ShipbuilderMN Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 City of Bombay, 32=1". Bob 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Superb. Again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Yet again more top drawer stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul178 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I just love the ships you make. Another top drawer model excellent as always! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHead23 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Beautiful work once more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Very nice, most impressive is the sense of movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShipbuilderMN Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 Thanks for replies. Generally, ship model builders keep well clear of this type of merchant ship, although I have never really understood why! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Another lovely build Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clogged Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 (edited) Very neat and tidy model. Beautifully presented! What's the history of this ship? Edited October 7, 2015 by Clogged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShipbuilderMN Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 Thanks. Not much of a history, just one of the thousands of rank-and-file merchantmen that barely warrants a mention these days! Completed in 1937 and gave good service until the 13th December 1942 when she was shelled, torpedoed and sunk by U159. Position 02 43 South 29 06 West. 20 dead, 130 survived! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Smashing model and a great sea effect! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 It's always a pleasure to see your work Bob and, as you say, a much neglected but very important class of ship to the Empire. F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShipbuilderMN Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 Thanks, Sadly, hardly anyone builds this type of ship any more. Shipmodelling is now dominated by kits, and kit manufacturers don't seem to like anything without guns (apart from the old chestnuts of Cutty Sark & Titanic ) Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODeller Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Thanks, Sadly, hardly anyone builds this type of ship any more. Shipmodelling is now dominated by kits, and kit manufacturers don't seem to like anything without guns (apart from the old chestnuts of Cutty Sark & Titanic ) Bob Well here is one more that does Bob! Just getting back into shipbuilding mode and have lots of projects most of which will remain pipedreams! I scratched the "Auckland Star 3 " to gain some experience as I sailed as a JU/Eng on Auckland Star 2 and want to make a model of her. A stalled project is my Kiwi Coaster the "Pateke" which I am making for my granddaughter so that she will have something from Grandad! It is tied up alongside and unloading the proper way with 10 men per pallet! There should be a Liberty "Normandy Bound " in the RFI section but might have gone over the edge! MODeller 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShipbuilderMN Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 Ah - Auckland Star - Very nice! 54 years ago, I made my first trip to sea in the old Rhodesia Star (Completed 1943 as American Escort Carrier USS Premier). We left London for Suez, Aden, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Newcastle NSW, back to Melbourne to load wool for home. Back via Aden, Suez, Dunkirk and finally Liverpool! Wish I could say "happy days," but they were not. Despite hardships of life onboard, I though the ship was great, but three or four of my fellow officers left no stone unturned in making life miserable for me. I stalled at going back to sea for several months back at college, but when I obtained further qualifications, no excuse. But my next ship, Houlder Brothers Joya McCance, had a fine set of officers and crew and life was a lot better from then on! Bob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Just superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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