Italeri Super Sara

[Purplethistle]

Be gentle with me, this is the first boat I've attempted since I was at school! (clue- flares were "in")

[ShaunW]

I've seen this on your WW thread PT and you've done a great job of it. Similarly, I haven't built a ship since I was at school. Clue - flares, platform soles and "three star" jumpers (remember those?) were the height of fashion

[MarkyM607]

Looks great to me!.

[Purplethistle]

Cheers chaps,
Oh yes, Shaun, The 3 star jumpers with the 3 inch sleeve cuffs and 4 inch waistband! along with flared pinstripe trousers with about 24 buttons all over them, Happy days!

[Purplethistle]

[MarkyM607]

Super Sara, Super work!!.

[Marek]

Dramatic pics and excellent model! Bravo!

[Purplethistle]

Many thanks chaps, The kit pretty much fell together, the hassle was the painting instructions (or lack of detail therein) and finding photos of the Sara in '69 where I could see how all the sticky-up and sticky-out bits around the big chimney bit should look. (I'm not very nautical )

[IvanV22]

Fine looking ship, the sea really makes it look great, excellent work.

[FAAMAN]

................ finding photos of the Sara in '69 where I could see how all the sticky-up and sticky-out bits around the big chimney bit should look. (I'm not very nautical )

I know some old salts that would consider keel-hauling for talk like that

Very nicely done vignette of Super Sara, well done!!!

[Purplethistle]

Thanks for the kind words guys, I wanted to do a decent job of the Sara because a pal served aboard her. If it was not for a timed Group Build and I had taken more time to plan it out I would have cut out the JBDs before assembly and positioned a couple of them up and had one of the SLUFs taking off

................ finding photos of the Sara in '69 where I could see how all the sticky-up and sticky-out bits around the big chimney bit should look. (I'm not very nautical )

I know some old salts that would consider keel-hauling for talk like that

.... No doubt!
Right from the start calling a carrier a 'boat' would have probably got me a flogging before the big sticky-up pole!

......oh bugger! I've done it again!

[John Leah]

Superb work - a lovely diorama. I can feel the wind blowing down the length of the flight deck.

I still love flares (but don't tell a soul!)