K47 HMS Polyanthus - finished

Björn Svedberg
Wow! Just like the photo. I don't see how it could be any better! 👍 👍

Dirk Scheffler
Congratulation, looks great, has more details then my Flower Class Corvette in 1:72.

Spanjaard
another master piece Christian!!!!! amazing

Choppa Nutta
Just beautiful !! 🙂

Btw "HMS Polyanthus by Christian Bruer" sounds like an advert for a perfume or some fanct hair care product

"HMS Polyanthus by Christian Bruer,
....... because you're worth it"

haha 😄

Anyhow ......

.... fantastic work as always, love the dio
really sets the model off nicely 🙂

Norbert Steffens
Also from me...this is a fantastic little ship. Especially the rigging, and the water scapes,and the details...and so on.

coporado
Excellent Christian, impressive build and stunning dio finish

Greg Baker
... words fail me...

Christian Bruer
Thank you very much Gentleman for your interest and very kind comments. I'm pleased to share it with you.

Haha, great joke Choppa! But if it is an advert for modelmaking - anyhow - because you're worth it 😄

Have a nice start into the week!

Cheers, Christian

Choppa Nutta
Well if it's by Christian Bruer you just know it's going to be high quality !!😉 😄

Hanno Kleinecke
Beautiful and very authentic looking result, Christian ! Looking forward to see it „live an direct" in Hamburg this september 🙂

Martin Oostrom
How do you describe it when a person has more than one masterpiece. I guess "by Christian Bruer" covers it.

Sven Schönyan
Very nice! I´m looking forward to see it in real soon!

Tim Heimer
Just awesome is all I can say.

Christian Bruer
Thank you all very much. Looking forward seeing you in HH next month 👍 I try to finish my HMS Venomous as well.

Cheers, Christian

Norbert Steffens
Great. See you in HH......

Kerry COX
THE PENCIL. !!!! That did it fr me. The intricate work and skill is just not seen until, "The Pencil". No kidding. What a perfect way to emphasize the actual scale, as then, you just want to get closer to see just what has been done. 🙂
Yet one more for the naval museum display cases.
Salute Christian. 👍 👍 👍

Patrick Hagelstein
I totally have to agree to Kerry! 🙂 👍

Glenn
Great Model Christian! Hey Choppa, I think if it were a perfume it would smell like a piece of SHIP though?

Bernhard Pethe
Hallo Christian, Flugzeuge sind wohl ausgegangen?😉 Nee, Spaß beiseite, alles perfekt, so kenne ich das. 👍

Christian Bruer
Thank you very much mates, I'm pleased you like it.

Well as a perfume it will smell like grease, oil, engine and salt water. A fine mixture I think 😄

Bernhard, vielen Dank. Ja die Flugzeuge liegen erst mal in der Warteschliefe. Bis zur Ausstellung in Hamburg im IMMH haben erst mal wieder die Wasserfahrzeuge den Vorrang. Bis ins kommende Jahr wird auch sicher was fliegendes fertig werden.

Cheers, Christian

Marcelo Paiva
Amazing!!! Very nice build!

Kerry COX
I can almost smell the paint and salt mate. 🙂
But the oily steam from the boiler is the best. 👍
Superb as always Christian.
Salute. 👍

Choppa Nutta
What a lovely reveal Christian ! 🙂
That cheap 1200 scale Airfix kit is looking more appealing now, especially as it has 7 boats to practice scenes like this 😄

Bart Goesaert
superb... really superb

Joerg R.
Christian, du weisst, dass ich kein Schifflebauer bin, aber ich bewundere deine detailtreue und die viele Arbeit, die du reingesteckt hast Klasse, weitee so!👍👍👍

Dave Flitton
Nice!!!! I like the waves, how did you do that?

Daniel Klink
Fantastic Job Christian....The modifications you did let it look like a high Class Kit...Congrats

Dirk Heyer
Wunderschönes Modell, Christian. Ich bin jedesmal sprachlos wenn ich Deine schön detaillierten und gleichwohl sehr gut lackierten Modelle betrachte. Großartig.
Wie lang ist eigentlich so ein Corvetten-Modell in dem Maßstab?

Stephan Ryll
Wonderful build Christian!

Christian Bruer
Gentleman, thank you all for your very kind comments. I'm glad you like it.

Dirk, the Flower measures 177mm in length in scale 1/350.

