Model Boats 2015-09

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The World’s Best-Seller! September 2015 Vol.65 No.778

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Tim Henderson's 1:200 scale model of the Cunard liner

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GrafSpee.Fullhulledmodelat1:200scale HMSSheffield1:200fullhull HMSRepulse.Battleship1:300scale806mm IHMSDreadnought1:200 HMSCambeltown1;200scale470mm Yamato.JapaneseBattleship1:400685mm

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Ordersaresentby1stclasspostorUPS carrier.LargeparceldeliveriestoScottish HighlandandIslands,theIsleofMan,Islesof ScillyandNorthernIrelandwillbeshippedby 3dayUPScarrier.DeliveriestoChannel IslandswillbeshippedbyEuro48service

WeshipWorldwidetoo All prices correct at time of going to press but we reservetherighttosupplyatthepricesrulingatthe time of order despatch. E&OE

AmatiKits DutchRoyalYachtinBottle1:30095mm £44.95 EgyptianShipSahureDynasty350mm £74.95 GreekBireme480BC560mm £74.95 Venetiancargoship,1750450mm £119.95 SantaMaria1409540mm £120.95 Pinta1409450mm1:65scale £89.95 Nina370mm1:65scale £89.95 Mayflower16201:60scale650mm £164.95 ChineseJunkScale1:100400mm £84.95 Xebec.1753720mm1:60scale £149.95 H.M.A.VBounty1:60scale750mm £222.95 £244.95 RobertELeePaddleSteamer1:150600mm NewBedfordWhaleboat18601:16scale550mm£117.95 Bluenose.FishingSchooner1:100scale540mm £87.95 Titanic.WhiteStarLiner1912.1:2501070mm £378.95 EndeavourJClass.WoodenHull1:80480mm £79.95 RainbowJClass.WoodenHull1:80510mm £79.95 RainbowJClass1:80480mmPreformedHull £76.95 EnterpriseJClass480mm1:80 £75.95 £258.95 EndeavourJClass1:35scale1130mm

VictoryModelsKits LadyNelsonCutter.1:64scale530mm Granado.BombKetch17561:64800mm HMSFly.SwanClassSloop.17761:64800mm HMSVanguard.74gun3rdrate17821171mm HMSPegasusSwanclasssloop1:64800mm Mercury:20gunBrig1820.1:64860mm Revenge15771:64scale885mm

£116.95 £259.95 £283.95 £678.95 £339.95 £353.95 £369.95

Caldercraft Display Kits Diana38GunHeavyFrigate1:641180mm £468.54 Cruiser.1797.18GunBrig1:67scale850mm £205.28 Snake179718GunSloop1:67scale910mm £205.28 MaryRose.Tudorwarship735mm1:80scale £258.83 BrigSupply1759.Yardtransport1:64675mm £145.04 Agamemnon1781.64gunship1:641300mm £655.96 Endeavour.Bark1768.1:64scale725mm £243.63 £200.79 Bounty.1789.1:64scale660mm Sherbourne.8GunCutter1763.1:64500mm £74.92 Mars:CapturedDutch18gunbrig1:64790mm £200.79 JalouseCapturedFrenchbrig17941:64815mm£223.13 YachtChatham17411:64scale530mm £89.25 MortarVesselConvulsion.1:64scale530mm £95.93 SchoonerBallahoo.18041:64scale520mm £62.48 Victory1781.Nelson'sflagship1:721385mm £740.78 Granado.BombKetch17561:64scale785mm £218.64 BrigBadger17781:64scale600mm £175.64 SchoonerPickle17781:64scale565mm £129.39

Caldercraft R/C Kits Joffre.TyneRiverSteamTug.775mm1:48 Imara.TwinScrewBerthingTug1105mm1:32 Milfordstar.EastCoasttrawler1:48933mm NorthLight.SteamClydePuffer660mm1:32 MotorFifie.1:40scale600mm SSTalacre.SteamCoaster1:48863mm SirKayRoundTableMinesweeper933mm1:48

£276.68 £508.67 £254.34 £276.68 £129.39 £276.68 £325.74

DeansMarineKits LCM16531:24scale710mm 25ftMotorBoat1:12scale690mm CompassRose.Corvette1:96673mm H.M.S.Solebay.Destroyer19451210mm MGB77.71.6ftBPB1:24920mm 73ftVosperType11:24scale965mm Bronnington.minesweeper1:100465mm MTB488.B.P.C.71.6MTB1:24920mm SteamYachtMedea1904.1:48870mm Tradition.Seinenettrawler870mm1:24 H.M.S.CossackDestroyer19381200mm 63ftMotorAnti-SubBoatNo331:24812mm Response.SteamPicketBoat1:36460mm RoyalMarine.Minesweeper1:100619mm

Dockyard

£239.74 £194.74 £181.95 £315.73 £249.74 £269.46 £105.51 £280.32 £157.14 £371.75 £290.13 £213.16 £91.66 £112.25

CardModels SD14generalcargoship1:702133mm. £295.00 USSMissouri.1:200scale £61.24 GPMSMSSeydlitz1:200scale1010mm £56.95 PrinceofWalesBattleship1:200scale £51.95 Tirpitz1:200scaleFullhull1260mm £49.99 Bismarck1:200scaleFullhull1250mm £48.98 HMSMercury6thratefrigate17791:96scaler £44.95 AdmiralHipper,cruiser19351:200scale £40.81 HMSEnterprise28gunFrigate1:96scale £40.80

£30.60 £28.54 £27.53 £26.50 £25.95 £23.95

HullandPlanSets GrandBanksSchooner1193mm £87.50 VictoriaSteamLaunch1:12scale762mm £40.45 Pilot40.Pilotboat698mm £50.45 BluebirdOfChelsea.1:24scale654mm £46.95 ForcefulPaddleTug.1:481003mm £51.49 GuardsmanCustomslaunch1:32scale571mm £37.45 Burutu&BajimaTug1:50scale768mm £47.45 TyneLifeBoat1:19scale740mm £46.49 SmitNederlandHull558mm £42.45 £72.45 StLouisBelleMississippiSteamer838mm LiverpoolLifeboatl905mm1:12scale £91.50 RMASMoorhenHull1:43scale740mm £51.45 Cervia,ThamesTug1:48scale711mm £71.50 BraveBorderer1:32scale914mm £86.50 HMSWarspite.QueenElizabethclass £154.00 H.M.S.Devonshire.Cruiser1504mm £134.00 H.M.S.Liverpool.Townclass1409mm £120.00

Plan&MaterialPacks VosperMTBHullPack670mm HigginsHellcatCNCPack610mm HMSTemerityCNCPack890mm

£39.99 £44.99 £42.45

PlasticKits TrumpeterHMSNelson1:200scale £206.95 MeritUSSHornet1:200scale £238.48 TamiyaIJNYamato1:350717mm £270.95 TrumpeterUSSMissouri1:200scale1352mm £249.16 TrumpeterBismarck19411:200scale1265mm £203.95 TrumpeterUSSArizonaBB-3919411:200 £160.16 LindbergPT109MTB1:32scale749mm £149.95 HellerHMSVictory1:100scale £149.95 HellerLeSoleilRoyal1:100scale £149.95 LindbergSeaWitch.Clipper1:96scale838mm £149.95 RevellFlowerClassCorvette1:72850mm £107.10 ItaleriSchnellbootS-1001:35 £161.95 IItaleriMTB771:35scale632mm £89.95 ItaleriPT109TorpedoBoat1:35scale £89.95 MTBVosperSt.NazaireRaidMTB74 £89.95 LindbergBlueDevilDestroyer1:125910mm £99.95 TrumpeterHMSRepulse19411:350 £87.21 TrumpeterHMSHood(1941)1:350 £80.09 TrumpeterUSSAlabamaBB-601:350 £71.19 £64.96 TrumpeterPrinzEugen19451:350 TrumpeterHMSQueenElizabeth19431:350 £62.29 TrumpeterHMSBelfast1942563mm1:350 £62.29 TrumpeterGrafSpee.1:350531mm £47.16 TrumpeterAdmiralHipper19411:350 £62.26 TamiyaBismarck1:350717mm £61.99 RevellTypeVIICU-Boat1:72 £59.99 TamiyaTirptz1:350717mm £58.50 TamiyaHMSKingGeorgeV1:350 £49.99 TamiyaHMSPrinceofWales1:350 £49.99

Plastic Kit Upgrades GermanAAWeaponsWWII1:350 £8.40 Navalfigures1:350scale £7.20 Passengershipcrewfigures1:350scale £8.40 NavalCrewFiguresGermanWWII1:350 £8.40 Etchedlifebeltsset1:350scale. £8.40 R.NNavalfiguresFarEast1:350scale £8.40 BismarcketcheddetailTamiyaBismarck1:350 £22.30 Tirpitz(designedtobeusedwithTamiyakits) £30.60 HMSHooddetailsheetpack1:350scale £30.60 AdmiralGrafSpeeetchedsheetset1:350scale£24.99 HMSRepulseetchdetailsheets1:350scale £19.50 PrinzEugenetchedset.1:350scale £22.30 HMSRepulserailingsset1:350scale £19.50 PrinzEugenetchedrailingsset1:350scale £22.30 PrinceofWaleSetchsheetpack1:350 £20.60 HMSDreadnought1907Etcheddetail1/350 £19.50 HMSDreadnought1907RailingSet1/350 £14.99 £36.50 WoodendeckforHMSHood1:350scale WoodendeckforGrafSpee1:350scale £32.30 WoodendeckforHMSRepulse1:350scale £34.80 WoodendeckforPrinzEugen1:350scale £34.80 WoodendeckforTirpitz1:350scale £34.80 WoodendeckforAdmiralHipper1:350scale £34.80 DXWoodendeck&EtchforHornet1:200 £230.70 DXWoodendeck&RailingforBismarck1:350 £37.99 £31.50 WoodendeckforBismarck1:350scale WoodendeckforTirpitz1:350scale £31.50 WoodendeckforKG51:350scale £33.20 WoodendeckforPriceofWales1:350scale £33.20 DXWoodendeck&RailingforWarspite1:350 £53.80 DXWoodendeck&RailingforBismarck1:200 £192.80 DXWoodendeck&EtchforMissouri1:200 £215.99 GLSFlowerClassDeck&FittingsSet.1:72 £99.99 GLSFlowerClassType`C'BridgeSet1:72 £38.40 GLSFlowerClassCorvetteDepthChargeSet £39.38 ThisisjustaselectionfromGoldMedal,MK1Design, Master,GreatLittleShipsandEduard.

R/C Boat Plans MirandaEdwardiansteamlaunch42in £12.50 WillEverardThamesBarge:1:48scale £17.50 BraveBorderer:36inVosperpatrolboat, £12.50 Enterprise:NorthumbrianCoble.27in. £12.50 "Pilot40police/pilotlaunch27Ÿ £12.50 Inchcolm:Clydepuffer24æin. £12.50 LiverpoolLifeboat:1:12scale £12.50 200SeriesRAFSeaplaneTender:950mml £12.50 H.M.SArkRoyal:A1:192scalemodel,50in. £12.50 £12.50 VosperMTB:261/4inches SteamYachtGreta:44in £17.50 LaunchOut:27Ÿin.,sideandpairtrawler, £17.50 P.STotnesCastlepaddlesteamer42Ÿin. £12.50 Joffre:TyneTug30Ÿin. £12.50 StLouisBelle1:64Mississippistern-wheeler £12.50 T.B.DCruiserLeader:1:14432in.Scoutclass £12.50 200SeriesRAFSeaplaneTender:1:12950mm £12.50 H.M.SKent:1:96scaleearlycruiser58" £17.50 FaireyHuntsman:1:8scale1066mm £12.50 £22.50 CeliaJane:ThamesBarge1:24scale.50in. Joffre:TyneTug1:48scale30Ÿin £12.50 Britannia1893.Royalracingyacht,1:32nd £29.50 PibrochA1:50thscaleClydePuffer,400mm £17.50 OspreyScottishwoodenfishingboat,500mm £31.50 Altairgaffriggedschooner1:32nd1200mm £33.50 PrincessHighspeedluxurymotoryacht.1:24th £17.50 ConstanceBowaterpaperfreighter,1030mm £17.50 BostonFury1960EastCoastTrawler1125mm £17.50 £17.50 Waverleypaddlesteamer1365mm,

HoopOpZegenBeamertrawler725mm LouisHeloise1:10thFrenchBautier.1025mm

£17.50 £23.50

Harold Underhill Plans CuttySarkClipperShip698mm MarieSophieofFalmouth1033mm LadyofAvenel.Wood.850mm 74-GunTwo-Decker(Circa18131422mm LadyDaphneThamesSailingBarge812mm 12-GunBrig-of-War.Lines,1187mm CunardLinerServia,1:192scale850mm 40-GunFrigate(Circa1790831mm Valerian.BrixhamTrawler1069mm. DieselRingNetFishingBoat615mm ThreeBrothers.RyeFishingSmack.797mm Muirneag.ScottishZulu-1612mm ClydePufferSealight,588mm Leon.WoodBrigantine514mm IronPaddleTug1:48scale863mm Thisisjustaselectionoftherangeavailable.

£29.54 £44.41 £33.30 £77.71 £29.54 £55.51 £33.30 £66.61 £49.23 £29.53 £29.54 £66.61 £19.68 £59.07 £44.40

StaticDisplayKitPlans GreekBireme440mmconstructionplans.560mm£7.12 Vikingship,constructionplans.1:50440mm £7.12 SantaMariaplanset1:65scale540mm £8.85 Pintaplanset1:65scale450mm £8.14 Ninaplanset1:65scale450mm £8.14 Mayflower,constructionplans.Scale1:60. £11.29 SovereignoftheSeas,plans1:781100mm £16.18 HMSPrince,constructionplans750mm £20.04 SanFelipe,constructionplans.Length950mm. £13.43 ChineseJunk,constructionplans.1:100400mm £7.02 FrenchXebecconstructionplans1:60720mm £10.99 HMSVictory,constructionplans1:100950mm £18.82 HMSBounty,plans1:60720mm £13.43 NewBedfordWhaler,plans.1:16.550mm. £12.72 VenetianGondola,plans.Length570mm. £5.90 RivaAquaramaplanset1:10scale860mm £23.09 EndeavourPlanset1:80scale480mm £8.85 EndeavourJClassPlansset1:351130mm £22.38 TitanicPlansset1:2501070mm £48.83 £8.85 LadyNelsonCutterPlanSet1:64530mm GranadoPlanSet1:64800mm £16.79 HMSFlyPlanset1:64800mm £21.37 HMSVanguardPlanset1:721171 £40.49 HMSPegasusplanset1:64800mm £21.37 Mercuryplanset1:64860mm £25.13 CuttySark,constructionplans,Scale1:78. £31.00 Thisisjustaselectionofover1000plansavailable

R/C Equipment HiTechLite4channel2.4GHzTx/RxCombo £49.95 HitecOptic6(2.4GHz)combo £119.99 HitecOptic5channel(2.4GHz)combo £72.50 ViperMarine40ampspeedcontroller £53.22 Planet5TransmitterandReceiverSet £54.99 FR30HX30ampspeedcontroller £47.14 15HVR15ampspeedcontroller £37.69 ViperMarine25ampspeedcontroller £34.99 FR12VR12ampspeedcontrollerBEC £33.86 £30.99 HiTechMegaArmSailWinch19.8kg/cm ProportionalDrumSailWinch £30.63 ViperMarine20ampspeedcontroller £28.99 ViperMarine15ampspeedcontroller £22.99 ViperMicroMarine10ampspeedcontroller £22.99 ViperMarine15PlugPlayspeedcontroller £22.99 Programmablemixingmodule £20.34 Waterproofmixingmodule(w-tail) £17.80 Waterproofmixingmodule £15.70 FullrangeofR/Cinstallationequipmentavailable

Sound Modules Petrol/DieselEnginewithHorn SteamEngineSound Whooper FogHorn ShipKlaxon AirHorns LargeShipHorn LargeShipSteamWhistle TugBoatAirHorn

£43.40 £43.40 £35.73 £35.73 £35.73 £35.73 £35.73 £35.73 £35.73

Motors Schotteldriveunit70mmdiaprop Schotteldriveunit50mmdiaprop Schotteldriveunit40mmdiaprop 543/12lowdrainmotorforlargeprops MabuchiLowDrain545 Mabuchi540 Mabuchi480motor4.8to8.4v Electronize365/14lowdrain MotormountforMFA800/850Motors 385Motor6to15.0Voltwithmount 540Motor6to12.0Voltwithmount RX15540Motor6to8.4vVolt RE800Motor12.0Voltwithmount RE850Motor12.0Voltwithmount Motormountfor540/500.550and600Motors MFA540Motorand2.5:1Gearbox4.5-15v MFA540Motorand6:1Gearbox4.5-15v MFA385Motorand2.5:1Gearbox4.5-15v 950series385Motorand6:1Gearbox4.5-15v 951series951MotorandGearbox298:16volt, 800/850BeltDriveReductionUnit2.1:1

£95.94 £76.48 £62.71 £18.85 £9.96 £7.43 £7.00 £5.56 £4.50 £6.56 £10.36 £35.95 £27.49 £27.49 £2.75 £19.33 £19.36 £17.56 £17.56 £9.00 £40.80

