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Here is Speciality that I built a few years ago.
Bob

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We usually sailed out of Clydebank, foreign articles across to the Baltic ports etc. Interesting and quite enjoyable times. I visted in later years when I was in Furness Withy's Sagamore , and even later from cruise ship Reina del Mar in Southamton in 1969. A lot of the crew were still there even in...

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Yes, all true. I may change over to drawing plans, as it costs virtually nothing and I can store them in two jig saw puzzle caddys that I have just purchased - Bob
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This is a ship I sailed in 1962 - my drawing -

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I really feel that interest in the UK has generally died out. When I take them to the local ship model society meetings, they scarcely get more than a casual glance, and rarely a comment. Maybe understandable with sailing ships, but even more modern steam and motor ships attract little interest, alt...

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I have sent over 50 out over the past twenty years, as far afield as the Fare East, USA and Australia without damage. It is not so much the occasional damage, but the fact that couriers are very reluctant to pay out full insurance claims. This hapenned several months ago. I refunded the buyer in ful...

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The Gulf Stream was severely damaged on its way to Belgium, causing me to virtually give up on ship models and finally call it a day. Interest in this type of ship has been in decline for some time now.
Bob

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Iron barque Gulf Stream, completed by Russell, Port Glasgow in 1884. 32 feet to 1 inch. Completely hand-built. NOT A KIT!
Bob

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I stood by this one for three months during the final stages of building at Cammell Laird's, Birkenhead in 1977. Then sailed in her for six months - mainly lightering of Galveston Texas. I finished this drawing today for my latest book, From Good Hope to St. Helena.
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Thanks. The rigging is easy enough. It is fine copper wire, stretched slightly to make it straight. I then cut off the length required with a scalpel, pick it up in the middle with fine tweezers, dip each end in glue, and just place it in position on the model. These models rarely attract more than ...

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This is my scratchbuilt model of Flying P ship Preussen, built to a scale of 25 feet to 1 inch. I photographed it from a low angle, and put it in a sea created by Photopshop.
Bob

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I came very close to giving up on this project, but forced myself to persevere with issues 3, 4 and 5 now being produced. Pleased to say that interest is now on the rise. Very much at a disadvantage by confining the contents to the merchant navy! 8-) Here is link to Nr. 5: http://payhip.com/b/iSHP Bob

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Thanks, Yes, indeed, you are the second person who didn't now about iron wool!

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Thanks,
It has been empty for years!

Miniatures are rather more convenient that large models! Very popular amongst collectors, but not at all popular amongst model shipbuilders, who generally seem to prefer building large models of Napoleonic warships!
Bob

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I completed this one a few days ago. It is completly scratchbuilt, and the masts, spars and rigging are 100% metal. The masts and spars are made from brass tube & rod, copper and silver steel rod, whilst the rigging, including the ratlines, is fine copper wire.
Bob

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A month ago, I produced a 15-page free download pertaining to merchant navy history, and ship modelling. It was a bit of a "damp squib" with only about 27% of those reading the synopsis going on to download the full free file. Two days ago, I decided to give it another try before giving up on it, bu...

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Completed.
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East African miniature model progress, 31st March, 2016.
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East African 1895. Robert Duncan, Port Glagow, East Yard. Steel ship 1,731 gross tons.
252.5 feet long 39 feet beam. 22.6 feet depth.
Hulked at Malaga, 1922.
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Here is a miniature model I made of [attachment=0]Arran Mail.JPG[/attachment]Arran Mail. Completly scratchbuilt from bits and pieces
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That is a very fine image. I always though it a great pity when Blue Star started painting them white or light green. Never did look as good to me as when they were black!
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Aragonite leaving Ascension Island, 1983. Curnow Shipping colours.
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Duchess of Hamilton
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Almost sold out again - 5 left.
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The first reprinting this book arrived on the 12th December, so it is again available.
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This book has had a good run, and I am pleased to say that it has now sold out!
Thanks for the interest.
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This limited edition book has been a great success, and there are now only 11 copies left! (15th Nov. 2014).
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I published 56 copies of this new book (privately) two days ago (29th Oct, 2014).
Mad rush - only 24 copies left today!

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HMS Ledbury pitching. South Atlantic, 1982.
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Brings back memories - nice painting!
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Pen and ink. I have not added the rails, deckhouses etc yet.

