bilge rat
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Leading Seaman · 95 pts
east fife, Fife, United Kingdom
Member since Oct 2020
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6 boatssteam drifter
'coriedalis KY.21' the real boat was built in 1918 in aberdeen as an admiralty steel standard drifter, HMD …
'silver chord' KY.124
a small waterline model i made of the of the prunier trophy winner in 1957.
cygnus 33
built from a 'boats and models' semi kit.
HMS penelope
stand off scale 1/144
inter-nos ll KY.57
85' miller built seine netter, built from jim pottingers plan a good few years ago.
seaboard integrity, ex (st.jasper H.31)
built aboard the ship in 1997
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steam drifter'coriedalis KY.21' the real boat was built in 1918 in aberdeen as an admiralty steel standard drifter, HMD dusk. the model is built from a caldercraft peggie hull at 1:24 scale, and about 4 feet long, not quit…
301 viewsRe: cygnus 33if i remember, i think 'boats and models' sold the cygnus 33 at 1:16, and also a cygnus 38 moulds, i got this hull back in the 80's, although she had a refit in the 90's, but i think those moulds were sold to …411 viewsRe: seaboard integrity, ex (st.jasper H.31)hi martin, thanks, i'm actually nearly finished a steam drifter which ive been working on for years.. so hopefully i'll get some pics of her on sea trials soon, weather permitting! cheers neil♥ 2 likes445 viewsRe: HMS penelopethanks doug, those are great photo's, they really show the hard life she had, she certainly merited her second names! cheers neil♥ 2 likes410 viewsRe: Thames Sailing Barge 'Stangate'she looks superb on the water😎463 viewsRe: inter-nos ll KY.57yes, she's full bodied, quite heavy, and the only access is the wheelhouse, but a great boat in poor weather😎 neil♥ 1 like431 viewsRe: 'silver chord' KY.124nerys, i must admit, these little models are nice to make, fairly quick, and you dont get bored making them! neil♥ 1 like410 viewsRe: HMS penelopenerys, thanks, yes, she had quite a history, but a sad end. i remember reading the book 'hms pepperpot' a very interesting book of her history. neil♥ 1 like410 viewsRe: seaboard integrity, ex (st.jasper H.31)nerys, thats a pity, they would have been priceless to you. i built her from a spare G/A plan that was handy, it was a great way to pass a trip, with an hour or two's work between watches, seems a long time ag…♥ 2 likes445 views'silver chord' KY.124a small waterline model i made of the of the prunier trophy winner in 1957.
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301 viewsRe: cygnus 33if i remember, i think 'boats and models' sold the cygnus 33 at 1:16, and also a cygnus 38 moulds, i got this hull back in the 80's, although she had a refit in the 90's, but i think those moulds were sold to …411 viewsRe: seaboard integrity, ex (st.jasper H.31)hi martin, thanks, i'm actually nearly finished a steam drifter which ive been working on for years.. so hopefully i'll get some pics of her on sea trials soon, weather permitting! cheers neil♥ 2 likes445 viewsRe: HMS penelopethanks doug, those are great photo's, they really show the hard life she had, she certainly merited her second names! cheers neil♥ 2 likes410 viewsRe: Thames Sailing Barge 'Stangate'she looks superb on the water😎463 viewsRe: inter-nos ll KY.57yes, she's full bodied, quite heavy, and the only access is the wheelhouse, but a great boat in poor weather😎 neil♥ 1 like431 viewsRe: 'silver chord' KY.124nerys, i must admit, these little models are nice to make, fairly quick, and you dont get bored making them! neil♥ 1 like410 viewsRe: HMS penelopenerys, thanks, yes, she had quite a history, but a sad end. i remember reading the book 'hms pepperpot' a very interesting book of her history. neil♥ 1 like410 viewsRe: seaboard integrity, ex (st.jasper H.31)nerys, thats a pity, they would have been priceless to you. i built her from a spare G/A plan that was handy, it was a great way to pass a trip, with an hour or two's work between watches, seems a long time ag…♥ 2 likes445 views'silver chord' KY.124a small waterline model i made of the of the prunier trophy winner in 1957.301 views