1:250 Scale Paper Model: Fishing Boat "Wuppertal"

[dr_gn]

Front deck railings and fittings complete now - just needs the stairs. Also fitted the net hawsers to the stbd side:

[perdu]

I hope you are enjoying this as much as I am doc

It is quite stunning to see the detail coming to life

[dr_gn]

perdu said:

I hope you are enjoying this as much as I am doc

It is quite stunning to see the detail coming to life

Yes thanks I am enjoying it a lot. It's the kind of model you can dip in and out of in between other builds. It is pretty complicated, so there are a lot of times when you can pause and see a decent bit of completed sub-structure, which gives an incentive to do more.

Glad you like it so far.

[dr_gn]

Final few bits to fit: Made the lifeboat cover retaining lines with EzLine, also scrunched the flags up a bit. The small grey things are pulley blocks, the otter boards need securing behind the net hawsers, there's a radar reflector, and then there's a small lamp on a rope (I've given up trying to use the correct nautical terms) -

[dr_gn]

Right, I guess I'd better go and stretch about 10km of sprue.

[dr_gn]

Finished yesterday. I've enjoyed this build a lot, and will definitely be trying another and hopefully avoiding some of the errors I made along the way!

Here are some pics:



















Thanks for all the comments!

[s111dpc]

Excellent work sir. Some real skill and patience shown there.

[Toma500]

That looks fantastic ,how large is the finished model it's hard to get an idea off the photos which are also excellent .

[dr_gn]

Much appreciated! Toma500, here is a pic of it with a £1 coin to give some scale:

[Zoobeef]

Jesus! I was expecting it to be 3 feet long!


Made one of the millenium Falcons from that link a few pages back over the last few weeks.

[dr_gn]

Zoobeef said:

Jesus! I was expecting it to be 3 feet long!


Made one of the millenium Falcons from that link a few pages back over the last few weeks.

Any pics? I was looking for a Falcon for my son to build.

[Zoobeef]

From this site.
http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~sf-papercraft/sifi.htm...

[dr_gn]

Zoobeef said:

From this site.
http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~sf-papercraft/sifi.htm...

That looks spot-on, I'll get one! Thanks.

[Mutley]

dr_gn said:

Zoobeef said:

From this site.
http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~sf-papercraft/sifi.htm...

That looks spot-on, I'll get one! Thanks.

Doc, the boat is amazing! looks a great build, and card makes a change

Just printed off the TIE Interceptor. Will try the Falcon when I've had a go

[sad61t]

Zoobeef said:

Jesus! I was expecting it to be 3 feet long!


Made one of the millenium Falcons from that link a few pages back over the last few weeks.

Ditto. Are you sure you're not a doctor in xenobiology? With three inch x20 self-magnifying eyes, hands ending in microscopic tendrils and a close relationship with men in black suits?

Oh, look at the ... zzzt....

[perdu]

Aha, doc rolls out the oversized 'one quid bit' again

He gets 'em from a foundry oop north you know




but in a more serious mood, yet another one cracked brilliantly doc

I'll be joining in watching the lad making the Falcon

nice one

[dr_gn]

perdu said:

Aha, doc rolls out the oversized 'one quid bit' again

He gets 'em from a foundry oop north you know




but in a more serious mood, yet another one cracked brilliantly doc

I'll be joining in watching the lad making the Falcon

nice one

Ta very much. We have been sidetracked a bit on the modelling front: the boy is currently on a paint by numbers Puffin for his bedroom wall, and Im on DIY. After that, we will be back...

[perdu]

Aha, doc rolls out the oversized 'one quid bit' again

He gets 'em from a foundry oop north you know




but in a more serious mood, yet another one cracked brilliantly doc

I'll be joining in watching the lad making the Falcon

nice one

[dr_gn]

perdu said:

Aha, doc rolls out the oversized 'one quid bit' again

He gets 'em from a foundry oop north you know




but in a more serious mood, yet another one cracked brilliantly doc

I'll be joining in watching the lad making the Falcon

nice one

Is there an echo in here?

[Yertis]

Have you seen the large scale aircraft available? I'm quite drawn to a 1/32 F111. One of the nice things with paper aircraft is the ripple effect in the skin, which is rarely seen in plastic kits.