RaboeschPropshafts PropellerShaftM4270mmwith220mmtube BronzeBearingPropellerShaftM4290mm BronzeBearingPropellerShaftM4290mm BronzeBearingPropellerShaftM4186mm BronzeBearingPropellerShaftM4211mm BronzeBearingPropellerShaftM4236mm BronzeBearingPropellerShaftM4261mm BronzeBearingPropellerShaftM4290mm BallracedPropellerShaftM4290mm BallracedPropellerShaftM5290mm BallracedPropellerShaftM4450mm BallracedPropellerShaftM5450mm PropellerShaftwithskegM2230mm ScalePropellerShaftwithskegM3270mm ScalePropellerShaftwithskegM4330mm

£15.36 £25.29 £25.29 £23.49 £23.49 £23.49 £23.49 £23.49 £34.22 £34.32 £39.74 £39.74 £23.49 £25.29 £30.71

RudderAssemblies Rudderassembly60longx41mmwide £5.36 Rudderassembly33longx22mmwide £4.42 3waytillerarm.For5mmdiammrudderposts £2.72 3waytillerarm.For4mmdiammrudderposts £2.72 3waytillerarm.For3mmdiammrudderposts£2.72 DoubleTillerArm.Fits3/16or5mmshaft £1.15 £5.36 Rudderassembly67mmlongx44mmwide Rudderassembly53mmlongx36mmwide £5.53

Rudderassembly45mmlongx30mmwide

£4.95

Raboesch Brass Propellers BrassPropeller(AType)20-3Blade-M4 £9.94 BrassPropeller(AType)25-3Blade-M4 £9.94 BrassPropeller(AType)30-3Blade-M4 £10.84 BrassPropeller(AType)35-3Blade-M4 £10.84 BrassPropeller(AType)40-3Blade-M4 £10.84 BrassPropeller(AType)45-3Blade-M4 £12.65 BrassPropeller(AType)50-3Blade-M4 £12.65 £12.65 BrassPropeller(AType)55-3Blade-M4 BrassPropeller(AType)60-3Blade-M5 £15.36 BrassPropeller(AType)65-3Blade-M5 £15.36 BrassPropeller(AType)65-3Blade-M4 £15.36 BrassPropeller(AType)70-3Blade-M5 £17.61 BrassPropeller(AType)75-3Blade-M5 £17.61 Thisisjustaselectionofahugerangeof3,4and5blades propsinstock

RaboeschBowThrusters Bowthrusterunitwithmotor14mmI/D Bowthrusterunitwithmotor16mmI/D Bowthrusterunitwithmotor19mmI/D Bowthrusterunitwithmotor22mmI/D Bowthrusterunitwithmotor25mmI/D MiniBowthrusterunitwithmotor10mmI/D Bowthrusterunitwithmotor30mmI/D

£33.87 £33.87 £33.87 £38.39 £38.39 £27.10 £81.29

BECCLetters&Numbersets 2AArialLettering2mm, 3AArialLettering3mm, 4AArialLettering4mm, 6AArialLettering6mm, 8AArialLettering8mm, 10AArialLettering10mm, 12AArialLettering12mm, 15AArialLettering15mm, 20AArialLettering20mm, 25AArialLettering25mm, 5AArialLettering5mm, Availableinmostcolours

£4.07 £4.59 £4.59 £4.59 £5.10 £5.10 £6.12 £7.14 £8.16 £10.20 £4.59

QuaycraftShipísBoats QS77 1:72scale27ftClinkerwhaler115mm £19.44 QR27 1:96Scale27ftWhaler85mm £9.36 QL43 1:4818ftLifeboatDoubleEnd114mm £14.88 QL37 1:3216ftClinkerDoubleEnd150mm £19.08 QR25 1:96Scale25ftMotorcutter79mm £9.84 QD24 1:2414ftClinkerDinghy178mm £20.28 QP16 1:4816ftRoyalNavy16ídinghy100mm £11.04 QL53 1:4820ftdoubleendlifeboat125mm £15.84 QS75 1:72Motorcutter109mm £20.88 £22.32 QP27 1:4827ftRoyalNavyWhaler172mm QD34 1:3214ftClinkerDinghyStern123mm £17.76 QL59 1:48.22ftLifeboat.doubleended140mm £16.56 QS70 1:7216ftClinkerdinghy,66mm £10.32 QN32 1:12832ftCutterclinker75mm £7.08 QL36 1:3216ftClinkerTransomStern150mm £19.08 QP12 1:4812.5ftClinkerDinghy.Stern80mm £11.16 QD20 1:2410ftClinkerDinghy123mm £17.88 QMB151:9626ftLifeboatdoubleend83mm £12.96 QB14 1:7220ftclinkerlifeboat83mm £12.72 Thisisjustaselectionofover100boatsavailable

ScalelinkEtchedBrass 11mm3railstanchions&railing840mm £10.20 1:96R.N3railstanchionsandrailing11mm £10.20 1:128scaleverticalladdering £10.20 1:72R.Npattern3railstanchionsandrailing £10.20 1:192R.Npattern3railstanchions £10.20 ClarendonserifLetters2.5,3and5mmhigh £10.20 1:200Angledstepladderswithhandrail £10.20 Verticalrungladders4.5mm&5.5mmwide £12.00 £10.20 1:128Angledstepcompanionwayladders 1:128scaleverticalladdering £10.20 5mmand6mmwideAngledstepladders £10.20 6mm&8mmverticalrungladdering £10.20 Thisisjustaselectionfromthehugerangeavailable

1:24scaleCrewFigures Standingciviliancrewmember £8.12 Seatedciviliancrewfigurewearingwoollenhat £8.12 StandingR.N/Civilianofficerwithbinoculars £8.12 Civiliancrewmemberstandingwearingberet £8.12 Civilian/R.NOfficerwearingcapandpullover £8.12 R.N/Civilianwearingwaterproofjacket £8.12 Standingciviliancaptaininsheepskinjacket £8.12 Seatedshipscaptainwearingcapandpullover £8.12 StandingR.N/civilianofficerinwetweatherjacket £8.12 £8.12 R.N/Civilianwearingwaterproofjacket R.Ncrewindressuniformleaningonrail £8.12 Seatedciviliancrewmember1:24scale £8.12 Thisisjustaselectionoftherangeavailable.

Rigging Thread RiggingThread,0.1mmNatural(10mtr) RiggingThread,0.25mmBlack(10mtr) RiggingThread,0.25mmNatural(10mtr) RiggingThread,0.5mmBlack(10mtr) RiggingThread,0.5mmNatural(10mtr) RiggingThread,0.75mmBlack(10mtr) RiggingThread,0.75mmNatural(10mtr) RiggingThread,1mmBlack(10mtr) RiggingThread,1.0mmNatural(10mtr) RiggingThread,1.3mmBlack(10mtr) RiggingThread,1.3mmNatural(10mtr) RiggingThread,1.7mmNatural(5mtr) RiggingThread,1.8mmBlack(5mtr) RiggingThread,2.5mmNatural(2.5mtr) Thisisjustaselectionoftherangeavailable.

£1.64 £1.64 £1.64 £1.76 £1.76 £1.89 £1.89 £2.02 £2.02 £2.77 £2.33 £3.09 £4.16 £4.28

BECC Flags GB02WhiteEnsign,Size:AAA10mm £3.05 GB02WhiteEnsign,Size:AA15mm £3.05 GB02WhiteEnsign,Size:A20mm £3.05 GB02WhiteEnsign,Size:B25mm £3.05 GB02WhiteEnsign,Size:C38mm £3.96 GB02WhiteEnsign,Size:D50mm £3.96 GB02WhiteEnsign,Size:E75mm £4.95 GB02WhiteEnsign,Size:F100mm £5.97 GB02WhiteEnsign,Size:G125mm £7.91 £9.91 GB02WhiteEnsign,Size:H150mm Alsoavailable,Navalensignsinred,Blueaswelland Nationalflagsfrommostmaritimenations

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60 NATIONAL MODEL ENGINEERING AND MODELLING EXHIBITION - 2015 Dave Wooley reports from Harrogate

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44 SEMI-KIT REVIEW! WILDCAT 53 PART 2 Brian Roberts completes the 1:12 scale Models by Design semi-kit

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64 HISTORIC SHIP MODELS Anthony Addams visits the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich and sees what it has to offer

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International Model Boat Show 2015 This is being held from Friday 6th November to Sunday 8th November inclusive at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, near Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, on the Junction of the A425/B4455 (SAT. NAV. CV31 1XN). Opening times are 1000hrs to 1600hrs daily. Visitors are guaranteed a

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Obituary - Norman Haddon I am sure many will feel the same sense of loss on hearing of the passing of Norman Haddon. He not been to see us for some time as his health has been failing, but knowing him as I do, I am sure that he missed us all as much as we missed him. Norman chaired the Northampton & District MBC through some difficult times, both personally and in relation to the club’s affairs. There were some unfortunate and unnecessary divisions within the club that required some careful and perceptive response from the Chairman and Norman met that challenge with composure and I think those of us who nowadays enjoy the membership of this great club owe him a debt of gratitude for his management. I am sure many have personal memories of Norman. Mine is his genuine surprise that I attended the funeral of his wife, meaning I had to ‘force’ myself away from work for a few hours, as if I would not want to offer what support I could at such a difficult time for him, but typical of Norman, I suspect he did not believe he deserved it. However, in the midst of the sadness of Norman’s passing is a warming footnote from when he was found dead in the early hours of Tuesday 2nd June 2015. Late on the previous evening he had been informed of the safe arrival of a great grandchild, and we are thankful that he had this good news at the very end of his life. Norman will be missed, I am sure. John Price, Treasurer of Northampton & District MBC

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A final reminder that on Sunday 13th September this club will be holding its Warship & Naval Day at Wilton Park, Bradford Road, Batley, WF17 8JH from 1000hrs to 1600hrs. This is a major event and well worth a visit. There will be a raffle, refreshments, free car parking, static and on the water displays. Although the theme is warships, you are welcome to attend with all other types of model except i.c. and high performance fast electric boats. For more information, please contact Stan, tel: 01132 675790 or please check the club website: kirkleesmodelboatclub.weebly.com

Ebridge Model Boat Club This growing group of enthusiasts in Norfolk, uses the Mill Pond at Ebridge Mill, NR28 9NH, part of the North Walsham and Dilham Canal. They have permission to sail all types of model boat, except i.c. powered types. and operate on Saturday and Sunday mornings. For more information, John Albinson can be contacted on tel: 01692 584223 or email: [email protected]

Balne Moor MBC This very active club based near Doncaster, has a major interest in tug towing and for the remainder of 2015 they have Open Events on: 16th August; 20th September and 4th October. If you haven’t tried it, please go along and there is always

someone at these events willing to coach and even loan you a tug if required. The Sat. Nav. location of their private sailing facility is DN14 0ER, and further information can be found on the club website: www.balnemoormbc.co.uk or please email either: M. Butler: michael.butler1949@ talktalk.net J. Pollitt: [email protected]

International One Metre National Championship On the 28th to 30th August 2015, Lincoln Model Yacht Club is hosting the International One Metre (IOM) 2015 British National Championship at their sailing water at Scotland Farm, Thorpeon-the-Hill, Lincoln, LN6 9BP. The entry is limited to 84 and includes nine members of the 2015 Great Britain Team from the 2015 World Championships as well as entrants from other European countries, so promises to be an exciting three days of radio controlled model yacht racing. For more information please contact: Phil Harpham, tel: 07921 242287 or Mick Chamberlain, tel: 01427 610864, or check the club’s website: https://lincolnmodelyachtclub. wordpress.com

Thank you! Stan Reffin and Kirklees Model Boat Club wish to thank all those, modellers and traders, who supported them on their recent very successful July Open Day. Also, the Raffle enabled a donation of £300 to be made to the RNLI, in addition to sales on their table, so thank you again to all those who attended. Information supplied by Stan Reffin

Sheffield Ship Model Society Open Day This event will be held on Sunday 4th October 2015 at Millhouses Park, Abbeydale Road South, Millhouses, Sheffield, S7 2QQ, from 1000hrs to 1600hrs. All types of craft are welcome, but sorry no i.c., for a day of free sailing. The park is situated south side of Sheffield. There is free on road parking or pay/display parking at either end of the park (40p per hour). There is a pond side café, toilets and the clubhouse offering battery charging facilities. Further information is on the website: www. sheffieldshipmodelsociety.co.uk, or please contact John Blackwell, tel: 01142 748162. Information supplied by John Blackwell

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and sail. We will also be laying out a steering course, although please note for anyone bringing their own boat that we are not allowed to run i.c. engines on the water. There will be plenty of parking next to the lake together with disabled facilities at the clubhouse. Refreshments will also be available. For further information, please check our website: www.gcmbc.co.uk, or contact Mike Charlton, tel: 01472 318664.

Warminster Model Boat Club This club has a friendly Open Event on the 6th September 2015, 0900hrs onwards, all types of boat welcome (except i.c.). Scale and sports boats are normally operated and the club is situated in Warminster Park, postcode BA12 9NT. You are able to bring vehicles to the lakeside to drop off, and there is plenty of

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GAMES 4 for the Canada Cup at Poole Roger Stollery reports from this event for r/c Marblehead yachts

ony Edwards sailed his upgraded PARADOX very consistently to win this magnificent silver trophy engraved with winners going back to the 1950s. Poole Radio Yacht Club at their superb sailing water at Longham Lakes ran sixteen good races on 21st June in 7 to 14 mph variable WNW winds. Twelve competitors from the South-Western, Metropolitan and Southern and Eastern districts enjoyed some exciting racing in B or C rigs, plenty of fast planing on the downwind legs and tricky wind shifts on the beats. These wind shifts and the poor visibility of the windward mark made rounding it difficult. Despite the inevitable contacts, penalty turns were carried out without any outstanding protests. This event was a good example of how competitive older Marblehead designs can be if carefully prepared and upgraded.

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Longham Lakes, the home of Poole MYC, provides good racing conditions.

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Tony Edwards John Shorrock Robbie Nevitt Hugh McAdoo Rob Vice Roger Stollery Alf Reynolds Dick Jobbins John Bennett Philip Udall

range twice caused PRO Peter Wiles to struggle against the wind in the electric powered rescue boat to recover boats sailing beautifully to windward to the far side of the lake. He used the power of the sails of the rescued boats to come back a lot quicker! The prizewinners thanked Poole’s race team for running a good event and particularly Leslie Wiles for providing some absolutely superb cakes to go with the coffee that was available throughout the day. It is hoped that this event will have encouraged more sailors in the South-Western district to take up Marblehead racing and boost the numbers for the SW district Marblehead ranking event at Yeovil on 3rd October 2015.

Contact information Poole Radio Yacht club website: http://pooleradioyachtclub.webs. com Marblehead Class Radio Sailing UK website: https:// marblheadsailing.wordpress.com

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Queen Elizabeth 2 Tim Henderson describes his model served my apprenticeship in the Engine Works of John Brown & Co (Clydebank) Ltd and in 1964 was working in the Engine Development Department when the shipyard quoted for and won the order to build ship No. 736, which was named Queen Elizabeth 2 and launched by the HM the Queen on 20th September 1967, with over time, the liner becoming affectionately known as the QE2. This new ship was a replacement for the then ageing Cunard liners Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, which were originally designed as express passenger liners serving the North Atlantic before the arrival of jet passenger aircraft. From the early 1950’s, more and more passengers were crossing the North Atlantic by air and the number of passengers crossing on the passenger liners was declining. The new Cunard passenger vessel was designed as an express passenger liner and also to be used for worldwide cruising. The ship was smaller than her predecessors and her beam was limited to 105 feet (32 metres) to allow her to pass through the Panama Canal and a draught of 32.6 feet (9.94 metres) for unrestricted access to most

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ports worldwide. The new ship had 13 deck levels compared to 12 on the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth. These requirements presented a great challenge to the ship designers at Cunard and John Brown & Co and in order to achieve the required stability of the ship, aluminium was used for all the superstructure above the promenade deck level and the steel bottom plating was increased in thickness to provide increased weight and strength to the bottom of the ship. Queen Elizabeth 2 sailed on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York on 2 May 1969. The British assembled Concorde prototype also first flew on 9 April 1969 and achieved Mach 2.0 on the 12th November that year, so 1969 was a very special year for British high speed travel both on the sea and in the air. Later, this most graceful of all the passenger liners with her very fine lines became generally known as the QE2 and as a Cunard liner, she travelled nearly 6000000 miles, which is more than that of the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth combined.

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Forty Years Famous On 20th September 2007, Cunard invited many of those who had been involved in the design and building of QE2 to a ‘Forty Years Famous’ reception and lunch on board the QE2 at Greenock on the Clyde where she had been built. Before lunch a toast to the QE2 was drunk 40 years to the day after the ship was launched at Clydebank. This was followed by a display over the QE2 by the RAF Red Arrows and then lunch. I was fortunate to be able to visit the engine rooms and be shown the more powerful diesel electric propulsion machinery that replaced the original steam turbines when the QE2 was re-engined over the winter of 1986 to 1987. This new machinery achieved a 35% saving in fuel consumption, increased the propulsive power from 110000shp to 118000shp and the maximum speed of the ship from 32.5 knots to 34 knots. Today the QE2 remains as the fastest merchant ship still afloat, albeit currently languishing in a Middle East port.

The model Inspired by this memorable day, I decided to build a 1:200 scale model of the QE2 as she was when first delivered to Cunard in 1969. The model is steam powered and radio controlled, the former being unusual for a model of a passenger liner. The model has an overall length of 147cm, beam of 16cm, draught of 4.97cm and the height from keel to top of funnel is 31.1cm.