Cheers, Christian

Christian Bruer
Ah Dave I'm sorry, your question about the waves - water display. I made them from a styrofoam board, the ones you use for house insulation. The contour was shaped with a brass wire brush and a motor tool. After sanding the surface I add several layers of wall paint in a stippling motion. Once the surface and the cutout for the ships is ok I add blue, gray and green paint in different shades. The whitewater was dry brushed using gray and white. When all is finished several layers of high gloss paint will give the wett and final look. The ship is fixed with high gloss acrylic gel. Hope that helps and answers your question!?

Cheers, Christian

Dave Flitton
YES! it does thank you. I will have to try it on my next ship model.

Christian Bruer
You're welccome Dave.

Stefan Fraundorfer
Congratulations Christian, your Polyanthus is incredible nice.

Kerry COX
All of the above Christian. 👍 🙂
Salute. 👍

Christian Bruer
Thank you Stefan and Kerry 🙂

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Oh wow!

Christian Bruer
Thx 🙂

Martin Oostrom
Smaller than the pictures suggest. Also more beautiful than the pictures suggest.
Really enjoyed meeting you Christian.

Hanno Kleinecke
Beautiful camo scheme, very convincig water depiction, excellent work Christian !

Spanjaard
i fully agree with Martin and Lode. i liked it in picture, in reality... wow!

Peter Hardy
Here I sit alone and forlorn, friendless... and you blokes were all having fun and not even drinking a toast to absent friends!

Spanjaard
who said that we did not remembered you!? of course we did!, with (belgian) beer

Greg Baker
Ok... now I'm jealous too...

Spanjaard
next time, you can join😉 maybe a long stop over from Korea to Canada via Schiphol airport😉

Peter Hardy
Now THAT is the LONG way home!

Greg Baker
Not a bad idea...

John Thomas
Very nice work

Bill Spargo
Magnificent build Christian, it reminds me of the movie " The Cruel Sea"

Andreas Koziol
wow, looks better than the original!

Neuling
I agree with everyone above!

Kerry COX
I would bet that if you licked the model, you would find Christian has actually used salt water in his paints for greater effect. !. hahahahaha 🙂 A true artist. 🙂 (y

Holger Kranich
Great great great! Did i say great? 👍

Norbert Steffens
gosh...great model.I like the seascape and especially the wethering on the hull at the waterlline

Steven Van Dyck
I saw your model at SMC, it looked great indeed!

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Christian Bruer
Holy Moly, I'm speechless by all your very kind comments. Thank you very much Gentleman!

Lode and Martin, it was a pleasure to meet you for the very first time and it was great to talk to you.

Spanjaard, it was very nice to meet you again and to have a chat about modelmaking! It is always nice to have a face behind a name!

Well, Peter and Kerry, to give you a broad hint, there was a modeler from Japan with a diorama on display at the show😉 So you should think about to make it someday!

Steven, next time you should unmask yourself. I didn't know you were there. It would be fine we have had a chat at the show!

Cheers, Christian

Steven Van Dyck
2 years ago I did talk to you about a half-track, I believe. You had a Sd.Kfz7 then if I'm right. You mentioned it was from Dragon and had the chassis divided and hard to get aligned. At that time I started to build my own half-track diorama.

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Peter Hardy
Christian, Kerry and I plan to be in Europe in 2020 sometime. Finances permitting of course.

Spanjaard
world model expo in Veldhoven will be the place to be 🙂

Christian Bruer
Mhh, Steven I never built a Sd Kfz. 7, maybe you have mistaken me for someone else?! Anyhow, would be fine to meet you next year!

Well Peter, that sounds good. Looking forward to your vist in the old world!

For sure Spanjaard, that will be the right place for a modelmaker!

SMC's posting on their web side today:
SMC 2018 is over and we can look back on a great show. And according to the many compliments we can safely say we kicked some serious ass this weekend: 4.020+ attendees, 1.831 pieces in the contest, 55 clubs and 138 vendors and last but not least the SMC Team of 67 people made this into an unforgettable event.

Indeed it was, thank you to the whole team to make it possible 👍 👍 👍

Spanjaard
it was great indeed. i wish i could have had more time there 😛

Patrick Hagelstein
I wish I could have been there... ;-(

Peter Hardy
Daisy asked about you!

Steven Van Dyck
I was doubting if it wasn't your neighbour at SMC with that half-track, he was at the right from you. But we did talk about the bow wave of this ship:

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coporado
Just wonderful Christian

Christian Bruer
Mmhhh Steven, I'm getting old!? Anyhow next year we'll give it another try🙂

Thx corporado.