discussion Huge Aircraft carrier

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Duncan, just been having a nose around the archives and read that you have a huge model of an aircraft carrier thats big enough for you to sit in and float???

any chance of you getting some pictures up? would love to see it!!!

cant believe i had never heard of this before!!!!

 

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Richard,

On a similar vein check out this link.

http://www.kbismarck.com/models/model13.html

 

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lol, i remember a thread about them a while back!!! but i never knew someone on this forum had one and i have also never seen an aircraft carrier one!!! is their litle viewing holes in the superstructure or something?

 

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RJ you will find her on page 6 in the Gallery of www.warshipmodelsunderway.com Check page 13 for a similar sized Graf Spee. No peep-holes, I`ve got sit with my head up out the aft hangar lift but can duck down out sight for limited periods. Cheap CCTv with monitor would handy for steering while filming etc. The Sea Harriers are 1/24 th Airfix kits modified, Sea Kings are scratch-built. The site dedicated to these large models is http://groups.msn/MannedModelShips More on www.pmbdt.co.uk If anybody knows of any more let us know. Edit;The msn link doesnt seem to be working,try it without capitals or Google search.

 

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Duncan, do you still sail her?

 

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Yep Bunkie, mostly local, havent been south of the border for a couple of years. Got side-tracked a bit with other things. Flying AP models mostly. If anybody has fat wallet I might flog it. Too old to be arsed. Dont ask the price, waiting for a rich Arab sheik !

 

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My only hope would be that it stays in the UK!!

 

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This is the one that started life as a half hull promotional vessel on a flat bed trailer for the Royal Navy recruitment drive isn't it ??.

I've seen her up at the Portsoy festival and she is HUGE. Hope to see her again.

Davie

 

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The very same Davie. Havent even been to Portsoy recently even though it is in my backyard nearly.( compared to the requests to take it to Portsmouth or Plymouth etc) Nice event, traditional boats have that something about them, good crack in the harbourside pub too ! Are you with the local model boat club with the swimming pool, cant remember it`s name ?

 

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I'll be joining the Tarlair MBC once i've got my first trawler model ready to sail ( thats the club at MacDuff ). Do you still store her at the Museum of Flight ?? That was really my back yard up till a few years ago. I used to live in Longniddry only a few miles away.

As for what the mini-ship's worth ( well its hardly a model "scale" is it lol ) if people can get £500+ for "large r/c" boats of 48" on Ebay then you should be able to buy a house lol.

Davie

 

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£500, nah seen them go for £5000 on non eBay auctions, but alas they dont sell them by the inch. No it is not at East Fortune, only there for one winter,had to move out to let Concorde in ! It resides in a sheep-shed near Inverness with a tarp over it during winter months. Doesnt half pong what with bilge water and sheep sh... , droppings and urine. Migrating Starlings and Pigeons constantly bombard it with guano making the tarp unusable until it has been submerged in the River Findhorn for a couple of days. Tarlair is a good club with a lot of fishing boat heritage and North Sea Oil related (full size) seafarers. Some bonny models. What is your interests Trawlers and fishing fleet, any pics of your projects ?

 

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wow duncan..you took it on the sea!!! was that not a bit scary? surly even a medium sized wave could have turned you over??

 

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I'm from a fishing family , we had the last of the "proper" trawlers to fish out of Aberdeen ( the David John A169 a Spinningdaleclass 87ft sidewinder ) and i've got a veritable fleet of hulls to build. I'm going to start with a conversion of the Model Slipways Maggie M kit into the Buckie Registered Deeside BCK595 , then i've got 2 hulls & packs from Dave Metcalf at 1/50th scale ( Norina stern trawler and Edwina sidetrawler ) , a 1/32nd scale steam drifter hull & plans , a couple of hulls off Ebay ( one a 32" stern trawler that will be built as an inshore trawler / scalloper and the other a 36" hull and deck for a Campbeltown 75 or 80 class seiner ). As well as numerous warship kits ( Kiev , Sovremenny , Udalloy , KGV , USS Seawolf - will be static diving conversion , and a few more hiding in various cupboards, etc ).

I'll be putting up photo's once I get them started which won't be till October as I run a wargaming club and we're just about to start our summers campaign so my work tables covered in scenery and 28mm figures !!

Davie

 

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I'm going to show your thread to my wife. She thinks I have too many boat models on the go at any one time and I have fraction of yours!!

 

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I'm from a fishing family , we had the last of the "proper" trawlers to fish out of Aberdeen ( the David John A169 a Spinningdaleclass 87ft sidewinder ) and i've got a veritable fleet of hulls to build. I'm going to start with a conversion of the Model Slipways Maggie M kit into the Buckie Registered Deeside BCK595 , then i've got 2 hulls & packs from Dave Metcalf at 1/50th scale ( Norina stern trawler and Edwina sidetrawler ) , a 1/32nd scale steam drifter hull & plans , a couple of hulls off Ebay ( one a 32" stern trawler that will be built as an inshore trawler / scalloper and the other a 36" hull and deck for a Campbeltown 75 or 80 class seiner ). As well as numerous warship kits ( Kiev , Sovremenny , Udalloy , KGV , USS Seawolf - will be static diving conversion , and a few more hiding in various cupboards, etc ).I'll be putting up photo's once I get them started which won't be till October as I run a wargaming club and we're just about to start our summers campaign so my work tables covered in scenery and 28mm figures !!

Davie

Hi dave

i`ve not quite got teh collection you have,

but i do have the Norina, and The river Dee ( port knockie registered) stern trawlers.

Good luck in the builds bud

Adz..

 

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wow duncan..you took it on the sea!!! was that not a bit scary? surly even a medium sized wave could have turned you over??

Scariest time was when RN sea King came for a close look while I was off Portland...thirty tons of downwash nearly had me IN the Channel not on it ! Took them a while to realise that I was waving them off not just being friendly. Wonder what the radio traffic to their control was like. "This Oscar Romeo, we have RO5 on our starboard, over" Control " You are mistaken , RO5 is in the Gulf. Over" Sea King " We have positive ID , RO5 is making 5 knots , heading 280 degrees ETA Portland Harbour 17 minutes, Crew has acknowledged , over". etc etc. Beer in the mess that night I`ll bet.You are right , it is strictly a calm day sailor. Topside weight difficulty plus big windage when side-on. Got to ride it like a yacht hanging over the side when I`ve got to go cross-wind. Tends to submarine when heading into waves if the space between waves is a certain length. Sends a full lap-full of chilly water along the flight-deck into the hatch. There is a non-scale drop-keel/centrboard ,that helps a bit.

 

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Davie, Great fleet, pics when you can. Youd be welcome at the Loch Insh seaplane event in Sept (2nd weekend) Boats are welcome usualy.