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I have long considered myself to be pretty anal when it comes to research, details and accuracy.

This model sets new standards of excellence in all 3 categories plus workmanship.

Incredibly well done. Congrats and please continue to share your work and progress info with us.

Crazy good, as usual! :thumbs_up_1:

Your quality of work and exposition are peerless, Jim. Thanks for sharing your processes with us.

The last shot shows the famous JB magic again: wonderfully realistic in every tiny detail yet instantly recognizable as one of his masterpieces. A true delight to behold!

Thank last shot is simply wonderful; great work :thumbs_up_1:

Thank you Gentlemen

I do now rather love the outline of ship in side elevation, ( as what we see in photos of the real thing! )

...the overhead view of the almost symmetrical ( dare I say cumbersome?) 'lozenge' shape
caused by the width of of paddelboxes ...

I am slowly getting used to!

:wave_1:

JIM B
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Fantastic work, artfully done.

Hey Jim,

what a gorgeous ship! And what a beautiful build you made of her. :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:

Thanks once more,

Maarten

Congrats Jim!
Another sublime build finished. :) :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:

The ship looks wonderful. 'Different' is good! :big_grin:
Good job on the seascape too.

Cheers,

Marijn

Thank you gentleman for your encouragement!

The model is now about as complete ( I think so--maybe more fiddling still)

I will- in the next couple of weeks -shoot some " Proper " photos with the 'proper ' camera

In the meantime-- here are some workbench point-and-shoot snaps-- no depth of field sharpness etc,,,

but one can get the flavour!

I managed to complete the rigging with only a few breakages of previous installed rig;
but I have spent quite some time on the sea.

Paddle steamers produce vast amounts froth, foam and disturbed water which often extends a long way behind the ship when running at speed,
though-- as there is no propeller-- the 'central' wake is pretty undisturbed, bar a small bit of turbulence from the rudder
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I this image, I think the ship is accelerating away from a pier - hence the ' kick-up' of the water as the paddles really dig in

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cleaner once running at speed...

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The sea colour was based on( colour!) Ariel photo views of the North Sea trawled on the net

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What is nowadays the [b]A [/b]flag ( diver down / underwater operations)

was in WW1 the [b]U[/b] flag which had the meaning of :

Disposing of ( underwater) ordnance.

These flags --in real life were quite huge-- bigger than the Ensign !

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The dan-buoys for temporary marking of the swept areas--
( -made of wire,small brass ring and a load of white glue to make the floats were carried on the aft -and sometimes also fwd shrouds

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These can be seen in this snap shot--- as well as the tan coloured straps for the outboard swung sea-boat along with one of the liferings

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Overall--despite the initial stumbling blocks presented by the starting point, ( complete lack of sheer / excess portholes etc etc

I am now fairly pleased with it--certainly --especially from the overhead viewpoint-- a very different kind of vessel.

and a few general views.

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Hello Jim

always a exeptional skil :thumbs_up_1: a real modeling lesson :woo_hoo:
cheers
Nicolas

superb work Jim, think I'll sell my kit now lol

Phenomenal work, as always! I can't believe how much detail you manage to get onto something so tiny. Masterful.

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zooming in and out of the available the images I found the answer--still must have a pretty scary pastime-
especially if pitching/rolling at sea....

Brave chaps ...!

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They are called "futtock shrouds" and have been used since time immemorial to get into a man of war's fighting-top the way Real Men do it, around the outside edge, instead of through the perfectly convenient opening in the centre of the platform (called the "lubber's hole" just to rub it in).

@Jim...

:sorry:

;)
Cheers,
Rui

@ Rui.......[i] The crows nest, is it canvas covered?[/i]

SSHHHHhhhhhhusssssch..... :Mad_5: :Mad_6:
....

Really nice build Jim. The weathering and detailing is a nice reference.

Beautiful work with stunning details the finest rigging as always. Miraculous transformation of a relatively plain model kit!

Hi JIm

Just caught up your latest work on this one...
I know what I am gooing to say now is a tad too late, but still... The crows nest, is it canvas covered?

Excellent craftsmanship as usual and great thinking out-of-the-box for problem solving!

Carry on, you're almost there!
Cheers
Rui

That's a beautiful model you're making there Jim, very impressive and even more so when seeing your thumb in one of the pictures. You have captured the feel with lots of detail and fine rigging that defies the model's small scale.

Wonderful modelling sir

Pete