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My Retirement Plans !!!

Listed by boatiebennett ·

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Hi Everybody,
Having decided to finally officially retire, I have been inundated with an assortment of wrecks, part builds, kits etc.
As you can see from the attached photos I've divided them into 3 Groups, Military Leisure Craft and Sailing.
The Military group consists of a 1:128 Scharnhorst, 2 x 1:24 E.Boats, an unidentified V & W Hull, 1:36 Perkasa, and a 1:144 wooden hull of HMS Victory.
The Leisure Craft group consists 1:8 Fairey Huntsman, a 1:36 Billings Sampson II, 1:35 Billings Calypso, 1:24 Clyde Puffer / Tug, Narrow Boat.
And the Sailing Boats Group consists of 2 x Unidentified R/C Yachts.
Finally there is a concrete Narrow Boat Planter to paint...definitely will not float, it weighs 15kgs!!!
So having been forced to give up gainful employment😂 , (I was management so I could delegate), I now find myself back as general dogsbody, chief cook and bottle-washer.
I'm setting up the Workshop, got a computer design area, a general workbench and a painting/ moulding table outside, the rest will be a 3D printer and scanner when funds permit and the wife wont miss a few bob from the holiday fund.
So no quiet life for me!!!
Can I go back to work please?????
Steve

Comments

  1. boatiebennettBronze
    Leading Seaman
    Sound Familiar!!!, often wake up in the middle of the night, now I keep a note pad in my bedside drawer.
    Trouble is the older you get the harder it is to remember things the next morning!!
    Liked by Martin555
  2. Lordgord
    Petty Officer 1st Class
    Ah! Great minds think alike. I have acquired several abandoned projects by advertising, and have a few kits I purchased new for my retirement, having completed a few I am currently having a time-out and doing a canvas painting of a ww11 spitfire but will soon be back in the saddle and on with the build of the AZIZ tug I started a while back. Do any of you guys suffer with the curse of mentally planning your build in the middle of the night?⛵
    Good luck in YOUR retirement
  3. Donnieboy
    Warrant Officer
    What a great assortment of boats to work on.👍Try not to get flustered trying to decide what to work on first.🙄
  4. robbobSilver
    Fleet Admiral
    Crikey...😮 looks like you've got plenty to keep you busy for quite a while.
    Enjoy your retirement 👍😁
    Robbob.

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