The Ocean going rescue tug, HMT Rollcall W81 1920, Built using Caldercraft's Resolve grp hull and plans (much modified).

[GrantTyler]

Hi Grant, is it still nice and warm down there in Cape Town? its freezing here! Strangely I really like the little gun too. I usually don't have much good to say about white metal castings.

Six nations start soon.
Cheers JJ..

Good morning Jack. Yes we have some warm weather 27 to 32• on average. Just been a very windy summer, the Cape Doctor (it’s what we call the SE wind as we have clear skies, no pollution most of the time) has been pumping. Cheers Grant

 

[GrantTyler]

….there has been some brilliant rugby in the URC. Finally my team The Sharks started playing. We put 2 over the Stormers. We helped you guys (Leinster) move above the Stormer to 2nd.

 

[Jack Jäger]

Tomorrow I celebrates my seventh birthday, I share the day with Kyrgyzstan where the country celebrates its 15th National Hat Day, easy gets harder every day!
Fear not though for I have made some little progress with Rollcall and here are the pics to prove it.

JJ..​

 

[dockattner]

Well, then I'll be the first to wish you the happiest of birthdays! Have a great day, JJ!

 

[Peter Voogt]

I wish you a Happy Birthday, Jack.
Regards, Peter

 

[shota70]

Happy Birthday, Jack
beautiful model

 

[GrantTyler]

Happy Birthday Jack. Hope you had one or two Guinness and some single malt. . Cheers Grant

 

[Jimsky]

Happy Birthday, Jack! I am a big fan of your work!

 

[Jack Jäger]

I have made some little progress with Rollcall and thought I would share some pics., I have just about compleated the major components that sit on thr focastle and wash deck. Some are 'weathered' a bit and look out of contex, they will most likley change as I try to balance the overall finish, (the degree of weathering is still undecided), The major change to the Resolve kit is the stern platform. the kit has it as a wooden platform with wooden slats either side of the 50 cwt. anchor which they have sitting in what looks like a wash shrunk sarcophagus. This is nothing like the real thing, I hope I am a little closer. Bridge and flying bridge next.

Cheers JJ..​

 

[dockattner]

Ah... my daily dose of being humbled. Brilliant work, JJ!

 

[Jack Jäger]

Ah... my daily dose of being humbled. Brilliant work, JJ!

Thank you Paul, your kind words have made my day.

Jack.