GRP hull The model is totally scratch built and there was the added benefit of possessing the detailed deck layout drawings of the original ship. A 1:200 scale lines plan was initially prepared on a piece of white painted hardboard. Once completed, horizontal levels were drawn at 12mm intervals from the bottom of the ship and the shape of the hull at

Photo 5. Tim Henderson with the moulded GRP hull. This give you a good idea of the relative size of the model.

each of these levels then drawn on 12mm thick mahogany. The wood was then cut to shape with a jigsaw. These pieces of wood were then glued together to form the two halves of the wooden hull plug, Photos 1 and 2, and these were then faired to shape. The plug halves were then carefully sanded smooth, filled where necessary, coated with epoxy, wet and dry fine sanded and finish polished as in Photo 3, here fixed to the dummy mould fence. The GRP mould halves were laid-up on the respective plug halves and the actual GRP hull of the model was also laid-up in this resulting mould, it comprising a gel coat, 30gsm surface tissue and two layers of 450gsm chopped strand mat., all impregnated with resin. This resulted in a minimum hull thickness of 1.6mm producing a very strong and stiff hull, but if I were to mould a similar hull again, I would use a lighter lay-up, Photos 4 and 5.

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As the model was to be steam powered just like the original ship when first built, various steam engines and boilers were investigated as to their suitability and being aware of the critical stability of the model, an engine with low centre of gravity was selected. A Miniature Steam Clyde two cylinder oscillating engine with a 3 inch horizontal boiler was eventually selected. A gearbox was custom made, which is close coupled to the engine using a sub-plate, with two output shafts running at three times engine speed to drive the outward rotating 4mm diameter propeller shafts, Photo 6. A ‘save-all tray’ made from folded and soldered thin brass sheet, slides in under the engine and gearbox to contain any oil drips and water condensate. Before the two stern tubes for the propshafts were fibreglassed into the hull, oiling stand pipes were soldered to the drilled stern tubes to provide easy lubrication of the shafts bearings,

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Photo 7. The oiling stand pipes on the two stern tubes. Photo 8. The gas fuel tank, regulating valve and boiler burner. Photo 9. The port 35mm dia. propeller and single balanced rudder.

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Photo 7. Intermediate propeller shafts with universal couplings connect the gearbox output shafts to these propshafts and the 35mm diameter five bladed bronze propellers are driven by those shafts. Two longitudinal machinery bearers were epoxy glued along the inside bottom of the hull and these are spaced to match the mounting feet on the boiler. The gearbox width was also designed to have the same mounting width as the boiler. By using a single engine with a gearbox, this achieved the lowest possible centre of gravity. A fuel gas tank was mounted as low as possible ahead of the boiler. Brass sheet Z-section mounting brackets were bolted to the fuel tank feet and these have keyholes fitting over screw heads on the longitudinal bearers. These keyholes are to allow easy removal of the tank for refilling outside of the model. A boiler pressure controlled gas regulating valve is fitted low down on the gas pipe from the gas tank to the boiler burner. Steaming trials during the Winter of 2014 to 2015 showed that the gas flow from the gas tank was reducing due to the temperature of the gas tank falling caused by evaporation of the liquid fuel into gas. As a result of this, a heat exchanger fabricated from copper sheet, was incorporated between the boiler burner body and one third of the length of the bottom half of the gas tank. The outer surfaces of the heat exchanger, not in contact with the burner and the fuel tank, are thermally insulated, Photo 8. Combustion air for the boiler and air for ventilation of machinery compartments is drawn in under two of the rear lido decks overlooking the aft swimming pools. The standard boiler brass chimney was replaced with a longer and lighter thin aluminium tube for the inner funnel and the engine exhaust steam and lubricating oil passes through a steam/oil separator mounted beside the engine. As traces of oil may remain in the exhaust steam after the separator, I was advised that if exhausted from the funnel, very small traces of oil might still be deposited on the decks of the model, so in order to avoid this, the exhaust steam is actually discharged through the side of the model, 10mm above the waterline.

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Photo 11. A close-up view of batteries and horn sound module with an operating servo forward of the boiler. Photo 12. The construction of the upperworks is of wood.

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brass with a 6mm stock, which is hollow from above the rudder. The top and bottom are 1.6mm thick and the shell is 0.6mm. The various rudder parts are all soft-soldered such that the complete rudder is watertight. The rudder bearing is a brass tube fibreglassed into the hull and a tiller arm is clamped with a single bolt to the top of the rudder stock. A stainless wire linkage connects this to the rudder servo, Photo 9 being a Port side view of the balanced rudder and adjacent propshaft and propeller.

Receiver, engine, rudder servo and horn A 2.4GHz four channel radio control receiver has been mounted below the mast with its short vertical aerial running up inside the hollow interior. Control servos for the engine and the rudder are mounted low down, immediately aft of the gearbox. Wiring from the radio to the servos is cable-tied to a wooden spar between the ring frames on the starboard side of the model. The receiver’s rechargeable 4.8 volt NiMH battery is mounted on the longitudinal bearers along with a ‘Large Ship’s

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horn’ sound module and its dedicated 9v battery ahead of the fuel tank. The horn’s loudspeaker is mounted low down in a wooden enclosure outboard of the port machinery bearer. This is adjacent to the boiler burner to allow the sound to be radiated from the hot air outlets above the boiler and below the funnel, Photos 10 and 11.

Internal frames, decks, superstructure and funnel Four 3mm marine plywood ring frames were fitted to stiffen the GRP hull and the centres of these were cut away leaving 20 to 25mm frame webs. Two 12 x 12mm longitudinal machinery bearers run along the inside bottom of the hull. The open top of the GRP hull and tops of the ring frames are stiffened with 10 x 10mm wood section pieces. The all wood deck and superstructure is fabricated from various thicknesses of marine plywood, varying from 0.8mm to 3mm thick, and some shaped parts are made from mahogany, all of which were offcuts from making the initial hull plug, Photos 12 and 13. The curved screens on the decks are made by laminating two pieces of 0.8mm plywood

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other outfitting details, Photo 16, which also shows an alternative use for a domestic rubber dinghy.

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Based on this stability data, the davits were made from 1.6mm aluminium wire, each in two parts glued together with Araldite epoxy adhesive. The lifeboats are made of solid balsawood with 0.8 mm plywood spine forming their keels and rudders. The rope falls for the lifeboats are made from 0.7mm aluminium wire. The bottoms of these wires are glued into the lifeboats and the top ends hooked into a 1mm hole drilled in the flattened end of the davit, Photo 17. This lightweight construction for the lifeboats ensured a very safe margin of stability for the model. There are a total of 20 ship’s boats on davits either side of the liner and two Class A 27 foot emergency boats, painted red, are located at the forward ends of the boat deck, port and starboard. Four Class B motor launches and eight Class B lifeboats are all 36 feet long. The six 40 foot long cruise launches could take 60 people ashore or act as lifeboats for 80 persons if necessary.

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Photo 15. The funnel and the ventilation hot air outlets below it are a major feature of the full-size vessel and likewise on the model.

together. The entire boat deck and superstructure lift off to give access to the internal machinery and electronics as in Photo 14. The outer funnel, a major feature of QE2, is made from thin aluminium sheet, Photo 15.

Photo 16. The preliminary sea trial showing an alternative practical use for a rubber dinghy.

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Photo 14. The basic wooden bridge structure.

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The steam engine, close coupled to the centrally mounted gearbox, is offset to port, so the other machinery items such as the exhaust steam oil separator tank, steam pressure controlled gas valve and batteries are offset to starboard to balance the weight of the engine. The large ship’s horn was a late addition and it was necessary to add 40 grams of lead ballast on the starboard side to balance the weight of the loudspeaker and its enclosure. Fine adjustment of any list is achieved by moving the radio battery across the model by adjusting the thickness of the packing pieces each side of the radio battery. At this stage, a preliminary sea trial of the unpainted model was carried out to test the boiler, steam engine, gearbox and propellers, but prior to this, 2.5mm thick lead sheet ballast was placed between the longitudinal bearers to get the model nearly down to its correct depth markings. Equal lead weights were then placed mid-length each side at the boat deck level until the model became unstable. This established the maximum permissible weight of the 20 lifeboats, davits and

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Painting The model was painted mostly using Halfords car spray touch-up aerosol cans for convenience and because they give a good finish. The davits were sprayed individually and then fitted and glued into pre-drilled holes on the boat deck and superstructure. After painting and final assembly and completion, a further stability trial, this time in the domestic bath, was carried out with the model ballasted down to its correct marks, Photo 18.

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The model was completed early in 2015, Photo 19, and its maiden voyage took place in the local marina, which is seawater thus requiring additional ballast compared to freshwater. In freshwater the model carries a total of 530 grams of lead sheet ballast between the two longitudinal machinery bearers and the total displacement of the model is 7410 grams with a full boiler and fuel tank. On the water, Photo 20, the model slips through the water at a fair speed and responds very well to the single balanced rudder. On a later voyage of the now fully completed model, it was run over a measured distance and achieved a speed of 1.33 knots, which for the full-size QE2 would be an equivalent 18.75 knots.

I am pleased with the finished model, but disappointed that it only achieved a full size ship speed of 18.75 knots as the original steam powered QE2 achieved 32.5 knots. As I now have a better understanding of the weight and stability of the model, I am investigating a more powerful and efficient slide valve steam engine with a lighter close-coupled custom built gearbox to increase the speed of the model and that is much of the fun and enjoyment of this hobby of ours, in that we can further develop and improve our models, which is perhaps the real challenge of it all.

Photo 18. The final stability test in the domestic bath. Photo 19. The finished model on a bright Spring day in 2015. Photo 20. QE2 on its first proper sea trials.

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ABOVE: Norman Ough working on his 1:192 scale model of HMS Daring. Photo 2: Working on a model of a cruiser. Photo 3: Lining up the trunnion blocks on the cradle of a Mk. XII 6 inch gun. Scale is 1/2 inch to 1 foot with a working breach and rifled barrel.

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he late Norman A. Ough has been considered by some as one of the greatest marine modellers of the 20th Century. His drawings and models have, over the years, been looked upon as masterpieces. As 2015 is the fiftieth anniversary of his death, now is an appropriate time to celebrate his life and work by looking at the man himself and also some of his work. Contemporary articles reviewing Ough’s work used phrases such as, ‘… for beautiful craftsmanship, for accuracy of detail and design, Mr. Ough’s models are unsurpassed’. In some circles he was deemed a genius, but also an eccentric, Photo 2. His whole life revolved around model making and in spite of his genius, it appears that he never had any money nor ever married. Once, when asked why he had not married, his simple and immediate reply was, ‘I am too much of a model maker; I wouldn’t inflict it on any woman’. Those readers ‘of a certain age’ will certainly remember Ough’s warship drawings which were sold through the David MacGregor Plans Service. He is also remembered for his series of articles in Model Maker and Model Boats on ‘All Steel Construction’ and ‘Warship Detail’, from 1958 until just before his death in 1965, Photo 3. In more recent years there have been some questions raised regarding the accuracy of his drawings

e.g. the lines plans of HMS Hood, but what has to be remembered is that Ough did not have the resources nor the technology available that we now take for granted. His plans included a huge amount of detail and they were mainly drawn using only photographs, personal measurement and a good deal of detective work. Yard or official drawings were difficult to come by in the 1950’s as many were still restricted under the Official Secrets Act, Photo 4. In a 1953 article on Dido class cruisers, published in Model Ships and Power Boats, Ough wrote: ‘One of the reasons why comparatively few models of ships of the Royal Navy are attempted by model makers is the fact that there are no detailed drawings of them. To my knowledge the plan reproduced here is the only one in existence of a

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4 modern cruiser available to the public’. In an earlier edition of that magazine, when writing an article about the destroyer HMS Vega, he said: ‘I have used no official information in making this plan, apart from that available to the public. It is based on my collection of photographs of HM ships gathered during the last 30 years and on experience gained in constructing detailed scale models for the Royal United Service Museum and the Imperial War Museum’. All his ship’s plans were drawn for model making purposes and many of his own models are still in the archives of the Imperial War Museum and the National Maritime Museum as well as being shown in other museums or are in the hands of private collectors, Photo 5.

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Ough’s drawings of HMS Daring.

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Early Days and School Life Born in Leytonstone, London, on the 10th November 1898, Norman Arthur Ough was the eldest son of Arthur Ough (1863 to 1946), an architect for Hong Kong University and the Canton to Hong Kong Railway, and Annie (née Goldie). At the age of two he accompanied his parents to Hong Kong where he lived for the next four years. Details of his early education are rather vague, but it is known that in his teenage years he went to Bootham School (a Quaker Foundation) in York until 1916/1917. It appears he went to Bootham not because he was a Quaker, as in fact the family were loyal Anglicans, but because the family home at that time was at Esk Hall in North Yorkshire, about 40 miles away. There is a photograph of Ough, Photo 6, when he left Bootham and his leaver’s report stated: ‘N. A. Ough leaves from the Upper School. With pen and ink he could do marvels on paper, being an exceedingly clever draughtsman. As a metal worker he was well known, The Show never failing to contain some of his exhibits. He was also an archaeologist. Last term he obtained the Bronze Medal’. The 1914 School Register gives his address as Esk Hall and mentioned he was placed 17th for his Archaeology Diary in the Inter-School Diary Competition in 1913. What is revealing, as the details would have been submitted by Ough himself, is his entry in the 1935 Bootham School Register. His address is given as 33 Greek Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1, and his profession as ‘Craftsman’. It then stated he is: ‘A specialist in ship models: Made series of historical models of ships from Roman times to present, now at Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter: Models of historical ships in action during Great War (under supervision of Admiralty) for Imperial War Museum: Series of models of modern warships for Royal United Services Museum, London, Photo 7: Model of Grand Fleet, as organised at Battle of Jutland, for naval exhibit at H. M. Government Pavilion at British Empire Exhibition Wembley, 1925. Hobbies: Reading books in Socialism; interested in modern ideas generally, especially those concerned with eliminating the chance of war; sketching; furniture making’. Whether it was Ough’s Quaker school influence we shall never know, but it appears he became a conscientious objector and at some stage after leaving school during the Great War, was imprisoned in Dartmoor. The story goes that he escaped and went, during the night time, to his Aunt Eleanor who lived with her parents in Torquay. At great risk she provided food and shelter to the young Norman. Apparently he was recaptured and returned to prison, but it is unknown for how long. After the war, when the family had moved to Dawlish in Devon, Ough attended the Exeter School of Art where he started his modelling career in earnest, although his interest in model ships dated back to when he was about three or four years old. Whilst at art school he built a working model of a sailing boat based on one he used to sail in Dawlish Bay. This model appeared on view at the Exeter Museum and as a result he was commissioned by the Curator to build a series of models depicting the development of ships through the ages. Such was Ough’s enthusiasm that in the

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HMS Glorious built for the Royal United Services Museum.

Model Maker and World War Two Ough eventually moved to London and settled down to the job of completing the 100ft to 1in scale model of the Grand Fleet, comprising 151 ships, and simultaneously began work for the Imperial War Museum. Soon after this, he built a small model of HMS Queen Elizabeth for Lord Howe who presented it to Earl Beatty at a reunion dinner, Photo 8. During the Second World War, it appears that Ough was still a conscientious objector, albeit one who specialized in the study of warships, but it is believed that at this stage of his life he was employed by Lord Louis Mountbatten to start a series of models depicting the ships he had served in. Ough also worked on ship models and special effects in the film industry producing propaganda and other films including: Convoy (1940); Sailors Three (1940); Spare a Copper (1940); Ships with Wings (1941), Photo 9; The Big Blockade (1942); San Demetrio (1943) and later, Scott of the Antarctic (1948).

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Photo 9: Booklet cover depicting Ough’s HMS Ark Royal in the Ealing Studio’s Infinity water tank for the film ‘Ships with Wings’. The model was 25 feet long with working guns, aircraft lifts, smoke generator, etc. and was crewed by two men.

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Later Years Having set up his main workshop at 98 Charing Cross Road, London WC2, where he remained for 29 years, Ough produced many plans, articles and models in that time, Photo 10. It has been reported that, ‘so dedicated was Ough to his craft that he twice went to hospital suffering from malnutrition because he considered that time spent eating was time that could be spent on his models’. It appeared that he had the capacity for prolonged periods of concentration and among his interests, apart from model making, was philosophy (he was a Theosophist) thinking that it promoted an analytic habit which was useful in any kind of work. Ough died in 1965, aged 67, in a Hampstead nursing home after a long illness. His work as a ship modeller and draughtsman is known throughout the world and his knowledge of naval vessels was astonishing.

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Ough in his workshop at Charing Cross Road. His model of HMS Dorsetshire in No. 14 Dry Dock, Portsmouth, is in the foreground.

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Models built by Norman Ough It is known that Ough had built over 400 models by 1951, but the actual total number of models completed in his lifetime is unknown. His work ranges from quite simplistic, small scale waterline models, to large scale radio controlled ships with working guns and even ‘man’ carrying ones for film work. One of his working models depicting the

Held by National Maritime Service Cutter (1:96 scale) HMS Queen Elizabeth (battleship) HMS Illustrious (aircraft carrier) HMS Warwick (destroyer) HMS Cygnet (destroyer) HMS Daring (destroyer) HMS Barfleur (destroyer)

Museum Ref. No. SLR1819 Ref. No. SLR1414 Ref. No. SLR1544 Ref. No. SLR1446 Ref. No. SLR1500 Ref. No. SLR1504 Ref. No. SLR1576

Held by Imperial War Museum HMS Glorious (aircraft carrier) Cat. No. MOD172 (originally made for RUS Museum) HMS Revenge (battleship) Cat. No. MOD123 HMS Osiris (submarine) Cat. No. MOD833

cruiser HMS Curacoa can be seen on a Pathé News Film of 1955 at: www.britishpathe.com/video/model-ship-curacoa, which shows Ough building the model in his workshop. Although many of his models are now held in private collections, the ones in major museums and that can be seen by the public, although sometimes by special arrangement, Photos 11 &12, are listed here.

