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So here we go... Finally got my workshop set back up after some family responsibilities forced me to give it up for a while. Time for a new hobby! I've always like sailing ships, just from an aesthetic point of view, and have been fascinated by the scale models I've seen people build. But it's...

I built the Mississippi in the autumn and winter of 2020. The interior of the model is furnished, and as such the exterior of the model can be taken apart to view the interior. I also took the opportunity to open up all my old cans of paint, so there are is a vivid mix of colors in the interior :)

So I've been building this now for almost 2 months now and I'll catch you up because my build has been on a different site.

Time to get back to the bench, wich by the way has received a bit of an upgrade since the Santisima Trinidad It is not time to start the Santisima Trinidad cross section, don't think there's any point in presenting the kit, it's well known I'll do the same type and extent of weathering that...

Cześć :) Chciałbym przedstawić, jak buduję model statku Montanes OcCre. Wiem, że na forum są już dwie wersje dotyczące modelu, jednak ja zdecydowałem się na zakup tego trochę inaczej, chciałem przedstawić innowacje, które postanowiłem wprowadzić. W moim modelu wymieniłem całe całe drzewo...

Hello all, Well, starting building out the skeleton of the Montanes and I am dealing with troubles already!! I glued the two main center sections and all was well until the next morning. The Aft center "board" decided to do two things, bend and twist. Out here in Colorado during the...

Hi everyone Last year I started the project Montañes. Montañes is one of OcCre's largest ship model kits. The vessel was a Spanish 74-gun, 3rd-rate Ship of the Line that saw action at Trafalgar. It is a 1/70 scale and measures 1250 mm overall lenght, 470 mm width and 895 mm height. I'm now...

This is my first build log and as a novice I 'am a little lost with respect to how much I shall comment on my project - but for now I 'will just go ahead and look forward for any advice. I went through the manual and the plans a number of times an made (new) notes (and questions) every time...

Hello guys, due to the fascinating Franklin Expedition story I reached the icey shore of all these books about the strangly collapsed Franklin expedition from a german manga towards deep scientific books during the last few month. It all started in summer with this NMM booklet. I don't...

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Hello all, welcome to my build log. the length of this model is 1060mm and is 415 mm wide. I have been following John Aliprantis`s build on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvNxDG6MgbFikbTM89Hod2g You all well can follow me here. I don`t have photos of the building of the base...

Hi, this is my first kit, so far I have only built according to plans. I withdraw to avoid mistakes, I do them anyway and then I try to correct them.

Just trying to start this build log, bear with me.

Hi to all. Keep safe in theses difficult times. As promised the first images of the build log. This is my first attempt at building a model of an historic ship. My wife bought me the kit after I had discussed with her about starting a new hobby and venturing into the world of ships. My build of...

The Ulises Tugboat is a kit tugboat made by Occre. It is based on a steam tug of the 1900's and is 1:30 in scale. The web site states 'The Ulises model was an ocean-going tug. During the sixties, maritime traffic was very intense, the coming and going of goods crossing seas and oceans around...

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OK, here is my first entry for blog on this kit build, it is OcCre kit 16800. Overview of kit was it was a good kit with easy to read instructions in English and available online for other countries. The photo guide is ok, pictures are a bit small for my old eyes, but I can work with it. It...

ESSEX - Whaler known by the book and film about Moby Dick History mentioned by Occre: In November 1820, the sinking of the whaling ship Essex, along with the survival of part of her crew, thrilled and moved the US public. The year before she had set sail from Nantucket on a new whaling...

HMS Terror History mentioned by Occre: In 1845, under the command of Sir John A. Franklin, the ships Terror and Erebus set off on an expedition to navigate the famous Northwest Passage. They were the first ships to be fitted out with auxiliary steam engines and were also reinforced with iron...