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Chief Petty Officer 1st Class · 523 pts
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Partial rebuild project. It is a 1/24 scale Thames Tug which has a superstructure that is wrong and out of scale. I intend to rebuild the…
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1/12th scale Cygnus GM32 Fishing Boat "EXUBERENT DH142"
But not without incident ! On getting her out of car I snagged the aerial 'Y' on top of 'A' Frame and that said goodbye to that and my dr…
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Southampton Tug BoatRemove all deck fittings, vents, hydrants, bollards and bits, as screws are concealed under these, carefully save all screws and remember to replace and tighten them in a uniform order ! The boat deck and hull…♥ 1 like133 viewsRe: Bad Day at sea trial and shake down ….Oh dear ! The one thing I hate about building model boats is the "Sparks" side of it !!!♥ 3 likes1,273 viewsRe: Orca"Here's to drinking with bow legged women" !😜♥ 3 likes1,231 views"Searcher" Falmouth Catamaran Potter.Has anyone built one of these ? More photos to follow.
♥ 1 like1,014 views"Exuberent" DH142South Devon Crabber :- Cygnus GM 32' 1/12 Scale. Donor hull 32" fitted out/scratch built. Replica of actual vessel that floundered off Weymouth in 1983. Model build started in 1981 and completed in 2018 !!!
+11♥ 10 likes2,335 viewsTug "Joanna E"Partial rebuild project. It is a 1/24 scale Thames Tug which has a superstructure that is wrong and out of scale. I intend to rebuild the superstructure and make it more like a Thames Tug but not replicating a…
1 comment1,518 viewsDressed overall for launch party back in June 2018Ready for her launch party !!!
1,630 viewsSea Trials !!! June 2018Finally launched !!!
+51,630 views1/12th scale Cygnus GM32 Fishing Boat "EXUBERENT DH142"But not without incident ! On getting her out of car I snagged the aerial 'Y' on top of 'A' Frame and that said goodbye to that and my dressed ship flags 😭 but apart from that all was good.
+424 comments6,801 viewsHull now paintedLooking good !!!♥ 1 like1,549 views
♥ 1 like1,014 views"Exuberent" DH142South Devon Crabber :- Cygnus GM 32' 1/12 Scale. Donor hull 32" fitted out/scratch built. Replica of actual vessel that floundered off Weymouth in 1983. Model build started in 1981 and completed in 2018 !!!+11♥ 10 likes2,335 viewsTug "Joanna E"Partial rebuild project. It is a 1/24 scale Thames Tug which has a superstructure that is wrong and out of scale. I intend to rebuild the superstructure and make it more like a Thames Tug but not replicating a…1 comment1,518 viewsDressed overall for launch party back in June 2018Ready for her launch party !!!1,630 viewsSea Trials !!! June 2018Finally launched !!!+51,630 views1/12th scale Cygnus GM32 Fishing Boat "EXUBERENT DH142"But not without incident ! On getting her out of car I snagged the aerial 'Y' on top of 'A' Frame and that said goodbye to that and my dressed ship flags 😭 but apart from that all was good.+424 comments6,801 viewsHull now paintedLooking good !!!♥ 1 like1,549 views