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  1. Thank you Dave. Got it. Bit disappointed about the 1/350 scale stuff. Fully understand his rationale, the guy's got to make a living. No point in spending money developing products that no one buys. I'm going to try 1/350 scale having dabbled in 1/700 scale and, boy did it hurt my brain. Failing eyesight and fat fingers doth not maketh 700 scale ships !!! Regards MM
  2. Gentlemen, Thank you for taking the time to reply. I'll just keep checking the website. I hope I'm not too late as it is 1/350 scale stuff I'm interested in.... Regards MM
  3. Anyone know what is happening with Starling Models? Are they/is he still trading? I cannot access their website either directly from my search engine/browser or via links on other website. I'm looking to order something from them. Regards MM
  4. Thanks Chewy, I found this after I posted my request. Sent off for the fret. Six days (including a weekend) from California to Dorset. Great service. The fret looks good too. Just need the ba**s to try something this small. Regards MM
  5. Bootneck, Dave, Thank you for taking the time to reply. It's not the railings I'm really after. I can get plenty of the them, it's the accommodation ladders I really need. All the incline ladders are just not long enough. I could kick myself for not either buying the fret when I saw it/book marking the page. Regards MM
  6. Hi, I hope someone here can help me. A few months ago I was doing some reseach on tit internet thingy when I found some 1/700 scale generic ship's railing set. On the fret were two accommodation ladders (I think that's what they are called). Like a numpty I am, I did not bookmark the page !! Fast forward to now and I am looking for 1/700 scale railing and in particular accommodations ladders for a new summer project. Can anyone help me and point me in the right direction for a set of 1/700 scale ship's railings which include accommodation ladders. I don't mind if they are military of civillian as at that scale I don't think anyone but the true purest will notice. Regards MM
  7. Hi Noel, Maurice was very helpful, as was a modeller on Model Ship World from Germany. Between them and my own research I have been able to answer all my queries. I am going to have a go at your suggestion of scratch building the ship's cannon when the time comes. I have made a start but as I have 3 acres of small holding and a part time job which is taking up alot of my time it may not be completed for some time !!! Regards MM
  8. Merci Marice, That would be wonderful if it's not too much trouble. I was shown that link in another forum/site, but at 29 Euros each plus postage to Uk is more almost double what I payed for the kit ! ! I just the specific information I have mentioned as the kit will be build straight from the box as it's my first ever ship modcel. If you can find the copy let me know and I'll PM contact details. Encore merci et meilleurs voeux MM
  9. Now that's a thought..... I might just give that a go. What have I got to loose and at that scale doesn't need to be too accurate. Thanks again Noel... Regards MM
  10. I'll have another go at Shapeways. I really only need better/finer detailed ship's guns. The ship herself was armed with 8 x 24 pound Caron guns and 3 x 24 pound long guns. However the 'guns' in the kit just look like little lumps of brown plastic. There are four of them and they all look alike with great big sink marks on the barrel and would be difficult to eliminate.. I guess I'll play the long game and keep trying.....
  11. I joined that forum and got a little information and a link to the French Friends of the National Navy Museum Association where for the princly sum of 29 Euros I can purchase 1/100 scale plans which have some information on colours etc.. Tha's more than the model it'self cost me and I've no real use for the plans as I'm not going to super detail the kit (way beyond my skill level for ships). A trip to Bristol might be the way forward. I could sell it to SWMBO as a shopping trip !!! Regards MM
  12. I have looked at this site Niall, they only seem to do the more common scales and not 1/124 or 1/125. They have not replied to my e-mail yet..... Regards MM
  13. One step ahead of you..E-mail sent, awaiting reply....Thanks anyway Noel for taking the time to reply. Regards MM
  14. Hi everyone, Need some help and information. I have just returned from a lovely 10-day break in France, during which I managed to secure a Heller injection plastic model kit of Vapeur à Aubes Le Sphinx (Paddle Steamer The Sphinx) for the princely sum of 20 Euros. Scalemates tells me that I have the 1961 tooling (which makes it older than me!) and the scale is 1:124. Despite serving in the Royal Navy for 12 years I know nothing about ships and have never built a ship model before. What little information I have been able to find is, she was the first ever steam ship built for the French navy in Rochefort around a low-pressure Newcomen steam engine purchased from Fawcett in Liverpool and her hull was constructed from wood. She was launched in 1829. She ran aground near Cape Matifu in the Mediterranean on 6th July 1845 and was lost, although all her ship’s company were safely taken off. I have found photos of models in French museums and they all show her hull above the waterline painted black and below the water line white. There is a description of one photo which states her hull was painted black above the waterline but does not state what colour was below the waterline My questions in no particular order are: 1/ Would her hull have been painted black in the post Napoleonic period? 2/ What would the colour of the hull be beneath the water line? 3/ Did the French navy adopt the same practice as the Royal Navy and coat the hull with copper, and if they did how do you reproduce this effect in model form? 4/ What colour would the deck housing be? 5/ I am hoping to rig the model so what size of rigging string should I be considering? 6/ At this period in history would the ship be fitted with an anchor chain or just heavy ropes? 7/ All the kit parts are a bit ‘chunky’, especially the ship’s boats. Does anyone know where I might be able to pick up boats or deck fitting in this scale which are a bit more refined and detailed? Hoping someone will be able to help me. Regards MM
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