Airfix 1/72 Vosper M.T.B. 'Cruising' at 40 Knots!

[spanner570]

A very nice kit which has a convenient one piece hull. Great all round fit.
The boat is freehand brush painted with Vallejo Air Acrylics. The rigging is eezee line. No wet look, as the boat will be taken off the base, fixed to it's stand and consigned to a life in the dark depth of my loft.

The base is polystyrene and the 'Sea' is polyfilla, cheap acrylics and then the silicone, which I 'Worked' with a coffee stirrer.





















































I hope you like the boat and thanks for looking.

Cheers,
Ron

 

[Steven000]

Looks great Ron! Nice pictures too

 

[minitnkr]

"....hear me roar". Excellent presentation of a very well done model. PaulE

 

[Tim Marlow]

Superb seascape and ship as always.....the photography is top notch as well....

 

[Mini Me]

Well done 570.........She's a real "Beauty"!

 

[yak face]

Amazingly realistic as always mate, a superb sense of motion , cheers tony

 

[Gern]

What they said!

 

[Deleted member 7181]

It's all been said, but excellent modelling and very realistic photography as always

 

[adt70hk]

Ron

Another stunning effort!

ATB.

Andrew

PS by the way, one of the users (Bortig the Viking) is at advice on brush painting Model Air paints.

 

[boatman]

What they said!

What Dave said

 

[JR]

570, that is the Sea Urchin Spines ( similar to the landlubbers " Dogs dangles "

You certainly have a way with the silicone, perhaps a SBS please might be in the offing.?
Yours slipery
Neddy Whelk.

 

[Mini Me]

The Sea Urchins Spines???..........what about his dangelys??.......This is a "gender" question that bears an answer!!
Stand and deliver Mr. Race!

 

[spanner570]

Chaps, thank you for your interest and comments. All much appreciated.

Neddy Whelk. I've done them in the past, during the build of my floating objects.

Yours.
Bewst A. Crabb.

 

[colin m]

Brilliant work again Ron. No one does the wet stuff like you.

 

[JR]

The Sea Urchins Spines???..........what about his dangelys??.......This is a "gender" question that bears an answer!!
Stand and deliver Mr. Race!

Excuse us 570 .
Rick the term is used purely in a nautical way, surely you as a ex seafarer would understand. I have no knowledge of echinoderms as such but do know that they are to be found the world over, sea wise of course. They do how ever have uni which are in fact Gonads , so very like a dog's dodas .I hope this answers you question .
Neddy Whelk.

Thank you 570

 

[spanner570]

....and one thought that, just like me, one was a thick old joiner (Ret. one)

One lives and one learns, doesn't one. one?!

One 570.

 

[dave]

Lovely job, I remember getting this kit for Christmas one year as a child.

 

[Ralph]

Great piece of modelling Ron .

 

[flyjoe180]

Superb work Ron. It foils better than Team GB in the Americas Cup.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
Well up to your usual very high standards - boat and photography.
Jim