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1/700 US Coast Guard Reliance class Cutter TLAR Models #723.7
- Thread starter Rhino
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Never heard the term before, but then again I wasn't that cowboy.
sharkman
Master at Arms
Cool Chris!
sharkman
Master at Arms
Talking about the Bakur has brought back some memories early in my career. My 1st trip on that boat was still my longest at sea, 45 days with only 1 night that we put into St. John's harbour in Newfoundland to fix the sounder and 1 night in St. Mary's bay to wait out a hurricane! Still the scariest trip I've been on at sea too! I think we had 35'-40' seas, I do not care to see water like that again!
I couldn't do a trip like that now. She had 2 passageways from midships to the stern on port and starboard that you could walk down. On the starboard side, they would run the main line for the longline set up through little loops in the ceiling and then out the back where they would attach the gangions, floats and highflyers and radio buoys as they set the line out each night. That would take about 4-5 hrs. then they let the gear soak for about 8 hrs and then we would pick it up at the bow on the starboard side by the drum. Sharks would be hauled up over the rail and then dressed (fins off, head removed, gutted, they kept the dorsal, lower caudal (tail) and 2 pectoral (side) fins for sale to asian markets, the shark "log" or body was then hung to drain the blood and then frozen in a blast freezer until it was moved to the refrigerated hold until we got back to port. The meat was shipped over seas to Italy. Most of the sharks caught by the smaller inshore fleet went to the US. I was set up on the port side of the ship sampling the catch as they landed them, weighing, taking measurements and samples of the stomach contents, reproductive organs and tissues. Crazy!
sharkman
Master at Arms
They would come in a range of sizes, everything from the little "footballs", juvenile sharks that looked like a football with teeth and fins because of their spindle shape, to the larger adults. The small ones would be just over a meter (> 3'), while the largest was close to 2.5 m (close to 9') and maybe pushing the 4-500 lb mark. I would say the average was in the 5-6' range. The porbeagle is a close cousin to the white shark, in fact, they look like a white shark with the exception of the teeth and a white patch on the trailing edge of the dorsal fin.See that? there's the real treasure in making a model for someone. The story of their experience!Thanks Warren!
Do you remember how big the porbeagles sharks were on your trip?
Species at risk registry
sharkman
Master at Arms
They tend to be calm when dead, this picture I took on the other ship, the Hamilton Banker. A big male. One of my favourite sharks though!
Rhino
Super Moderator
My paint job is inaccurate. The red should go further up the bow to the rolldown of the whaleback. The black decals laid down well. I did my best to make a proper, rusty mess of her.
It would be a rare day indeed, that Bakur was anywhere near palm trees.
Thanks again for looking in!
sharkman
Master at Arms
I think it looks great Chris, it certainly captures the overall look of the old girl!
Looking at that one photo, I see you are right (the old brain computer isn't as great as it used to be), and the red was a little higher on the front. That should be an easy fix!
I bet if she hadn't been busted for running drugs she might still be doing the same near some sunny palm trees!!
Looking at that one photo, I see you are right (the old brain computer isn't as great as it used to be), and the red was a little higher on the front. That should be an easy fix!
I bet if she hadn't been busted for running drugs she might still be doing the same near some sunny palm trees!!
Rhino
Super Moderator
There are boat cradles cast into the well deck. I put a couple of 25' RHI's in the mold, because I like boats.
In her nefarious hey-day she might have had fast courier boats to make deliveries or pick up essential supplies? These would make very expensive, comfortable, life boats. Perhaps this pair of 25-footers came from a curious USCG cutter? You get to decide.
Mr. Joyce never said anything about his ship having boats. I did this on my own. I like boats.
The box artwork photo shows the completed 1/700 kit contents.
Thanks again for looking in!
We now return you to your regularly scheduled 1/700 Reliance class 210' WMEC.
Looks swell!
sharkman
Master at Arms
Looks great! The Bakur never did anything fast. I think she had a life boat (the inflatable kind) and I remember her top speed was about 7 or 8 knots (at least that’s what it felt like), maybe 10 on a good wind and current! 
Whoa, Dr. Joyce is my wife, I never went past my B.Sc.
Whoa, Dr. Joyce is my wife, I never went past my B.Sc.
Rhino
Super Moderator
Brass details going on the 1/700 210's Big Bridge. I could see a flaw in this part. Teresa's digital caliper showed it to be .017 narrower from back to front behind the bridge wings, so I shimmed it and fixed it. Every other measurement is within .001". Calling this a (small) success, so far!
Thanks again for looking in!
