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true craftmanship
Posted: Apr 22nd, '12, 04:40
by Gert van Leest
see for your self !!
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Posted: Apr 22nd, '12, 06:11
by John F.
You have the coolest stuff. That's great.
Posted: Apr 22nd, '12, 06:12
by ianupton
Almost as pretty as the real thing.
Made locally? True scale model?
What are the dimensions?
Ian.
Posted: Apr 22nd, '12, 06:31
by Charlie J
vry nice
Posted: Apr 22nd, '12, 06:55
by Gert van Leest
Yes it is made locally by a retired navy officer.
It is about 2 feet long , and he made it based on pictures.
Can't tell how happy I am with it !!!!
Posted: Apr 22nd, '12, 07:24
by SteveM
Very Nice! I wish I had the time to do that. Or find someone who does.
Posted: Apr 22nd, '12, 07:50
by Dug
Holy Crap!!!!!! That is amazing!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Apr 22nd, '12, 07:51
by Harry Babb
Gert
Was that produced from a "Solid Modeling" process or "Handcrafted"
She is beautiful.........I'm sure every Bertram guy would like one of those.
hb
Posted: Apr 22nd, '12, 08:01
by MarkS
How fun is that!
Posted: Apr 22nd, '12, 09:54
by Carl
Given enough time and with the right tooling I am sure I could never make anything like that.
Love it!
Carl
Posted: Apr 22nd, '12, 10:06
by Capt.Frank
That is thing is awsome!!!
Iam with Sim I could never do that.
Posted: Apr 22nd, '12, 11:25
by Morning Wood
Really Awesome
Posted: Apr 22nd, '12, 12:14
by Russ Pagels
Gert, that mode lof the B31 is the best I have seen, he does a fantastic job.And your doing a great job on my old boat.If I never saw the work in progress I wouldn't have known it was my old boat....Russ
Posted: Apr 22nd, '12, 21:29
by Tony Meola
That is a great looking model. Something that you will always want to hang on to.
Posted: Apr 22nd, '12, 21:40
by Brewster Minton
Gert, I build model ships and that is awsome. Just to bust your chops it needs zincs.
Posted: Apr 22nd, '12, 22:06
by CaptPatrick
Gert,
There are several model makers, including one officially commissioned by Ferretti/Bertram for their 50th, and none hold a candle to your Dutch model maker.
I notice that he even made the model with over sized rudders. Of course that isn't stock B31, but he was just going by your rudders, which by the way I sold to Russ back in 2000 and were the very first pair of my over sized rudders to be sold and grace the B31. That was several hundred pairs ago.
Damn, you Dutchmen do fine work.
Br,
Patrick
Posted: Apr 22nd, '12, 22:21
by Captn Bruce
Gert,
I have followed the rebuild on the 31, and now this!! Great work and craftmanship.
Bruce
Posted: Apr 23rd, '12, 08:05
by Major
Thats a great looking model. Is it made of wood or some other material? Id really like to see how he cast that bertram logo and the side intakes. I bet that was a challenge.
Posted: Apr 23rd, '12, 18:55
by Bob H.
Gert, Whoever built that is way beyond talented...patience..persistence and a eye for detail like no other...he nailed "the look"...BH
Posted: Apr 24th, '12, 18:47
by Raybo Marine NY
Amazing!
Posted: Apr 24th, '12, 21:16
by AndreF
Yes, amazing. Very pretty.
Posted: Apr 27th, '12, 18:20
by randall
i built models for a living for years.....that is a great job!!
Posted: Apr 27th, '12, 19:14
by bob lico
Randall / gert how they make something like that when it is going to be a one piece project that is not for production. Is that hull two pieces?