Topic: Ever Disapointed? (Read 9051 times)

cwmitch · « **on:** April 30, 2007, 06:20:29 pm »

Well here's the question for ya to ponder.How many of us have had
our hearts set on a particular ship only to receive the hull and think
is that it I was expecting it to knock my socks off?? Let me know I
cant be the only one that's felt it or can I !!!!!

Colin.......

FullLeatherJacket · « **Reply #1 on:** April 30, 2007, 06:59:41 pm »

Colin
Tread carefully, mate. You are bound to be quizzed about what hull you bought; who made it; where you got it from; why you're not happy etc etc. I've already written down my answers and sealed them in an envelope.
Go on........surprise me!
FLJ

kendalboatsman · « **Reply #2 on:** April 30, 2007, 07:08:44 pm »

Quote from: cwmitch on April 30, 2007, 06:20:29 pm

Let me know I
cant be the only one that's felt it or can I !!!!!

Colin.......

You certainly aren't the only one and that is all I will say.

Clive :)

cwmitch · « **Reply #3 on:** April 30, 2007, 07:10:15 pm »

Cheers matey,

I hear what you're saying but it's a
general question not specific, IE a
view I've had a few times over the
years and thought I'd ask.

Colin........

chromedome · « **Reply #4 on:** April 30, 2007, 07:21:19 pm »

I have discovered that it helps if you don't know what a good hull looks like......

chromedome

Bryan Young · « **Reply #5 on:** April 30, 2007, 07:51:28 pm »

Quote from: cwmitch on April 30, 2007, 06:20:29 pm

Well here's the question for ya to ponder.How many of us have had
our hearts set on a particular ship only to receive the hull and think
is that it I was expecting it to knock my socks off?? Let me know I
cant be the only one that's felt it or can I !!!!!

Colin.......

Within living memory I was well and truly castigated for my comments on "kits". It was never really recognized that I was getting at those "manufacturers" who were (and are) flogging off sub-standard items to earnest buyers....who become rapidly disenchanted.
I do NOT want to open this whole thing up again, but there are kit-makers out there that are really not good enough. Some are superb. It also cannot help when so-called "independent" reviewers write articles on rival manufacturers.
Once a manufacturer has a good mould that would probably cost about £300 max if he made it himself, how can it be justified to recover all the outlay with the sale of only a couple of "takes"? My ethic is "make your own" and eventually the rogues will either come into line or go out of business.

kendalboatsman · « **Reply #6 on:** April 30, 2007, 08:58:32 pm »

Hi Colin,

Wasn't sure if you were doing a name and shame thread and probably best to avoid that. But yes I have been disappointed a few times, one of them was a leading kit manufacturer.

Clive :)

cwmitch · « **Reply #7 on:** April 30, 2007, 09:45:50 pm »

Your right Clive

It's not a name and shame, more a
general question and answer point
I was trying to make.....

Colin.......

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #8 on:** April 30, 2007, 10:28:09 pm »

I bought a hull and plans as a gift for a friend a few years back from the old Model Boats plans service (then under Nexel) I was almost embarrassed to give it over as the hull was so bad, uneven, lumps, bumps, dirt in the surface & badly formed. >:( :-[

I hope they are better now.... :-\

justboatonic · « **Reply #9 on:** April 30, 2007, 10:34:17 pm »

Yep. I purchased an RN Destroyer hull off a well known UK manufacturer about 6 or 7 years ago. This hull was supposed to be one of the first out of the new mould. The thing was so incredibly heavy I couldnt see how it could be built to settle on the true waterline when fitted out with motors, nicads decks and fittings. The top of the rear quarter deck was almost at the same level as the quarter deck cut outs themselves! The anchor recess was just a gob of fibreglass and would have needed cutting out and re making.

needless to say I sent it back for a full refund.

Colin Bishop · « **Reply #10 on:** April 30, 2007, 10:39:43 pm »

I have to agree with Bryan. Make your own and knock your own socks off!