HMS Dartmoor (minesweeper) Cat. No. MOD840 HMS London (cruiser) Cat. No. MOD563 HMS Dorchester (cruiser) Cat. No. MOD269 (depicted in No. 14 Dry Dock) HMS Lion (battlecruiser) Cat. No. MOD143 HMS Iron Duke (battleship) Cat. No. MOD127 HMS Vindictive (cruiser) Cat. No. MOD352 HMS Hawkins (cruiser) Cat. No. MOD1637 HMS Penelope (cruiser) Cat. No. MOD153 Jutland Fleet: 151 models depicting the composition of the British Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland in 1916, on 4 panels each 80 x 13 inches, Cat. No. MOD242

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Held at Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton HMS Glorious (aircraft carrier). A cased model displayed in the Carrier Experience entrance area, Photos 13, 14 & 15. Held at Broadlands (Home of the late Earl Mountbatten of Burma) Ough was commissioned to build small scale waterline models of all the ships that Mountbatten had served in, and these are now displayed in the ‘Ships Passage’ at Broadlands in Hampshire. The models of WW1 vessels are drawn up in line in floodlit dioramas showing backdrops of the Firth of Forth, Spithead and Portsmouth whilst WW2 vessels are shown against a painting of the Grand Harbour in Valetta, Malta. The ships depicted are: President; Glasgow; Surprise; Liverpool, Photo 16; Sister Anne; Illustrious; Kelly; Wishart;

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Articles in magazines Various articles, some with plans, written by Ough appeared throughout the 1950’s in magazines such as Model Engineer, Model Ships & Power Boats, Ships and Ship Models and Sheet Anchor. It was from 1958 until 1965 that he regularly wrote for Model Maker (Model Boats) magazine. These articles were of great help to model makers of the time as they provided plans of ships and ordnance that were often unobtainable elsewhere. In September and October 1963, Ough also wrote a two-part article in Model Maker about the construction of his model of HMS Dorchester in No.14 Dry Dock, Portsmouth which is now held at the Imperial War Museum, Photos 21, 22, 23 & 24.

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Photo 21: HMS Dorsetshire in No. 14 Dry Dock, Portsmouth. Photo 22: Stern view of HMS Dorsetshire. Photo 23: HMS Dorsetshire detailing.

Model Maker (Model Boats) magazine All Steel Construction Series No. 1 December 1958 No. 2 January 1959 No. 3 February 1959 (HMS Matabele) No. 4 March 1959 (HMS Matabele) No. 5 April 1959 (HMS Matabele) No .6 May 1959 (HMS Matabele) No. 7 June 1959 (HMS Matabele) Warship Detail Series No. 1 March 1958 –Twin 4.7 inch Naval Guns No. 2 April 1958 – Anchors and Cables No. 3 May 1958 –Funnels No. 4 June 1958 – Cowls and Ventilators No. 5 July 1958 – 4 inch Twin HA/LA Guns No. 6 August 1958 – 4 inch Mk. XIX Guns No. 7 September 1958 – Decks and Deck Coverings No. 8 October 1958 – 20mm Oerlikon Guns No. 9 November 1958 – Twin 40mm Bofors Guns No. 10 January 1959 – Davits No. 11 September 1959 – Bofors Mk. VII Guns No. 12 October 1959 – 50ft Steam Picket Boat

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Photo 25: Ough’s plans of HMS Dorsetshire.

Plans Collection For many years Ough’s plans were marketed through the ‘David MacGregor Plans Service’ and when Ough died in 1965 his drawings became the sole property of David MacGregor. On MacGregor’s death in 2003, the combined collection was bequeathed to the SS Great Britain Trust. Many maritime historians and model makers have wondered over the past few years what had happened to the Ough/MacGregor collection. The answer is that they are safe and well and being cared for by the Brunel Institute, which is part of the SS Great Britain Trust in Bristol. When the ship’s plans were first acquired as a result of the bequest, the full extent of the collection was unknown. The plans and other artifacts were stored safely in shipping containers and portakabins until the Institute building was completed in 2010. The hard work then began. Plans were brought out of storage and initially listed and briefly identified, i.e. ship’s name, etc. and who had drawn it. They were then sorted to remove damaged or duplicated copies and marked with a unique identity number, known as an accession number. A description of each plan’s contents was made, e.g. lines, profile, details, etc. and the dimensions measured. Some were over two metres in length! The physical composition and condition were noted for identification, storage and conservation purposes. A record of all the relevant information for each plan was then put onto a database. This whole process of sorting and cataloguing the collection, as well as addressing what further conservation work had to be done, was undertaken by the

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staff and volunteers at the Institute over a three year period. During the following year the Mobile Scanning Company, a specialist firm, was employed to digitally photograph all the plans held, including about 300 by Norman Ough. These original and copy plans of Ough’s, included profile, deck plans, lines and details of the following 20th century warships: Duke of York; Warspite; Lion; Hood; Penelope; Dido; Sheffield; Vega; Ajax; Curacoa; Dorsetshire, Photo 25; Daring, (please see Photo 4 again); Matabele; Kashmir; Marvel; Cadiz; Amethyst; Hedingham Castle and the submarines E.29, L.52 plus Olympus of the O class. His ‘Detail Drawings’, which were published

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in Model Boats magazine with accompanying descriptions, include a range of ordnance, Photo 26; torpedo tubes, RN service boats and general details such as cowls, anchors, hatches, funnels, etc. The David MacGregor ship plans collection list, including those by Norman Ough, is available for viewing at the Brunel Institute, website: www.ssgreatbritain.org/brunel-institute As a result of digitalisation, plans are now available for purchase subject to copyright and intended use. For further information enquirers may visit or contact the Brunel Institute at: [email protected]

Conclusion and acknowledgements As someone who bought their first Norman A. Ough plan over fifty years ago, I must say that I am immensely pleased that his original plans have been saved and are now being properly looked after. The Brunel Institute (SS Great Britain Trust) must be applauded for their work in preserving such an important archive. It is through this archive that Norman Ough’s work will be remembered

and made available to future generations of maritime historians and model makers. He was the consummate warship model maker of the 20th Century combining all the skills of a draughtsman, engineer, woodworker and artist, Photo 27. The black and white photographs used in this article are contemporary to Ough’s life and are either from my own collection or from Ough’s family. Other colour photographs of his model ships e.g. Queen Elizabeth, Daring, Cygnet, London, Revenge, Dorsetshire, Glorious and Vindictive can be viewed on the websites of the National Maritime Museum (www.rmg.co.uk) and the Imperial War Museum (www.iwm.org.uk). However, unfortunately they have not been reproduced here due to copyright and financial constraints. I would like to thank Paul Freshney, Editor of Model Boats; Eleni Papavasileiou, Curator of Library and Archive at the Brunel Institute; Richard Jordan-Baker, Director of Broadlands Estates and Jenny Orwin, Archivist at Bootham School, for all their valuable help. I am also particularly indebted and grateful to Martin Ough Dealy, whose father was Norman Ough’s first cousin, for all his help with photographs and other family information.

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ABOVE: At 1:72 scale there is huge scope for detail and working features on this top-class USS Arizona model.

Range Finder Dave Wooley with his Worldwide Review of Warships and Warship Modelling elcome once again to our regular sortie into the world of fighting ships and this month we take a close look at a superb 1:72 USS Arizona model and continue with our Deans Marine HMS Skirmisher project, plus have our usual Mystery Picture teaser.

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1:72 scale USS Arizona BB39 Photo 1. USS Arizona as built with her distinctive cage masts.

This is an amazing model built by Joseph Slydlowski. Like HMS Hood and KM Bismarck, the USS Arizona has attained an iconic status not

just as a battleship, but as a memorial to her 1102 crew lost at Pearl Harbour on the morning of 7th December 1941. On commissioning day in October 1916, USS Arizona was one of the most powerful battleships of the period, but large scale models of this battleship have, until recent times, been a rarity and a model as large as in this 1:72 scale is quite rare. A picture of this model was recently featured in the March 2015 Spring Model Boat Show (June 2015 MB) report, with the intention of covering it in Range Finder at a later date. Although still under construction, there is already a huge amount of finished work, yet when the model is completed some of this fine deck detail such as deck hatches and boat supports will become difficult to see. It is

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2 in this context that I thought it interesting to feature Joseph Slydlowski’s USS Arizona during the latter stages of its construction this year.

The battleship USS Arizona USS Arizona was laid down at New York Navy Yard on the 16th March 1914 completing on the 17th October 1916. At 608ft in length and 97ft beam, USS Arizona was 7ft wider than the British Queen Elizabeth class battleships and displaced 32567 tons full load. USS Arizona, together with her sister ship USS Pennsylvania, had four impulse reaction geared steam turbines and these warships were the first in the fleet to exceed 600ft in length and the first to have all triple gun turrets, but were the last to be fitted with wire cage masts. Armament originally consisted of twelve 14 inch 45 calibre guns in a four x three arrangement with a secondary battery of 22 x 5 inch guns and four 3 inch. Anti-torpedo defence was well thought through, with a 3 inch torpedo bulkhead 9ft 6 inches inboard of the shell plating with a further bulkhead 30 inches inboard of that and significantly, 8 inches of deck armour. Both USS Arizona BB39 and USS Pennsylvania BB38 were considered to be excellent sea boats. During the 1928 to 1930 refit, the original wire cage masts as seen in Photo 1 were removed and more conventional tripod masts with tired spotting tops installed, plus improvements to the bridge and surrounding area, Photo 2. Improvements were also made to the secondary armament which included additional anti-aircraft armament and for much of the latter part of her career, USS Arizona was assigned to the US Pacific Fleet. It was on the morning of 7th December 1941 that a carrier strike force under the command of Admiral Nagumo managed to avoid detection to attack the US Pacific Fleet Base at Pearl Harbour. During that attack, USS Arizona received three near misses and two direct hits from high level dive bombers as well as a torpedo hit, but it was a single 800kg bomb that penetrated the forward magazine which resulted in an explosion forcing the hull out of the water and breaking the warship in two.

date has sailed (sorry no photos of that just yet), but according to Joseph he intends to display the completed model at the Model Boat Convention at Haydock Park in late-August 2015 just after this September issue goes on sale on the 7th August 2015, but for now I’ll let this series of pictures speak for themselves, Photos 3 to 16. My thanks to Joseph Slydlowski and Dave Melville of the Crewe and District MBC for their help and assistance.

Photo 2. USS Arizona after the 1928 to 1930 refit, now with tripod masts and a reworked bridge and superstructure. Photo 3. The model’s forecastle which includes working capstans for raising and lowering anchors.

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The model This 1:72 scale model of USS Arizona is all scratchbuilt by Joseph Slydlowski, a member of Crewe and District MBC. The plans were sourced from The Floating Drydock in the USA, website: www.floatingdrydock.com, with the hull built as plank-on-frame and the superstructure formed from styrene sheet. The model is powered by four Graupner 600 electric motors to four propshafts using two 12v 12Ah batteries. Speakers are installed providing sound effects representing the main armament firing salvos and the anti-aircraft battery in action. There is a smoke generator and all four turrets can be traversed. The model to

Photo 5. The distinctive forward 14 inch triple gun turrets. USS Arizona had four and as with other parts of this model, each has been individually created.

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Photo 4. The superbly made cable holders - all of these are made from scratch.

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Photo 7. The main armament range finder on top of the bridge. The model is not yet complete, but the detail already included is so precise and neatly done. Photo 8. The foremast control tower, or spotting top, has four levels including a lower light gun platform. Photo 9. The main mast top also has four levels with the highest level mounting four 0.5 inch machine guns. Photo 10. Looking at the starboard superstructure side just aft of the bridge. In the centre is one of two Mk. 28 anti-aircraft directors with the flag locker and searchlight on the lower level. Remember this is all to 1:72 scale, so the flags are rather small.

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12 Photo 11. The two (one to Port and one to Starboard) 25687lb capacity boat cranes. Photo 12. The boat cradles are ready to receive the ship’s boats, still under construction at the time of writing. Photo 13. The lower platform on the main mast showing three of the four working searchlights, one being hidden on the other side of it. Photo 14.This fixed turret mounted P-Mk. IV catapult was capable of launching the Vought OS2U Kingfisher floatplane at a speed of 64mph and all within just 60ft. Photo 15. On USS Arizona, the catapult right aft on the quarter deck was a trainable P-Mk. VI with a slightly better performance for launching than that shown in Photo 14. The two 1:72 Kingfisher floatplanes on this model are much modified Airfix kits. Photo 16. A very neat hull interior and just out of view is the smoke generator and a speaker unit used for the series of sound effects including gunfire.

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HMS Skirmisher - Part Eleven The Davits If experience has taught me anything, having a build sequence is important. This may sound obvious to experienced modellers, but it is very easy to move from one part of the building project without giving a thought to the consequences of how that may impinge on another part of the construction at a later date. In other words, forward planning can avoid some later unnecessary corrective work. As I have indicated since the start of this series, modifying a kit is in many respects not unlike scratch building, in that one has to think of how to accommodate not just the original 1905 Vickers drawings together with the available pictures, but with the added difference of working with a kit. Departures from the as designed kit, can be significant depending on the level of modifications required or desired. Here it is not just the sequence, but the position and types of davits that need to be thought about.

Radial davits HMS Skirmisher and HMS Sentinel were fitted with eight pairs of radial davits, all having to accommodate the different types of ship’s boat carried. For example, the davits around the amidship area to port have a 32ft steam cutter, whilst to starboard a 34ft cutter is carried, and directly amidships the davits to port have a 27ft whaler yet to starboard a 16ft skiff dinghy. All these

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boats vary in size and purpose, yet the spacing for most of the pairs of davits remains the same and the height of each davit is also a factor as shown in Photo 17. For the larger davits, especially the pair amidships and those abaft of the foredeck break, the material of choice was malleable copper tube, 2mm o.d., available from Albion Alloys, code CT2M. Copper is easy to work, both bending to the required radius and for reducing its thickness towards the head. For the latter all that was required is a fine file, 100 grade wet and dry sandpaper with the required length inserted into the chuck of a lathe and then applying the file along its length until a taper appears using the sandpaper to finish the job. Once completed, the radius is formed by cold bending the tapered end over a suitable length of 22mm o.d. tubing, Photo 18. All of the davits, except those just aft of the bridge, are fitted and supported by a sort of trapezium-shaped panel. Many have a series of circular openings spaced around such a panel, but those featured in Photo 19 with the 16ft dinghy on the boat falls have none. Interestingly, given today’s health and safety environment, I suspect something would be said nowadays about the two ratings in this last picture with their somewhat relaxed pose and note the gash chute just forward of them. In the same picture further aft you can just make out the panel supporting one of the davits for the 34ft cutter. Also it’s worth noting how the base of the davit is secured to the side of the hull and this picture has a wealth of useful detail for the model maker.

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22 Photo 21. The davit support panels with the deck pins fitted. Photo 22. Although only temporarily fitted, you can see how the davits for the 32ft steam cutter will appear once finally completed. Photo 23. Each davit assembly cut and prepared. Please see text for which pair of davits relate to which boats. Photo 24. Assembling the davits for the 27ft whaler.

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The 32ft steam cutter davits My usual method is to prepare all the essential parts ready for assembly, but there will in this case remain a number of parts to be added to the davits at a later date. All the davits will need to be removable to allow for the deck planking and the margin planks to be added later. Having said that, the location of the hull fixing points for the lower parts of the davit arms is best done at this stage of the build. The basic davit parts for the 32ft steam cutter are ready for assembly as in Photo 20. To make parts more identifiable, I’ve listed and numbered each part and in most respects the sequence of assembly will remain broadly similar for the remaining davit assemblies and this picture can be used as a general reference guide to all the parts of a pair of davits. The first task is to assemble the trapezium panels, Parts 2 & 3, with their panel supports Part 5 and the deck securing pins Part 6 as in Photo 21. A pin vice is used to drill a 1mm hole to enable the pin of Part 6 to locate into the deck edge and finish flush with the top of the holder when in position. This was followed by locating one of the davit supports, Part 4, with the upper edge of the trapezium panel and the lower davit support fixed with a 3mm separation. To enable the davit to rest firmly to the side of the hull, an opening of 1mm

Brass radial davits Our attention now shifts to those davits that are fixed into the deck edge and these are all formed from 1.58mm diameter brass rod 67mm long. This is not quite as malleable as copper tube, but it can be easily tapered using the same method as applied to the copper davits with the radii formed in the same way. Photo 23 shows the davit assemblies for: 1 & 2, the 27ft whaler; 3 & 4, the 30ft gig and 27ft whaler and top right for the dinghy. Assembly follows the same pattern as the copper davits for seating into the deck edge, provided by a length of 1.7mm o.d. Albion Alloys aluminium tube. The assembled parts for the after pair of davits supporting the 27ft whaler can be seen in Photo 24. Once again, the davit arms are not fixed, just yet. The aluminium tube seating is glued onto a Litho

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diameter is made 15mm down from the top edge of the hull. The lower davit seating, Part 7, can then be fitted into place. Once the davit supports are firmly set, the davit is inserted through the supports and on to the pin of the lower davit seating as shown in Photo 22, with the davits remaining free for adjustment with the boat falls. It’s worth mentioning that the davit arrangement to port for the 34ft cutter follows much the same pattern. This is actually all quite simple, once the task is broken down into small stages.

