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    πŸ’¬ HMS Sussex
    6 years ago by πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ admiral ( Leading Seaman)
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    well done! I have built other ships which were part of Force H, Gib.
    Illustrious, Duke of York, Sheffield, 1/48 scale, RC.

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    πŸ’¬ Decks
    7 years ago by πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ admiral ( Leading Seaman)
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    Plank on frame construction, glassed over. Can't recall source - too darn long ago! Moved around in back of a Toyota van.
    Japan website are making 1/200 kit of her.

    πŸ’¬ Decks
    7 years ago by πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ admiral ( Leading Seaman)
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    Photos of Illustrious 1/96 scale RC model I made 31 years ago.
    Scratch-built, with Sea Fires ranged on deck. Pic. taken in Auckland harbour.
    2nd photo shows her as it appeared front page of US magazine
    Scale Ship Modeler, July 1986.
    Later I built Illustrious at Falklands era.

    πŸ’¬ HMS Illustrious Aircraft carrier
    7 years ago by πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ admiral ( Leading Seaman)
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    Many moons ago I built RC Illustrious, Falklands era. and Force H Gibraltar 1943.

    πŸ“ canterbury and waikato
    7 years ago by πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ admiral ( Leading Seaman)
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    1/48 scale scratch built models of RNZN frigates RC

    πŸ’¬ photo taken of my collection 20 odd years ago
    8 years ago by πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ admiral ( Leading Seaman)
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    thanks, my wife calls my hobby - "his fiddling" !

    πŸ“ photo taken of my collection 20 odd years ago
    8 years ago by πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ admiral ( Leading Seaman)
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    I scratch-built this lot, and it includes some major navy units as at Gibralter 1943, Force H.

    πŸ“ HMS Illustrious
    8 years ago by πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ admiral ( Leading Seaman)
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    I've built 1/96 RC scale models of Illustrious as part of Force H, Gibraltar, 1943, and
    Falklands era, plans from Imp. War museum, 'afraid long since sold off plans plus those models. Most of the WW2 era photos not close-up. good luck with your build.

    πŸ“ WESTBOURNE MODEL CO.
    8 years ago by πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ admiral ( Leading Seaman)
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    Fortunately, I have been reimbursed my order, because of non-delivery, as I had ordered via Visa. One wonders that they are still in business, and still place ads in Model Boat magazines.

    πŸ“ WESTBOURNE MODEL CO.
    8 years ago by πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ admiral ( Leading Seaman)
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    thumbsdown: Westbourne take my money. Fail to deliver 6 weeks gone by,
    I should have read all those bad reviews prior to order.
    I have asked Electronize, speed control wholesaler, to supply and get paid by by Westbourne. No reply from Electronize, pity, as Ive been their product user for many years.

    πŸ’¬ HMNZS Royalist
    8 years ago by πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ admiral ( Leading Seaman)
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    Thanks. Model darn heavy to carry to launch, helpers
    named her HMNZS Hernia................. 😊

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    πŸ“ HMNZS Canterbury, HMNZS Waikato, HMNZS Taranaki
    8 years ago by πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ admiral ( Leading Seaman)
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    This video shows four New Zealand frigate models, at 1/48 scale, radio-controlled, HMNZS Canterbury leads, then Waikato, Otago and Taranaki. All models built from scratch, from Navy plans.
    Build time about 6 months each. 1970's era idea based on a photo of these ships taken sailing in Wellington Harbour.

    πŸ“ HMNZS Royalist
    8 years ago by πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ admiral ( Leading Seaman)
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    6ft loa, RC, scratch-built, grp hull. 10 yrs old.
    Sold to private museum.
    Am building my 3rd RC model of HMNZS Taranaki, Rothsey class frigate. Over past 40 years have built many RN - e.g.
    Force H, Med., 1943, such as Illustrious, Sheffield etc.
    Refer www.modelboats.co.uk January 2014 issue.

    My main request is that I can establish somebody UK with
    similar interest, despite my living NZ but unable to attend
    your excdellent sights.

    πŸ’¬ HMS Blake
    8 years ago by πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ admiral ( Leading Seaman)
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    I'm not ex RN, just build mainly 1/48 RC navies - RN & RNZN, over past 40 years, Auckland area. Would like to make contact UK. Minimal interest here.



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