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Author Topic: Hi From Peterborough  (Read 1941 times)

Offline PeeWee

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Hi From Peterborough
« on: February 25, 2009, 06:08:41 AM »
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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Offline Eddy Matthews

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Re: Hi From Peterborough
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2009, 06:12:03 AM »
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?

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Re: Hi From Peterborough
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2009, 06:31:09 AM »
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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Re: Hi From Peterborough
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2009, 06:36:04 AM »
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! :)

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