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Photo 25. Preparing a davit deck edge seating ring. This is just fine bore aluminium tube on a Litho plate base. Photo 26. A davit seating ring in place on the deck edge.

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plate base, providing a much firmer fixing point to the deck edges, Photos 25 and 26. Although the davits aft are still incomplete, their basic assembly now allows the sequence of the building project to be maintained and it is here with the two types of davits in place, but not fixed, that you can see how this will affect other parts of the build such as the wooden deck, boat falls and torpedo tubes on the deck edges. It’s also worth noting the smaller davit attached to the same panel supporting the larger 32ft steam cutter davit, Photo 27 (also clearly illustrated in Photo 19).

Progress so far A general appraisal of progress thus far can be seen in Photo 28. Here the differences in the amidships area become clearer with the davits for the 16ft cutter to port and the 27ft whaler to starboard. The single torpedo tube can be seen mounted between the pair of copper davits which will support the 34ft cutter, the construction of this early form of 18 inch torpedo tube being discussed at a later date.

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Forward davit arrangement This forward davits are configured differently from those further aft in so much as they operate similar to the quadrant moving davits, but unlike that type of are of a round profile at their tops. A large adjustment wheel, with extended spokes, on an extending pivot arm is used to move the davit from an inboard inclined position to the vertical and is located at the rear of each davit and can be seen being operated aboard the scout cruiser HMS Forward, Photo 29. Applying the same methods as previously, each davit is formed from 2mm o.d. x 81mm long copper tube with an eye soldered to the head of each davit for securing the blocks. Each of the four handwheels are from a Scale Link photo etched sheet and are 6.5mm in diameter. The spokes are from 0.31mm brass wire, cut oversize to make soldering easier, Photo 30. Carr’s 188 solder paste or equivalent is ideal for joining the spokes to each wheel. Following a tried and trusted method for soldering multiple parts together, each of the six spokes is held in place using strips of masking tape, Photo 31. With the soldering completed, each spoke can be reduced in length and a U-section soldered to the brass wire which will engage with the davit arm. Next the pivot arm is inserted through the centre of the wheel and into a length of 2mm o.d. aluminium tube, Photo 32. As seen on other davits, the 34ft and 30ft cutters are usually stowed in an inboard position, port and

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Summary As already mentioned, the importance of a working sequence for making and installing the various structures and fittings cannot be overstated. Fitting some parts temporarily allows time for the next stage to be considered before work is more advanced. As HMS Skirmisher is to be a working model, it’s worth noting that the model as of Photo 34 can be easily stripped back to the basic hull so as to make the final decisions as regards ballasting. This will be discussed in the next issue together with making and fixing the many watertight doors.

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Photo 30. Preparing the parts for a pair of the forward inboard-inclined davits. Photo 31. Each of the six spoke handles are held in place on the basic Scale Link photo etched wheel, and then fixed using solder paste. Photo 32. The spokes are now trimmed to size, and the other parts of the pivot arm are ready for assembly. Photo 33. With the 34ft cutter davits temporarily fitted, their pivot arms with adjustment wheels are also in position, inboard of the davit arms. Photo 34. With all of the davits in place, but not permanently fixed, adjustments and clearances can now be made for the fitting of the main deck margin plank and outer edge strips.

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warship scale This month’s Mystery Picture The clue is: When does a battleship have the firepower of a destroyer?

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The clue was: Immortalized in defeat. Not an easy one, but certainly a famous warship particularly in the Netherlands. The picture showed the 6776 ton light cruiser HNLMS Java soon after completion in 1925. In the months following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour and Malaya the HNLMS Java was tasked as part of a hastily assembled allied force known as ABDACOM (American, British, Dutch, Australian Command under the leadership of the Dutch Rear Admiral Karl Dorman to thwart any landings in what was known as the Netherlands East Indies. These were the 3000 mile long chain of islands that are now Indonesia and the island of Borneo. A series of naval engagements were fought which culminated in the Battle of the Java Sea on 27th February 1942. HNLMS Java and her sister ship HNLMS Sumatra were, in their initial design stages at the beginning of WWI, as good if not better than contemporary British and German light cruisers. They were armed with ten shielded 5.9 inch 50 calibre main guns, four 75mm 50 calibre secondary battery, four 0.5 inch machine guns and carried 12 mines in a hull 155.3m long by 16m beam. German influenced, HNLMS Java was fitted with three shaft Germania geared steam turbines and eight SchulaThornycroft boilers, all developing

72000shp for a top speed of 31 knots.. Aircraft handling arrangements were fitted postcompletion, initially embarking the Fairey 111D which was a small lightweight float plane. HNLMS Java underwent an extensive refit between 1934 and 1935 which saw the removal of the high pole type of mast and a smaller but wider fore mast and the main mast was also reduced in height and repositioned aft of the rear funnel. The change of secondary gun armament included the Bofors 40mm Mk. III. Prior to the outbreak of war with Japan, the warship was very much involved in convoy protection. ABDACOM was created in early January 1942, but due to its hasty and relatively ill-prepared organisation, it had little chance of stemming the Java bound Japanese invasion force. Against this overwhelming force which included the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) carrier Ryujo, Karl Dorman’s 15 ship force was always going to be on the back foot, although the naval force included the 8 inch gunned cruisers USS Houston and HMS Exeter. On the other hand, the IJN had no less than eight heavy cruisers, seven light cruisers and 45 destroyers to match ABDACOM. In the ensuing battle of the Java Sea on 27th February 1942, the light cruiser HNLMS Java and the light cruiser HNLMS De Ruyter (flagship) were engaged by the heavy 8 inch cruisers IJN Nachi and IJN Haguro, but it was eventually a spread of 12 Japanese Type 93 Long Lance torpedoes launched at 14000 yards that eventually sank HNLMS De Ruyter taking the admiral and 344 of the crew to their deaths, followed four minutes later by the sinking of HNLMS Java.

References and acknowledgements USS Arizona ref: Jane’s Fighting Ships 1924, page 383. The Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy by Paul S. Dull, page 17. USS Arizona 1941, US Warships of WW2 by Paul H. Silverstone. page 20. HNLMS Java as built ref: Jane’s Fighting Ships 1924, page 284. Post refit reference from Cruisers of WW2 by M. J. Whitley, pages 190 to 191. Battle of the Java Sea ref: A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy 1941 to 1945, pages 49 to 93. My thanks to Bill Clarke for pictures of USS Arizona. My Thanks to Joseph Slydlowski and Dave Melville for he USS Arizona model.

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National Model Boat Show 2015 ow a well-established event, organised by Mark Williams of A Model World, this show in mid-April attracts clubs from a wide area and a useful range of traders. As usual, there were many superb models on show and it was unfortunate that the visitor numbers were also in competition with three major sporting events on the same weekend. The Hermitage Centre in Coalville provides all the necessary facilities and is not far from the M1 motorway. The organisers, ably led by Mark, provide a really friendly atmosphere and the judging of models in around 13 categories, so too many to cover all of them here.

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the Alvaston Pirates MBC won this award on their first attendance at this event. Here in Photo 3, their chairman Eric Platts is receiving the shield from Mick Knowles (right). They are a new club and this was the first time they had exhibited and they so enjoyed the experience they have vowed to continue to support this and other events.. Malcolm Towland, together with his model in Photo 4, won the award for the best Scratch Built Fishing Boat. Tony Olliff regularly supports these events, and in particular the RNLI, with his award winning lifeboat models and this year was again no exception, some of them together with those of Mick Astle being in Photo 5. Mike Hill fully deserved his award of Best

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7 Yacht with his Cambria, Photo 6. Several narrow boats were displayed and Amelia Rose by Joe Lilley attracted the crowds and justly deserved the prize for being the best in its class, Photo 7, and in Photo 8 you can see just how exquisite the interior is, the settee in particular looking really comfortable. This model both feels and looks just right, if you can appreciate what I mean. In Photo 9, Adrian Abbott gained an award for his scratch built (apart from the hull), Fairmile D MTB 801, shown both as a finished fully functioning model, with a second hull partly completed to reveal the below deck arrangements. The interior of the engine room still remains to be completed, but he now has the four dummy Packard engines ready to be installed. Adrian has created his own scale CAD plan showing the purpose of each compartment and this can be just seen in front of the two models. This whole display attracted much interest and discussion. The functioning version has sounds by ‘Battlecrafts’ and whilst the guns blaze away as in Photo 10, the furious noise of them drowns out the roar of the four big diesels from the sound-effects module. Also on the Daventry MBC stand were two other award winning models, the puffer Garaculus by David Newell in Photo 11, and now somewhat modestly, Chugger, my own fishing boat completed in spite of it originating from a very poor kit of 40 years ago, Photo 12. Over on the Hinckley and Bosworth MBC stand, there were no less than nine submarines, these models always attracting considerable interest, Photo 13. Nowadays, many model submarines submerge statically, that is to say by flooding a ballast tank, but the group also displayed a dynamic diving model, which submerges just using its speed and hydroplane control whilst moving ahead. This is an inexpensive alternative option to the more sophisticated static diving submarines.

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Conclusion This show is a popular Spring event in the UK Midlands being promoted by Mark Williams of A Model World with support from local clubs and model boating enthusiasts. It is a nice show, well worth going to, as well as being inexpensive for admittance and within a decent facility. The whole thing would not be possible without the commercial support of Mark, together with the voluntary support from local clubs and individuals, and that is much the same story as at other similar events and so a big ‘Thank You’ is well-deserved.

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GALLERY by David Walter

Dresden was built in 1926 by the Dresden-Laubegast shipyard.

Meissen was built in 1885.

Dresden Paddle resden is the home of the world’s largest collection of operational paddle steamers. The nine historic vessels are owned by Sachsische Dampfschiffahrt Gmbh & Co, who also operate four motor vessels. This section of the River Elbe comes to life on the 1st May each year when they hold an annual paddle steamer parade and the entire fleet leaves Dresden in convoy and sails to Pillnitz and back and pictured here are some of those historic paddle steamers.

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ABOVE: Pirna was built in 1898 by the Dresden-Blasewitz shipyard.

BELOW: Krippen was built in 1892 by the Dresden-Blasewitz shipyard.

Steamers LEFT: Leipzig was built in 1929 by the DresdenLaubegast shipyard.

BELOW: Diesbar was built in 1894 and is still coal fired.

Stadt Wehlen was built in 1879 by the DresdenBlasewitz shipyard and is the oldest in the fleet.

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Kit review

Wildcat 53 PART 2 Brian Roberts builds the 1:12 scale Models by Design semi-kit n the August 2015 issue, we finished Part 1 with preparing the window openings in the superstructure and here we are now completing Wildcat 53, a windfarm support vessel.

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preferable to a soldering iron for making the joints. Andy was as good as his word as the rod does bend quite easily and the soldering was a doddle, bearing in mind that cleanliness of the parts to be soldered is, as always, absolutely essential. Where each section of rod was to enter the deck (via pre-drilled 4mm holes) in the form of a stanchion, a brass washer was soldered to act as a base, and with the 1:24 model this had been done in-situ with the railings in position on the model. However, since a blowtorch was now going to be used instead of a soldering iron, prudence suggested that these parts be fabricated off the model using templates. On the minus side, Andy was perhaps rather optimistic with the quantity of brass rod supplied, because extra was needed to make the foredeck rails, a cradle for the liferaft and the mast supports etc. However, the ‘bits box’ came to the rescue, so no real problem ensued. Everything was then thoroughly cleaned, primed and finished with two coats of Tamiya Chrome Silver, Photo 24. All these fabricated items rod were to be secured in their relevant positions after all the principle paintwork was completed.

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24 on the CD that came with the 1:24 scale kit. It is quite a complex affair which requires a good deal of thought before commencing the actual construction. The first job was to work out where the holes were to be drilled in the brass tube which were going to accept the various stays and supports in the main part of the mast. Prior to this, the whole mast was wrapped in masking tape and the various points for the holes marked on it. As I’m sure you know, it’s virtually impossible to drill accurate holes in shiny brass tube without the assistance of a pillar drill (which I don’t have), so the next best thing is to apply masking tape to prevent a drill bit from slipping. With care this method worked okay, at least for me, and the result was pleasing. The stays and supports were soldered in position and then everything was given two coats of primer, Photo 25. The mast itself was then painted with white Humbrol enamel and the stays and supports with chrome silver, plus all the ancillary attachments were now secured and painted with white enamel. The mast was now complete except for the non-working navigation lights and four small aerials, and so was put on one side ready for attachment to the wheelhouse and cabin roof when the painting of the rest of the model was complete, Photo 26.

Rear view mirrors and liferaft cradle Yes, this boat has rear view mirrors. They are easy enough to make from spare brass rod soldered to a couple of 1mm sheet pieces, Photo 27. Glazing with glass is virtually impossible for an amateur like myself due to the curvature of the mirrors, so some polished 1.2mm aluminium stuck in place with superglue was a good substitute and they certainly look the part. The liferaft cradle was much more of a challenge, that on the real boat being quite a complicated affair from what could be gleaned from photographs, a full view being somewhat impaired by the liferaft itself. Anyway, using some 3mm brass rod together with a touch of ‘modellers licence’, here is my interpretation of it, Photo 28. The mirrors and liferaft cradle were also of course initially primed and then given two coats of Tamiya Chrome Silver.

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brush after which the rear recessed roof area was masked all around with Tamiya low-tack tape and given three coats of Humbrol matt grey. After a couple of days, once the enamel had hardened, it was time to position and glue in place the pre-cut window frames, Photo 29. Standard superglue is ideal for this job, but of 31 course a definite no-no when later securing the clear plastic windows because of the ‘blooming’ effect it can cause. Formula 560 Canopy Glue from a previous model was to hand and used to secure the windows in place, a big advantage being that although white when a liquid, once set it becomes clear.

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Some functioning electrical items were called-for and these are: A rotating radar scanner Port and starboard navigation lights Two working searchlights Obtaining the lights and operating radar scanner were no problem, but working searchlights proved to be a different kettle of fish. With the apparent (at least temporary) demise of Robbe and Graupner and the reluctance of some suppliers to offer any helpful suggestions, I was beginning to give up hope on getting a pair of working searchlights, but during an Internet search it was discovered that Reade Models produced just what I wanted, but they were non-working. Malcolm Reade kindly said that he could produce two working lights, which he did, and received a couple of days later at a very modest cost, Photo 30, good service indeed. A plan to have working navigation lights on the mast was abandoned because it would look distinctly untidy with five sets of wires trailing down it, but perhaps if considered before construction, it might have been practically possible. The mast itself, was fitted in place after all the electrical items were installed followed by the grab rails, liferaft cradle, ladder, rear view mirrors and ventilators etc. Photo 31.

Painting the hull It’s big, very big, but nevertheless a fairly straightforward job for painting. There are four main colours to be applied, namely red, blue, white, all in Humbrol gloss enamel, and matt grey. As with the wheelhouse and cabin unit, these colours were all applied by brush. First the hull was turned upside down, Tamiya masking tape applied to mask around the appropriate areas and three coats of red were brushed on with the very light application of wet and dry sandpaper between each coat, once dry. Preparation wipes were used after each wet and dry session to try and reduce the inevitable specks of dust. After a couple of days, once the enamel had hardened, this process was repeated with the blue and white colours, Photo 32. After a further three days, the hull was turned over and painting commenced on the forward and main deck areas. The forward deck was masked as appropriate and three coats of Humbrol matt grey applied, followed by three coats on the main deck and then three coats of white enamel to finish the inside of the hull between the main deck and gunwales, Photo 33. This is, as already written, a huge hull and I was concerned that brush applied paints wouldn’t do it justice, but using a quality one inch flat paintbrush and Humbrol paint tins bearing the Union flag logo. indicating that they were made in the UK, meant it all turned out okay.

Remaining handrails & fenders These had been painted earlier, but unfortunately I had forgotten to attach eyelets to some of them to support the safety chains on the foredeck. So, the

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33 various materials to no avail, one was made from some spare timber, painted matt black, and it looks the part, Photo 35.

Windscreen wipers A finishing touch for the wheelhouse is a set of four windscreen wipers and as none are supplied, four were made using some left-over styrene sheet, narrow gauge brass wire and black rubber strip, Photo 36.

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‘affected parts’ had the necessary eyelets added and these were then repainted as necessary before fitting to the deck together with safety chains, bollards, hatches, life rings and the hull decals before adding the rubber fendering. Two lengths of rubber fender are supplied, the thicker section going around the top of the hull, secured with thick superglue, whilst the narrower one which has a self-adhesive backing, was used to make up the shorter lengths of fendering along each side of the hull as in Photo 34. The bow fender was not supplied, so one had to be made. The version on the full-size boat is made from a high density core encased in rubber, so something had to be found to replicate this, if only in appearance and shape. After experimenting with

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Finished This is a BIG model, Photo 37, but it can be handled by one person, although perhaps two sets of hands make it easier. It’s not too heavy for one person to move around, but its sheer size and volume can makes that difficult, so one human at each end makes the job easier and less risky.