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #11 on:** April 30, 2007, 10:51:04 pm »

I've always wanted a Lerso Sun Tug kit..... went to Westbournes to have a look at it, in the flesh, could believe it, a beautiful shiny jet black hull, one of the best I've ever seen..... and a box of wooden blocks for everything else ?!?!?!?

... I bought a Graupner Bugsier instead! ::)

(...damm this spell checker Dicky

)

FullLeatherJacket · « **Reply #12 on:** April 30, 2007, 11:26:12 pm »

Colin
Do you see what I meant?
FLJ

catengineman · « **Reply #13 on:** May 01, 2007, 12:34:12 am »

Did not actually buy the model but as I was able to have do a repair job on the same model I was thinking of getting it just knocked the "WOW" edge I thought it would have right off.

So went and got Tito Neri and built her (it) just in case the pc brigade are watching.

Had a look at another ship but that too did not insill the "WOW" factor I thought it would.

BTB the names of the vessels will remain secret to me and one other as there are several of these on this forum, they just did not do it for me. (my opinion)

sinjon · « **Reply #14 on:** May 01, 2007, 08:46:04 am »

Over the next few weeks I should be finishing my Sir Kay (Caldercraft) I am already starting to think about my next boat.
I have a few ideas. I must admit in the past, I have chosen my boat unseen, taken it home, and opened the box. So far I have always been pleased, and lucky. Do you all insist at having look first?

Colin

catengineman · « **Reply #15 on:** May 01, 2007, 02:15:38 pm »

Personally I have to get the WOW factor to be interested or the model has to belong to some one else, Strange that?
Hey Ho its just the way I am

Richard,

tigertiger · « **Reply #16 on:** May 01, 2007, 02:18:22 pm »

I just look at other peoples and go WOW.

Especially on this site.

There is a lot of work between opening the box and WOW.
Most of it is down to the builder. It will be a few years till I am there, if ever.

Dissapointed?
Most of the time.

bigH · « **Reply #17 on:** May 01, 2007, 05:00:08 pm »

TIGER don't go knocking yourself down my friend, tell us of any member of this forum that doesn't look at their finished work and then thinks every one elses build is better than theirs. I do for one big H

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #18 on:** May 01, 2007, 06:11:06 pm »

OK widening the tack a bit, I've said WoW (In a good way!) when inspecting a Robbe Comtesse and a Graupner Fiat Uno hulls and also the fittings in the Mountfleet Higlander kit.....

Captain Anonymous · « **Reply #19 on:** May 01, 2007, 06:18:59 pm »

I took a picture of this one at ELLESMERE PORT the other week.

DickyD · « **Reply #20 on:** May 01, 2007, 06:23:17 pm »

Quote

Graupner Fiat Uno
Thats a bit desperate isnt it Martin ?? ???

J.beazley · « **Reply #21 on:** May 01, 2007, 06:50:51 pm »

Not built many boats as of YET but the ones ive had have been ok.

only thing to disapoint me so far are some of the RTR boats ive bought over the last few years and some of the WOW factor kits price tags.

Jay

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #22 on:** May 01, 2007, 07:01:21 pm »

Not really, you should see it go!
Build on Mayhem soon....

Quote from: DickyD on May 01, 2007, 06:23:17 pm

Thats a bit desperate isn't it Martin ?? ???

DickyD · « **Reply #23 on:** May 01, 2007, 08:22:37 pm »

"Dont hold your breath then" I believe is the right expression. ???

cwmitch · « **Reply #24 on:** May 01, 2007, 09:26:40 pm »

I see what ya mean
FLJ. Oops I think I've
started something sorry
all.......

Colin............

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cwmitch

FullLeatherJacket

kendalboatsman

cwmitch

kendalboatsman

cwmitch

FullLeatherJacket

catengineman

catengineman

bigH

Captain Anonymous

cwmitch