I suppose you could call this a combination of wood and metal work. It is completely hand-built by myself, NOT from a kit. I used anything that lay around, wood, brass, plastic etc. Once-upon-a-time, I sailed in ships like this, but eventually, after 32 years of it, I couldn't take any more of advancing techology that was driving me nuts, so I quit the rat-race 24 years ago for a simpler and more relaxed life of writing and model shipbuilding with a bit of vintage radio thrown in (valves only). Even that has had its day now, and virtually no-one seems to be able build anything if it is not in kit form, and even books seem to be becoming obsolete!
Bob
That is a beautiful ship, and the model does it justice. I think I could live on one like that! I wonder how many still exist.
Super! A lot of hours I'll bet - but what a model!
Top quality! Very impressive.
Peter
(12-10-2016, 08:14 AM)Sparks Wrote: [ -> ]I suppose you could call this a combination of wood and metal work. It is completely hand-built by myself, NOT from a kit. I used anything that lay around, wood, brass, plastic etc. Once-upon-a-time, I sailed in ships like this, ...snipped..... for a simpler and more relaxed life of writing and model shipbuilding with a bit of vintage radio thrown in (valves only). Even that has had its day now, and virtually no-one seems to be able build anything if it is not in kit form, and even books seem to be becoming obsolete!
Bob
Hello Bob, that is a very fine piece of work there and it does you proud.
I hope that the skill sets are not becoming obsolete, I could never do models myself. I never had the patience to do the small intricate work such as shown in your model. So built something I could sit in, not available as a kit, but plans in a book.
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Perhaps the younger generation will get the idea at some point, we can but live in hope.
Adrian
What detail there is. Even the lifeboats look very detailed.
A great construction.
What did you get your FRSA for ? Modelling?
Thanks for comments. Kits have practically taken over this sort of thing nowadays because of the very common (and largely untrue) statements or thoughts "I could never do that, or I have no patience!" I have never had much patience, which is why I build small ones. I really don't have the money, space, time or patience to build kits that are mainly the same ships, over and over again -
Cutty Sark, Victory, Bounty, Titanic etc.
Here are two of my latest models: If anyone is interested, I have a Facebook group called
Merchant Ships in Miniature
with over 4,000 members, and very active. All you need to know on how to build them yourself is contained there, with many examples of the work of others who have suddenly found out that they can build them! It is a closed group, but anyone can apply to join.[
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PS FRSA means Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts - For model shipbuilding and general historical research (Merchant Navy only) -
Beautiful work (fun)Bob. BVWS members do occasionally build things from scratch.
Gary
Hi.
Very nice indeed.
Unfortunately I don't have a sufficiently large working area for a lathe or even a bench drill so making many things is out of the question. Even my bench is only large enough for one TV, scope, test equipment and soldering iron etc.
I can only accommodate two repairs at a time. Next thing that is looming is the condition of the shed, there is rot setting in even with annual maintenance, solvent based expensive wood preservatives it's on a slippery slope downhill. In the next couple of years a decision will need to be made on its future and the way I can carry on or not with the hobby and my collection.