HMS Surprise (Sailing Model)

Hi everyone, sorry if this is the wrong place to put this , please let me know if so. Today my flying club hosted its 5th Rc Float event, and i was lucky enough to invite some one out with a wonderful model of the HMS Surprise. keep in mind this ship is about 7+ foot long and wieghts 110 pounds. It was built from a kit. Please comment, the processing works for me but id like to know what you think. i have alot more close-ups if anyone is interested. thanks for looking. enjoy

#1

I think you've quite nicely captured what has to be one of the finest R/C models (of any kind) I've ever seen...

Please, please, please post more!

I miss those clever boat names. If today they had a plane, or tank, or boat called the "Surprise", rest assured I would not want to mess with it.

I like the mini-series, though the second photo appeals to me a lot more. The reflections and details, specifically. (With a straight horizon and no trees in the back, it could confuse a few people).

thanks, im down sizing a few close ups so i can show you some detail work, on #2 i dicide not to tilt the horizon level becasue i would have to crop the boat.. and didnt want that. ill have more posted momentarily
mike

PhotoJourno wrote in post #6035380
I miss those clever boat names. If today they had a plane, or tank, or boat called the "Surprise", rest assured I would not want to mess with it.

Let's do leave this particular conveyance of the list of things named "Suprise."

more pics

ok a few more to tease you with.. my jaw is still on the ground after seeing the detail work on this ship.. stunning is the word that comes to mind.. want more??

owner/ building/ captain with his ship (for size referance)
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mikeb540 wrote in post #6035513
... i did hear talk of working powder canons in her near future.
mike

Wouldn't that make for even greater photos !!... Thanks for the extra images.

Nice pictures !
One word for the builder : RESPECT !
I know for a fact how hard it is, I love RC models, (air sea land I like them all) I build some stuff myself but I am in no means good enough to build a scale model. And this, this is a wonderful scale model. I just can't get it how people can do this, sometimes even makes me a little sad, I want to be able to do that and I just can't ...

That took a lot of work! Good shots of it, but I'd like to see less depth of field & a lower angle.

thanks all, i will send the owner a link to this, as for the lower water level shots i was trying to, but the bank didnt allow. some of these shots where from the chase boat the captain used to sail this boat with. ill see what i have after i get all the stuff sorted i may post a few more
mike

hi everyone i finally got almost all the photos sorted out, theres alot more of this ship in my club gallery of the event, thanks for looking its inthe float fly 2008 gallery

http://dev2.armoredpla​net.com/newgallery/def​ault.asp

mike

Didn't want to get the toesies damp?

i was already wet from helping launch the 110 lbs baot haha, i didnt want the camera seeing the water hahah
mike