petercbrown
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Master Seaman · 135 pts
Mablethorpe, United Kingdom
Member since Jul 2015
Last online 6 years ago
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3 boatsPolice Launch
This has been a long-time work in progress.. it changed identity after a partial strip down and rebuild as …
(Naval Ship) Motor Torpedo Boat
This is an all-metal Motor Torpedo Boat, built in 1946. its running gear is absent and has fixed rudders. T…
(Working Vessel) Frederick Spashett
The boat was a static model (which was damaged with masts and various deck accessories missing) so converti…
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Re: Arctic Convoy
Marky, Have you given any thought about the power source, ie, LiPo or LSA...? both have their pro's and con's
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Re: Arctic Convoy
'Just doing my job' was the most common reply I received when chatting with the chaps. Some of them were so affected they couldn't (still) bring themselves to …
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Re: Arctic Convoy
That must have been quite a conversation. Before I moved, I lived quite close to the local RNA and two of the veterans from the old Shiny were veryhelpful rela…
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Re: Arctic Convoy
It's no wonder they were given the 'Order of the Blue Nose', Nerys... Even Churchill remarked that they were the "worst journey in the world"... whether or not…
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Re: Arctic Convoy
Hello Marky. Guilty as charged, lol
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Re: Arctic Convoy
Exactly, marky. I wrote a book about the convoys some years ago, after talking to many of the veterans of those sailings (sadly most have since crossed the bar…
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Re: Arctic Convoy
One of the worst maritime disasters of the Second World War; the men on the ships that comprised PQ17 not only had to ensure the horrendous weather conditions,…
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Re: Police Launch
I'm hoping to get her on the lake as soon as the water has been sorted... it's blighted with blue-green algae atm...
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Police Launch
This has been a long-time work in progress.. it changed identity after a partial strip down and rebuild as a Police Launch. Powered by a MFA Torpedo 850, runni…
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Static Model Boat Builders
Is that Facebook not giving you permission??
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