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On the water Being twin-hulled, this model should safely handle any weather condition, but as this was to be the first time on the water, a quiet spell seemed to be a good idea. On the day, the lake was fairly calm and so with the aid of a willing helper the model was launched and off it went. A slow speed to start with and then a nail biting moment as full throttle was reached, but boy did it go! There were no vices and the model behaved beautifully; straight line speed was excellent and because of the twin hull configuration, turns at full speed were taken with ease with it remaining perfectly upright at all times, Photo 38. Maximum speed appeared to be a bit more than true scale and the varied speed running time of about 30 minutes was fine. After this first run, the motors and esc’s were quite cool and there was barely a thimbleful of water in each hull. The amount of water was so minor it gave no reason for alarm and the conclusion was that it had crept up

the rudder posts as it certainly hadn’t entered the hulls by way of the deck and its openings, as those were all perfectly dry after the run. As a matter of interest I ran the boat at varying speeds over the next three outings on the lake at Gresford Sailing Club for a total run time of about two and a half hours, and the motors ran very sweetly for that whole period with no strange noises coming from the propshaft tubes, indicating that they continued to be well lubricated. Safehaven Marine, the builders of the full size boat, have a video on their website showing it performing under extreme weather conditions. This is well worth looking at and amply illustrates the excellent seakeeping qualities of these twin hulled craft.

Conclusion I really enjoyed building this model, even taking into account the minor challenges along the way as after all, it’s what we would describe as a semi-kit with its lack of instructions and plans, but with the aid of photographs from the Safehaven website and the CD it has turned out more than okay. The quality of the parts supplied was excellent and Andy Griggs of Models by Design was extremely helpful. Is it for beginners? Well perhaps no, but for those with some model boat building experience, then there should be no insurmountable problems.

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Photo 1. The starting point. It was all there and there were three engines and a boiler all in need of a serious overhaul and one of the engines wasn’t a Stuart Turner, so this was always going to be a long term project.

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Boiler Room Part Fifty Seven: A little diversion?

Richard Simpson’s series on model steam plants

or those of you who remember and were reading the Boiler Room articles at the time of Nos. 20 to 23 (August to November 2012 MB), I described the process of stripping down and reconditioning a Stuart Turner vertical single cylinder engine for the purposes of demonstrating how a decent reliable engine could be obtained relatively cheaply for your model boat steam plant.

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That engine came from a large plant that had been bought from a well-known internet auction site and consisted of a boiler, three engines, a dynamo, feed tank and pump, with a lamp operated from the dynamo, Photo 1. I was in the process of laying out the main parts on a new base board a few days ago and thought it might make a nice subject for a Boiler Room article, but wasn’t initially sure how it linked into model boating. Then it came to me that such a restoration project has the potential to teach us a huge amount as regards the engines and the plant from a building and operating point of view, so it would be an idea to share it with you and to point out just what can be learned. The plant purchased consisted of a Stuart Turner 500 boiler connected to a manifold with isolation valves and then to a 10V engine, a 10H engine and a homemade

2 Photo 2. The first item was the 10V, the thinking being that if everything else ended up as scrap I should at least get a nice condition 10V out of it all. Surprisingly there were no real horror stories inside, just a lot of work and a bit of care and attention. Photo 3. Finishing the 10V certainly gave the project a major boost and made one realise that a complete refurbishment of the entire plant was a possibility although perhaps a longer term project than originally anticipated.

vertical engine of unknown origin and dubious quality. The 10V was connected via a chain drive to a Stuart Turner dynamo which, via a small switch, supplied a miniature searchlight. The boiler was supplied from an open feed tank with a Stuart Turner pump and the heat source was an original Stuart Turner meth’s burner. This was all heavy with collected dust, debris and rust and was mounted on a piece of thick plywood, which was in the process of delaminating and slowly returning to nature, but it all had potential.

The reconditioning It took a number of years to eventually pluck up the courage to start the project with the first item being the 10V, which became the subject of those 2012 Boiler Room articles , Photo 2. Once that engine was finished and tested on air, Photo 3, it was

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4 Photo 4. The 10H was next up and the starting point was probably no better than the 10V. It was all there though and the seized components were identified as the running gear that simply needed cleaning up rather than the cylinder bore, which was fine.

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apparent that this really could be a feasible project, but there was still a lot of work ahead. The 10V took around three months to complete, but being able to do this whilst away at work, enabled me to have access to facilities and materials that could also be used for the remaining items, including creating decent paint finishes. Consequently for the next stint away at work, I went through a similar process with the 10H engine, Photo 4, which ended up resplendent in the same colour scheme as the 10V and also proved to be a lovely engine to operate on a very low pressure test air supply, Photo 5. If readers wonder what I do and my ‘stint’s at work’, I should say that I am the Chief Engineer on a cruise ship and am therefore away on the high seas for roughly three month periods at a time. The engineering department has a workshop and many of the facilities we would all love to have at home.

An interesting feature of this engine was the fact that the reversing arrangement was a ‘lost motion’ mechanism on the crank rather than the normal sort of valve repositioning reversing gear. Surprisingly it worked well, but it took a while to work out just what the arrangement was actually for. Having two engines completed certainly gave the incentive and enthusiasm to carry on, so it was then decided to overhaul the boiler and dynamo, Photo 6, with the dynamo completed once again in the same colour scheme as the engines and going through no more than a strip down, cleaning,

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Photo 6. The boiler was a different proposition and was basically first of all a strip down to see if it was all there and still sound. The condition of the side plates did not instill confidence and it would be no surprise if it were un-useable.

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so one has been left never knowing how or why it was made this way. Anyway, new brass bushes were made for all the mountings, as copper is never going to be strong enough to be threaded for the boiler mountings. Next task was cleaning and polishing the steam distribution manifold and commissioning a friend to manufacture a new mahogany base. He did a superb job with a nice thick base, edged with the same wood to create a frame effect and then a routed edge to neaten it all. It was painted it with a couple of coats of clear satin polyurethane varnish to bring out the beautiful colour and give a pleasing sheen. The manifold was simply polished with wet and dry sandpaper and oil, then finished with metal polish to give a nice bright shine.

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Photo 7. The dynamo was a simple strip down, polish and repaint job, but new bearing bushes and the commutator was skimmed on the lathe. It does generate a small voltage though, so hopefully should do the job as well as looking smart whilst matching the rest of the plant. Photo 8. Surprisingly the boiler was sound and although there was heavy rusting of the side plates, a strip-down and repaint left it with some character and in a sound condition. The boiler shell was pressure tested and proved to be good, so all it needed was new insulation, some mounting bushes and reassembly.

paint and polish job, Photo 7. This dynamo was tested with a lathe output and a very small voltage was recorded. The boiler underwent probably one of the biggest transformations with new insulation material replacing the old asbestos lagging and a lot of effort going into polishing the drum. The side plates were painted in gloss black and the end plates with matt black and it all came out rather better than initially anticipated, Photo 8. Another interesting fact was that the end fittings were not mounted in brass bushes, but directly into the copper shell. Stuart Turner have indicated that this was never a manufacturing technique of theirs,

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Then for the task that had been put-off, mainly because I didn’t know what to do with it as the remaining engine simply didn’t match the rest. It wasn’t a Stuart Turner and was homemade using stock materials and involved no castings and was inaccurately built. There were the options of either rebuilding this misplaced engine, or replace it with another Stuart Turner, which wouldn’t then be as originally built. My mind was made up when I was lucky enough to get my hands on a Stuart Turner D10 engine in good working order, but which wasn’t finished in any way, Photo 9. That was then the last engine to be refurbished and again was painted in the same colour scheme as the other engines, Photo 10. This engine was, as it so happened, simply a strip down, clean, polish, paint and re-assemble project. As of the time of writing, the only remaining items to be refurbished are the feed tank and the feed pump, so the vast majority of the work is now done. Photo 9. Sometimes a bit of luck takes your project in a direction you hadn’t anticipated and this was the case when coming across this Stuart D10 engine. It was in sound running condition, but unfinished. All it needed was a strip down, clean and polish, plus a proper paint job.

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What’s in it for model boats? Whereas the project started off simply as a refurbishment exercise, it quickly became apparent just what benefits there can be had when refurbishing old steam plants such as this. The items can be purchased much more cheaply than buying something new and shiny, and stripping them apart teaches us a lot about how they work and what is needed to make them continue to work reliably. As an aside, I have never been able to get my hands on a copy of the instructions for setting Stuart Turner slide valves, so had no other option than to work that out for myself. The piston seals traditionally were a soft graphite packing, so on the 10V this it was replaced with a neoprene ring and the D10 pistons were replaced as originally, fitted with nothing, as the fit was so good it operates well anyway with no sealing. The other benefits are identifying those little bits that need replacement and then making them as for example, the 10H engine required a new big end shaft and new bushes, both of which were simple jobs to do, but which made a huge improvement to the smooth operation of the engine. All the engines were reassembled with new joints (gaskets) which were hand made from heavy paper and all soft packing in the glands was replaced with new as well. Every step of this process has generated new knowledge and proven just how valuable a refurbishment exercise can be to someone looking for a means of learning more about steam plants as well as being able to get a traditional quality and otherwise very expensive engine into their model boat. You cannot beat the sense of satisfaction you get when you return a really beaten-up old engine, that may have been written off by some owners, into a lovely piece of model engineering with many years of reliable operation to follow.

Finishing Once the big items are mounted on the baseboard and all connected, they will be tested and any deficiencies found will be resolved. I might then finish the base off with some brass railings and a couple of areas of black and white chequer flooring just to give a bit of contrast and that should be about it. The original cable from the switch to the lamp was fitted in a channel dug out in the base of the board, but I fancy running it now through a piece of copper pipe, mounted on brass pipe supports across the base. The whole project has certainly taught me a lot and appreciate some of the design requirements of what we may want to incorporate when we plan our model boats, not to mention significantly increasing the value of the plant, Photo 11. I doubt now that it will be sold again, but the point of all this is that a refurbishment project is a great way for anyone thinking of getting into model engineering and steam plants in model boats as you will learn much from the experience. You don’t have to go for anything as large and complex as this project, but if for instance you were thinking of fitting an oscillating engine into a model boat why not try to get your hands on an old one in need of an overhaul, then strip it down and see and learn just how it works before rebuilding it?

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10 Photo 10. Apart from the cleaning and painting, new joints (gaskets) were made and new packing fitted to the glands. There were no piston rings fitted to this engine, but as it worked well on very little air pressure, it was decided to leave it as it was.

Photo 11. The end is in sight! All the main components apart from the water tank and pump have been overhauled and tested and are ready to be fitted to the new base. Once trials have been completed and everything proves to be working properly, it will be finished off with some handrails and black & white tiling for a bit of special effect.

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30: Micromodels here was nothing inherently new about card modelling when Geoffrey Heighway, recently retired as chief designer at Modelcraft Limited, started his own company Micromodels Limited in 1947. In those distant pre-Airfix days, modellers were a hardy breed, expected to create their masterpieces from common household items and scrounged materials, of which cardboard was generally cheap, readily available, and amenable to their needs. Heighway’s innovation lay in the way he presented and marketed his cardboard modelling kits. Micromodels came in a slim wrap-around envelope measuring just 130 x 90mm with an illustration on the front depicting the model, or in some cases, models, that could be made from the contents. Within would be found a series of cards, typically six, printed with the component parts of the model. These would have to be carefully cut from the card, folded, curved or given a degree of double curvature by embossing, and then glued together. The name was apt, for the models were indeed small, often no longer than the length of the packet and prompted the company’s tag line of, ‘Your Workshop all in a Cigar-Box’. Today, it is hard to see what all the fuss was about, but Micromodels developed a huge following in the late 1940s to early 1950s. At a time of post-WW2 austerity and shortages, their colourful packets and typical pocket-money pricing of a pre-decimal two shillings and sixpence (the equivalent of around £4.25 today) made them irresistible to many, particularly those without access to a workshop or travelling away from home, who could work from the comfort of a favourite chair at the fireplace. No painting and thus no unwanted paint smells were involved, though fireside companions might have objected to the smell of the glue. Balsa cement, or Micromodel’s own slower-setting ‘Nuglu’ (9d or nine old pence for two large tubes) was recommended. There was quite a large range of subjects to choose from in the categories of aircraft, ships, locomotives, buildings, railway accessories, heavy machinery and so on. Maritime subjects included galleons (six different ones in the one packet), the Cutty Sark, ocean liners, the battleship HMS Vanguard and the frigate HMS Amethyst which had been headline news in 1949 because of the so-called Yangtze Incident.

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Boat, Set S XI, which according to the excellent World of Micromodels reference website: www.worldofmicromodels.com was first published in 1953. As original Micromodels are getting rarer and becoming quite collectable, anyone wishing to make one up is usually advised to copy the original cards onto suitable stock on the home scanner/printer and make that up instead. This is very easily done nowadays, and enables extra parts to be printed in case of mistakes, or the scale to be varied. For the same reason, I have not split open the sleeve of my original Micromodel, but peering down the open ends I can see two pages of instructions in fine print advising me not to hurry, for ‘Some Micromodels take 60 hours’ and that they, ‘…are not toys and should not be associated with children’s cut-out books’! Such general (and occasionally aggrieved) comment is followed by the background history and specific instruction on the models involved. A look at the printed cards will reveal that although these are small models, the barge being some 110mm long, much internal detail is included and there are many tiny parts to be cut out including bearers for the hatches and the mast with its rigging. It is pleasing to see that correct terminology (wale sheathing, lee boards, mizzen sprit, bobstay) is used to identify the parts, providing some educational value, whilst the general graphic design of the cards, with their overcrowded appearance and hand-written titling, is appealing. Six cards make up the kit for the sailing barge and narrow

Renewed interest As with other collectable items, the history of Micromodels has its share of unreleased items, rumoured sightings and product variations. Magazine advertisements and Micromodels catalogue sheets provide the best means for tracing the evolution of the kits. Heighway sold his company in 1956 and passed away in 1959, but by then the golden age of card modelling was over. People were becoming more affluent and injection-moulded plastic kits had begun their

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boat, plus a smaller wrap-around piece and a brown tracing paper sheet for the sails. Included are flat representations of water to provide bases for the water line models. Use of supplementary items such as cotton for the rigging and shaped matchsticks is required at times; the skillful employment of these and some more specialised techniques marks the work of an advanced Micromodeller. Gluing must be discreet, and a fine pencil or paint may be used to touch up cut edges that otherwise may show as white instead of a darker panel colour. By embossing a cut part with a hard curved tool against a yielding surface (for example, by rubbing the part with the back of a small spoon against a piece of cloth), a degree of three-dimensional or compound curvature can be achieved, making the shapes of hulls and fuselages look more natural. Other tricks include the use of varnish or banana oil to stiffen the model.

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Micromodels faded from the scene in the 1960s and were largely forgotten until a sizeable stock of original Micromodels was discovered in a warehouse and brought to the market in the 1970s.

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rise to dominance, at least in the West as in the communist bloc, lack of money for injectionmoulded tooling ensured that card modelling was able to hold its ground for longer. Micromodels faded from the scene in the 1960s and were largely forgotten until a sizeable stock of original Micromodels was discovered in a warehouse and brought to the market in the 1970s. Since then, the copyrights to Micromodels have been acquired by companies in the USA and UK who are producing new and reproduction models. Aided by the power of nostalgia and the Internet, they are ensuring that the name does not disappear altogether. (Card modelling still has a 21st Century following, particularly in Europe where the models can be seen at international shows such as Intermodellbau and Naviga have a very well supported class for them at their International and European level. In the UK, Marcle Models, website: www.marcle.co.uk offer a huge range of card models as does The Model Dockyard - Editor)

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ABOVE: The graceful lines of the British built, but Norwegian flagged Vistafjord cruise ship, the model being built by Brian Chambers.

LEFT: Alan Denham presented his finely detailed 1:96 scale HMS Zulu F124, a Tribal class frigate.

LEFT: An interesting model of the multi-purpose vessel Rebecca M. The original is owned and operated by Humber Work Boats Ltd.

ABOVE: Figures can enhance or spoil a good model. Here on this model of the drifter Formidable they are just as you would expect them to be.

National Model Engineering & Dave Wooley reports from Harrogate

his event was held in May at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate, and it encompassed just about every form of model making, including aircraft, boats, cars, trains, traction engines and miniature engineering. There are three large halls plus a fourth smaller room catering for trucks, diggers and indoor flying. The model boats, together with a small pool, occupy about 25% of Hall One with its individual, club and competition displays.

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Boat models This year there were nine model boat clubs attending, mostly from Yorkshire and the North East. What always amazes me is how every year the clubs rise to the occasion and endeavour to project their group, its models and activities in an all-embracing and positive way. The standard of displayed models is generally high with many outstanding examples of what can be achieved, but sadly there was a very low entry for the competition model classes.

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Clubs The Model Ship Society takes its membership from a wide area in Northern England and on display was Paul Bannon’s new 1:144 scale model of the aircraft carrier USS Midway, albeit in its early stages of construction, but clearly an impressive model in the making. Together with the model were various parts of the project which included one of the four working deck edge lifts complete with its drive system, ready to slot into place. The Tynemouth MBC stand had a stylish model of the Tyne built Norwegian flagged cruise ship Vistafjord, constructed by Brian Chambers. Cruise ships are relatively unusual as working models, so all credit to Brian for his model making skills. Also included in the display was a fine example of the trawler Wonderer 111, this superbly finished model being based on an Orion Mouldings hull and built by Bill Carpenter, a long standing member of Tynemouth MBC. A further example of a model in the early stages of build was a small 1:96 scale model of a USN

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LEFT: Under construction is this USS Midway aircraft carrier being built in two sections with many working features.

BELOW: Thor, a slightly different leisure boat. The wording on the sign on the side of the bridge is illuminated and can be changed whilst underway.

BELOW: Jim Worner displayed his vintage 1936 Meccano clockwork Racer 111.

RIGHT: Model engineering in miniature. It is only 75mm high overall and the drill works.

