The story of HMS Alert.
After a long voyage my Alert anchored in shallow water.
Before anchoring they sounded the depth.
While entering the port the crew gave a salute with one of the guns which now can be cleaned after firing the shot.
A second gun is ready to be fired for a salute.
The other guns are stowed and their barrels plugged.
To celebrate their return the cookmade a fine stew for the crew and roasted a pig for the officers.
All well the Alert arrived in its home port on top of my fire place.
After a long voyage my Alert anchored in shallow water.
Before anchoring they sounded the depth.
While entering the port the crew gave a salute with one of the guns which now can be cleaned after firing the shot.
A second gun is ready to be fired for a salute.
The other guns are stowed and their barrels plugged.
To celebrate their return the cookmade a fine stew for the crew and roasted a pig for the officers.
All well the Alert arrived in its home port on top of my fire place.
Yes it is finished, after 2,5 years of fun. This is a great kit which builds into a beautiful model.
Thx @Trident Model for bringing this to the market.
See my pictures below.
Thx @Trident Model for bringing this to the market.
See my pictures below.
After this cleaned the workshop.
And parked my RC for finishing the hull.
And parked my RC for finishing the hull.
Maarten,
You level of ingenuity and craftsmanship are such a delight to witness. The result in this case is a one-of-a-kind Alert that can now occupy the place of pride on your mantle. Thank you for inspiring those of us who operate in your wake.
You level of ingenuity and craftsmanship are such a delight to witness. The result in this case is a one-of-a-kind Alert that can now occupy the place of pride on your mantle. Thank you for inspiring those of us who operate in your wake.
Thx Paul for your comments and support, much appreciated.
PS you can allways cut your Kingfisher in two or pour it in epoxy, you can even do both
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Better to pour the epoxy on me...Thx Paul for your comments and support, much appreciated.
PS you can allways cut your Kingfisher in two or pour it in epoxy, you can even do both
Are you sure you want to do this? Epoxy is very hard to get rid of, oh...and it smells like...you know, definitely not a perfume.
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Congratulation for finishing this beautyful model
Congratulations with the finishing of this great model, Maarten. With the halfway sawing, it was the inspiration for me to saw my BN also. Both sawn in half but still 2 very different looks. And I thing it was also the inspiration for Uwe. Your epoxy, which is also the stand for the ship, is a great ad to this model. And the incidental air bubbles around the anchor, if you wanted to plan for that...... GREAT!
Regards, Peter
Regards, Peter
Brilliant! Really enjoyed watching
Congratulations Maarten on finishing your Alert with an astonishing beautiful result 
. You have a great eye for detail, even a pig on the roast 
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I particularly like the diorama of the vessel anchored in epoxy.
. You have a great eye for detail, even a pig on the roast .I particularly like the diorama of the vessel anchored in epoxy.
CONGRATULATIONS for finishing this very special model
just amazing
and many many thanks for this or that tipp I got reading your building log
Very good work my friend - BRAVO
just amazing
and many many thanks for this or that tipp I got reading your building log
Very good work my friend - BRAVO
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Outstanding job!!
Wow where have those two and a half years gone, absolutely fantastic Maarten, agree it a lovely model to build. Mark
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Maarten,
Congratulations on completing your journey with this beautiful, ingenious and inspiring model of the Alert.
This more than impressive build deserves a place of honor.
Although late to join the audience, I enjoyed your blog and look forward to your next endeavors.
Kind regards,
Johan