Finished MOC Fairplay IX tugboat in scale 1:50

[Edwin Korstanje]

Dear Friends,

I build this commissioned model for the Tug owner Fairplay in Hamburg (Germany) in 150 hour and just above 12500 parts and is 60 cm long x 28 cm wide and 56 cm high.

Many thanks for the great reactions at the WIP stage and i hope you like the progress how to build.

I have great fun to build her and their are so many SNOT techniques that 85% is build side ways, also create all the details and lighting at such small space, was great to do.

Best regards,

Edwin

IMG_7384 by VFracingteam, on Flickr

IMG_7395 by VFracingteam, on Flickr

IMG_7398 by VFracingteam, on Flickr

IMG_7397 by VFracingteam, on Flickr

IMG_7401 by VFracingteam, on Flickr

IMG_7399 by VFracingteam, on Flickr

IMG_7382 by VFracingteam, on Flickr

IMG_7369 by VFracingteam, on Flickr

IMG_7362 by VFracingteam, on Flickr

 

And for the complete build you find many more pictures.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/vfracingteam/albums/72157690201589882

 

 

Edited March 13, 2018 by Edwin Korstanje

[jim7564]

really beautiful model,faultless to a degree.i will be studying this build for a long time,great use of building techniques,your build thread is really helpful for others to see,

and you got the black fendering just about right really enhances the shape of the hull,

look forward to the next one

[JopieK]

Another "Korstanje Marvel" (you should TM that ;))

[Edwin Korstanje]

6 hours ago, jim7564 said:

really beautiful model,faultless to a degree.i will be studying this build for a long time,great use of building techniques,your build thread is really helpful for others to see,

and you got the black fendering just about right really enhances the shape of the hull,

look forward to the next one

Thank you @jim7564 and glad that you can learn ore to study, about the WIP stages of my builds.

Your style is complete different and i must change everytime the style, techniques and scale, what my clients wanted, for their model and what is possible for the budget.

5 hours ago, JopieK said:

Another "Korstanje Marvel" (you should TM that ;))

I appreciate your kind words @JopieK.

At the last couple of years i have so lucky that my name sell it self around the globe and don't have to make any promotion.

The shipyards, owners and supply companies in the shipping world find me.

It's help a lot that i have worked for the best brands in the world.

[Lasse D]

This is some increadible quality from the build itself to the stickers, lighting and tubing. Are you a certified professional, and if not, have you considered becoming one in order to make it easier to help those who inadvertently want to purchase copies?

[dikkie klijn]

A lovely build again. And all those hoses 

[LM71Blackbird]

Absolutely Stunning model! Beautiful details and great job on the lighting effects! Keep up the outstanding work!

[Edwin Korstanje]

On ‎16‎-‎3‎-‎2018 at 1:56 PM, Lasse D said:

This is some increadible quality from the build itself to the stickers, lighting and tubing. Are you a certified professional, and if not, have you considered becoming one in order to make it easier to help those who inadvertently want to purchase copies?

Thanks @Lasse D for your great comment and compliment. For your question if i am a certified professional i can answer short, No I am not.

I have considered it, but all the restrictions give me the upper, before the benefits.

Maybe i can make more profit out of my work when i will be as certified professional, but i prefer to be complete independent, what and for, i wanted to work for with no restrictions.

You do not hear me complaining and are already fully booked until the end of the year.

[commodore bricksfeild]

that is a beautiful tug nice job.

 

[Edwin Korstanje]

Many thanks @Jim for frontpage  me. 

[Gunman]

Amazing build... Congrats

[Bart]

Found this one trough the frontpage, and I have to say Edwin you did another marvellous job on creating a very detailed and true to orignall Lego model of a real ship. Tug boats are always interesting, they are relatively small with a lot going on on deck. I love the lighting you did, it really gives a good impression of how the flood lights of a ship work. 

Bart

[grego18f]

Hi Edwin,

I love the level of details of your models Your customers must be very proud!

Will you build bigger tugboats, I mean, those towing oil platforms for example? I saw the ALP Defender (or Striker) on YT earlier and think it is awesome:

[Edwin Korstanje]

10 hours ago, Bart said:

Found this one trough the frontpage, and I have to say Edwin you did another marvellous job on creating a very detailed and true to orignall Lego model of a real ship. Tug boats are always interesting, they are relatively small with a lot going on on deck. I love the lighting you did, it really gives a good impression of how the flood lights of a ship work. 

Bart

Thanks Bart for your great comment and the smaller harbour tugs are more difficult to build than the bigger offshore tugs.

 

9 hours ago, grego18f said:

Hi Edwin,

I love the level of details of your models Your customers must be very proud!

Will you build bigger tugboats, I mean, those towing oil platforms for example? I saw the ALP Defender (or Striker) on YT earlier and think it is awesome:

 

Details are the most important thing on a tug and thank you for the nice words.

I have build in the past big offshore tugs, but the ALP Striker is not from me, but a digital design from Konajra and know that he have no interest to build her in real.