Thread: Cairns Cross Dockmaster's Launch 1:14 Scale

Love the boat it has a realistic look about it, the colour is great, and will look good on the side board nice job Greg, and the carving if it is your first well that's excellent Eddie

Very nice work real clean looking...
Gary...

Hello Greg, somehow I missed this until last night. Fantastic job.

It looks full-size. Exceptional for a first attempt at carving. Well done indeed.
(The water droplets add even more of a touch of realism.)

Thank you for kind remarks, all.

It iz my first, but it came about thru my mum who does pyrography. A few years back she won 'Grand Champion Overall' in the Bribie Island Annual competition with a picture of the Magnificent Seven.

Woodworkers clubs are a bit like 'Strictly Ballroom'. If you mention that Nth Korea iz threatening nuclear war, their first concern iz, 'Will it clash with the end of year comp ?' (So funny)

In any case my 3 brothers and I scoffed at this hard fought victory, poo-pooed-it. We told her she was lucky we hadn't entered or she would have had to settle for fifth.

Nettled, she gave each of us a lump of wood and said, 'lets see you do better'. Now none of us would know a mortice from a wood plane .. Haaaa .. And I'm pretty sure my three bros have still got their original wood in mint condition. Mine was a lump of silky oak which I rejected. So I was given a lump of Amoora ... and it became a little boat.

tho carved as I remembered it, I did use images off the internet for details.

cool bananas ... Greg

Originally Posted by Mutawintji

Thank you for kind remarks, all.

It iz my first, but it came about thru my mum who does pyrography. A few years back she won 'Grand Champion Overall' in the Bribie Island Annual competition with a picture of the Magnificent Seven.

Woodworkers clubs are a bit like 'Strictly Ballroom'. If you mention that Nth Korea iz threatening nuclear war, their first concern iz, 'Will it clash with the end of year comp ?' (So funny)

In any case my 3 brothers and I scoffed at this hard fought victory, poo-pooed-it. We told her she was lucky we hadn't entered or she would have had to settle for fifth.

Nettled, she gave each of us a lump of wood and said, 'lets see you do better'. Now none of us would know a mortice from a wood plane .. Haaaa .. And I'm pretty sure my three bros have still got their original wood in mint condition. Mine was a lump of silky oak which I rejected. So I was given a lump of Amoora ... and it became a little boat.

tho carved as I remembered it, I did use images off the internet for details.

cool bananas ... Greg

Well Greg, Were are the photos of the pyrography 'Grand Champion Overall' in the Bribie Island Annual competition with a picture of the Magnificent Seven. We are all an unbios mob who could adjudicate who is the real "Grand Champion"....lol....Cheers, crowie

Originally Posted by crowie

Well Greg, Were are the photos of the pyrography 'Grand Champion Overall' in the Bribie Island Annual competition with a picture of the Magnificent Seven.

HaaaHaaa ... here ya go ..........



cool bananas ... Greg

Originally Posted by Mutawintji

HaaaHaaa ... here ya go ..........



cool bananas ... Greg

G'Day Greg,
WOW, That is MAGNIFICENT, indeed...... I think you need to invite your mum to become a WWF member with talent like this.
And so now the fun begins....Which way to vote; I'm tempted to honour & respect my elders but then I should look after my new mate..
It's going to be a tough decision to make and I'll have to think on it a while.
Thanks for showing off your mum's inspirational prize winning woodwork.
Cheers, crowie

How good is that? I particularly like how the background grain looks like flames, apart from the total talent in the pyrography. Not hard to see where your talent comes from.

The Magnificent Seven is magnificent! No wonder your Mum won 'Grand Champion Overall'.
I'm not pulling any punches mate, as good as your boat is, she wins. As FF said, not hard to see where you get your flair.
It makes me want to take up pyrography. Or give up altogether.

Fantastic stuff, 5 stars.

If you tell us she did it in one night in front of the TV, I will give up.

Jeez Greg what would it take to get adopted into your family so I can get a bit of that talent. Between your beautiful boat and your mums magnificent, magnificent seven just a we portion of your combined talents would do.
Just amazing.

Well Greg I can see where you get your Talent from, that is beautiful work, and she deserves the accolades. Eddie

Thank you peoples ... truly kind.

My Mum is 80 .. I will show this thread to her on Fri nite ...... Haaaaa

Greg

Originally Posted by Mutawintji

My Mum is 80 .. I will show this thread to her on Fri nite ...... Haaaaa
Greg

Good one Greg, I was going to suggest that. Sort of a Mother's Day bonus, a little early.

Very, very well done Greg's Mum

just in case yer eyes arn't what they used ter be.