Revell 1/144 Trinity House 'South Goodwin' Lightship

[spanner570]

This vessel capsized in a storm which hit the Goodwin Sands in 1954. Her entire crew of seven all drowned. There was one survivor, a civilian.

At 38.5cm she's a decent size. There is a warning notice in the box about it being an old moulding, so I sort of know what to expect.

I have yet to open the poly bag... :fearful:




I'm thinking about a three phase build. On site in the English Channel, on her side on the Goodwins and finally, abandoned up a creek. We'll see......I'll certainly attempt the latter.

Cheers.
Ron

[adt70hk]

Will be following this with interest Ron.

[skinflint]

Looks a really good kit Ron, also watching with interest.

Tony

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
Looking forward to this. And please do it yourself - don't get your Zulu friends to do all the work and then claim all the credit :tongue-out3:
Jim

[rtfoe]

Hi Ron,
Should be about the same quality as my Revell tugboat...perhaps the Zulu guys should take a swing at it. :smiling6:

Cheers,
Richard

[Dave Ward]

Ron,
I think this was my first large 'ship' model ( late 60's/early 70's? ) - as opposed to the 1/600 Airfix ships, It was originally a Frog model, and looked quite impressive - it must have kept me quiet & occupied for quite a time, because, either for my next birthday, or Christmas, I was given the 'Shell Welder' coastal tanker. I was much happier with that - it had a propeller! Odd that only a few years later I was working on the real things!
Dave

[spanner570]

Thanks for the initial interest boys. Much appreciated.
The usherette will by amongst you all soon, with her box full of goodies!

Andrew. Always nice to have you aboard.

Tony. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be writing about this build, so thanks again.

Jim. You never can tell when or where my buddies might re-appear.

Richard. You might recall the same tug boat as yours in my 'Up a Creek' diorama? I found the kit a good all round fit. I just hope this one is as good.

Dave. Funny you should mention the 'Shell Welder' I had the Frog kit version on my eBay watch list last week. It was at £28 with days to go and still climbing, so I deleted it!

Cheers.
Ron

[papa 695]

Looking forward to seeing this Ron, if it’s anything like that sub you did they should be a crackers

[skinflint]

The 'Shell Welder' mentioned earlier seems to hold a good price. I have also watched a few and had to abandon before the bidding ends, as the price just gets too strong. The box art for this kit seems to be one of it's selling points.

[Defiant911]

There’s a lighthouse boat near me in Gloucester docks. In fact I think it’s been for sale for a while.

[Richard48]

An interesting subject.There are a few around here on the Essex coast,One moored at Colchester on the Colne plus 3 in Harwich harbour area near to Shotley and Felixstowe.
Watching with interest.
Rich

[Dave Ward]

Dave. Funny you should mention the 'Shell Welder' I had the Frog kit version on my eBay watch list last week. It was at £28 with days to go and still climbing, so I deleted it!

The Shell Welder still pops up occasionally - the moulds were sold to NOVO when Frog went bust & it has been re-re-released by Novo, ZTS, Chematic, Eastern Express & Ark - I wonder what state the moulds are in? I keep an eye out for the model, but the original Frog boxing is the province of the collector. I'm a maker, so any manufacturer would be acceptable!, but even those fetch high prices..............
Dave

[Mickc1440]

Looking forward to this one, can't beat a good up the creek scene. The Shell Welder brings back memories, built one to use on a railway layout many moons ago

[spanner570]

Thanks for all your posts and a special thanks to Carl for the picture.

Dave. Judging by the posts, it looks like you, Tony and myself will be fighting each other over the next Shell Welder kit that crops up on eBay.

Buy the kit, make it and then flog the box.

You should break even, or even make a profit!

[spanner570]

Looking forward to this one, can't beat a good up the creek scene. The Shell Welder brings back memories, built one to use on a railway layout many moons ago

Thanks Mick. Remember that creek/ harbour dio. I made with the tug 'Lucky XI' anchored up in it? I might just cheat and swap the tug for the Lightship. That would save a heap of work, but someone might just spot the subterfuge!