You can’t even cook it…

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

**LINK**

And here's me thinking that model boaters are perceived as being a bit weird. As someone said about something else "you couldn't invent it, could you?".

DM

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Kevin the Carrot goes viral

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

So instead of spending hundreds of hours designing and building model boats I should have bought myself some orange felt, cotton wool, pipe cleaners and some sewing kit………..this time next year I could have been a millionaire.

Why bother

 

gold ordered

Edited By Paul T on 22/11/2018 18:52:46

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Yep. Makes me wonder why I did this one (photo as of 7.00pm today):

Eat your heart out, Sarik….

Dave M

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Lovely job Dave. Perhaps we should organise a Fairey regatta – there must be plenty of them around by now. Maybe a theme for 2019 Mayhem?

Colin

[Chris FellowsParticipant @chrisfellows72943]

Posted by Dave Milbourn on 22/11/2018 19:20:08:

Yep. Makes me wonder why I did this one (photo as of 7.00pm today):

Eat your heart out, Sarik….

Dave M

Beautiful job, as always Dave. I reckon that version of the Swordsman looks the best of the lot.

Chris

[CookieParticipant @cookie15923]

Very nice Dave ,you are obviously a very good modeller , have you ever fancied building one in a larger scale.

Dave

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Posted by Cookie on 23/11/2018 07:48:09:

Very nice Dave ,you are obviously a very good modeller , have you ever fancied building one in a larger scale.

Dave

Thanks for the kind remarks, Dave. Liz would have me build a 12"=1ft scale powerboat but a Fairey would be wasted on the River Trent. I've also seen the complications, expense and time it takes to renovate an old one, let alone build one from scratch. Then there's the mooring fees…
There are a few more shots of S33/16 in a new album **LINK**

Dave M

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

From this thread I see now what the obvious driver choice should be…

Ashley

PS yes, very nice model, exceptional even.

[Tim CooperParticipant @timcooper90034]

Dave

Looks great. Makes we wish I had got further with the Huntsman when the weather was warmer. Vanishing the deck a the moment but will need to wait for better weather to spray the hull.

Tim

[Chris FellowsParticipant @chrisfellows72943]

Dave

I'm a long way off the finishing part but out of interest what materials/method did you use for producing the rear escape hatch and front roof hatch?

Cheers, Chris

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

A gathering of Fairey's could be called a MayhemNights Dream …………..

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Chris
PM sent.

Paul
"Unlikely" is probably closer.

DM

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

I think I might build one painted in Burgundy livery.

It will be a Sugar Plum Fairey.

Colin

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Presumably they'll have to be made of Titanium…?

Behave, you two, or I'll tell Santa!

DM

[Chris FellowsParticipant @chrisfellows72943]

I had to think about that one!

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