Did I count right, 15 attended the rendezvous? Amazing work.

Fantastic collection! I can't imagine storing all those beauties without getting
"dock rash" on them.
Barry

Now, that’s a party! 😁

Looks awesome 👍👍👍👍

Looking great 👍

Very nice boat!

Hello
Very nice boat indeed. Are the plans available somewhere ?

Now that is inspirational Brightwork! I love it!!!

Merry Christmas Gang and let's make 2024 a year of health, productivity, happiness, and model building!!!!!!!

Thank you everyone. I am simply a builder and steward. Not sure what will happen to them in the future. I hope they end up in loving homes. I certainly enjoy them

DW Brinkman. IKEA shelves with led tape lighting. Thank you for your kind words. These shelves are in the bedroom. I just can’t seem to get shelf space in the living room lol. Some are in my man cave as well. Cheers.

Brightwork,
You inspired me to do something to display some of my boats. It's just a start, but I cleared off some less interesting stuff from a couple of bookshelves and went to my shed and literally "dusted off" some of my Harbor.
Certainly not as beautiful as yours, but now I at least have a few of my boats to look at over the winter Dry Dock season.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Dave B
PS Please ignore the mess around the bookshelves, it was a quick and dirty project, LOL

Hi are there several decks and a funnel? Might be the Royal Yacht Britannia. Deans did a kit some years ago.
Roy

I reckon you're right Roy👍 but with some 'modellers license'.
Especially at the stern - seems to be intended for only one shaft whereas the original had two.
Stabilisers were also fitted to the hull.
The embryonic superstructure looks about right though.
Deans still do a kit, but it ain't cheap🤑🤑
Cheers, Doug😎

https://deansmarine.co.uk/shop/product_info.php/products_id/463

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restoring and repairing models are a great challenge that is also full of fun and in-depth knowledge of the subject.
👍👍

Isaac

Thank you for sharing yours and the boat’s provenance Brightwork! Such wonderful memories.
One of life’s great pleasures in my book is taking something old and returning it to its former glory. Cheers! And keep those pix coming!!!

I

Flaxybuck,

Yes..especially as one comment put it...they did not have the tools etc to make jewelry and all the fine work that it needs as they have now.

Looks great. Well done!