Completed model 13 inches (34cm) long first timer

[Uncle John]

I made this model as a first timer. In Zimbabwe we don't have anywhere to buy kits (let alone afford them) so I made HMS Bounty from scraps and offcuts. No kit, just pictures I saw on the internet. Nothing like others, but it is my first attempt. Have a good day.

 

[Uncle John]

I forgot to add The outer skin is made from used matchsticks. UJ

 

[Alan Smith]

Thank you for sharing your model pictures. A triumph of ingenuity over circumstances.

 

[Uwek]

Very good work - many thanks for sharing with us

 

[Peter Gutterman]

Thanks for sharing this. A real Treat!

 

[seadeep]

Great work and skillful use of available resources. It makes me bow my head in shame when I think about how I complain about the components in kit packages. Sometimes we don't recognize how spoiled we are, and need something like this as a reality check. Thank you for posting photos of your completed project.

 

[Uwek]

I made this model as a first timer. In Zimbabwe we don't have anywhere to buy kits (let alone afford them) so I made HMS Bounty from scraps and offcuts. No kit, just pictures I saw on the internet. Nothing like others, but it is my first attempt. Have a good day.

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Hallo @Uncle John
we wish you all the BEST and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY

 

[Smithy]

That’s how the great modellers of old got started. No kit? No plans? No special components? NO PROBLEM! This is maximum creativity from beginning to a very successful end. Well done!

 

[Roger Pellett]

This made my day! I got restricted from another well known forum for suggesting that aspiring ship model builders that could not afford kit prices do exactly what you just did. Well done!!

Roger