Hello
I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Let be rewarded richly, especially with happiness and health.
I look forward to all the coming years with you here in the forum.

Hello everyone, happy 3rd Advent
Here are a few contemplative pictures from our last short trip to the Baltic Sea in Sassnitz.

I'll submit Chapter 1 later. something isn't working.🤔

Now for chapter 2



Tiwa
2 chapters
 
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Tiwa woke up and had to blink her big eyes. She sat down and stretched, then crawled out of her little cave that was built on the branch of the katta tree by her father Baraan. Her mother Sirian was preparing the first meal. Tiwa belonged to the Akoni people. The Akoni are a very proud people, they know no violence and respect every form of life. There is no envy. Everyone has the same rights and responsibilities, although rights and responsibilities are completely unknown to them. The katta tree is not very high, but has a tree crown with a diameter of approx. 500 m, and the trunk and branches are correspondingly thick. The leaves almost look like those of a walnut tree, but are approx. 2.20 m long. It takes several 1000 years for the ring-tailed lemur tree to reach this size. As soon as it gets light the flowers burst and after about 10 to 12 days the fruits begin to grow. When they are ripe after another 10 to 15 days, they do not fall off, but remain hanging and are supplied with residual energy until they are picked. This means they last a long time. It blooms once a year, then the whole tree is full of pink flowers and  bearing  large fruits  that look like melons, but are black and have a leathery rind. The fruits last for several months. The peel can be easily removed from the stem. But you have to be careful because the katta fruit has almost 90% fruit juice, you have to put a container underneath it so that the fruit juice doesn't spill. The juice has a very high vitamin D content. This is very important here, because on the planet Sirah, where it only gets light for 1 month every year, vitamin D is vital. But there are still a good 6 months until the next blending phase. The glare phase, as the Akoni call it, is very bright,That's why the Akoni people hide in the treetops of the katta trees and cover themselves with the long leaves of the katta tree. Almost like a short hibernation, because the Akoni people are night creatures, very similar to humans, slightly larger, more muscular, with big eyes. And they can live very long, in the best case up to 150 years old. Time doesn't matter to the Akonis. You live on what the planet Sirah gives you.
Right next door, on the next branch, her little brother Tomo has his cave. As always, he was lying upside down on his bed.
 Her father built a table at the bottom of the ring-tailed lemur tree on which her mother laid out the first meal. The Akoni are vegetarians but there is no agriculture, they live on what grows on Sirah. And that's not a little. It is only bright on Sirah for 1 month, but this brightness is very intense and the plants absorb so much energy during this time and store it so that they can survive the dark time well. On Sirah, just before the blinding season, there is a rainy season that lasts about 5 to 6 days. The heat, which is very pleasant for the Akoni, comes from the interior of the planet in the form of springs that shimmer green. These green springs are lit and burn with a green flame that never goes out on its own. Only enough springs are lit so that it doesn't get too light under the ring-tailed lemur tree, but it doesn't get completely dark either.
The table was richly laid. There was katta fruit and katta juice. Berries from the Jutta bush that look similar to blueberries. They have a rather tart taste, the katta fruit is very sweet. Both together on an edible leaf of the Kando plant, taste simply indescribable.
The leaves of the Kondo plant contain a lot of protein. There was also something like a breakfast egg made by a flying lizard, the Wangas. These are flying lizards that are not entirely harmless.They look almost like the dragons from the series "Game of Thrones" and can also fly, but they are not nearly as big and they don't breathe fire, instead they are very fast and stun their prey with their saliva, which paralyzes the prey for a while. Then it's easy for them. Their nests are on the tops of ring-tailed lemur trees and there are usually 6 - 8 eggs in them. It's difficult to reach but it's worth it. The Akoni really like the Wangas' nutritious eggs and take a high risk every time, but they take out a maximum of 2 eggs per nest in order not to endanger the population.
Her father was already sitting at the table drinking ring-tailed lemur juice. Tiwa first went to her mother and greeted her by pressing her forehead against her mother's forehead and saying "Katania" which means "I touch you". Her mother returned the greeting, then greeted her father in the same way and sat down next to him. She also took some katta juice and squeezed a handful of jutta berries over the cup of katta juice, which also spilled some. Her father saw it out of the corner of his eye, but said nothing and just shook his head. >>Where is your brother? >He's still in his cave>Wake him up, we want to get Wanga eggs today and Tomo is old enough to take on this task. >Are you sure? He is only 14 cycles old?>Yes>it's time for him to show his courage. Tiwa got her first eggs at 12 cycles. Father decides. >not too tight Tomo, otherwise you won't be able to move, but not too loose either, otherwise they'll slip. And there," he pointed to Tomo's elbow, "you didn't cover your arm properly."
The other men started climbing up the tree. 10 minutes later Tomo was ready and followed them. Tiwa had recently hugged Tomo and wished him good luck; she noticed how he was shaking.>>You can do it

One more small upgrade.

