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janruss1
Able Seaman
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HMS Daring 1950s-1970 + wiesel
A ship that I served on 1966 - 1969 Scratched Built. (Sails well)
Wiesel German Torpedo Boat was given by a family who had dropped it and smashed completely had to rebuild(persons were going to dustbin it + radio and engines SAVED( and sails well) HMS Daring sailing at Maunsell Lock 18th Aug 2019 also Bismark making its Maiden Sailing after many trials in the Bath Great Day Out with Tone Valley MBC
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  • nickAble Seaman
    I spent some time in the Middle East on H.M.S. Nubian ( Tribal class frigate)
    H.M.S. Relentless ( Daring class) followed us back to UK. I remember days and days of watching her just behind us in the Bay of Biscay, which lived up to it's reputation. I always thought the Daring class was the last warship that really looked like a warship with her twin forward gun turrets.
    Mind you I think you would have wet feet 24X7 on her waist decks.
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  • RNinMunichFleet Admiral
    I agree sandkb, beautiful work, but in the wrong place!
    Why not under it's own name and thread??
    😎
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Peter47
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
HMS Duke of York
My scatch built 200th scale model of a KVG V class Battle Ship, the Duke of York. Based 0n 1/720th Revel plastic kit, 30 years old. First sail after a "refit" after being laid up in Garden shed for 10 or so years, fortunately was not as damaged as the Bismark store in same shed, as it was in a drier part of a leaky shed, just replaced some decking (with plastic sheet), added some missing small armament, lockers, Gun directors, Walrus Sea Plane etc I'd left of earlier model. She was original powered by 4 - 540 size motors, running 2mm Props (.50p each those where the days), upgraded her to run two on just twin props (4mm), leaving outer pair as dummies, may re connect at a later date. Brought her electrics upto 2.4 Ghz standard. Sailed well very steady on this her first sail after refit, at Ethrow Park.
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