Creepy Pete Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Can I join please? I have this Hasegawa EKA-3B kit, with some Printscale (I am aware of their quality) decals on their way. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 7 hours ago, Creepy Pete said: Can I join please? Absolutely, welcome aboard. That's a subject we haven't seen yet and will be a welcome addition to the Build List. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Enjoy your well-earned shore leave, @Bertie McBoatface, your wit, warmth and enthusiasm have helped make this cruise on the good ship Salty Sea Dog the enjoyable voyage of discovery that it has been so far! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 On 2/8/2023 at 7:22 PM, Bertie McBoatface said: Thanks for having me aboard on the shakedown cruise and good luck on the many grand voyages that you will be making over the next three months. I'll be relaxing here on the beach, having swallowed the anchor and retired from the ocean swell. Enjoy the rest, but don’t be a stranger. I for one will miss your pointed wit ( and no I’m not being sarcastic) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Afternoon all. I'm going away for a week tomorrow, so no modelling for me, and as I'll be in landlocked Austria I certainly won't be able to able to smell the sea air. I'll have my laptop with me so will do my best to look in from time to time, and will give the Build List an update on my return. I believe @Col. is on the bridge! Have a great weekend! Tony 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 27 minutes ago, TonyOD said: Afternoon all. I'm going away for a week tomorrow, so no modelling for me, and as I'll be in landlocked Austria I certainly won't be able to able to smell the sea air. I'll have my laptop with me so will do my best to look in from time to time, and will give the Build List an update on my return. I believe @Col. is on the bridge! Have a great weekend! Tony Have a great time, Tony, enjoy the mountain air! Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlight Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Have a nice time over here, @TonyOD, enjoy the snow and the fresh air! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC Boater Bill Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 (edited) I may be nuts, but I’m in for another build! My Pup is 95% done, and the USCG JRB-4 Expediter is ready to enter the decalling stage. I can’t start the sub for another week or two, so I needed something to work on! So my latest entry is the Eduard 1/72 Fokker D.VII (OAW) Weekend Edition kit. I’ll be doing it as a plane from a German Naval Fighter Squadron. I’m going to use either one of the kit options or some of the extra decals from the Eduard “Fokker! Fokker!” dual combo kit. I will be doing one of these two …. I am leaning towards the first one, but will carefully examine the decal sheet before I have to commit to it. (I have a few days before I will be forced to decide): Edited February 14, 2023 by RC Boater Bill Crazy Sea Dog…. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlight Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Ooh the yellow one looks nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 5 hours ago, RC Boater Bill said: I may be nuts, but I’m in for another build! My Pup is 95% done, and the USCG JRB-4 Expediter is ready to enter the decalling stage. I can’t start the sub for another week or two, so I needed something to work on! So my latest entry is the Eduard 1/72 Fokker D.VII (OAW) Weekend Edition kit. I’ll be doing it as a plane from a German Naval Fighter Squadron. I’m going to use some of the extra decals from the Eduard “Fokker! Fokker!” dual combo kit. I will be doing one of these two …. I am leaning towards the first one, but will carefully examine the decal sheet before I have to commit to it. (I have a few days before I will be forced to decide): You clearly enjoy a challenge Bill! Both those schemes look great but will make you work for them - best of good luck although I doubt with your modelling skills you'll need it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 @RC Boater Bill That makes yer modern pale grey warplanes look even duller than usual! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlight Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Right, a decision is made. This will be my next build. After building 2 planes and a submersible I thought that it was time to try a ship, which would be also my first ever attempt at building a ship, if you don't count the Shinkai research sub as "ship". Anyway, for me it will be a first. After being on the lookout for a while for something that catches my interest, I found this quite big tug boat: The picture is from: https://www.heller.fr/en/80620-smit-rotterdam-1000806200?tags=shipping Up to date I think that no tug boat has shown up here in the GB, but I maybe wrong given the sheer amount of builds going on here. It's already ordered and underway to me, hope that it'll arrive next week. As soon as it has arrived I'll open a WIP thread with proper photos of the kit. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbuoy Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 I like the look of that. Tug boats are definitely nice and salty! Looks a decent size too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlight Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, danbuoy said: I like the look of that. Tug boats are definitely nice and salty! Looks a decent size too. Yes the model is quite big with nearly 40cm. It's 1/200 scale. Let's see how I will struggle with this! 😆 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC Boater Bill Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 50 minutes ago, flashlight said: Yes the model is quite big with nearly 40cm. It's 1/200 scale. Let's see how I will struggle with this! 😆 Billings makes a Smit Rotterdam kit in 1/75 scale, with a LOA that is just over 90cm. Makes a great running RC model….. just sayin’ !! 😁 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Gidday Nick ( @flashlight), I've said in another post that the term "Salty Seadog" suggests a work horse to me, solid, dependable, not flashy etc. A tug such as yours here fits the bill perfectly IMHO. Looking forward to it. I must say however, I did a double take when I first glimpsed the ship's name on the bow. 😁 Regards, Jeff. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlight Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 5 hours ago, ArnoldAmbrose said: Gidday Nick ( @flashlight), I've said in another post that the term "Salty Seadog" suggests a work horse to me, solid, dependable, not flashy etc. A tug such as yours here fits the bill perfectly IMHO. Looking forward to it. I must say however, I did a double take when I first glimpsed the ship's name on the bow. 😁 Regards, Jeff. Thanks Jeff! I hope that it will arrive soon - can't wait to begin the build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby No Mac Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 On 14/02/2023 at 18:09, danbuoy said: Tug boats are definitely nice and salty! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbuoy Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 3 hours ago, Bobby No Mac said: Ah, Tugs! That takes me back. Used to love watching that! Sadly never caught on like Thomas the Tank Engine did. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 This might help on the Fokker. It’s a nice, if slightly odd kit and the decals were hard work. Warm water with some washing liquid in it and plenty of Microsol, microset and patience were required. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby No Mac Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Uh-oh. I tried to resist it, but it looks like I might be joining the One Build Is Not Enough Club... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, Bobby No Mac said: Uh-oh. I tried to resist it, but it looks like I might be joining the One Build Is Not Enough Club... That's my boy! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Bobby No Mac said: but it looks like I might be joining the One Build Is Not Enough Club... You don’t know the power of the dark side….. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby No Mac Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Marklo said: You don’t know the power of the dark side….. What I do know is it's a slippery slope towards scratch-building a Viking longboat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 5 minutes ago, Bobby No Mac said: scratch-building a Viking longboat You know you want to... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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