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| popeyethesailor |
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  Registered Member #2795 Joined: Mon Jun 04 2012, 11:57amPosts: 179 | this is a whimsical build I had built for my wife. I was experimenting with creating hulls from the parts panels of other builds {the Mary Ann}. my wife is an avid collector of M&M memorabilia......after seeing what I was doing, she asked me if this was possible. Ideas popped in my head and I went with it. there are the props, like the umbrellas, soda cans, and records, that come from a craft store's dollhouse dept. but everything else is scratch made.....record player and speakers, lounge chairs, tables......and a bunch of other stuff. the deck is unique as well.....the dance floor is made up of 4 x4mm colored tiles, and the aft cabin roof is shingled in multi colored shingles. the pilot house is very detailed. I took two sets of pictures, because of what my wife wanted me to do. these are the model pictures.         | ||
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| popeyethesailor |
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| Registered Member #2795 Joined: Mon Jun 04 2012, 11:57amPosts: 179 | this is the novelty........it really killed me to do this. I made sure she knew, but this is what she wanted.      | ||
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| bbrockel |
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  Registered Member #1520 Joined: Sat Mar 12 2011, 04:39pmPosts: 140 | Almost makes me wish I were an M&M. Almost. Sure enjoyed watching this build come to life. | ||
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| aew |
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aew   Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 2616 | The detail in there (somewhere  ) is amazing. I liked the record player and the speakers and the pilot house looks great.Now if you could just just cast the passengers adrift..... | ||
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| popeyethesailor |
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| Registered Member #2795 Joined: Mon Jun 04 2012, 11:57amPosts: 179 | yea......I know Arthur....as I mentioned, it killed me to put them on there. that's why I took pictures of the model.....I wanted something to remember it. these types of subjects are great.......the true enjoyment was in the imagination......thanks for taking a look...glad you like it [ Edited Fri Feb 22 2013, 12:20pm ] | ||
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| popeyethesailor |
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| Registered Member #2795 Joined: Mon Jun 04 2012, 11:57amPosts: 179 | thanks Bob......be careful with the scratch building.....or this is where you'll end up. it's not such a bad place.....I even have another one in mind. I have the Boulogne Etaples kit in the closet......I plan on a multi build......but I have to free up the table first. I'm glad to hear that you got to see this one built. 4 1/2 months of fun....thanks for the good word, my friend! | ||
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| twintrow |
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| Registered Member #121 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 04:41amPosts: 436 | Actually very crafty of you Popeye, building the ship for the Admiral, gets you on her good side....complaining about how you hate "doing this" (secretly smiling the whole time). Now she will be more understanding about leaving a mess overnight once in a while.....maybe? | ||
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| catopower |
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 Registered Member #247 Joined: Tue Aug 25 2009, 01:57amPosts: 213 | Hi Popeyes, A wonderful and fun build! I too love your details. My favorites are the dance floor, christmas lights and the use of the cocktail umbrellas (at least that's what they look like). Also like the photo on the inside of the wheel house and it looks like you have some charts rolled up in there too. I actually like the M&M guys on there. Makes it very clear what this is about. I think you should send the photos to the M&M Mars company. Maybe they'll commission something for the next ad campaign. I can just imagine the MNM pirate ship. Or maybe another company taking an interest, like a ship flying the "Jolly Rancher" skull and crossed candies... In any case, it's a fine build! Clare | ||
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| MSzwarc |
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  Registered Member #239 Joined: Thu Aug 20 2009, 02:19pmPosts: 177 | One of the most imaginative builds I've seen-- I love it! Wonderful concept and beautiful execution. | ||
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| deckape |
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 Registered Member #1797 Joined: Sun Sep 25 2011, 09:09pmPosts: 69 | Ahoy Popeye That's one heck of a jolly boat ole buddy, very different from the usual..... The Hull reminds me of the billings crab boat most certainly a head turner in a RC boat regatta.. A hardy well done Shipmate you done a great job on this one. Boats | ||
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