I only need the two small and two large eye bolts for the chimney.

I attached a small pipe to the smoker and placed the chimney over it.

https://youtu.be/BSWSnv-lhKo?si=GfjsnbRAmI3qSf-J

https://youtube.com/shorts/Reu46jYruUc?si=HlMdILFpcKD2-aRd

Hi Alessandro, thanks for your feedback. I'm in the same boat. I only manage to craft once or twice a week, and then only for one or two hours. It's slow going, but progress is being made.

Hello

So, a small upgrade

Since I don't have much time at the moment, I've only started on the superstructure.

I've adjusted the doors again, rebuilt and glued a wooden water tank on top of the bridge superstructure, and started on the funnel. I sanded the bottom edge at an angle and fitted the rings, which wasn't so easy because they just barely fit.

I've placed everything on the hull.

It's not glued yet.

Incredible, what a spectacle! Thanks for sharing.

Congratulations on your new boat! We want to see all the pictures, please!

Could it be the ship?

https://lahop.seoulsick.sbs/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1038041

Just listed on eBay classifieds.

https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/rc-schiff-krick-schlepper-bankert-schiffs

Hello
Finally made some progress today.

Installed the doors.

Great pictures
Which ship did you travel on ?

I love it. What a beautiful ship, please don't restore too much and only do the necessary. Leave it looking old.😍😍😍

This morning in Stade over the Elbe.

Yay, got hold of 2 more tickets for the Amy MacDonald concert 👍

But I have modified it a little.
Have a look here.
Then I added a hatch with sliding flaps to the bridge wall.
Of course, this was only indicated in the plan and not commented on at all. But after looking at lots of pictures, I worked out how it should be.

Good morning.

Right, I've gone back to the skylight.

Take a look here.

Now just paint it, put the window in and it's done.

Thank you for your feedback.
That was it too. A few more pictures of Stade jetty on the Elbe. 5 km from my home.
The MSC Napoli 366 metres long/51 metres wide. On the way to Hamburg.

Today we were in Arnis on the Schlei and then again in Kappeln. There was also a museum harbour there. Here are the photos.

I don't know if I should post this here, otherwise please delete.
My OCEANIC was still fitted with old speed controllers. I removed them because they were power guzzlers and got hot, unfortunately I no longer have them.
But I made a youtube video beforehand.

https://youtu.be/H7adADtY6gE?si=aWTTxUiMXWPdO1TX

Today we were in Maasholm on the Baltic Sea.
Just ask if you have any questions.
Unfortunately sometimes with fingers.
The last 2 pictures are the view from the hotel room

Hello, a few more pictures of fishing boats, a paddle steamer and an electricity distribution box painted with graffiti, which is becoming more and more popular here in Germany and is co-financed by the municipalities and cities.
More pictures are sure to follow.

Thank you for your feedback.
Unfortunately, I no longer have any pictures of the ships. We were only passing through Eckernförde. If we go there again on the return journey I will take more pictures.But I can't promise that. sorry.
Tomorrow we are travelling to Kappeln on the Schlei. A fjord off the Baltic Sea. There is also supposed to be a museum harbour there. I'll definitely take more pictures then.

We are currently in Eckernförde on the Baltic Sea, with many historic ships.
More pictures will follow if you like.

Yes, this is a breakwater.

Helgoland

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Here is one from Heligoland

Great pictures, more with pleasure.
This one looks like the Lange Anna from the island of Helgoland 👍

Great pictures. Thanks for showing👍

I understand it already.
I'm not on Facebook and the like.
It's even worse there.
I'm in this forum because everyone here respects each other and doesn't insult each other. That seems to be over. What a pity.
I have registered in many modelling forums and can only say that it's not just about modelling everywhere.
Nevertheless, I will not insult or judge anyone here. We are all unique and that's a good thing. Otherwise it would be very, very boring here on the globe on which we live.
As I said.... nobody is forcing you to read anything and if it is approved by the administrator, it won't be so wrong.
By the way, if I post something about the Elbe, it will definitely be about a ship.
And now settle down again.