James w rogers Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 New build, as usual not enough time as its for a birthday present in 2 weeks. This is the rainbow warrior, the greenpeace ship that was sank by the french in new zealand in 1985, converted from the sir william hardy trawler built by hall, russell & co ltd in aberdeen scotland in 1955. Bernard Kelly, JesseLee, IgorSky and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exwafoo Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 Interesting subject. I was in Australia in Autumn '86 whilst in the RN. It was for the RAN's 75th Birthday Party Fleet Review. Lots of ships from other nations navies were there to take part, including France, still very unpopular in those parts because of the Rainbow Warrior and exploding their Atomic Bomb against all world opinion. The French endeared themselves even further to all by refusing to indulge in the time honoured tradition of raising ones' cap while giving the inspection officer, HRH The Prince Phillip, 3 cheers because, quote, "The French don't doff their cap for anyone". It thus came about that anyone ashore in Sydney who spoke with a French accent was introduced to a large Aussie boot in the posterior. This had an unfortunate effect on the poor Canadian Navy because they have a lot of French speakers in Canada. They ended up going ashore in uniform, where of course, they were made very welcome. The US sent the USS Missouri, a WWII battleship. I attended a cocktail party under the forward guns, where, by special dispensation from President Reagan (USN Ships being 'dry'), beer was served.To this day I'm not really sure how I survived the 2 weeks of hospitality. Looking forward to seeing the SIB. Best Alan James w rogers, Donald and Onni 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted April 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, exwafoo said: Interesting subject. I was in Australia in Autumn '86 whilst in the RN. It was for the RAN's 75th Birthday Party Fleet Review. Lots of ships from other nations navies were there to take part, including France, still very unpopular in those parts because of the Rainbow Warrior and exploding their Atomic Bomb against all world opinion. The French endeared themselves even further to all by refusing to indulge in the time honoured tradition of raising ones' cap while giving the inspection officer, HRH The Prince Phillip, 3 cheers because, quote, "The French don't doff their cap for anyone". It thus came about that anyone ashore in Sydney who spoke with a French accent was introduced to a large Aussie boot in the posterior. This had an unfortunate effect on the poor Canadian Navy because they have a lot of French speakers in Canada. They ended up going ashore in uniform, where of course, they were made very welcome. The US sent the USS Missouri, a WWII battleship. I attended a cocktail party under the forward guns, where, by special dispensation from President Reagan (USN Ships being 'dry'), beer was served.To this day I'm not really sure how I survived the 2 weeks of hospitality. Looking forward to seeing the SIB. Best Alan Wow, great info, must have been a great experience! Thanks alan, all the best to you too. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted May 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 A little bit more done. exwafoo, Onni, John Zuch and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted May 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 2 more sails and some rigging and its nailbiting bottleling time. Moab, John Zuch, Bernard Kelly and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted May 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 All ready to go, now to get the bottle ready. John Zuch, Onni, Moab and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 Sure is looking good so far! Good luck in the bottle!! Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III James w rogers and Bernard Kelly 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted May 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 painted the inside bottom of the bottle with acrylic upto the waterline and glued the base for the ship in, prior to filling with acrylic caulking for the sea. Onni, Donald and John Zuch 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted May 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 Sea is in, once dry, will be painted with acrylic. John Zuch, DSiemens, Onni and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted May 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 First coat is now finished, but the white for the wave caps is proving a bit troublesome as they keep bleeding and turning slightly blue, i may have to retouch as i think the blue was not quite dry enough (i hope🤔). Using an aquarium air pump to help it along and keep the condensation out, works really well. Onni, Bernard Kelly and John Zuch 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted May 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 Time to shove it in! Moab, Bernard Kelly, John Zuch and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 Love when theres a lot of ship for a small opening. Your sib is going to look awesome. James w rogers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted May 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 She floats! More drying time! Moab and Bernard Kelly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted May 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 1 hour ago, DSiemens said: Love when theres a lot of ship for a small opening. Your sib is going to look awesome. Thanks daniel, it has been a bit of a squeeze! 😂 DSiemens 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted May 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 DSiemens, JesseLee, Moab and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kelly Posted May 10, 2020 Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 Very nice James. You have captured it perfectly. Onni and James w rogers 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted May 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 (edited) I thought it needed a little extra something. Edited May 10, 2020 by James w rogers Bernard Kelly, Onni, John Zuch and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 Perfection. Great job! James w rogers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exwafoo Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 Nice SIB Best Alan James w rogers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted May 16, 2020 Report Share Posted May 16, 2020 Very nice! James w rogers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted May 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 Made a simple stand and fitted cork, now its finished. Robjames, DSiemens, Moab and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robjames Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 That has amazing detail and love the whale! Rob James w rogers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Some great finishing touches. Great job on this. The ship looks awesome. I love all the detail. James w rogers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Fantastically done, congratulations! James w rogers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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