Couldn`t wait!

[DuckyParticipant @ducky]

See you’ve got Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday and Friday fitted in as well Bob,,(masts for those who don’t know)  You will have to slow down,you know it will be on to something else as soon as you’ve finished this one and you can’t  catch up to Alex at your age !!!!

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Peter

I realise I`ve been overdoing it lately……Now going to regroup and go over again some of the work already done.

Can`t imagine how Alex has made so many big ships in the last 50 years……..he reminds me of a loco modeller, LBSC, in the days of yesteryear, who used to build steam loco`s in 10 weeks!….Where a normal builder would take 2 years!……mind you, some of his stuff was dead rough!…..allegedly

Like mine?

Bob the Rush

[Len OchiltreeParticipant @lenochiltree67043]

Hi Bob, Have you fixed the launch/lunch date yet?.And where will it be?.

Its looking GREAT!.

                     Len

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Len

The frantic progress in the last week was just to get a feel for the finished boat and it was really mostly cosmetic…….I`ll take it easy from now on!

There`s no rush to see it finished!

Glad you like it

At the moment, I`m messing about at the stern end to see if I can make use of the rivetted card idea around the prop shaft area

Call again

Bob

[DuckyParticipant @ducky]

 Thank your self lucky its only card your working with Bob,

The workers on the real ship must have had a right job on round the stern and there must have been some odd shapes round the stern on that ship, get that CAD working for you or tracing paper hey!!

Looking great

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[Len OchiltreeParticipant @lenochiltree67043]

Hi Bob,

What crew did she have? I think you should advertise on here for a "virtual" crew, I would apply.

      Len  

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Ducky and Len

On the first voyage to New York, it carried 35 passengers and 415 crew!…………I can only think that wages must have been pitifully low in those days……..it took 4 years to build and employed 100s of men.

Ducky……The hull was made from 0.875" wrought iron……..can`t imagine how they built such a graceful ship……..and like you said, the stern must have been a struggle……no oxy-acet in those days

Bob the Overawed

[John BoydParticipant @johnboyd97248]

H I BOB THATS ONE BIG MODEL.

You will need a fan motor for that keep up the good work .

 John b

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello John

Where do you get your fan motors from?……….Scrap yard or spares shop?

There`s a sort of model boat show next month at Ellesmere Port………Was hoping to find a suitable motor there.

Thanks for looking in……..keep it up

Bob

[DuckyParticipant @ducky]

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