The Ship Model Forum

thank you Martin--I am still at it..!

@ Iceman..
I bought mine ( expensively!) from Japan via e-bay UK

seems like it can be bought more economically here at Sealmodels

https://www.sealmodel.com/products.php?category_id=475

there are various thicknesses.

more updates soon

JIM B

Incidentally, I few weeks ago I got (cheaply) from China 0.02 mm copper- and 0.007 mm silver-wire. The latter is also available in 0.08 mm and 0.09 mm diameter. It seems that these wires are used in the repair of cell-phones.

Wow, exceptional rigging. Love it.

Every time I check in here I see something new that is magnifique and incroyable.

Thanks for sharing along the way. Very educational and inspiring.

coming soon in the gallery....

The Normandie IS finished....

Phew!

JIM B

You did an outstanding job Jim.

One would think that this is the real Normandy by admiring your photos and your model.

Everything is successful, the boat, the sea, the little details, the whole is extraordinary. Great art!

Can't wait to see your next project.

and the obligatory size comparison herewith !!

Great job Jim, as always.

Exquisite! Fantastic work as usual

Very evocative ... a pity that the modern sea-cruises are a far cry in style compared to those trans-Atlantic liners of old.

Congrats on completing a most impressive build She looks great.

I really cannot possibly articulate how impressively you bent this kit into such a gorgeous product.

Magnificent. After seeing what you went through, I'm glad I unloaded this kit.

Immaculate, detailed, and well done!

Jim, this was not an easy build for you, nor was it short by any measure.
After seeing the end result it is obvious that every minute of hard work was worth the effort!
The model is just as magnificent as the real ship, what is more, even manages somehow to look better than the original in these pictures, which truly show a work of art, not just a model.
It does not get any better than this!

Hy!

This model is simply beautiful Extremely detailed, very inspiring construction

Wow! That is a fantastic model, Jim.

THANK YOU ALL for your kind words of praise and appreciation gents!

very much appreciated-- it was a loooong protracted build... and there are many things I would do differently now

but in the end--it looks much like the real ship.. which is what we all sort of aim for!!

anyhow

many thanks for the looking

here is another photo (which is my current PC screensaver-)- the lighting makes it look like

....imminent rain!

Wow.
I have shaken my head in amazement and wonder many times in the past two years.
Thank you for sharing with us.

Hello Jim

Well, what to say... other than you pushed the envelope again with another gem in your collection - and what a beauty of a vessel it is!
The first photo.... we have to love a ship with those lines!

Congrats!
Cheers
Rui