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[kevin547n]

good evening everyone


i have been a member on here for quite some time and have started several logs but never taken them to completion, i will update them and/or have them deleted by the grown ups


i bought this kit in 2008 and built up the hull and then put it on the shelf of doom for many years, basically i bought the Caldercraft Victory and that took priority


last June i finished the St Nectan by Moutfleet and restarted this for a few months until another project came along and then another


in 2008 she looked like this


August last year


and now
 

[Capt Podge]

Well, looks like this is going to be quite a handsome model - to build to completion does place demands on your time - block off the 'shelf of doom' (love that description) and store away your other part-builds.

Hope you can keep this thread going - Cheers!

Ray.

[kevin547n]

i just completed this one, given to me a a retirement pressie, Amati 1/20 Dorade

[Capt Podge]

Wow, that's a bonny boat. Quite a lot of hours/days/months of work must have gone into that one

Thanks for sharing

Ray.

[kevin547n]

Wow, that's a bonny boat. Quite a lot of hours/days/months of work must have gone into that one

Thanks for sharing

Ray.

i spent in total about 3 months on her


she followed this the St Nectan By Mountfleet build time 13 months enjoyable

[Capt Podge]

Gobsmacked!

Lovely job on the trawler and that's quite a short build time in my view

(I'm not renowned for my speed, but get there eventually)

Ray.

[kevin547n]

Gobsmacked!

Lovely job on the trawler and that's quite a short build time in my view

(I'm not renowned for my speed, but get there eventually)

Ray.

lol the Victory took me 7 years on and off
this is the Caldercraft 1/72 version

[Capt Podge]

Bloomin' eck Kevin - that 2nd photo of Victory could have been taken in Pompey Dockyard 

Stunning good work - congratulations

Ray.

[kevin547n]

Good evening everyone


looked long and hard at the build, i seem to be haunted by the wanting to get on with her or cutting my loses and going for a large scale clipper, im not bored with her, just not 100% happy with the way she looks, even if its far better than first time around

my options to convert her to something different, are limited/ non existant, so i will continue with her but deviate away from the norm and do it my way,

first choice is to bin the buff colour, i have been using Admiralty paints yellow ochre this will now be olive green,

lol i dont suppose it will make me very popular with the purists, but they aint seen any of my builds

this is my experimenting with the upper air ports in part of the new colours

[kevin547n]

all the upper portholes and airports have now been fitted, and the recessed rivets have been replaced, i hope to have all the upper works in green tomorrow, then decide if i like it or not, otherwise i will rip it all off and restart

[kevin547n]

Good evening everyone
all the pin rails throughout the kit are wrong so i have attempted to adapt the supplied ones,







my ordered paint arrived today, so was able to move on with the stern,, this has now been panelled
im struggling tonight getting the balcony panels to fit, - yes i mixed them up in error (schoolboy error) the instructions didnt do anything to help the situation, although im not blaming them

[kevin547n]

good evening everyone


got the few things done this week, easier when you are retired


the veranda/balcony is new complete,



and tonight the after house has been all but added

[Capt Podge]

Hiya Kevin, lots of shiny brasswork there - very pleasing to the eye. Also good to see the butt system you've used on the deck planking. Nice work 


Ray.

[kevin547n]

Hiya Kevin, lots of shiny brasswork there - very pleasing to the eye. Also good to see the butt system you've used on the deck planking. Nice work 


Ray.

thanks Ray


had thought of priming all the brass white, but with everything else to be added i think leaving it brass will work,

[radiojoe]

Ho you've got to finish this one Kevin, I love these unusual craft, she is going to be a head turner.   




Joe.

[kevin547n]

Ho you've got to finish this one Kevin, I love these unusual craft, she is going to be a head turner.   




Joe.

I hope so Joe, but lol i am eying up my next build already

[kevin547n]

can a grown up please move this thread to the correct place please

[kevin547n]

Good evening everyone

the fwd house has had to be scratched, as it kind of exploded, after several attempts to salvage it i gave up and made a new one, not brilliant but looks ok








apart from the mast, these deck fittings will now be used

[kevin547n]

good evening everyone
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[Capt Podge]

Great work on the brass Kevin. Those boat racks look the business too. 


Ray.

[kevin547n]

Great work on the brass Kevin. Those boat racks look the business too. 


Ray.

canopy - prior to it being abandoned i used the instructions which said to glue, lol last month i used a desolver to get rid of the Superglue, and the canopy, just disintegrated, all i was left with was a pile of poo and brass bits, £10 to get a new one

[dlancast]

Sir, you are a master of the craft.  Stunning work.  I am amazed.  Question, are your large models in cases and if so, where to you put them.  I am running out of room in my little home.  Its starting to look like a maritime museum.  Just curious.  Have always wanted to build that model of the Vespucci ....... Wow, what a project.  Tks for sharing.  Best regards from across the pond.  Dennis

[kevin547n]

Sir, you are a master of the craft.  Stunning work.  I am amazed.  Question, are your large models in cases and if so, where to you put them.  I am running out of room in my little home.  Its starting to look like a maritime museum.  Just curious.  Have always wanted to build that model of the Vespucci ....... Wow, what a project.  Tks for sharing.  Best regards from across the pond.  Dennis

non of my builds are  covered, and therefore open to the dust, But i will be building a dedicated display area this summer, the reason for not having done so far, is that i have only been building for 10 years and now have a few builds to justify it
The Victory and St Nectan are  the first to go in

[dlancast]

Well, I applaud your work.  With only 10 yrs into it, I'm certain you will produce a large fleet as time moves along.  My largest cased model is of an English Frigate, which has a place of honor in our living room.  Pic attached.  Dennis

[kevin547n]

Well, I applaud your work.  With only 10 yrs into it, I'm certain you will produce a large fleet as time moves along.  My largest cased model is of an English Frigate, which has a place of honor in our living room.  Pic attached.  Dennis

very nice indeed


i dont use my garage any more, not even for boat building so the intention is to use an area, 3.5mx1.5mxheight of sloping roof, and glaze a stud wall,