Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi all,
I was inspired by a thread yesterday about knitting, to start a craft or making thread to see what people on here like to craft or make. I like to bead/make jewellery, the type I make is sewn out of seed beads, into a variety of patterns. Included are some photos of my latest piece, a necklace which took 12 hours! Please feel free to share your craft/hobby and a picture of your latest/favourite make if you wish.
I build large model boats. I built a Liberty Ship before Christmas and I'm a few days into my latest model, a WW2 British Destroyer.
That looks like it took a lot of time and skill! How long have you been building them for? What made you get into building them?
I did them as a child - but was limited in funds back then so never had the boats I wanted.
I got back into them about 10 years ago. I get the models from people who buy them, read the instructions and get frightened by the complexity, put them in the loft for a couple of years and then finally stick them on ebay.
There's a lot of work and thousands of parts to make - all from sheet materials and strips of wood & styrene - and the glue is a bit heady.
I build them, play with them (to get good photos) and then sell them on - which pays for the next one with a little profit.
What you see there is 4 days work. I'm very efficient (typical AS trait) as lots of people would take months or years to get to this stage.
Pictures - I reduce down until they are about 1000 pixels on the longest side - no point being any bigger to display on a web page. The file size will depend on the colours and detail of the image.
Thank you.
I enjoy the challenge of solving the problems to get them built to a good standard for the least money. (I have huge guilt issues with spending money frivolously).
I think your boats are really good. You must get a massive sense of satisfaction when you complete one, especially as you build them so quickly. Also, it’s nice to have something aesthetic to do away from the mundaneness of life