problem was, once it was done he realised there was no room to actually get it out, so he had to rent a crane to lift it over his house and onto the street! Maybe the modeller featured in the image above built a scale crane to help him with those monsters! hamilton thibaultron and mtaylor 2 Quote current builds: Corel HMS Bellona (1780); Admiralty models Echo cross-section (semi-scratch) previous builds: MS Phantom (scuttled, 2017); MS Sultana (1767); Corel Brittany Sloop (scuttled, 2022); MS Kate Cory; MS Armed Virginia Sloop (in need of a refit); Corel Flattie; Mamoli Gretel; Amati Bluenose (1921) (scuttled, 2023); AL San Francisco (destroyed by land krakens [i.e., cats]); Corel Toulonnaise (1823); MS Glad Tidings (1937) (in need of a refit); HMS Blandford (1719) from Corel HMS Greyhound; Fair Rosamund (1832) from OcCre Dos Amigos (missing in action); Amati Hannah (ship in a bottle); Mamoli America (1851); Bluenose fishing schooner (1921) (scratch); Off-Centre Sailing Skiff (scratch) under the bench: MS Emma C Barry; MS USS Constitution; MS Flying Fish; Corel Berlin; a wood supplier Colonial Schooner Hannah; Victory Models H.M.S. Fly; CAF Models HMS Granado; MS USS Confederacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted May 29 Share #8 Posted May 29 Don't laugh at these batchelors: many if these rather eccentric but highly skilled men men were PTSD sufferers from WWII. This was their self-prescribed therapy. Altduck, dafi, tkay11 and 5 others 7 1 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuglo Posted May 29 Share #9 Posted May 29 Just skill and not a Proxxon in site mtaylor, davyboy, druxey and 2 others 5 Quote current build- Swan ,scratch on shelf,Rattlesnake, Alert semi scratch,Le Coureur,, Fubbs scratch completed: nostrum mare,victory(Corel), san felipe, sovereign of the seas, sicilian cargo boat ,royal yacht caroline, armed pinnace, charles morgan whaler, galilee boat, wappen von hamburg, la reale (Dusek), amerigo vespucci, oneida (semi scratch) diane, great harry-elizabethan galleon (semi scratch), agammemnon, hanna (scratch).19th cent. shipyard diorama (Constructo), picket boat, victory bow section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted May 31 Share #10 Posted May 31 (edited) I love the suit although the tye is missing - I think it is time to bring back a bit of style back into our workshops - Just ask Jeeves 😉 With me, the table would be scrap after one tinkering session. But it is amazing with what somnambulistic confidence he prepares the parts, simply stunning! Also the way he takes the measures from the pictures, simply a compass. Of course some might be fake for the TV, but still it is a great testimonial of the ancient kind of modelers. All the best, Daniel ... gone to look for his tye ... Edited May 31 by dafi thibaultron, shipman and mtaylor 3 Quote To victory and beyond! http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/76-hms-victory-by-dafi-to-victory-and-beyond/ See also our german forum for Sailing Ship Modeling and History: http://www.segelschiffsmodellbau.com/ Finest etch parts for HMS Victory 1:100 (Heller Kit) and other useful bits. http://dafinismus.de/index_en.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Posted Thursday at 04:27 PM Share #11 Posted Thursday at 04:27 PM On 5/29/2024 at 1:47 PM, hamilton said: I had a colleague once who decided to build a boat in his back yard. Ever watched NCIS? Main character Gibbs, builds boats ( not models ) in his basement. hamilton, thibaultron and mtaylor 3 Quote “Indecision may or may not be my problem.” ― Jimmy Buffett Current builds: Rattlesnake (Scratch From MS Plans On Hold: HMS Resolution ( AKA Ferrett ) In the Gallery: Yacht Mary, Gretel, French Cannon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted Thursday at 08:39 PM Share #12 Posted Thursday at 08:39 PM Fancy ones, too, by the looks of it! hamilton thibaultron and mtaylor 2 Quote current builds: Corel HMS Bellona (1780); Admiralty models Echo cross-section (semi-scratch) previous builds: MS Phantom (scuttled, 2017); MS Sultana (1767); Corel Brittany Sloop (scuttled, 2022); MS Kate Cory; MS Armed Virginia Sloop (in need of a refit); Corel Flattie; Mamoli Gretel; Amati Bluenose (1921) (scuttled, 2023); AL San Francisco (destroyed by land krakens [i.e., cats]); Corel Toulonnaise (1823); MS Glad Tidings (1937) (in need of a refit); HMS Blandford (1719) from Corel HMS Greyhound; Fair Rosamund (1832) from OcCre Dos Amigos (missing in action); Amati Hannah (ship in a bottle); Mamoli America (1851); Bluenose fishing schooner (1921) (scratch); Off-Centre Sailing Skiff (scratch) under the bench: MS Emma C Barry; MS USS Constitution; MS Flying Fish; Corel Berlin; a wood supplier Colonial Schooner Hannah; Victory Models H.M.S. Fly; CAF Models HMS Granado; MS USS Confederacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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