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28 November 2018 at 17:08 #4552
Bob Wilson
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28 November 2018 at 17:08 #80068
Bob Wilson
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Look at this – **LINK**

I completed it in January1999, and sold it shortly after. I came upon it on Ebay today, quite by chance – wonder if anyone will purchase it?

Bob
28 November 2018 at 17:37 #80069
Colin Bishop
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Good to see it has survived the last 19 years so well Bob. It is a beautiful model and the colour scheme was very attractive. It is a rare example of a lengthened ship looking pretty much as good as the original single funnel design. Aesthetics meant something in those days.

I am still planning on building a 1:150 working model of Miltiades in her original guise when and if I finish my Almeda which is now making some progress..

Colin

Edited By Colin Bishop on 28/11/2018 17:38:29
28 November 2018 at 17:54 #80071
Bob Wilson
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Colin

The thing is that it has been looked after properly. Occasionally, I have had buyers come back saying their model is coming to pieces and discolouring, and subsequent enquiries always show that they have kept them on a window ledge where they are exposed to direct sunlight all through the summer months, and that really wreaks havoc on them. They were smart looking ships, and as you say, I built the lenthened version – Bob
28 November 2018 at 21:28 #80075
Bob Wilson
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Here is the original image for those who don't want to look at the link:

Bob
30 November 2018 at 13:47 #80094
Bob Abell 2
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One of your best models, Bob?

Very nice fine detail

Bob
30 November 2018 at 13:55 #80095
Bob Wilson
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The credit really goes to the original designer and the ship itself. A design and colour scheme like that cannot help but be attractive. Certainly one of my favourites though. I am keeping an eye on the listing, but no-one has purchased it so far, and I wonder if they will. It may have been a better idea to start it off as an auction rather than Buy it Now, but I suppose they know what they are doing as it is being sold by a big nautical firm in the Isle of Wight who specialise in such things.

Bob
16 December 2018 at 13:37 #80338
Bob Wilson
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The sale closed last night, so I assume someone must have purchased it for the price shown. I will keep an eye open for the feedback. It will be interesting to see if it arrives safely, as it is in a glass case!

Bob
15 January 2019 at 12:39 #80670
Bob Wilson
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Post Script.

Today, I learned that the model of Marathon had been sold to someone in the EEC. It arrived in a damaged condition! Photographs show damage to spars and rigging on both masts, also to some of the derricks. It will be interesting to see how it is all sorted out, and if the courier, whoever it was, will try and wriggle out of paying the insurance. It really is not safe to send model ships by courier any more, and I am glad I took the decision to stop.

Bob

Edited By Bob Wilson on 15/01/2019 12:40:21
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