Other hobbies that are not ship model building

[Brewbrarian]

Got out sailing on San Diego Bay this past weekend. Was circling the SD Maritime Museum and had to take a few photos of the ships just for this group.

The San Salvador:



The Star of India:




HMS Surprise:

 

[pebbleworm]

In response to Pugwash, above:
In the US, we have removed pretty much all of a deer's natural predators. They are vermin, although charismatic and attractive vermin. The only real predators they have are the automobile, "chronic wasting disease"- a hideous mad cow like prion, and human hunters. A few years ago I was driving through farm country in Virginia and there was a roadkill deer every half mile or less. I saw one hit, and one make a narrow mistake within an hour in the early afternoon. The turkey vultures were too full to fly and were just hanging out around the carcasses.

 

[Rossc83]

I build and drive off road r/c cars. Its a bit of a family thing, we all have a few.
Family outing plus 4 of my cars

 

[joep4567]

this is a model expo kit of a Sopwith camel I built a few years ago

 

[Rossc83]

this is a model expo kit of a Sopwith camel I built a few years agoView attachment 155687View attachment 155688View attachment 155689View attachment 155690View attachment 155691View attachment 155692

Looking forward to getting my kit, held up by covid mail probs.

 

[joep4567]

Looking forward to getting my kit, held up by covid mail probs.

good luck with it when you get it. have you done other planes?

 

[Rossc83]

good luck with it when you get it. have you done other planes?

Only plastic ones. Camel looks like a challenge but I'll muddle through

 

[joep4567]

Only plastic ones. Camel looks like a challenge but I'll muddle through

it has been a long time since I built it but I don't remember any major issues

 

[JohnA]

I enjoy building early medieval Castilian style furniture. Mostly reproductions of actual furniture found in castles, palaces and museums.
I'm just starting a new cupboard with moorish influence, found this one online due to missing my planned holiday to Spain with the intention to get some inspiration and lots of research.

I'll be designing it a bit wider than this one.
Today I finished the table saw angle jig for the door's symmetrical pieces.

Waiting on some more timber and I'll be set to go.

Unfortunately I live in Australia where Ikea is the only style the locals seem to be willing to pay for furniture. Besides it takes me too long to make and hence selling my pieces are not very viable.

 

[Jay]

I made a wizard's Staff of Destruction from Skyrim this past week. It's sitting alongside my Winchester '73 and the Thompson submachinegun.

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Nice staff. My road name is Wizard. I have a ‘73 from Cimmaron. Love it. I go through extractors on my Auto Ordnance but it’s still fun to shoot.

 

[joep4567]

I enjoy building early medieval Castilian style furniture. Mostly reproductions of actual furniture found in castles, palaces and museums.
I'm just starting a new cupboard with moorish influence, found this one online due to missing my planned holiday to Spain with the intention to get some inspiration and lots of research.
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I'll be designing it a bit wider than this one.
Today I finished the table saw angle jig for the door's symmetrical pieces.View attachment 155704
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Waiting on some more timber and I'll be set to go.
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Unfortunately I live in Australia where Ikea is the only style the locals seem to be willing to pay for furniture. Besides it takes me too long to make and hence selling my pieces are not very viable.

I understand completely people just don't want to pay what your time is worth. please keep us posted as you progress

 

[joep4567]

Nice staff. My road name is Wizard. I have a ‘73 from Cimmaron. Love it. I go through extractors on my Auto Ordnance but it’s still fun to shoot.

now that is cool

 

[Porpita Studios]

Artist for 30 yrs. Now semi retired from it professionally. Have works in collections around the world USA, UK, NZ, AUZ, France, Oman, Egypt, S outh Korea to name the main ones. Much prefer my modelling nowadays

 

[joep4567]

beautiful this must be very gratifying

 

[Sea Burd]

The first would go in my sunroom perfect.

 

[Porpita Studios]

beautiful this must be very gratifying

Thnx it is - but, when doing it as a living professional not so after 30 yrs of dealing with less than straight dealers who are happy to watch you lose everything so they can gain a fraction … it loses its magic. Hence modelling for pleasure is much more gratifying!

 

[Porpita Studios]

The first would go in my sunroom perfect.

The sun would destroy it LOL - but I like the sentiment - TY

 

[joep4567]

Thnx it is - but, when doing it as a living professional not so after 30 yrs of dealing with less than straight dealers who are happy to watch you lose everything so they can gain a fraction … it loses its magic. Hence modelling for pleasure is much more gratifying!

seems like whenever you decide to do something you really like for gain the shine goes off the apple pretty quick

 

[Kurt Konrath]

I understand completely people just don't want to pay what your time is worth. please keep us posted as you progress

That is same issue when people see a nice ship model and want one for their display.

They don’t want to pay what it is really worth in material and time

Kurt

 

[Porpita Studios]

That is same issue when people see a nice ship model and want one for their display.

They don’t want to pay what it is really worth in material and time

Kurt

Indeed - I use to be in touch with Martin Bower the model maker for films etc who lived not too far from me when I was in the UK - the amount of times he'd been 'ripped' off in the industry was unreal apparently... so yes seems a common problem.