Paddleducks
General => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: PeeWee on February 25, 2009, 06:08:41 AM
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Hi There one and all,
I have been interested in and building model boats for around 20 years, mostly of the grey variety. i first became intrested when reading the Glen Rose articles back in late 07. then on spotting the wright up in the latest mag i thought that i should finally decide to build one of these stylish lady's.
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Welcome to Paddleducks Ian....
If your into the grey stuff you could always build one of the paddler minesweepers used by the British in the second world war, or even a paddler aircraft carrier if your into American warships?
Regards
Eddy
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Thats true, Models by design do HMS Favourite. doe anyone know if these are any good as i believe they are the old Metcalf moulds and designs.
I also have my eye on the Berry Castle by them
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The hulls they produce are indeed the old Metcalf Mouldings hulls, I've never seen one made by Models by Design, so I can't say how good they are...
The Berry Castle would make a nice model, but it would have to be built with a careful eye on the weight, especially the top hamper, as it's a very shallow and narrow hull, so would easily become unstable....
Having said that, with your experience with warships, narrow beams and stability issues are probably well known to you! :)
Regards
Eddy