Brutus

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

We`re only having a silly spell, Paul, you never know, throwing in daft ideas, we may come up with something useful

Carry on with the master plan. matey

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

I looked up the definition of silly spell in the dictionary and there was a picture of..

 

 

 

 

Edited By Paul T on 13/12/2013 18:08:42

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

We will get a better idea of the futuristic shape of Brutus, when the isometric is posted

If we can't make aesthetic changes, we can give it an outrageous paint job?

Casca may have been a better name…..He had a "lean and hungry look!"

Bob

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Cassius, surely?
DM

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Sorry, Cassius it is!

Bob

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Matt black would look good. Menacing.

Ashley. season of forgivness and all that (to a point)…

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Bob

I have to admit to liking the Casca reference and I am very impressed with your knowledge of obscure classical figurers.

Regarding the colour scheme I have always seen the model as being matt black and matt grey but it would look equally good in black and silver metalflake.

Paul

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

I wanted to do my Seahawk in metalflake but this is out of fashion now for cars and I couldnt find any tins. Spraying, I suspect as basecoat and laquer would be v expensive for a small boat , given the minimum size tins of paint you would have to get.

Matt black and silver metalflake would be the business though and no mistake.

The black/grey scheme could of course give a nod to the Torpedo Boat Destroyers of the 1890/1900 period, with the grey turtledeck bow. Their prow was vertical like the Brutus.

A low key stealth camo paint job might look pretty.

How about a porthole style look for the cockpit?

Ashley

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Shop floor suggestion box entry

Some bright spark has suggested that a propellor can be reset to allow for a steeply inclined propshaft!

Put him right, Paul

Don't look at me!

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

I don't know about 'resetting' but the standard adjustment for an inclined shaft is to increase the diameter of the propeller.

And for those without a classical education Casca Longus was one of the assassins of Gaius Julius Caesar, Bob is to be congratulated for scoring twice with this very obscure reference.

Paul

 

Edited By Paul T on 15/12/2013 07:17:13

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

"Let me have men about me, that are fat

Sleek headed men and such as sleep o`er night

Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look etc

Such men are dangerous!"

I`m often awestruck by the talent of old Bill, he`s writ some good stuff…..In strange garbled wording too, that makes sense when one stops and has a think about it!…….Can`t imagine how the theatre goers went on with it though!

Pleased that my limited knowledge of JL has tickled your fancy!

Bob hath verily spoketh

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

I used to enjoy my trips to Stratford, the best play that I ever saw was Henry 4th part two and the worst was Romeo and Juliet, the play itself was great but they turned up the heating to simulate summer conditions in Verona which made the theatre stifling hot.

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look

So – Cassius, then? (but then again, Cascamite……….)
DM

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

How about Cassis – then you could paint it purple…

Colin

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Yon fellow speaks with a strange tongue?….Cassis?….Purple?……He thinks too much, such men are dangerous

Friends Lurkers and Countrymen, lend us your ears

Peace ho! as Bish` comes forth onto the stage of fools!

 

Obb Bella

Edited By Bob Abell on 15/12/2013 11:05:07

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

So – Cassius, then? (but then again, Casca_might……….)

Looks like some fall on sticky ground……..oh, please yourselves, dear!
DM

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

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[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Amy.

Precisely.

"Up Pompeii " comes to mind;

Ashley

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Cloak and dagger work!

Secret cryptic messages and codes!

Shakespearian tragedies!

Flippant suggestions!

It all comes in handy when we are creating outrageous model boats!

And here`s a cracker for Ashley…..Part 1…….."The long sobs of Autumn Violins"

Part 2…….." Wounding my heart with a monotonous languor"

Here`s a clue…….Wartime messages to the French Resistance!

Mon Ami

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

OK. This is the way it works;

Casca = a character from Julius Caesar, which is a play by William Shakespeare ( a well-known English bard);
Cascamite = a popular urea/aldehyde-based adhesive often used for making model boats;
"Casca might" = a pun – as in "Casca might have a mean and hungry look" which takes the line concerning Cassius, another character of whom it was actually spoken, and transforms it by substituting the word 'cascamite', thus making a pun by exploiting a similarity of words between Shakespeare's play and the hobby of making model boats.
Pun – also called paronomasia, is a form of word-play that suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect.

Isn't humour dull when it needs explaining? "To titter or not to titter – that is the question, missus".*

DM

*To paraphrase Frankie Howerd, the late British comedian, whose TV series "Up Pompeii" parodied Roman life and relied heavily on puns and innuendo……………(How much more of this can you take?)

 

 

Edited By Dave Milbourn on 16/12/2013 11:06:31

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Now that the comedy hour and subsequent lengthy explanations have finished we can get back to the serious business of model building.

I am slowly detailing the drawings but I am now able to confirm that Brutus will be 4ft long 1ft wide and 11in tall (or the metric equivalent)

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

That`s a nice chunky size, Paul

With plenty of room for a pair of chunky motors too!

Any progress with the 3D view yet?…….But take your time, there`s no rush at the moment

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

We'll done Paul

Looks sinister enough?

With the name Brutus, we ought to have a Brutus symbol somewhere?

Like a Dagger or a Centurians helmet etc or a short sword on the bonnet

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Bob

As usual you ask a relevant question at just the right moment which allows me to explain a critical point to the readers, in this case I will start by saying do you remember our discussion regarding the term 'Less is more' where we considered the concept surrounding the need for simplicity of design.

In essence one of the fundamentals of design is to convey a message without having to stick a label on the item, take a Tiger tank for example its very shape gives the immediate impression of menace and as such it doesn't need the word Tank writing on the hull.

This model boat has a simple shape that is intentionally brutal in its concept and appearance (hence the name) and it doesn't need any embellishments to reinforce its visual message. In many ways the present appearance is overkill as far as brooding intent is concerned and I doubt that the menacing attitude could be diluted even if the model were painted pink and covered in flowers.

Paul

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