discussion Drilling Rigs

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Hi guys! & thanx 4 the welcome.

I'm looking for Help or Plans of a Conventional Oil Drilling Rig. This would be of the '40's - '50s.Has anyone bilt one?, or know where I can obtain same. All Help would be Deeply depreciated. (Opps! Wrong spelling) Thanx Again.!! Rufnek Willy ::beer:

 

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welcome willy

kind off a specialosed subject there, i`ll have a hunt about and see what i can dig up for ya

 

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Hi Willy, I`ve been searching for a post somewhere from a graphic designer/aeromodeller that had an idea to print some oil-rig graphics on folded stout card for the purpose of landing mini-helicopters on the platform. It would come as a flat-pack and just needed clicking together. I beleive his day-job was connected to the off-shore oil industry. Damned if I can find it . Dont think they went into production. Locally (Grantown-on-Spey) a chap had a 4 or 5 ft model of the older type rig for sale, working lights etc, impressive, dont know anymore sorry. I`d try Aberdeen area model boat or aero clubs for a lead. "Oil capital of Europe" they call it now, I still prefer "The Granite City". Photographs galore of the redundant rigs in the Croarty Firth, 15 or so last time I passed. (Queen Mary 2 will be arriving there this weekend 18/19 June 05.) Try a Google search.

 

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Hello all, a quick search for details in Google on Semi-submersibles Drilling roigs brought up this http://www.compositecatalog.com/InfoCenter/RIG_DETAIL.asp?A=TYPENAMETODETAIL&RIG_ID=476 which will give sufficient data to draw up your own sketches.

Duncan, many years ago I used to be a sales rep in the North of Scotland and covered the Grantown area. There used to be a customer who built Offshore realated models. For the life of me I can not remember his name, however he was the Storeman at Laing the builders up in Woodend Industrial Estate. Possibly a point to start enquiries.

regards

Jim

 

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That is the very man Big J. So happens I have to go to Grantown today ( broken chain on the flying-field mower !) I`ll look him up, Thanks. There is another contact but again cant remember his name or location, I THINK its Scott,made rigs and model ships commercialy for the off-shore industry. He donated ladders and so forth for my Invincible. Shame on me for not remembering his name. In my files "somewhere"!

 

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To Duncan, BigJBB & Adjam:

Thanx 4 the replys. I"ll look up the web site. Thanx 4 ur help. Rufnek

Willy.

 

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welcome willykind off a specialosed subject there, i`ll have a hunt about and see what i can dig up for ya

Thanx 4 ur help. By the way, where did U get the neat operating pistons?

Ruffnek Willy