Kingfisher 1770 1:48 POF

[Tobias]

Beautiful and detailed work. I can only agree with my colleagues.

 

[Herman]

Stepping away from our builds is not the the problem but after beholding your fabulous achievements getting back to them is.
Wonderful precision.

 

[Daniel20]

Paul, like the others I get such a fascination from watching your build. I believe most everyone who follows your build is inspired to elevate their own modeling skills.

 

[Chestcutter]

Paul, like the others I get such a fascination from watching your build. I believe most everyone who follows your build is inspired to elevate their own modeling skills.

Ditto. Yes inspirational is what you are Dockattner.

 

[Thrasher]

Lots of time, research, and effort in everything you do. The details are just outstanding. I always look forward to your posts.

 

[dockattner]

You know Paul I really don’t know what to say. Such stunning attention to detail. Remarkable, just remarkable.

Thanks Roger. I've seen your work and you have me saying the same about your build .

well...nothing new, dah! As I just said - what else is new As always... the precision and accurate modeling! Forget about the kit's supplied parts, you can make your own! If you are doing scale models with such accuracy, I wish I could be your orthodontic patient...perhaps now it is too late...I cannot find my teeth anymore

I'm actually good at orthodontics - this is just playing with a small wooden ship .

They woodwork looks so NEAT! What type of wood is that? It has such a fine grain.

Hello Kurt! Nice of you to visit! This is Castello Boxwood (all the way from Estonia ).

Witaj
Drogi Pawle który to już raz piszę piękna praca kołkownica wygląda rewelacyjnie jak i cały model. Pozdrawiam Mirek

You are very kind, Mirek. I'm glad you are enjoying this build!

The model comes to life with these details

Agreed. Plus these are fun bits to work on. For you they are a CNC modellers dream!

Good morning Paul. I have no idea how you model such beautiful parts, joins etc etc….so I will just sit back and appreciate your work. Cheers Grant

Thanks Grant. I would say the material gets most of the credit but I'm trying my best..

 

[dockattner]

Beautiful and detailed work. I can only agree with my colleagues.

Thank you kindly, Tobias. Building at 1:48 is quite satisfying compared to 1:64 (Vasa). Plus the boxwood is a dream to work with! Of course your work inspires me to try my best.

Stepping away from our builds is not the the problem but after beholding your fabulous achievements getting back to them is.
Wonderful precision.

Thanks, Herman. But you are too modest by half. I can't keep pace with your work (but I'm chasing along as hard as I can ).

Paul, like the others I get such a fascination from watching your build. I believe most everyone who follows your build is inspired to elevate their own modeling skills.

Ditto. Yes inspirational is what you are Dockattner.

Thanks guys. Of course I'm not trying to inspire anyone...but if that's what happens I guess that's good too...

Lots of time, research, and effort in everything you do. The details are just outstanding. I always look forward to your posts.
Yup! A lot of time spent staring at pictures in a book or at other build reports asking myself, "how the $%^&* am I going to build that thing?"

 

[Pathfinder65]

WOW, ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC WORK. It’s a pleasure to follow your log too see the next fine detail you have finished.

 

[Corsair]

Paul, I wish you would do a video on your making of some wood parts ! I think it would be very helpful to people !

 

[Uwek]

what shall / can I say more than only repeating the words of all the friends .....
Very good work

 

[Peter Voogt]

One option is just put the parts of a kit together. But no, you give the parts what they are entitled to: a nice fit and a neat appearance. Chapeau, Paul.
Regards, Peter

 

[dockattner]

Jan, Jeff, Uwe, Peter - you comments warm my heart!

Jeff, I don't see a video coming . Given the time I spend on each little bit it would end up being a mini-series longer than Roots .

 

[RDN1954]

Hello Friends,

Thanks for all the likes on my recent progress report. You are a fine bunch!

I began my weekend finishing up the riding bitts:

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And now sitting loosely in place on the ship:

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Another structure that sits in relationship to the upper and lower deck beams (actually between in this case) is the top half of the well. This is a fiddly louvered affair that required some serious adaptation of the kit-supplied parts as they were incorrectly (incompletely) milled:

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But after several false starts I managed to come up with something usable:

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I'm leaving the port side open to allow some sight lines into the well...

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Here is the upper well sitting loose on the lower deck:

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I still need to add door hardware but that can wait for now.

You are kind to take the time to step away from your own builds to see what I have been up to!

Darn close to being immaculate; hats off.

 

[Corsair]

Jan, Jeff, Uwe, Peter - you comments warm my heart!

Jeff, I don't see a video coming . Given the time I spend on each little bit it would end up being a mini-series longer than Roots .

That is what editing is for.

 

[DARIVS ARCHITECTVS]

DDD.


Dockattner Doesn't Disappoint.

 

[shota70]

what can I say more than only repeating the words of all the friends .....
excellent work my friend

 

[dockattner]

Thank you again, friends, for the likes and nice posts. As I am on a 'bitt' of a roll my research has now turned toward jeer bitts and main topsail sheer bitts (of which a Google search leads to vacation rentals and control top panty hose ).

 

[Jack Jäger]

'Control top panty hose' where among the most common of accessories attributed to your average pair of 18th century matelots.

Cheers JJ..

 

[RogerD]

Thank you again, friends, for the likes and nice posts. As I am on a 'bitt' of a roll my research has now turned toward jeer bitts and main topsail sheer bitts (of which a Google search leads to vacation rentals and control top panty hose ).

Try a Google search on Syren and see what comes up .

 

[WojtasS]

I took little break from forum, I guess I could wish you fun trip but it's little too late.
Anyway all those elements look so well done and clean, real precision and craftsmanship