DuncanP
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North of Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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4 boatsLisa M Sports cruiser
Recently finished this Krick kit. On her maiden voyage she sailed very well but later the wind got up which…
Marblehead
Built in the early 70's and then refurbished during the Covid lockdown
Truly
My wife bought me this kit for my 70th and I spent 2 years and 2 months building her to launch date. Since …
Aerokits Fireboat
I built it around 1968 and then refurbished the model during the Covid lockdown. Just recently added a work…
DuncanP’s build blogs
4 blogsI've bought the above kit to keep me busy during these dark dank winter months. Originally I had planned to build a 880mm (34.6") Bluebir…
This is a build of a HA-Kits Flying Christine II which is a model of the St. John's Ambulance service boat which is used to take patients…
After weeks of waiting for the kit to be delivered from Italy I re-ordered instead from Cornwall Model Boats and received it next day. Th…
Started the build of this boat in April 2021. Followed the instructions implicitly until now but realised that fitting the optional motor…
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♥ 3 likesRe: THE VASA; A SWEDISH GALLEON FROM 1600, A WRECK, A MUSEUM.@AlessandroSPQR I saw the vasa in misty environment to stop it drying out too quickly when it first started its restoration. I think it would have been around 1980. I love the detail in the cross sections of t…♥ 4 likesRe: build blogAmazing build! I will look forward to more pictures in the future. I built the Amati 1/10th scale kit. The kit was a present from my wife for my 70th. Took me 2.5 years to build it!
♥ 3 likesRe: Riva Aquarama 1/10th ScaleBeautiful model. I built the same kit about 5 years ago. My wife bought it for my 70th birthday and again it took me just over 2 years to build it. My wife also bought the suggested motorisation kit which come…♥ 1 likeRe: Is my memory still working.... or.....I also worked at ICL mainly in software training but was I was very friendly with an engineer called Michael Stansbury. Do either of you remember coming into contact with him on courses etc?♥ 3 likesRe: thinking aloud@BOB27600 Fabulous model. Well done!😊♥ 1 likeLisa M Sports cruiserRecently finished this Krick kit. On her maiden voyage she sailed very well but later the wind got up which made her more difficult to sail with her high topsides. I've since made some adjustments to the throw…
♥ 7 likes2 commentsRe: build blog@ColRay What will the overall length be when complete?♥ 1 likeRe: build blogLooking forward to seeing your build as I planned to build the Chinese wooden kit of this beautiful boat. Unfortunately I got a refund as the small kit was out of stock and production. They tried to get me to …♥ 2 likes