HMS Montrose

[Bigkev]

Did you ever think modelling could be the basis for the 'Krypton Factor'?

That looks mind boggling, let alone mind bending..................and physical bending!

Bigkev

[Haddock]

Fun's probably not the right word but it's stuck together for better or worse. I have to say that if Peter Hall hadn't got his bit right, none of this would be possible, although the gussets below the platform were a bit of a pig

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[Haddock]

Getting ready for the "water-lining" operation.

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[MSea]

I bow to your skill and patience ( and thats not the front of a ship. )

[Haddock]

Neither of those, just bloody-mindedness.
Haddock.

[Haddock]

Marking the lines, boot topping and cut.
Haddock.

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[Kiteman]

...all very "Engineering" my friend 

[Haddock]

Not 'arf, it's done now, just a bit at the bow to fill at a later date when I've done some work inside the hull.
Haddock (plastic butcher)

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[Haddock]

Here's a before and after, I sometimes have to ask myself "is my journey really necessary".
Haddock.

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[zak]

Only you can answer that!

[Kiteman]

....but the journey is the goal........isn`t it?

[MSea]

Is Haddock playing football now - who does he play for ??

[Kiteman]

Montrose?

[Haddock]

Bit fiddly this is, might look good under paint.
Haddock.

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[Kiteman]

.....barkin mad!