Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: garston1 on September 25, 2010, 04:36:39 pm

Title: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: garston1 on September 25, 2010, 04:36:39 pm
I thought someone may be interested in this Photie of my RAF Rescue launch on its jetty at the old New Brighton Lake a couple of years ago?
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: grasshopper on September 25, 2010, 05:04:18 pm
That's crackin'!

If it wasn't for the people in the background ......but I bet you'd thought that too.
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: Wasyl on September 25, 2010, 07:35:29 pm
Very nice indeed Martin,I was nearly fooled, {-) until I saw myself in the background, {-)

Wullie
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: garston1 on September 25, 2010, 08:27:36 pm
The boat almost looks like that now, except i tripped over the aerials and i haven't got round to fixing them yet :((
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: longshanks on September 25, 2010, 10:06:13 pm

(http://s4.postimage.org/BfDC9.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/23mstnzz8/)

Wot people?
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: Wasyl on September 25, 2010, 10:18:42 pm
They re not in yours but they,re in his see top pic

Wullie
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: garston1 on September 25, 2010, 10:31:43 pm
Nice one long shanks :-))
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: garston1 on September 25, 2010, 10:39:42 pm
And just to make it a bit bigger
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: Wasyl on September 25, 2010, 11:45:54 pm
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Wullie
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: garston1 on September 25, 2010, 11:49:41 pm
Aaaawwww wassup Wull?
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: Bunkerbarge on September 26, 2010, 07:05:29 am
Superb shot and the quayside details bring it to life.  Beautiful model as well.
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: Bunkerbarge on September 26, 2010, 07:12:50 am
There are so many things you can play around with this picture, it really is a superb shot
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: Martin13 on September 26, 2010, 08:47:23 am
I got caught out - thought it was the 1:1 version. O0

What a superb build and an excellent sample of model photography :-))

I still think it looks real :-)) :-))

Martin du
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: garston1 on September 26, 2010, 05:08:45 pm
You're all very generous, here's one i took today at New Brighton's new (and deep) lake. It's my HMCS Kamloops riding the waves and down at the Bow
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: Martin (Admin) on September 26, 2010, 06:01:17 pm
Hi garston1,

Could you email me larger versions of those please (1024x768) I would like to use them for 'photo of the month'!  :-))

  http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/Common/Photo%20month/10-09.htm (http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/Common/Photo%20month/10-09.htm)
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: garston1 on September 26, 2010, 06:54:33 pm
Not a prob :-))
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: Wasyl on September 26, 2010, 07:12:39 pm
Oh,don,t say that Martin,..he,ll have to get a bigger front door, {-)
nice pics though

Wullie
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: dbninja on September 26, 2010, 07:16:24 pm
Garston1


that is an excellent bit of "rusting and dirtying"  on your model :-))

can't wait to see what the "photoshop" boys do with it :-))


db
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: Perkasaman2 on September 26, 2010, 08:01:59 pm
Great pix, Is that a Dean's Marine Thornycroft HSL?........... very impressive.      :-)
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: garston1 on September 26, 2010, 08:52:24 pm
No it's scratch :-))
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: Perkasaman2 on September 26, 2010, 11:12:04 pm
Well done...........and a superb paint job, especially the air recognition bow chequers.  :-)
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: garston1 on September 27, 2010, 01:58:21 pm
Here's a couple of Kamloops taken a couple of years ago at the old new brighton lake
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: dreadnought72 on September 27, 2010, 02:26:23 pm
This is fun!

(http://www.thefreckledfish.com/racundra/k176.jpg)

 :-))
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: garston1 on September 27, 2010, 05:22:23 pm
love that smoke, are you using photoshop?
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: Perkasaman2 on September 27, 2010, 05:23:50 pm
How does that old poem go........" Like a painted ship upon a painted ocean"........................ It  is a pic of a real corvette.  :o
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: Wasyl on September 27, 2010, 06:27:13 pm
Methinks I smell a rat here,or is it something fishy,are you up to trickies Martin,???????????????????

Wullie
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: John W E on September 27, 2010, 06:55:44 pm
hi there Garison

Lovely model of the RAF rescue boat.  Could you tell us what plans did you use to built it from.   Was it Pritchards plans and how did you make the hull and gun turretts?

aye
john e
bluebird
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: dreadnought72 on September 27, 2010, 07:16:06 pm
love that smoke, are you using photoshop?

Yup - Photoshop on Adobe CS4.

It's a stunning corvette model. As is the rescue launch. I think the only thing giving that photo away is the lens height of the photographer - if it had been "head-height" then the picture would have been (more) perfect.  :-))

Andy
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: garston1 on September 27, 2010, 08:01:55 pm
I do try to get down in the water, as can be seen by the lower flower class pic's. But i do manage to frequently dunk my Nikon D70 . But the old things built like a tank. It's been dropped, kicked and buried in mud on our shore and then put under the shower! But it still knocks out great photies :-))
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: garston1 on October 20, 2010, 09:59:16 pm
Here's one of a recently acquired boat, taken today at New Brighton
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: Lord Bungle on October 20, 2010, 10:39:59 pm
Stunning, both the boats and the photos, (I felt bad about calling them boats as one at least should be called a ship)
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: Colin H on October 21, 2010, 09:32:37 pm

When I looked at the first pic my eyes were so drawn to the boat I just did not notice the 1:1 humans in the back ground.

It was only when I read some of the posts I realised it was a model, not a pic posted for detail of the real thing.

Model making to aspire to.

Colin H.
Title: Re: RAF Rescue launch
Post by: Eric65 on October 22, 2010, 10:23:08 am
Amazing photos, especially the corvette.

I am so impressed with the weathering, it looks absolutly convincing.

Well done Garston!!!