Author Topic: How about a topic for pulp boats too? (Read 35263 times)

Mad Lord Snapcase · « **Reply #75 on:** December 31, 2014, 11:13:34 AM »

I took my Dad to Watchet Harbour over Christmas as he was stationed at RAF Watchet just after the war. Then I took him to the pub where he used to drink and play darts in 1948 when he was off duty. We had lunch in there, the first time he'd been back in 66 years! Anyway, the point of this is, I saw this boat in the harbour at Watchet and I thought it would be rather nice to make a model of it. It looks like the basis of a really good Pulp boat. What do you think?

Michi · « **Reply #76 on:** December 31, 2014, 12:43:16 PM »

Quote from: Mad Lord Snapcase on December 31, 2014, 11:13:34 AM

I saw this boat in the harbour at Watchet and I thought it would be rather nice to make a model of it. It looks like the basis of a really good Pulp boat. What do you think?

Perfect, I´d say. I´m not a very nautic person and couldn´t tell its date of make, but it looks like it could have been powered by a steam engine once. Now that chimney looks like a diesel stack though...

tin shed gamer · « **Reply #77 on:** December 31, 2014, 03:41:24 PM »

Ideal,Very simple to build.Plenty of flat area's which figures can be stood on without major remodelling of the superstructure.
It wouldn't look out of place any where.
Its well worth the effort.(I wish I'd seen it before I built mine)
Mark.

FramFramson · « **Reply #78 on:** December 31, 2014, 04:31:59 PM »

Yeah, that looks quite usable.

Traveler Man · « **Reply #79 on:** December 31, 2014, 06:59:28 PM »

She's elegant, very suitable for Pulp games. The deck-houses could have lift-off roofs.

Marine0846 · « **Reply #80 on:** December 31, 2014, 10:27:03 PM »

It would make a great boat for pulp.
Hope someone tries to make one like it.

Argonor · « **Reply #81 on:** January 01, 2015, 10:09:22 PM »

It somehow reminded me of this one:

http://www.svendborg-havn.dk/ms+helge

Small veteran ferry making trips in the waters south of Funen

Mad Lord Snapcase · « **Reply #82 on:** January 02, 2015, 07:04:29 AM »

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Now that chimney looks like a diesel stack though...

Quite right, it has been converted to diesel.

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Small veteran ferry

Right again, it was once a ferry boat on the Thames, now it's been converted to a house-boat although still sea-going. Yours for £175,000 if you fancy it?

Carpathian · « **Reply #83 on:** February 20, 2015, 06:15:04 PM »

Made this one out of paper, modeled after a 1960s Chris Craft. Searching for blueprint images usually turns up some interesting results.

FramFramson · « **Reply #84 on:** February 20, 2015, 06:20:50 PM »

Something of an origami table you've got there! Love the Bond aesthetic

tin shed gamer · « **Reply #85 on:** February 20, 2015, 09:37:43 PM »

Fram,you'll never here me object to an origami based project.There are some great concept's mocking me on this table,and quite frankly I'm going to nick them.

I'm fan of this kind of thinking and the effort involved is worth noting.
(At the risk of sounding like a pat on the head)
Good job,Sir!

Valerik · « **Reply #86 on:** March 03, 2015, 08:23:21 AM »

Why do I NEED this?

In 1/55 AND 1:1

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"Go Fast, Die Last"

Don't think I've ever discovered a better way to finish deaf & damp.

Surely she's the Acme of Aquatic Ambulation.

This beast has "Uh Oh" written all over her in BIG letters...

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2013/12/ok-somebody-tell-me-what-this-is.html

http://www.mareonline.it/?p=10857

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Air Force Colonel Prospero Frere, Farman pilot in World War I, the pioneer and inventor of the parachute Salvador driving a SIAI-Marchetti T-108 with 9-cylinder radial engine Alfa Romeo.

Its a "Idroscivolante T108" it was built in the 20's by Prospero Frere. Its powered by a 9 cylinders Alfa Romeo engine. It was built to race in the Raid Pavia Venezia, which is a speedboat race on the river Po. It run in the 1929-30-31 and got in second place.

It now resides at the Museum of Science and Technology of Milan

Second?

She came in SECOND?

Valerik

"There's death a dozen times over, down the river..."
Mr Charles Allnutt, Esq.

EDIT: updated info

Jackmunchkin · « **Reply #87 on:** April 25, 2015, 12:01:42 PM »

Hi, Received my 2 Playmobil cargos today. Waiting for a 3rd. I'll try to customize them as it was done by Michi (sort of). Gotta find out how to post pics here though.

Mad Lord Snapcase · « **Reply #88 on:** April 25, 2015, 02:33:14 PM »

Use Photobucket or something similar and then paste the URL of the photo in your post here. Then you can show us your progress with the Playmobil boats.

Jackmunchkin · « **Reply #89 on:** April 25, 2015, 07:19:32 PM »

Actually decided to post pics on my blog.
Right now, this is the current status. Given I'm lacking material (such as plastic sheets) I won't go very far at this stage.

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