discussion Building the IMARA TUG

[Guest]

Day 45

Making the railings.

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Cheers

Andy

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[Ian M]

Looking very nice indeed Andy.

Ian M

 

[Guest]

jeewhizzzz andy its looking mighty impressive,loving the weathering and colours,how long till sailing time?gotta have a vid of this going

mobear

 

[Guest]

A nice bit of rust on those handrails will certainly give it the hard worked look - great work Andy. Cheers Derek

 

[Guest]

jeewhizzzz andy its looking mighty impressive,loving the weathering and colours,how long till sailing time?gotta have a vid of this goingmobear

Thanks Mobear, I recon another month or so and she will be complete.

Cheers

Andy

 

[Guest]

A nice bit of rust on those handrails will certainly give it the hard worked look - great work Andy. Cheers Derek

You are quite correct Derek. I will add some touches shortly.

Cheers

Andy

 

[Guest]

Day 46

A little bit of Bridge work.

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Cheers

Andy

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[Guest]

ruddy first rate mate,stunning

mobear

 

[flyjoe180]

What Ole said. Stunning work.

 

[Guest]

Andy you are nailing it! Agree as well stunning work Sir!

 

[Guest]

WOW!!!

That is all ........

 

[Guest]

Well Andy I am not into boats so have not, aplogies, tuned into your project but did following seeing the following of your project.

Quite incredible a really great model & great patience to go with all of this.

Like the "distressed" (as known in antiques) look that you have given the model really great & will now be follow to the launching.

Laurie

 

[Guest]

Day 47 - 49

Slow progress now on these fiddly little bits but it is still coming along.

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And after hours of measuring and cutting the planking with a razor saw and mitre block I decided to invest in a plank cutter.

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Cheers

Andy

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[Guest]

Amazing weathering Andy,that plank cutter looks like it will pay for itself in no time! Looking forward to the next update!

 

[Guest]

Thanks Trey. It was a shame I didn't buy one earlier but I didn't know that you could get one until I looked through their catalogue.

Cheers

Andy

 

[flyjoe180]

It's coming alive slowly Andy, nice work. That plank cutter is a nice little tool.

 

[Guest]

once this is done i feel it will look so real,fantastic build andy

mobear

 

[Guest]

That Bridge looks unbelievably real Andy, fantastic work. Cheers Derek

 

[Guest]

Day 50 - 53

A little more details added.

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Cheers

Andy

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[Ian M]

She is looking fantastic Andy!

Ian M