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Hello all! I have decided to give a scratchbuild a try again. I have done two and a half scratchbuilds so far, but this will be my most complex. Back in August I had a secondhand book for my birthday, Steam Coasters (by CV Waine). It has a number of ship plans in it, and this one took my fancy. SS Ophir was built in 1908 by the Ailsa Shipbuilding Co in either Ayr or Troon. That is the sum total of my knowledge of the ship, google is not my friend on this one. In true Britmodeller tradition, here is the 'kit - what's in the box' shots: As you can probably see, it will not be a total scratchbuild, I have some injection moulded lifeboats and some etch for ladders and railings. I may not get it finished in time, but if not, I will carry on after the closing date! It looks like there are a lot of great builds in the pipeline! Roll on the start date! All the best, Ray PS - Two things! 1- I still have to work out what scale it is, but it will be the same size as the drawings - there is a scale on the drawings but I have to figure out what 1/??? it is! 2- This build has been inspired by one of our colleagues on BM, namely Shipbuilder MN, who has done a lot of superb scratchbuilds, and has a few e-books about the process, although my build will use different materials to the way he does.
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