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Hi Everyone, Here is another project for 2015, this one has a deadline as it is another commission build for my step mum's birthday in April. She is from Cornwall originally and has heard about the Penlee lifeboat tragedy in 1981. She has always liked my previous lifeboat build, which is the current Penlee Severn class lifeboat and so I agreed to build another one for her birthday. I will be getting a display case for the lifeboat as soon as it is completed. Thanks to cmatthewbacon for sending me the kit, I will be donating to the RNLI as soon as the build is completed. We agreed this in lieu of any payment for the kit. Anyway here are the photos of the kit as I have primed it. First update will be following soon as I really have to get a start on this build. I'm hoping to improve on the way I built my previous lifeboat. Rick -
Hi Everyone, I'm planning on doing a Severn class lifeboat as my step mum's 65th birthday present, possibly with a sea base. But I am especially interested if there are any aftermarket parts I.e. etch parts that can be got for it ? I am also thinking about including some crew members and am just wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of a set which might work ? Thanks in advance, Rick
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Airfix 1:72 RNLI Severn class Lifeboat
Rickpadwick1801 posted a topic in Work in Progress - Maritime
Hi Everyone, Here is one of my birthday presents. I am working on this project whilst working on the Enterprise E and USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76. This is the Airfix 1:72 scale of the RNLI Severn class lifeboat, which when completed is 23.6cm from bow to stern and 7.8 cm wide and composed of 189 parts. It has a skill level of 2 The photo below shows the first 4 stages of the build completed. I will be painting the deck colour tonight. More photos tomorrow. -
Hi Everyone, Here is my completed Airfix 1:72 RNLI Severn class Lifeboat. I have built this model as the Ivan Ellen (Op number 17-36), based at Penlee Lifeboat Station in Cornwall. I picked this boat because of the exceptional story of bravery behind it detailed on the link below. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penlee_lifeboat_disaster The boat in this particular thread is actually captained by a relative of a crewman involved in the disaster mentioned above. The only thing I wish was included with this kit was the individual name plates for the actual boats i.e. Ivan Ellen. Anyway here are the photos. I know in the picture of the stern, I have missed a piece of blue paint underneath the name decals. I will be getting this touched up tomorrow morning, but was slightly annoyed with myself when I saw it. Thanks for looking everyone. I would also like to thank everyone for their kind comments during my build thread. Rick
