Great Eastern

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

According to YOUTUBE……Hasegawa make a plastic kit of this model

Anybody out there know of one for sale please

[Tony HadleyParticipant @tonyhadley]

Hi Bob,

Marcle offer a card model, which looks good.

Tony

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you Tony……but it`s probably on the small side……..my model will be 83" long

I`ve already started the formers based on Jeanie Deans…….I`m not a rivet counter!

[Tony HadleyParticipant @tonyhadley]

Bob,

This sounds good, keep us all informed.

Tony.

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hi Tony

I`ve just started a new album covering the build of Great Eastern…….there`s nothing in yet…..but keep popping in

[DAVID LANGTONParticipant @davidlangton27930]

HI ,BOB , IT WAS ME YOU SPOKE TO AT THE NEW BRIGHTON LAKE LAST SUNDAY SAILING THE YACHT,YOU SAID YOUR BROTHER BUILT , ?I THINK ,,,CAN YOU TELL ME ANY MORE ON THE HISTORY OF THIS CRACKER OF A MOTOR YACHT ,  AS ALSO I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BALLAST , IT IS NOT AN EASY THING FOR ME , I NEED HELP IN MAKING A LARGER LEAD TO SCREW ON , I THINK YOU KNOW ,    ANYWAY IT WAS A SURPRISE TO SEE YOU , AND TO SEE WHAT YOU ARE DOING , ,I AM A YACHT-MAN MYELF , HAVING REPAIRED AND MADE  CLOCKS FOR THE LAST 18,YEARS , PREVIOUSLY BUILT MY OWN CYCLES , OR RATHER ASSEMBLED THEM FROM MY OWN CHOICE OF GEAR,,HOWEVER LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOURSELF AND YOUR NEWBUILD , REGARDS , DAVE ,    TAKE CARE ..

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello David

Pleased that you managed to reach me at last………………Hope you`ve had a good look at my Great Eastern project.

What`s up with the ballast on Geoff`s yacht then?……..In fact Geoff was a fanatical cyclist in his time……with all the very best gear etc….Audax`s too

I`m also a yacht man……….have a look at my two Britannia`s and the Altair on my other album…and Louis Heloise build

Regards Bob Abell

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hi Bob

I have the perfect subject for your next project

HMS Warrior, the most fearsome warship of its time, in its day this ship was the ultimate deterrent and feared by all the other navies of the world.

A model of this ship built to 1:100 scale would be right up your street.

Try this link to wet your appetite http://www.hmswarrior.org/

What do you think?

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thanks for the suggestion Paul……..But I do recall that model was the subject of a marathon build to perfection a few years back and my efforts would  not do it justice!

At the moment….I`m just bobbling about with bits and pieces……20 lifeboats arrived this morning and I`m wondering how the davits will stand up to manhandling down our stairs!!!

Wish the weather would buck up!

Bobrunel

[DAVID LANGTONParticipant @davidlangton27930]

HI, BOB, YES I HOPE FOR BETTER WEATH TOO ,I HAVE A FEW THINGS GOIN , WALLPAPERING , SORTING THE PLANTS OUT , ETC ETC ..I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CORRECT WATERLINE , HOW TO GET IT RIGHT ,BOAT IN BATH, ALL GEAR ON ,LOADED WITH LEAD TO WHAT APPEARS THE CORRECT LINE , THEN DO I PUT TALCUM POWDER IN WATER , PULL PLUG AND THE STUFF STIKS TO ,…?

[Vinnie BraniganParticipant @vinniebranigan92297]

David,

Please do not type all in caps. It represents shouting in the etiquette of the Internet.

Vinnie

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello David………New Brighton?

I`ve never used the talcum powder method……..I use the waterline as designed…..then balance the bought to suit.

What boat are you making?

Bob

[DAVID LANGTONParticipant @davidlangton27930]

Sorry, Vinnie,  i can only type on one finger , ..i will try to remember ,,I am finishing of a mess of a tid ,i have done a lot of repair ,after looking up various ,so-called experts ,and now it,s the ballast ,i,ve got it ,nearly right ,i supose that will do ,i am not an expert ,nor do i profess , ,,i will finnish this ,then i have a drifter that sank last year , i have to sort and finnish ,my bigger progect is a brist ?cutter i got ,hull sails etc ,but again in a mess ,…..trying to get ,and keep things ready for when this weather breaks ,i shall be at the lake ,and sailing  what i think is best on the day ,.  i have got a nice clinker hull ,and a nice twin oscilating steam plant ,all compleat , i have to build this into a suitable looking job ,the hull is a very nice 34 inch ,and well proportioned , the steam plant is a modeen ,all working   now ,.so i do have a bit to keep the grey matter ,, active ..   and this took me 15 minutes to type ,.

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Brunel`s masterpiece

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