If I finsih the Bounty sooner rather than later I was looking at this -

Sergal Thermopylae. Tea Clipper 1:124 Scale


http://www.cornwallmodel...mantua_thermopylae.html





I may still sneek this in, Just fancied something different.

I know what you mean, in the early 80's I worked in a small printers down there (Greenwich Graphics) and I used to go and sit by her during my lunch breaks, but unfortunatley the bench was in the beer garden..oh beggar, I had to try the beer you know!

You know what? There's more romance on here than on match.com.
What is it about sail that drab grey slab sides don't have?
What is it that steam locomotives have, and fishy smelling diesel electrics don't?
What is it that airplanes with propellers have that modern jets don't? With the exception of Concord of course. Even that takes me back to Greenwich when the last ones flew back into Heathrow. All work stopped and we stood out in the street spellbound. Even management joined us without one word of complaint. Goodness I think I'm getting all sentimental. (Wipes away a tear)

Match.com eat your heart out, I'm cancelling my sub. There is more kindred spirit on here in the last few weeks than I found on there in over a year.
Am I getting old?

Try www.marcle.co.uk

Shipmates ahoy.

I can thoroughly recomend MARCLE MODELS the British importer of many ranges of card kit. There are several manufacturers of varying quality with ships from Roman to the latest in a wide range of scales. If you are interested give him a ring on 01494 765910.

Regarding Plastic kits, be prepared to substitute wooden masts and spars. The plastic ones to scale are hopelessly feeble, Alternativly a hull model could be quite impressive

Brian B.

Tell me about those plastic masts! Makes the rigging a very delicate tensioning operation. And then there are the duster storms to cope with. At least the rigging stops the masts, spars, and sails from getting lost. Its untangling the blighters. I can understand why they were often cut loose when hanging overboard!

nice to see others also have trouble with masts and rigging, i have the timber kit of thermoplye at the hull stage and am dreading the thought of having to rig her, prior to this i completed hms president and the rigging took about a month, then the cat got a hold of her, just about repaired the damage, at present building the uss constitution and again she is at the planking stage, so.... why am i thinking of hms victory

Jack,I'm just hoping the larger scale will make the rigging less tedious

Oh its so got to be easier to rig a larger scale!!! This is 1:225 scale and only 400mm long!! And the plastic masts.....well i have seen thicker tooth picks! But being the true fantics we are, we do these models and are proud when they are done, and knowing all that we do, then go ahead and make another one!!!!

Jack you would need a kings ransom.....just for the postage..