HMAV BOUNTY - A “face lift “

Heinrich said:
How does the old saying go in South Africa - At 500 ZAR a bottle of brandy remains a bargain! 16 USD is zero in my book!
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Good afternoon Heinrich. Remember the days of Klippies and coke ROTF …. We can still get 2 bottles of Klipdrift and have left overs for the coke for R500.00.
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I should buy a bottle for old times sake. ROTF.
Cheers Grant
 
dockattner said:
Well, it certainly doesn't buy much anymore. Maybe a soup and half sandwich at Panera...
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Good afternoon Paul. I always find it fascinating how the buying power of a dollar/rand varies from country to country. For $16 Arlene and I could go to my favourite restaurant, Marenellos (@Heinrich knows it well) and have a Pasta/Pizza, a beer and some wine. In modelling speak it is pretty much zero tho even here in Melkbosstrand. ROTF.Cheers Grant
 
Hi Grant,

I am way behind catching up on a few builds that I have been looking at. Very impressed with the up-grade, I would not tackle something like that, I think my efforts would end up as a destruction job rather than deconstruction/reconstruction! The Enterprise should be a really nice project to do, my next one is ready and waiting as well but, I have no idea when I will start it (maybe next year at the rate the CS is going!).

Dom
 
DomCee said:
Hi Grant,

I am way behind catching up on a few builds that I have been looking at. Very impressed with the up-grade, I would not tackle something like that, I think my efforts would end up as a destruction job rather than deconstruction/reconstruction! The Enterprise should be a really nice project to do, my next one is ready and waiting as well but, I have no idea when I will start it (maybe next year at the rate the CS is going!).

Dom
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Good morning Dom. Thank you for the compliment - your feedback is much appreciated. I have opened my Enterprise kit just to peak however I do want to finish this before I get carried away with the new as well. Cheers Grant
 
Heinrich said:
How does the old saying go in South Africa - At 500 ZAR a bottle of brandy remains a bargain! 16 USD is zero in my book!
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Nice mathematics, Heinrich,very nice...
Gonna try that with my better half: "Yeah, I had to order some stuff, 10 different pieces of hardware and some other stuff @ €16 per order, but since €16 is zero in my book, it's ten times zero equaling zero. A real bargain."
 
RDN1954 said:
Nice mathematics, Heinrich,very nice...
Gonna try that with my better half: "Yeah, I had to order some stuff, 10 different pieces of hardware and some other stuff @ €16 per order, but since €16 is zero in my book, it's ten times zero equaling zero. A real bargain."
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When an English teacher does maths, rationalising is the name of the game - that way anything can be justified.
 
GrantTyler said:
Good morning.
The standing rigging of my Bounty continues. A hodge podge of ropes, blocks and 3D printed deadeyes has made for an interesting outcome. Some pics of my progress:
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Close ups :
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Cheers Grant
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A nice continue of the rigging, Grant. The color of the deadeyes, blocks and ropes gives nice contrasts.
Regards, Peter
 
Peter Voogt said:
A nice continue of the rigging, Grant. The color of the deadeyes, blocks and ropes gives nice contrasts.
Regards, Peter
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Pathfinder65 said:
OOOOH, very nice and neat. Nicely done.

Jan
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WojtasS said:
If you hadn't told us it was printed, I would have had no idea. It blends in perfectly
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Heinrich said:
Grant it really seems as if rigging comes very natural to you and the results are most convincing. Doe zo voort, young man!
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Thank you kindly Gentlemen. Heinrich I do enjoy rigging however the rope quality is paramount in achieving some definition in the rigging. I view my Xebec vs this Bounty and it is very noticeable in knot trying, seizing and the pattern in the line itself. I’m happy how this “budget” redo is coming out tho. Cheers Grant
 
GrantTyler said:
For $16 Arlene and I could go to my favourite restaurant, Marenellos and have a Pasta/Pizza, a beer and some wine.
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In the Netherlands, for that amount, you can park your car nearby the restaurant, and if you are lucky you don't have to refill the meter during your dinner. That last one is at least 10 times the amount of your parking ticket, without drinks and the dessert after.
 
Steef66 said:
In the Netherlands, for that amount, you can park your car nearby the restaurant, and if you are lucky you don't have to refill the meter during your dinner. That last one is at least 10 times the amount of your parking ticket, without drinks and the dessert after.
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This time I don’t agree with Stephan ……… ;)
Regards, Peter
 
Grant! I don't care what you say. It's another expression of excellence! Everything looks very sharp and under perfect tension. If my stuff came out like yours I too would happily post those extreme close-ups. And I don't want to hear any hogwash about a beauty filter ROTF

I look forward to more magic!

Blessings.
Chuck
 
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