Thanks for that, Sandy. I'll look it up.   

ken

Ditto Ken's post.
Thanks Sandy,
Kim

Quote from: lner on November 05, 2009, 05:11:41 PM
For what it is worth, my fantasy list:

2) DEPV Talisman - 1935 (LNER connection)
2) SS Vienna - 1929 (LNER again)

Sounds interesting, whats the LNER connection?

Just a railway nut as well...... researching and writing a history of the LNER and it constituents that does not just concentrate on the trains.  All started with seeing the Mallard and Flying Scotsman (the latter when it came to Australia) and then the Talisman caught my attention........!

Quote from: lner on November 06, 2009, 09:17:41 AM

All started with seeing the Mallard and Flying Scotsman (the latter when it came to Australia) and then the Talisman caught my attention........!

I can understand that..... have great memories as a kid of seeing how fast i could run my Dad's Hornby Flying Scotsman before it derailed ..... the times i got into trouble 

My son's already doing that with my trains and he's only three!

I can say with some authority --- your boats are doomed 
I remember taking the funnel off one of my Dad's models while he was having coffeee.
It genuinely was a mistake - I had interference and the model went into the side of the jetty.... My dad (probably based on my railway experiences ) didn't believe me .... as a father myself ..... I'm beginning to understand his reasoning 

So far I'm getting away with it - the boats are sacrosanct - plus they are stored well above arms reach!

My daughter was really good with the trains, my son was a bit more of a "scaletrix kid"

He is now getting back into trains (he is 9) so I have just bought a DCC system and he has spent about 2 years trying to destroy nitro RC offroad buggies.  He is starting to come to grips with the necessary control, so that when he gets to real boats he should be OK.

Thought I would give this a shot:-

Waverley 1899 - 

Juno - the first one

Eagle III

Queen Empress

Redgauntlet

and for sentimental reasons Jeanie Deans.

Heres my list, in no particular order....

Jeanie Deans (1932-1935 condition)

Waverley (1947 and/or 2003 conditions, for comparison....)

Bristol Queen

Cardiff Queen

Westward Ho (As built)

Cambria (undecided)

Britannia (1935 refit condition)

Devonia (Undecided)

Lady Moyra/Brighton Queen - undecided which condition, like the ship more with the lady Moyra windows, but I live 10 miles from Brighton, and have family who sailed on the ship as BQ so thats a strong attraction, plus it had a bow rudder fitted then....

Medway Queen (Post bow rudder instalation, but preferably pre navigation light on funnel, maybe as rebuilt to celebrate that when it happens?)

Kingswear Castle (undecided)

Over the last few years I have collected plans on them all, and still hunting out more plans too, can never have too many, and started drawing them all up, all at various stages of completion. If only building came as naturally as drawing, and could be done in as little space!