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PostPosted: Fri Aug 22, 2025 12:36 pm 
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well done--progress is ongoing ! I bet when you started this a short 7 years ago in 2018 you did not think you
would still be at it with an umpainted sea..... :big_grin:

Max Kudos for staying power, perseverance and tenacity in seeing it through ....
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Thank you very much for your kind words everyone!


Devin wrote:
I trust this will be on display at SMC in October?

Maybe not those loose figures, but I will certainly bring both ships in progress (plenty of figures on those! :) ). Looking forward to seeing you there again! :wave_1:

Dan K wrote:
There's something very disturbing about all those crewmen being staked.
Marijn the Impaler? :smallsmile:

Hahaha! :big_grin:
Especially those sitting crewmen (rowers for the launch)... :big_grin:

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Are you planning to add any shark fin sailing the surface of the sea or a shark's shadow glimpsing under the surface? :big_grin: (sporadic and distant from the castaways if you do, it could work -oceanic whitetips usually don't take long to show up at the scene of a shipwreck - https://ioa.factsanddetails.com/article/entry-190.html -)

You're not the first one to suggest this ;), so I'm sure it's a good idea. But no, I don't think I will. The condition of the crew is already bad enough. ;)
I did think of including Jeanette though! But so far I haven't...
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JIM BAUMANN wrote:
I bet when you started this a short 7 years ago in 2018 you did not think you
would still be at it with an umpainted sea..... :big_grin:

No! I estimated I could finish it in 5 years or so... ;)
But luckily there is still enough variation and plenty of technical challenges to keep it interesting. I don't feel bored yet with the project at all!


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I love those little 'genre' scenes around the poor sailors in the water !

Re. Versailles: no, in the end I didn't go. There was too much travelling for me and you may recall that it rained heavily that Sunday, so I preferred to stay quietly at home and do some practical modelling. Strangely enough, no one here on this forum reported on it.

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Thank you Eberhard!

wefalck wrote:
you may recall that it rained heavily that Sunday

Yes! I now own an umbrella with an Eiffel tower print... :big_grin:

wefalck wrote:
Strangely enough, no one here on this forum reported on it.

The World Model Expo originated from the figure side of the hobby, with Sheperd Paine one of the main people to start it. Over the years, plastic modelling has joined in more and more. But the the show was certainly not ship-heavy. But there were some beautiful ship models on display and in the competition! A fantastic late-war USS Enterprise (that was in the running for Best of Show!) and three man-of-war dioramas (two with the Spanish ship Il Glorioso and one with HMS Victory) come to mind. Chloe Platner was there and had a beautiful display too.
But overall still a small minority amongst the 4761 figures and models in competition (by 1107 separate participants). But luckily I like all kinds of models! :)
There were 90 retailers, and the show attracted more than 8,000 visitors. So, as big as a modelling show gets!


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An absolutely impressive project. I so look forward to meeting you in Veldhoven in October and chatting about model building together.

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