RIGHT: Models in various stages of construction are often more informative than completed ones. A good example is this 1:96 scale Dumas Kit of a USN PCE vessel being built by Stan Reffin.

Modelling Exhibition - 2015 patrol craft escort based on a Dumas kit. No doubt the builder, Stan Reffin, will take this kit and transform it into something very special and even at this early stage of construction, the model performs well on the water as he demonstrated. At the other end of the size spectrum was John Hammer’s 18 foot long Type 42 destroyer HMS Edinburgh. This remarkable model is an ongoing project and attracted considerable interest, especially when John explained how the model is being built with a unique driveline using scooter motors with their own water jackets and cooling system, all engineered by himself. Also featured was its custom built electronic system that will control up to 30 functions including a fully functioning Sea Dart missile system and Lynx helicopter, so as they say, watch this space! There is always a wide selection of different types of model at this event and one noticed on the Redcar MBC stand was Stingray. This is a skirt free hovercraft built by Derek Hughes from a kit supplied by Australian designer Peter Keogh. Talking to Derek, these are very fast and tricky to fly with

Competition There was only one entry into the senior marine competition as a whole and this was Chris Behan’s new Mamilossa, a 1:30 scale Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft model. It gained for him a First place and the Eventex Shield, no mean feat considering that judging is to a standard regardless of the number of entries. Sadly though, Chris was the only Senior entry which is a great pity as the club stands had a wide selection of finely crafted models that would have been well placed had they been entered. Perhaps the event organisers could look at tweaking

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ABOVE: At 18ft long, this Type 42 HMS Edinburgh represents model engineering and ship modelling at their best.

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a ground clearance of 40mm, but having seen the video, they also remind one of being not unlike a UFO rather than a traditional hovercraft. On the Rawdon MBC stand, there was notably a lovely 1936 clockwork powered Meccano racing boat presented by Jim Worner and there were some other superbly built models, one being built by Peter Farrow of a Clyde class lifeboat, the RNLB Charles H. Barratt.

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ABOVE: York MBC were awarded best boat display. ABOVE: Arthur Barlow, with jacket and tie, encouraging the younger generation. RIGHT: Pure entertainment was Tug Football, one of the biggest draws of the event.

BELOW: Phil Scales is a master of weathering, as his model of a Flower class corvette testifies.

ABOVE: A superbly finished model of BA26 Wonderer 111, built by Bill Carpenter of Tynemouth MBC.

BELOW LEFT: Derek Hughes’ skirt-free hovercraft. BOTTOM LEFT: Derek Hughes (right) of Redcar MBC explaining how his skirt-free hovercraft works.

the system to allow judging of models on the club stands as well? There was also a single entry by Miss Dyson, who gained a First in the Junior Section with her well-constructed miniature model of the QE2, but as I say, all a little depressing that more entries in the competition classes were not forthcoming.

The pool Previously this has been under-used, but in 2015 there was a constant flow of models including the entertaining spectacle of tug football, which proved to be amazingly popular with both visitors and modellers.

Conclusion I could not finish this report without reference to model engineering at the show. First, there was a demonstration of lathe work and nothing new

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ABOVE: A well-weathered fishing vessel on the pool.

there you might say, but with the addition of two large television screens, the whole thing became very watchable and beneficial. Second, there was a demonstration on how to make the soldering of aluminium easy, never a simple task as temperature is critical and last, an engineering marvel that defies logic in that model engineer Barry Jordon had managed to get a working model pillar drill inside a 75mm (3 inch) high bottle. This show is now in its twenty second year and remains popular around its core interest of model engineering, but also includes a decent range of other associated hobbies. Apparently the buildings are to undergo a major makeover to increase their capacity by at least a third for future events and they should ready for the next National Model Engineering and Modelling Exhibition which will I am told, be in early-June 2016 rather than May, but please check the event website for the latest current information. Website: www.theharrogateshow.com

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Anthony Addams visits the National Maritime Museum

wanted to better understand the background to the exceptional collection of 17th and 18th century ship models at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England. Why were such detailed models built in that style, what materials were used and who built them?

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Why were these models made? A Letter from The Navy Board to the Master Shipwright at a Royal Dockyard, 1716, explains all: ‘You are to prepare and send with your Draught (plan) a solid or model shaped exactly by the same with the load water line, the height of the decks and wales, the channels, the chain plates, ports, galleries etc. marked thereon, and that everything proper to explain your design be done both on the draught and solid in as particular manner as possible for our consideration and directions therein before

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you proceed on your building or rebuilding’. So, if you wanted to build a ship for the Royal Navy at that time, you had to build a model and what is more, the model had to be accurate and to include the important features needed for the approval of The Navy Board who were responsible to the Lords of the Admiralty. A model of a ship was the best way to explain the features of a new vessel rather than a drawing at that time. Here in Photo 1 we see the Master Shipwright describing his proposals for a warship to Samuel Pepys, Secretary to The Navy Board and Admiral The Earl of Sandwich sits on the right. The meeting is informal and its offical museum caption reads, ‘A new whip for the Dutch’. Most of the models in the gallery of ship models of this period were built for The Navy Board and therefore all the models share a standard style of presentation. Generally, the evolvement of new

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designs would be an incremental process of minor changes. However, in the 1730’s the French built a class of third rate 74 gun ships of superior armed performance and it took the Royal Navy another 30 years to abandon the inferior 70 gun ships in favour of 74’s. The Bellona, launched 1760, Photo 2, was an early example. Eventually, about 200 third rate 74’s were built, each requiring about 3400 mature trees and 23 miles of rigging. As it so happened, most of Nelson’s fleet at the Battle of the Nile and half his fleet at Trafalgar were 74’s. Bellona cost £41391 at the time, about the same nowadays as a BMW Five Series motor car with a few extras.

Model makers? Little is known of these men, although a few models have initials or other marks on them. Also for example, John Lock the Master Shipwright at Plymouth Dockyard might be attributed to a model, but in practice his subordinates would probably have made it. Mind you, Photo 3 is of the trade card of Allan Hunt and models were equally important in ship construction for the merchant navy as well as for collectors, naval officers and dignitaries.

Fine grained fruit woods which carve well were often used, Pear being the most common, but Pine also. Notably, as already mentioned, the skillful use of different woods kept painting to a minimum. The fittings and inlays were often of brass, ivory and mother-of-pearl. Mica is a naturally occurring mineral and this was used for windows and lanterns.

Scale and value Most of the models were 1:48 (quarter of an inch to one foot) and the same scale was used for drawings of the ship, but smaller vessels were sometimes modelled at 1:24. The models are of immense historical value as they are a unique record of the development of ship design, their exterior features, cabin decoration, steering, capstans, armaments and boat handling gear. Very little information is available elsewhere and almost no plans of 17th century ships survive, in many cases because there weren’t any. Even in the 18th century, rigging plans were rare and much of our current knowledge is derived from the few models on which it is present.

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Modelling styles Noticeable differences between the models in the museum’s gallery and those of today, are the lack of paintwork and the absence of rigging. Generally, models were either frame or block in format. Frame models usually have planking down to the waterline, often with different woods used to identify the key features. Below the waterline the frames and constructional details were visible for technical evaluation. However, the total number of frames were fewer and more widely spaced on a model, reducing the workload for the builder. In a Block model, the hull was usually built up from layers of wood and might or might not be painted an/or planked. The inside of a Block model was often hollowed-out to show the internal details. Some models split in half either at the waterline or vertically along the keel, also enabling internal spaces to be examined. In Photo 4 we can see the split model of HMS Britannia, 1719, and in Photo 5 there is another such model.

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8 9 complexity of a model’s hull. Some models have been ‘improved’ by the addition of rigging for example, before coming into the possession of the museum.

Ship plans The bow of the ship in a plan is to the right by tradition and there are normally three sets of line drawings, when available. The profile or side view shows the outward appearance of the ship. Some internal details may be shown as well as the waterline. The half-breadth plan shows the shape of the hull at different levels, including the waterline. As ships were symmetrical (hopefully), actually only half therefore needed to be drawn. The body plan shows the shape of the hull at equally spaced vertical sections along the hull and these three drawings define the dimensional shape of the ship. From the latter part of the 18th Century, the NMM has increasingly common deck plans and other additional drawn details of the design of ships. In all, with later and contemporary ships, the museum has over 8000 plans covering 10000 ships, of which copies may be purchased.

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Bellona and copper plating

Ships of less than 50 guns were generally considered too small to fight in the line of battle and included frigates, sloops, mortar (bomb) vessels, cutters etc

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Special mention must be made of the model of HMS Bellona pictured earlier (please see Photo 2). It is believed this model was shown to King George III resulting in the approval for the Navy to sheath the hulls of its warships with copper. The background and benefits of that decision were covered in the article on the subject in MB January 2011 and this is an excellent example of a model being instrumental in changing ship design.

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Built of teak in Bombay British shipyard models are not the only ones featured in the museum. HMS Cornwallis, Photo 7, was built of teak, between 1810 and 1813. The Master Builder, Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia, Photo 8, oversaw the building of this ship and its model. With 74 guns and a crew of 550 men, this was a prime fighting ship and the model is actually about 10 feet long. HMS Cornwallis had a useful life of 144 years, seeing some action in the war against the American colonies, the first Opium War in China and the Crimean War. She continued as a jetty through the two 20th Century World Wars, finally being broken up in 1957. I do not think Mr. Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia expected his creation to last that long and she was a fitting tribute to the skill of her Indian shipbuilders. Currently in 2015, HMS Trincomalee preserved at Hartlepool is a surviving example of a similarly built sailing warship.

Ships of the Line In sea battles, larger ships usually fought in lines, hence the name. Generally only ships with at least 50 guns were used for such battles and by the later part of the 18th Century, this had risen to 64 guns. Ships were classified from 1st to 6th Rate, as follows: First rate 100 guns Second rate 90 guns Third rate 80, 74 and 64 guns Fourth rate 50 to 60 guns. Fifth rate 32 to 44 guns Sixth rate 20 to 28 guns Gradually over time these numbers of guns were increased so for example, First Rate went up to 104, then 110 and finally 120 guns.

Supporting the Line Ships of less than 50 guns were generally considered too small to fight in the line of battle and included frigates, sloops, mortar (bomb) vessels, cutters etc. Frigates and sloops carried their main gun battery on a single deck. The British were building large numbers of 28 and 32 gun frigates from 1756, very much in the same mode as the French. The sloop was the largest fighting vessel that was commanded by an officer of a lower rank than captain, normally mounting less than 20 guns. HMS

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11 Trial, Photo 9, was launched in 1790 and had just 8 guns, but successfully captured two privateers and although what we would call a cutter, she was actually an experimental vessel (a big clue is in the name) conceived by the same designer who developed the drop keel.

Fire ships These were often converted from old small warships or merchant vessels. They were sailed so as to collide with an enemy ship, set alight and abandoned at the last moment. A novel feature were the gun ports being hinged at the bottom, so they would fall open to create draughts through the hull filled with combustible material and explosives. In practice these craft were not very effective, except against a fleet at anchor.

Bomb vessels and ship’s boats The first French built Bomb vessel appeared in 1682 and five years later the British were building them. They usually carried two high-trajectory mortars which fired explosive shells, mainly at coastal defences. Historically, such ships were being used by the Chinese a thousand years earlier which makes you think doesn’t it? Every ship carried small boats of varying types, ranging from an admiral’s barge to small gigs and the museum has some splendid examples, such as that in Photo 10.

to work in Holland and modernise their shipbuilding program. Here in Photo 11 is that model, now displayed in the new Model Room at the recently re-opened Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, where there are also the 250 historic models from the Dutch Navy Engineering Department, from sail to steam. Also included are models of lighthouses, buoys, semaphores, lifeboats, dredgers and ice breakers.

Conclusion The fighting ships of this era were hugely complex creations and vastly more complex than land based organisations requiring the crews to work together as a team in often horrendously appalling weather and battle conditions. The men that designed, built, commanded and fought these ships were at the forefront of technical development and much admired for their skills. In summary, there is much we can all learn from looking at models of ships of all types, something that cannot be achieved by just using the Internet, so making a point of visiting museums can enhance our enjoyment of our hobby, apart from being a nice day out. I try on my travels to visit naval museums, be they on a Greek island or in a major city, since apart from being educational they are also inspirational, particularly when you consider that these model builders of years’ gone by had none of the tools that we take for granted nowadays.

The National Maritime Museum And now to Holland? Surprisingly, it was only in 1738 that the Dutch Admiralty decided for the first time to order a model so as to commission construction of a ship and they had to order it from London as they required an English Navy Board style model. This followed a decision earlier to recruit three English shipwrights

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Readers will be familiar with the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich in London. Entry is free and other local attractions include the newly restored Cutty Sark. Unfortunately, the museum does not display all the models that it used to, many now being at The Historic Dockyard in Chatham, Kent and in store. Having said that, Greenwich is a great day out and the museum being free entry, nowadays attracts far more visitors that otherwise might be the case. These pictures printed here, will I hope encourage a visit to this great unique British institution at Greenwich.

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Liverpool Model Boat Club Dave Wooley reports from their 50th Anniversary Regatta

t’s not often that you receive an invitation to attend a 50th anniversary regatta and I was certainly pleased to be offered the chance to celebrate such a milestone in this club’s history on 3rd May 2015 at Newsham Park. Liverpool MBC was formed in May 1965 with the lake in Walton Hall Park being their regular sailing venue. The local area has a number of large municipal parks with this park having two very large lakes, and at the time offered easy access and boat house facilities. The expanse of water also offered excellent opportunities for supporting the burgeoning interest in i.c. r/c models, which in 1965 were a fairly new addition to the calendar of events.

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A bit of history Scale in 1965 was mostly confined to straight running, together with tethered hydroplanes and the vane sailing of predominantly A type boats and Marblehead’s. Like many established clubs of the day, the use of a boathouse to store models and provide some shelter was also available to this new group of enthusiasts. It was an active member of the Northern Area of the MPBA with a young and enthusiastic membership and in the late-1960’s and early 1970’s, the club promoted events for r/c steering, speed, pairs racing and straight running. The club also hosted area as well as national events and was a substantial fundraiser for the 1975 MPBA organised European Championships at Welwyn Garden City. One member in particular, Larry Dalton, raised a considerable sum by a sponsored sail over a period of 12 months taking in every MPBA affiliated club water. As part of the fund raising project, the club made a successful sponsored attempt at crossing the River Mersey with an 11 foot long model of the cargo ship M.V. Northumberland, power boat models also being in attendance. Other events involved offshore power boat racing from New Brighton down the River Mersey to Egremont on the Wirral (Wallasey) side of the river, some two miles distant. Liverpool MBC was also an inspiration in 1987 for establishing the Model Boat Convention at

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the Ellesmere Port Waterways Museum, this being certainly one of the UK’s oldest and most successful model boating events, now being held at Haydock Park in August of each year, and the club still actively supports it. In recent times this well organised and welcoming club have been involved promoting the hobby at high profile events such as the Battle of the Atlantic Commemoration in 2013 and last year’s very successful Mersey River Festival. However, not all the years have been good, as recently there have been problems with the Walton Hall Park facility and three years ago the club moved to Newsham Park, where this special regatta was held.

ABOVE: This lovely model of the Rea tug Foylegarth was built 45 years ago by well known local modeller the late Harry Wright, and it is still going strong.

BELOW: A superb 1:96 scale model of the frigate HMS Ashanti.

50th Anniversary Regatta The host club invited a number of other clubs from around the Liverpool area and also provided a safe enclosure to allow the youngsters to try their hand at operating a Glynn Guest basic design built by Bill Richardson. It was a pleasant surprise to see that with a little ingenuity, model boating has not lost its appeal to a new young generation. The club now sail a wide range of scale models and has regular monthly social meetings which are always well attended. The photographs I hope do justice to the efforts made by Liverpool MBC on this day, a club who always extend a warm welcome to visitors and potential new members, and I wish the club well for the next 50 years. For further information regarding the Liverpool MBC, please contact their club secretary via their website: www.liverpoolmodelboatclub.co.uk

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LEFT: Newsham Park has good access to its lake, excellent adjacent parking, a dedicated launching area and refreshment facilities.

ABOVE: A model of the Liverpool pilot boat P.V. Kittiwake.

ABOVE: Alice is a model of one of the Triton class of RMAS small tugs, all of which were given female names and were often referred to as the Girl class.

ABOVE: Featured, for the first time on the water, was this 1:24 scale French power launch Nouveau, built by Joe Lang of Liverpool MBC.

RIGHT: Tugs are a model for all conditions and this model from the Southport MBC is a good example.

ABOVE: Liverpool Model Power Boat Club (as it was then) members in 1975 after their successful crossing of the River Mersey with an 11ft model of the M.V. Northumberland.

BELOW: This model of the current Mersey ferry Snowdrop was built by Max Ferry of the nearby Hoylake MBC.

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Test Bench Model Boats looks at new products

Attention - Manufacturers & Distributors ● These pages are open to you - your shop window to bring to the attention of our thousands of readers, new products - kits, books, videos, engines, R/C gear, motors, anything that could be of interest to model boat builders. Send your information initially to Model Boats Test Bench, PO Box 9890, Brentwood, CM14 9EF - or ring the Editor on 01277 849927 for more details. You cannot afford to miss this opportunity!