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Thanks,
That was a long time after I left, but glad to see the old ship still very smart and clean. After conversion to Capitan Alberto,
I think that Nr 2 hatch must have been just about the longest in the world (Original Nrs 1 & 2 joined up)
Bob

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I remember watching the final stages of the construction of Somerset when sailing out of Rothesay Dock Clydebank, in 1962 aboard Frederick T. Everard - Beautiful ship. Friends cat was sent unaccompanied to Australia aboard Somerset! shortly after

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General inquiries about the proposed book have attracted almost zero interest so the project has now been abandoned! However, I do produce a number of small well-illustrated e-publications for immediate download selling at between £1.49 and £4.99 each. But printed books are getting less popular all ...

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I have recently been following a number of David MacGregor sailing ship books on Ebay (Not my listings), and notice that despite being offered at extremely low prices, they seldom seem to sell. Is interest in 19th century square-riggers now in terminal decline? I have recently been drawing up plans ...

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Jim, Well spotted! :clap: I have just changed it from 27 feet to 279 feet! :) Have got "Tennis Elbow" at the moment, so am keeping away from ship modelling until it gets better. As it is in left arm, I can still draw. The plan was drawn on a paper 27 inches by 16 inches and shrunk down. Coloured in ...

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I completed this sail plan today. Launched in 1882 by Charles Connell, Glasgow. Iron four-masted full-rigged ship. 1,882 gross tons. 279 feet 5 inches long, 40 feet 2 inches beam. Reduced to four-masted barque in 1897. Torpedoed and sunk on 18th April, 1917. No-one was lost, as the U-boat allowed th...

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I seem to be in a minority in my opinion that those old Blue Star ships looked far better with black hulls than the grey or white ones they eventually morphed into. My first ship was the black-hulled Rhodesia Star!
Bob

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32'=1" 15 inch hull length. Made from bits & pieces.
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This is an authentic sail plan of Cromartyshire. Old fashioned bowsprit/jiboom (very long boom) and no chartroom. I doubt whether the top photograph above is of Cromartyshire, although I have seen it labelled as such.
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Much to my surprise, I nearly got knocked over in the rush for this one and with only a few left and two bulk orders coming in I have had to order more!

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Just before Christmas, the rights of my book RMS St. Helena & The South Atlantic Islands (Whittles Publishing, 2006) reverted back to me, as it had long since sold out from the publisher. I decided to enlarge it considerably and have it reprinted on my own account under the name RMS St. Helena, Sout...

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They were still talking about building another in the early 70s, but I think it was probably the fuel crisis in about 1974 that did for them. Windsor Castle guzzled over 250 tons per day at 22.5 knots.
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I have just completed this little model of Caithness-Shire at 32'=1" The hull is 7.7 inches long on the waterline.
Not a kit - all completely hand built. Metal masts & yards, fine copper wire rigging (including ratlines).
Bob

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A very fine ship. I sailed in her for the last 1 1/2 voyages as Transvaal Castle , and the first 1 1/2 voyages as S.A. Vaal . Sadly, they had almost completely dispensed with wooden decks at that time. The only patch of planking was at the after end of the officers accommodation. The rest was steel ...

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Because of practically zero sales, I have slashed the cost of this e-book. New link: http://payhip.com/b/ZSKr Clicking it does not commit you to purchase, but allows you to read the synopsis and then proceed to purchase only if you wish to :) I have now re-formatted it so it works in Kindles as well...

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I wonder why the 2nd owners (1st image) turned the painted ports upside down?

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Here are my notes made on the British Monarch . I wrote them on the 18th March, 2005. General Details: Year built: 1913 Original name: BRITISH MONARCH Built by: Napier & Miller, Old Kilpatrick, Glasgow Owners: Raeburn & Verel, Glasgow Type: Three island tramp steamer Tonnage: 6,000 gross Engines: Tr...

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Hi Woody,
I was wondering that. The only difference I can see is the cowl top to the funnel in the image photograph. Yes, go ahead and use the image as you wish! What database are you referring to? Clydesite or Clyde Maritime (OK either way with me).
Bob

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That was the 1923 British Monarch that was torpedoed! The 1913 one (model) was sunk by a mine en-route from Hull towards Genoa in 1917. Maybe the image above was the 1923 version! But the model was built using the 1913 Napier & Miller plans!
Bob

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Here is a model that I built of British Monarch some years ago. 25'=1" I hadn't got an image at the time and based the colour scheme on Caledonian Monarch. There was no funnel cowl on the plan, but the rest of it seems OK.
Bob

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