The 1/350 Pola buddy build Completed!

tankerbuilder

Member since
August 2008

Posted by tankerbuilder on Saturday, May 14, 2011 9:57 PM

Ima so glada youse guys decided to do an ITALIANO boata. This way I Donna havea to makea youse an offer you canna refuse !! Guys those are absolutely great builds . Nice effects and the hard work shows . You better get started on a new project soon , How about a M.A.S. boat ?? tankerbuilder

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bondoman

Member since
March 2007
From: Carmel, CA

Posted by bondoman on Friday, May 13, 2011 11:26 AM

Manstein's revenge

Both are very nice builds from a sub-par kit....regardless if the thread is pushing two years in age...

That's true, even though the guys in it are pushing 60 years in age!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 13, 2011 6:27 AM

Both are very nice builds from a sub-par kit....regardless if the thread is pushing two years in age...

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bondoman

Member since
March 2007
From: Carmel, CA

Posted by bondoman on Friday, May 13, 2011 1:33 AM

Aaron and Sean both migrated to other forums after the latest FSM Forum change. The stripes on Pola (Sean ) were painted by hand. I do not know where Aaron (Gorizia) got his anchor chains, but a good source is:

http://www.bluejacketinc.com/fittings/fittings17.htm

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Thursday, May 12, 2011 10:27 PM

A couple of gems.

Was the deck painted on Pola or decal? I assume painted and a lovely job at that.

Eric

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TD4438

Member since
March 2006

Posted by TD4438 on Thursday, May 12, 2011 3:30 PM

I'm glad you dug up this thread.Both are very nice builds.

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apueris

Member since
May 2011

Posted by apueris on Thursday, May 12, 2011 5:59 AM

Dear Aaron, Your ships are oozing quality and I am so glad that I could follow your experience to build my own Pola now. The only question I did not find in your descriptions was where you got the anchor chain for your ships. Could you advise me where i can get it , please. Regards, Constantin.

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m60a3

Member since
April 2005
From: I am at play in the fields of the Lord. (Texas)

Posted by m60a3 on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 7:34 PM

Summit wrote:

M60 - Thank You ! The kits are a lot of plastic for the buck. They are over 20" long and the price was under $18.00 ps - It is almost time for the Salmon to start spawning up here...

Arrrrggghhh!! Wish I could make it. I still want to get to Summit's Shack one of these days..

Hope you have the best season/s ever, friend!

60

"I lay like a small idea in a vacant mind" - Wm. Least Heat Moon "I am at the center of the earth." - Black Elk My FSM friends are the best.

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Daywalker

Member since
September 2003
From: South Central Wisconsin

Posted by Daywalker on Sunday, October 11, 2009 10:49 AM

Summit wrote:
Frank - Your way to kind with your comments , so how long before we see your CV grace these pages.

At my current build pace, about two years before I get started! Gotta finish the Corsair, 262, Abrams, Sherman, F-16, M978, Buchanan...

Sigh [sigh]

Frank

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Summit

Member since
October 2007
From: Inland Northwest

Posted by Summit on Sunday, October 11, 2009 9:38 AM

Stickpusher - I would really like to see yours get built up. It is a basic kit, the idea was to build it up quick and then move on to other builds. Aaron has the "Mogami" and I have the Trump BB-55 which I want to build as BB-56.. Well we got pretty involved in this OOB build

Roy - You should get one and give it a go, Once you get all the ejector marks cleaned uo it's a breeze to assemble !

Frank - Your way to kind with your comments , so how long before we see your CV grace these pages.

jmart - Wow, I have not seen you on the forum for awhile, either that or I just missed your postings. Thanks for Looking in and the comments.

Dave - Ha, we had to force ourselves to stop adding on . Otherwise we would still be building away. So many ideas we had.. How about that Snowberry ? How long before some more progress on it ?

M60 - Thank You ! The kits are a lot of plastic for the buck. They are over 20" long and the price was under $18.00 ps - It is almost time for the Salmon to start spawning up here...

Sean "I've reached nearly fifty years of age with my system."

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m60a3

Member since
April 2005
From: I am at play in the fields of the Lord. (Texas)

Posted by m60a3 on Friday, October 9, 2009 1:30 AM

Great Job/s fellows!!! And finally something other than the accepted "norm"! How long are those hulls in inches?

Niiiiice! 60

"I lay like a small idea in a vacant mind" - Wm. Least Heat Moon "I am at the center of the earth." - Black Elk My FSM friends are the best.

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razordws

Member since
September 2004
From: Vernon, BC, Canada

Posted by razordws on Thursday, October 8, 2009 11:55 PM

Some mighty fine work there fellas. If this is OOB I can't wait till I see what happens when you two decide to go all out!

Well done!

Dave

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JMart

Member since
March 2007
From: NJ

Posted by JMart on Thursday, October 8, 2009 7:50 AM

nicely done and inspiring! cheers

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Daywalker

Member since
September 2003
From: South Central Wisconsin

Posted by Daywalker on Thursday, October 8, 2009 6:31 AM

Once again, you guys prove there is no end to your talents, ingenuity, and goodnaturedness (is that a word?). Scratchbuilding parts, PE figures, hand painted AC, real anchor chain and so on- INCREDIBLE STUFF! Awe-inspiring work fellas. Bow [bow]

Frank

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wyoroy

Member since
August 2006
From: The Great State of Wyoming

Posted by wyoroy on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 11:14 PM

Aaron & Sean, those are some fantastic ships you two built. Great work.

Roy (Capt. Wyoroy FAAGB/USNFAWGB)

John 3:16

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Summit

Member since
October 2007
From: Inland Northwest

Posted by Summit on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 8:36 PM

Aaron - The Goriza was a hard act to follow. Your knowledge of ships surpasses mine (what kind of Navy Brat am I ) Thank You for all the Help and Great / Crazy Ideas... What a fun OOB build .. I can honestly say this is the first ship model I have completed since I was 14 or so. This also has been one of the best times I have had in a long time on a build . So when is the next ship buddy build ? Speaking of , have you seen the New Academy Graf Spee

Thanks to all who visited the build and took the time to comment

Sean "I've reached nearly fifty years of age with my system."

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stikpusher

Member since
July 2004
From: Sonora Desert

Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 7:49 PM

Very nicely done on both ships! I will have to go review your thread on the Pola when I get around to building mine.

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

- Plankton

LSM

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sfcmac

Member since
October 2004
From: League City, Texas

The 1/350 Pola buddy build Completed!

Posted by sfcmac on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 7:36 PM

What started as a simple OOB quick practice build between Sean(Summit) and I grew into quite a project! Before we knew it we had gotten a little carried away exchanging ideas and homemade items to improve this old kit which attracted us with a price tag of under $20 for a large model ship.

Our adventurous build thread is here.

/forums/1192997/ShowPost.aspx

The hard way was an understatement but we both truely got a whole bunch of enjoyment and $'s worth out of the build. I would like to personally thank everyone who to the time to look , comment, help, and encourage us along! You fellows in the forum are great!

So I suppose it is time to show some completed pics and let them do the talking.

This is Sean's 1/350 Hobby Boss Pola!!!