Ham Class Inshore Minesweeper Hull Supplied by MTB Hulls of Gibraltar Recently received in the Editorial Office has been this 1:35 scale GRP hull for this class of 93 Royal Navy Inshore Minesweepers, that were built between 1954 and 1959. Unlike traditional minesweepers, they were not equipped for sweeping moored or magnetic mines as their work was to locate individual mines and then neutralise them. This was a new role, and the class was configured for working in the shallow waters of rivers, estuaries

and shipping channels. They were 107ft (32.5m) long and 21ft (6.4m) beam with twin screws and a displacement of 164 tons full load and this means that at a scale of 1:35, the model will weigh around 8.5lbs maximum (approx. 3.8kg). The hull is superbly moulded and perfectly symmetrical. It is not too light, but equally not heavyweight, in other words just right. Plans are not included, but they can be obtained from the National Maritime Museum at

Greenwich and there are literally 1000’s of pictures online. Some examples are still afloat, albeit usually as houseboats or similar. Price is £70 + p&p. MTB Hulls Based in Gibraltar, this company run by Christian Sheppard, produces a huge range of hulls, mainly of RN craft in scales of 1:72; 1:48; 1:35; 1:24; 1:16 and 1:12. Prices vary depending on hull size and very large hulls may have to be sent in two halves. Of particular interest to British

The Ham Class GRP hull is of excellent quality and its measurements are accurate for 1:35 scale.

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of the ship since she first took to the water in May 1765. It contains many surprises; that she was almost wrecked on her launch; that diplomacy conducted onboard her played a crucial role in provoking Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812 and that in 1914

Kaiser Wilhelm set the First World War in motion at a desk made from her timbers. The book also tells the story of Horatio Nelson who was born a few weeks before his most famous ship was ordered and whose career paralleled hers in many ways. It does not ignore the Battle of Trafalgar and indeed it offers new insights into the campaign that led up to it. But it says much more about the other life of the ship, which at different times was a flagship, a fighting ship, a prison hospital ship, a training ship for officers and boys, a floating court room, a signal school in the early days of radio, tourist attraction and national icon. It looks at her

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through many eyes, including Queen Victoria, admirals, midshipmen and even Beatrix Potter who visited the warship as a girl. As HMS Victory awaits massive restoration on her hull, slowly being crushed by its own weight, this new superb work by author and leading maritime historian, Brian Lavery, brings to the fore the significance of her career so far, and is an eloquent testimonial to her remarkable survival and the absolute appropriateness of her preservation for another 250 years. This is essential reading for anyone with an interest in ships of the Royal Navy from the age of sail. Book Review by John Deamer

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world’s most famous ocean liners, told for the first time in a single volume. The Lusitania is today most remembered for the controversy surrounding her sinking by the German submarine U20 off the Old Head of Kinsale, Southern Ireland, whilst returning from New York to Liverpool in May 1915, during the First World War, but this book also tells of her life before that cataclysmic event. It tells of the groundbreaking advances in maritime engineering that she represented, as well as the hitherto unheard of opulence of her fittings. This updated edition, published to coincide with centenary of her sinking, re-examines the

SeaWatch Books have special offers from time to time so please check their website www.seawatchbooks.com. Laid down in the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1847 and launched in 1850, the USS Susquehanna was one of the great transition warships of the early 19th Century. Using sail and steam, she had a full career in the navy. She served as Admiral Mathew Perry’s flagship on his historical trips to Japan in 1853 and 1854, and as part of the blockade fleet during the American Civil War. She was decommissioned at the New York Navy Yard in 1868 and sold for scrap in 1883. Gilbert (Gib) McArdle, is an internationally known modeller and author of ship modelling books including HMS Sussex and the Gaff-Rigged Sloop (or

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disaster which befell her and with the help of leading experts, the authors, Mitch Peeke, Steve Jones and Kevin Walsh-Johnson,

who are all closely involved with the Lusitania Historical Society, tell the truly absorbing story of a long-forgotten ship and her people from conception to sinking. They also examine the circumstances of her loss and try to determine why this magnificent vessel sank in a mere 18 minutes with the tragic loss of 1209 lives. This ‘cradle to grave’ account of one of the most remarkable ships ever to have graced the oceans would make essential reading for maritime historians and ship modellers with an interest in the transatlantic liners of the Frist World War era. Book Review by John Deamer

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One of the D class heats just starting.

BMPRS News Website: www.bmprs.co.uk he superb Priorslee Lake at Telford was the venue for our third race of the 2015 season, with Mark Wild handling the bookings and Robin Butler kindly stepping up to the role of Officer of the Day (OOD) to manage the proceedings. Both Mark and Robin had their hands full because we had a huge turnout with 51 boats entered and that set the scene for a busy and exciting day. A special thanks go to Telford MBC for kindly allowing us to use their lake and their excellent facilities which include a newly built toilet and shower block as well as the all-important rescue boat. Robin had the big challenge of keeping things moving so as to avoid running out of time during the day and notably the D class with 12 boats entered, was split into two separate heats and this meant that all in all, 16 separate fifteen minute heats had to be run. Four solid hours of racing might not seem that much, but allowing for safe switch-overs between heats and a brief lunch break, it left little spare time for any hiccups should a race need to be stopped as can happen. Robin did a fantastic job and after the driver’s meeting, racing was promptly underway by 1000hrs. It is worth noting that three of the classes (AA, A and D) had over ten competitors in each and the Catamaran T2 class on this occasion had a record entry of nine boats, leading to some very competitive racing. When you have this many boats racing together, it really does test the driving skills of the drivers and it can be quite nerve-wracking just keeping out of trouble. Anyway, now to the highlights of each class:

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AA class In this, the smallest of the mono-hulled classes, ten boats were entered including four identical Cavalier hulls, but all with different engines and set-ups. This was the first race of the season for the West 28 powered Sea Spirit that I had recently finished building. The boat performed very well with plenty of speed and by going non-stop in both heats we gained first place with a total of 62 laps, so who was a happy bunny then? The Go 28 powered Pursuit of David Hough also had an excellent run giving him 57 laps in total for second place, the hull being impressively fast and overtaking many boats, especially in the second heat. Third place with 55 laps went to Bernard Holder, racing his MDS 21 engine on a reduction drive gearbox powered Crusader 1. Bernard achieved excellent consistency in both heats, but felt that the engine on this occasion was not delivering the power that it would normally. The only female competitor in this class was Sha Simon. Her consistent driving skills and reliable Cavalier gained her 46 laps in total for a very respectable fourth place and what went wrong for those that didn’t do so well? Mark Wild’s CMB 21 powered Lizard started off brilliantly, but that ended in an instant when the boat bounced off a wave and hit the rescue boat leading to instant disqualification and zero laps. Andy Rennie also scored zero laps, but for a different reason. When trying to start the engine, the flywheel and drive system came loose and

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ABOVE: Mark Wild’s Lizard after hitting the rescue boat – note how the impact has broken the exhaust’s engine connection.

ABOVE: B176: Mark Beesley’s B class boat. (Photo courtesy of Judith Beesley)

Two new boats head to head, the yellow Arrow of Andy Utley and the Sigma of Paul Edgecombe.

ABOVE: Kurt Cave’s propeller collection for his large Mono and Cat hulls. £600 of model propellers here.

unfortunately he had to retire the boat, repairs at the pondside not being possible. Robin Butler struggled to get the engine started in his Crusader 3 at the start of the first heat, before realising that there was no fuel in its tank, but he still ended up in fifth place with 44 laps. Junior member Kian Searle’s Picco 21 powered Cavalier was notably very fast, but a couple of stops in Heat One including hitting a buoy very hard, meant he ended up in sixth place.

A class I cannot recall ever seeing eleven boats race in any previous BMPRS race heat and on this occasion with that number, the key to success was to keep out of trouble and running. Bernard Holder did just that brilliantly with his CMB 45 powered Crusader 2 gaining 64 laps in total. Sally Butler racing her Crusader 3 with the much less powerful ASP 64 engine, achieved excellent consistency in both heats taking second place with a 55 lap total, excellent driving serving her very well. Not far behind for third place was Robin Butler whose SC 40 powered Cavalier achieved 46 laps in total, his score being somewhat dented by a poor first heat. Luke Bramwell’s Challenger was only two laps behind Robin to take a respectable fourth place with 44 laps, not doing so well in Heat Two. Sally Dickson with less than 60 minutes of race driving experience, hit Buoy Two when 10 laps into the first heat. Upon recovery, the Crusader 3 had a broken prop’ and a bent rudder and therefore

B class

ABOVE: Ian Searle picking up Harry Stuart’s wooden Skippy after it stopped.

BELOW: Boyd Elson with his winning X-Cat.

Bernard Holder achieved his second win of the day, the CMB 67 powered Magnum delivering a faultless non-stop performance reaching 75 laps in total. Malcolm Pratt’s CMB 67 powered Apache ended up in second place with 50 laps, the boat being very fast and stable, but in Heat Two a collision with Mark Beesley’s boat left the Apache limping back into the pits for damage inspection. A mangled prop’, damage to the rudder and a very hot engine led to Malcolm retiring early from that heat, a great shame. Mark Beesley’s unnamed ASP 61 powered boat really struggled as it kept stopping soon after launch and the Heat Two collision didn’t help, damaging it quite severely. Nevertheless, five laps was better than none.

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was retired from that heat. A bit of fixing during the short lunch break had her back on the water for Heat Two and this time she took it very steadily round the somewhat congested course keeping out of trouble and ending up in seventh place with 31 laps in total. Mike Barnes got quickly off the starting blocks with his ASP 40 powered Sea Spirit. He was apparently using a borrowed boat for this race and being concerned about lack of water cooling, decided to retire the boat early in Heat One, with only 15 laps and a resulting tenth place. The OS 40 powered Challenger 43 of Bob Cheshire had engine carburetion issues leading to a non start and zero laps for eleventh place, but he expects to have these problems resolved for the next race meeting.

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Furious T2 Cat action and Garry Dickson’s Mercury is almost taking off.

C class

ABOVE: Buoy Three proved challenging for a fair number of the drivers. (Photo courtesy of Judith Beesley)

Again, only three entries for this class, the largest of the nitro fuel engined mono hulls. Harry Stuart’s OPS 90 powered Warhawk ran superbly gaining 75 laps in total for first place. Bernard Holder’s CMB 90 powered Magnum also went well earning 69 laps for second place, having an unintended stop when throttling back just a little too much on the pit straight when passing the rescue boat and stalling the engine. For Ian Searle, this turned out to be one of those races that is best confined to the history book. Halfway into Heat One, the Makara hit Buoy Two full on, ripping off the hatch and damaging its rudder, the shear pin breaking, and with engine settings now out of adjustment, this forced the boat to be stopped. After rescue it was apparent the drive strut had also moved. Although Ian did a great job to get it up and going again for the second heat, disaster stuck in the most unkind of ways. Throttling back and running really slowly, Ian negotiated a very narrow gap between Buoy Three and the rescue boat which was closing the gap more rapidly than he realised. Despite a split second change of direction, Ian’s Makara just clipped the rescue boat leading unfortunately to instant disqualification. So now we had two disqualifications on the day, and both are committee members.

D class

BELOW: Luke Bramwell recovering Harry’s C class Warhawk which only stopped once.

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These big powerful S.I. (Spark Ignition) engine driven mono-hulled boats had the biggest entry of the day with 12 competitors and the class was split into two heats for safety reasons. Race action was spectacular and considering how fast these boats are, the driving standards were excellent. Mike Barnes was back at his best having had engine problems during the first two events of the season, the Zenoah powered Patriot achieving a 100 laps in total for a well deserved first place. Garry Dickson’s MPM powered Saturn gained a similarly impressive 97 laps for second place. Andy Uttley racing his new and superbly presented CMB powered Arrow with 67 laps, gained a well deserved third place. In Heat Two, it had encountered a boat that had spun into its path, resulting in the Arrow running over the top of it and then stopping, thus reducing the possible total lap score. A few collisions happened in these heats, stopping some boats and keeping the rescue crew very busy. Mike Durant hit a buoy flipping his boat in the first heat and the radio box then let water into it, forcing (wisely) an early D class retirement for him.

Kurt Cave’s awesomely quick Sigma had several stops on the water including a collision with Harry Stuart’s ‘Woody’ (an all wood boat), which on this occasion left Kurt with 23 laps and twelfth place. Kevin Alcock’s Gizmo powered Patriot suffered a broken throttle shaft which was repaired for Heat Two. New BMPRS member Paul Edgecombe, entered his superb newly built Sigma for the first time and achieved a very respectable 43 laps and eighth place, thoroughly enjoying his first race.

Cat T1 class Although only three competitors entered this class, interestingly all were running the same X-Cat hull supplied by Daz Elson. Would the one adult racer show the two junior racers how to win a race? Junior member, Boyd Elson’s X-Cat hit Buoy 2 hard in the first heat needing rescue and a restart which cost valuable laps. However in the second heat, Boyd enjoyed a faultless race and ended up with 49 laps in total for first place. Junior Luke Bramwell had a great first heat as his SC46 powered X-Cat was running superbly, fast and stable and after that heat he was 15 laps ahead and surely favourite to win. However in Heat Two, the boat stopped a couple of times and just didn’t seem to get running properly again after that, but he still gained a respectable 30 lap total for second place, and what happened to adult member Andy Rennie? Well, the Rossi 40 engine seemed to keep stopping nearly every time the boat was launched, so a rather dismal total of four laps, the juniors doing rather better on this occasion.

Cat T2 class This class features the larger catamarans catering for the big S.I. petrol engines and large nitro (glow) engines and with nine entries the racing was BELOW: No. 9. The winning T2 Catamaran class Aeromarine of Malcolm Pratt.

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Telford Results - 7th May 2015

ABOVE: D51: Paul Edgecombe’s new Sigma, note stainless steel fuel tank and all very neatly put together.

ABOVE: Daz Elson’s superb Rebel F1 in the Catamaran T2 class. It looks almost like a full-size racing boat.

ABOVE: D22: The new Arrow boat of Andy Uttley.

fantastic and at times hair-raising. There was only one nitro-fuelled engine powered hull, the rest all being petrol motors. Full credit to Malcolm Pratt whose CMB 91 (nitro) powered Aeromarine achieved an impressive 85 laps in total to take first place. He drove a tight course at speed keeping out of trouble, and it paid off for him. In a close second place with 83 laps, was the MPM powered Mercury of Garry Dickson. This was Garry’s second runner-up placing on the day. Graham Stanley’s impressively presented F1 1320 GP boat achieved consistent scores in both heats for 60 laps in total and the third place. This was a disappointing race for Daz Elson who ended up with only 16 laps for ninth place. His fantastically presented (own design and built) Rebel F1 boat failed to produce decent power from its engine for some reason or other, so further testing will be needed to iron-out any issues. Mike Proudman’s Aeromarine was going well until its rudder pin sheared, causing the boat to crash into the bank, resulting in just 18 laps for eighth place.

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Name Number Hull AA class 1 Craig Dickson 55 Sea Spirit 2 David Hough 87 Pursuit 3 Bernard Holder 86 Crusader 1 4 Sha Simon 60 Cavalier 5 Robin Butler 10 Crusader 3 6 Kian Searle 128 Cavalier 7 Graham Stanley 29 Cavalier 8 Mark Beesley 176 Cavalier 9 Andy Rennie 11 Challenger 43 10 Mark Wild 5 MHZ Lizard A class 1 Bernard Holder 86 Crusader 2 2 Sally butler 12 Crusader 3 3 Robin Butler 10 Cavalier 4 Luke Bramwell 6 Challenger 43 5 Kurt Cave 7 Cougar 6 Amelia Cheshire 98 Crusader 3 7 Sally Dickson 77 Crusader 3 8 Mike Proudman 85 Shockwave 9 Kian Searle 128 Challenger 43 10 Mike Barnes 4 Sea Spirit 11 Bob Cheshire 16 Challenger 43 B class 1 Bernard Holder 86 Magnum 2 Malcolm Pratt 9 Apache 50 3 Mark Beesley 176 Unknown C class 1 Harry Stuart 133 Warhawk 2 Bernard Holder 86 Magnum 3 Ian Searle 127 Makara D class 1 Mike Barnes 4 Patriot 2 Garry Dickson 44 Saturn 3 Andy Uttley 22 Arrow 4 Harry Stuart 133 Woody 5 Kevin Alcock 75 Patriot 6 Ian Searle 127 Phantom 7 Ron Willets 108 Apache 8 Paul Edgecombe 95 Sigma V1 9 Mark Beesley 176 Waverider Apache 10 Malcolm Pratt 9 Patriot 11 Mike Durant 8 Phantom 12 Kurt Cave 7 Sigma/Prava Cat T1 class 1 Boyd Elson 72 X-Cat 38 2 Luke Bramwell 6 X-Cat 38 3 Andy Rennie 11 X-Cat Cat T2 class 1 Malcolm Pratt 9 Aeromarine 2 Garry Dickson 44 Mercury 3 Graham Stanley 29 F1 1320 GP 4 Mark Beesley 176 Conquest 5 Kevin Alcock 75 Conquest 43 6 Harry Stuart 133 Skippy Sport Hydro 7 Kurt Cave 7 Conquest 8 Mike Proudman 85 Aeromarine 9 Daz Elson 73 Rebel F1 51 entries Best boat: Graham Stanley with his F1 1320GP catamaran

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40 39 26 32 21 21 6 16 0

45 44 34 20 15 12 20 2 16

85 83 60 52 36 33 26 18 16

Conclusion When you get a turnout as large as on this day, it means there will be outstanding excitement and enjoyment for all those present. The key to success was to aim to keep one’s boat going for the full race, avoid collisions and stoppages which is much easier said than done. Anyway, a great day at Telford and thanks again to the resident club for all that they did for us. Cheers - Craig

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