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General => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: djcf on September 05, 2005, 07:50:52 AM
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hi, my name is clark fitzpatrick, i live n dunoon, on the clyde. have always been interested in clyde steamers. i have built some 1:96 scale static paddlers; caledonia 1934, waverley 1947, and marmion 1906 in a very basic form! i have an 1:48 hull for ps albion, that shall turn into ps glen rosa, hopefully! my 1st radio control effort. also i fancy making a model of marchioness of lorne 1891, but i doubt plans exist! the site looks great, sure i will learn lots!
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Hi Clark,
Welcome to the list. I don't know if it helps or not but a plan of the Marchioness can be purchased at
http://www.model-dockyard.com/plans/nexus.asp under paddle steamers.
We would all love to see some photos of your boats.
Martin
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...I don't know if it helps or not but a plan of the Marchioness can be purchased at
http://www.model-dockyard.com/plans/nexus.asp under paddle steamers...
I've seen that, it's the one that looks a little like caledonia/jupiter but slightly smaller (1930s)
Anyhow, welcome and I'm sure we would all like to see your models :D
By the way, if you go to http://www.modelboats.co.uk/ click on 'modelshop' in the left side menu, then 'plans' in the resulting pop-up window, then 'paddlesteamers' you get the same list of plans but with pictures of the finished ship/boat..
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Hi, I also am a Clyde steamer fan,with a canny selection of plans. You mention you have a hull for PS ALBION. Is it fibreglass and if so, is it commercialy available, I havnt seen it advertised anywhere ! More info please! I am a member of the Scottish branch of the Paddle steamer Preservation Society and there are a number oof members who also build model paddlers. As Mick said, lets have som pics of your paddlers Oh, and welcome to the best modeling site on the net!. Being a Clydesider you might be able to help in my quest for some early 50s paddler plans published by a firm in Glasgow called SCOMOD. They produced several paddler kits and plans which were fairly short lived. Have you heard of them?. Cheers, Walter.
PS to all, I am back at sea for a couple of weeks,this time working as a Volunteer on the BALMORAL, so I will be missing after this message!.
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Hi PD's - there is no hurry here Walter & you can answer "in a couple of weeks", I think we all envy you being able to disappear for that long on a paddler & even as a volunteer what a great way to enjoy the days & in the evenings do you part take in a cleansing :beer or two to wash down the smoke & grime? - what a life!!!!!!!! - Derek
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If so, that's not the 1891 Marchoness of Lorne, that's the 1935 one, a wee dumpy paddler with a disguised paddle box
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lner wrote: ...I don't know if it helps or not but a plan of the Marchioness can be purchased at
http://www.model-dockyard.com/plans/nexus.asp (http://www.model-dockyard.com/plans/nexus.asp) under paddle steamers...
I've seen that, it's the one that looks a little like caledonia/jupiter but slightly smaller (1930s)
Anyhow, welcome and I'm sure we would all like to see your models (http://www.paddleducks.co.uk/forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif)
By the way, if you go to http://www.modelboats.co.uk/ (http://www.modelboats.co.uk/) click on 'modelshop' in the left side menu, then 'plans' in the resulting pop-up window, then 'paddlesteamers' you get the same list of plans but with pictures of the finished ship/boat..
Posted by Mick.
(.....gonna need a bigger boat.....)
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