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The Demeter
« on: July 29, 2016, 04:51:45 PM »
Could not decide on a topic for the "Yorkshire" comp. Though about HMS Bounty as she was built in Hull ( take too long to make AND WOULD HAVE TO BUY A MODEL ) looked in the stash and thought about converting a north sea fishing trawler to one my dad had sailed on ( seeing as it would be another ship my dad sailed on, would like to spend more time and effort on it ) last idea was converting HMS Iron Duke into HMS Marlborough who was torpedoed at the battle of Jutland and was sent to the Humber area ( bit of a tenuous link )
Then "she who must be obeyed"  came up with Count Dracula arriving in Whitby from Varna.
So on with the DEMETER. ( I keep calling her the Dementor - must stop watching Harry Potter films
Photo show rough 3D model to get size.
Before you ask Zak the scale is 1/72
And before you all get your copies of the book out -I know that she arrived with only one body strapped to the wheel - its artistic licence - or as I say its only a model and its for FUN.
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Re: The Demeter
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2016, 05:48:46 PM »
Seriously weird as usual.
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Re: The Demeter
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2016, 06:43:22 PM »
With large white hound, boxes of earth and the lifeless Captain lashed to the wheel no doubt?

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Re: The Demeter
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2016, 10:05:24 PM »
Thank you Zak I will take that as a compliment.
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Re: The Demeter
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2016, 07:31:38 AM »
Thank you Zak I will take that as a compliment.
I should if I were you.
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« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2016, 09:23:54 AM »
I'm REALLY looking forward to this one - full of Yorkshire 'bite'... wonderful choice! The Count would be impressed. (Thinks: I wonder how many in the club have actually read the book?)

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Re: The Demeter
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2016, 11:25:59 AM »
I read it many years ago.
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« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2016, 11:52:03 AM »
So that is 3 people.
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Re: The Demeter
« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2016, 04:23:23 PM »
The 4 sections of the hull made - next fasten them together and make smooth - well thats the plan.
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Re: The Demeter
« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2016, 08:11:04 PM »
I picked the book up at Manchester airport a couple of years ago.  Well written and a good story, but a little overlong.
Looking forward to this build.
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Re: The Demeter
« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2016, 08:25:51 PM »
Thanks Roger can't wait to get my teeth into this model !!!!
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Re: The Demeter
« Reply #11 on: August 17, 2016, 05:32:58 AM »
I suppose we will all have to 'suck it and see' to see how it develops..........
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Re: The Demeter
« Reply #12 on: August 17, 2016, 07:16:55 AM »
Fang you for the comments so far.
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Re: The Demeter
« Reply #13 on: August 17, 2016, 09:07:31 AM »
I'm not going to Demeter myself with these sort of comments!

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Re: The Demeter
« Reply #14 on: August 17, 2016, 11:06:37 AM »
Lets put a stake in this topic before we get the point.
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