Lordgord
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Petty Officer 1st Class · 201 pts
Hessle, United Kingdom
Member since Jul 2018
Last online 3 years ago
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It seems the more I learn
The less I know!
Lordgord’s harbour
5 boatsNew lease of life
Vintage “sea queen” I bought from the local boat club with the intention of bringing it up to date with oak…
Amerigo Vespucci
Very nice static model that has been converted to power, now all I have to do is finish her build.
My first model "PRIDE OF FIFE"
Built her a few years ago after buying the hull at a car boot sale. Great learning curve for my introductio…
AZIZ
Picked this up via my local club "for sale" notices, in need of a good refit, will go nicely with the one I…
Nantucket whaling boat
Just had to build one of these after reading about the history of whaling.
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Chinese rope serving machine
Thanks folks,, I shall give the google translator a try today and keep you updated on progress
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Chinese rope serving machine
I am building a display model of HMS VICTORY and in anticipation of reaching the rigging stage of the build I ordered a rope serving machine (self build) from …
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Harbour
New lease of life
Vintage “sea queen” I bought from the local boat club with the intention of bringing it up to date with oak tops and zebra wood decking, changed the handrails …
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Display cases for static models
Cheers Steve, I shall do that as part of my research and price up against other options. Regards Gordon
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Display cases for static models
Thanks for the recommendations, I shall follow up and get some prices for the builds I have on the go at the moment, two HMS victory models, an HMS bounty and …
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Display cases for static models
Thanks Rick, I have done that very thing for my 53” HMS MAGNIFICENT, total cost approx £100, the majority being the plexiglass front. If I can’t find a competi…
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Bridlington model boat society
This is a great club owned site very welcoming and decent facilities, one of the best clubs in yorkshire and is a pleasure to visit and sail
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Display cases for static models
Having moved on to building static display sailing ships (due in the main because of my mobility problems), I have reached the stage of having to consider how …
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Re: Bit more progress
Nice job Siri, just finished a resto on a vintage sea queen myself. She even came with the original motor and glass valve controller (now replaced with modern …
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Boat name decals
Thanks Martin, that has got me on the right track.
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