Posts : 2629 Join date : 2011-11-26 Age : 83 Location : Thaxted, Essex
Subject: My Workshop and fleet Sun May 10, 2020 12:19 pm
A remark by Davidjt about storing finished models prompted me to take some photos of my workshop and fleet. I should say at the start that having just completed a model, it has had a clean and tidy. It doesn't normally look like this
These are my working models. The second from left on the bottom row is a project I started with my Grandson. He soon lost interest so I completed it. It will be removed to the garage shortly. The Krabenkutter is theoretically a working model, but having seen how sensitive it is to the slightestr breeze when I put it in my test tank, I will probably remove the innards and it will become display only. In addition I have three display models in the house on general view, plus four more in my study.
How do other people store their models?
Barrie
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davidjt Forum Sponsor
Posts : 534 Join date : 2013-01-08 Age : 71 Location : n wales coast
Subject: Re: My Workshop and fleet Mon May 11, 2020 1:56 pm
these are my model lifeboats i have built, but never see the light of day. all kept in boxes in my garage with all my other boats in total i have about 30 plus it makes me sad that i dont have room to display them. only time they are seen is when i went to shows but have not done that for 2 years
this was haydock a few years ago (above)
as you can see this was a club reggatta show now there back in there boxes
david
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T33CNO Gunner
Posts : 152 Join date : 2020-03-14 Location : Leeds
Subject: Re: My Workshop and fleet Mon May 11, 2020 5:34 pm
WOW. what a collection! wonderful
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T33CNO Gunner
Posts : 152 Join date : 2020-03-14 Location : Leeds
Subject: Re: My Workshop and fleet Mon May 11, 2020 5:51 pm
As a relatively new modeller I've yet to experience nowhere to put my models but that breaking point is rapidly approaching. Year on year I have grown to just about maxing out so I have no idea what I will do come the next project
On a good day
I manage for now due to mobile work benches
Currently working on a Billing Rotterdamn
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davidjt Forum Sponsor
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Subject: Re: My Workshop and fleet Mon May 11, 2020 5:55 pm
thats what i call organised, very nice at least you can see what you have got
david
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T33CNO Gunner
Posts : 152 Join date : 2020-03-14 Location : Leeds
Subject: Re: My Workshop and fleet Mon May 11, 2020 6:00 pm
Thanks but I have so many unbuilt kits I can see it coming to a crunch. I just bought a Boulogne Etaples yesterday God knows why when I have so many yet to start It was a bargain darling ! how many times as she heard that
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T33CNO Gunner
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Subject: Re: My Workshop and fleet Tue May 12, 2020 10:05 am
On Sunday I ordered the Boulogne Etaples from CMB and at no extra cost it arrives this afternoon. I don't want to store it away so I've spent this morning shuffling to create a build space without stopping my Rotterdam Build. I gained more than a metre of worktop
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davidjt Forum Sponsor
Posts : 534 Join date : 2013-01-08 Age : 71 Location : n wales coast
Subject: Re: My Workshop and fleet Thu May 28, 2020 4:41 pm
took a picture today to show all my boats and work shop on display not never see light from one year to next
david
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barriew Captain (moderator)
Posts : 2629 Join date : 2011-11-26 Age : 83 Location : Thaxted, Essex
Subject: Re: My Workshop and fleet Thu May 28, 2020 4:50 pm
At last they are not gathering dust
Barrie
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ivorthediver Midshipman
Posts : 95 Join date : 2021-06-06 Age : 77 Location : Fulbourn Cambridge
Subject: Re: My Workshop and fleet Wed Jun 16, 2021 8:10 pm
T33CNO wrote:
As a relatively new modeller I've yet to experience nowhere to put my models but that breaking point is rapidly approaching. Year on year I have grown to just about maxing out so I have no idea what I will do come the next project
On a good day
I manage for now due to mobile work benches
Currently working on a Billing Rotterdamn
Well I'm green with envy of your workshop and equipment , my wife complains at my 6 models , but they are cramped in a very small shed and a shared workbench in the bin Store attached .........lucky you
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T33CNO Gunner
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Subject: Re: My Workshop and fleet Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:33 pm
It gets worse by the day
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ivorthediver Midshipman
Posts : 95 Join date : 2021-06-06 Age : 77 Location : Fulbourn Cambridge
Subject: Re: My Workshop and fleet Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:48 pm
From organised Workshops come first class vessels .........thats why mine aren't as good as yours
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It will be removed to the garage shortly. The Krabenkutter is theoretically a working model, but having seen how sensitive it is to the slightestr breeze when I put it in my test tank, I will probably remove the innards and it will become display only.
God knows why when I have so many yet to start 
