More fishy business

[chunkolini]

I expected lockdwn to be a dead period, but people are getting bored and I have work coming in after a slack period.
I just finished this for a campsite on the River Severn, owner says it's popular with anglers.
So what else but a Barbel I suggested, it is The Fish of the Severn, I never caught one but lost a few as a youth.
To make things awkward she wanted the fish to have a few curves along it's length as though swimming, compound curves are entertaining to make

From the front you get an idea of the curves

I was pleased with the head.
Size is 2.4m long.

off to the galvanizers next

 

[stuvy]

Looks great, really deceptive size

 

[jimbo84]

Spot on

 

[Gingle]

Great fish ,just need some chips. Love the size of work shop.

 

[steve t]

Looks great. Wouldn't trust my galvanisers with it!

 

[chunkolini]

Glad you like him.
That's only half the workshop.
Here's the rest of it. 16x6m with another 6 for chucking stuff and dirty work

 

[Barking Mat]

Fish is great.

What ? are the birds ??

 

[Barking Mat]

Wifie says they're obviously trees.

Must get my eyes tested...

 

[chunkolini]

No birds, two buskers, assorted nonsense but no birds.
This time last year making oodles of palm trees and rubber plants.

 

[Barking Mat]

Beautiful.

 

[Ashley Burton]

@chunkolini Some great work there!

 

[Bullet2012]

Talking of fish SWMBO saw this today up at Greenham Common

 

[Shedendman]

Talking of fish SWMBO saw this today up at Greenham Common

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Greenham Common? Thats a scud in disguise

 

[tom2207]

great work , love the fish , in the first pic the bench top look like the floor , it looks as if your fish is HUGE ,, lol

 

[slim_boy_fat]

@chunkolini Love that!!

Can I ask what thickness the metal you used is, please?

 

[chunkolini]

What sizes?
A mix. 5x30mm for the strips along the body, 3x30 for the ribs, 1.2mm sheet for head and mostly 1.6 for the fins.
I was going to use 1.6 for all the sheet work but the delivery was late.