Steve Middlebrook - our man down under! |
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I swapped the 5 foot ketch at Easter time for a Victoria Class Yacht and it sails really well, but I can’t leave well enough alone so I decided to customize it a little bit. Hope you like the results
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G’day Martin Another launch ay Surrey Park Model Boat Club today and it was a quiet affair without the fanfare, but the size of this lady is very impressive I didn’t have a tape measure on hand to get all the relevant details but have a look at picture number 7 to get an idea of the size (yes it a normal packet of smokes on the deck) there are plans for some railing, a small crane, crayfish pots and people to be added, but I believe it would be possible to put a small child onboard without to many hassles. Powered by a 750 motor spinning a single propeller about 3 inches in diameter she went well but it already looks like she needs to be re-powered as with a direct drive the motor is getting very hot (or you could just put a pot over it and cook the crayfish as they are caught) all in all another brilliant model at the lake, will endeavor to keep you up to date with the project as news comes to hand. Cheers Steve |
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G’day Martin
I have also got a kit for the Yorkshire man on the way and hopefully will get it a couple of weeks and then get into building it (I hope) I will keep you up to date on the progress as I go. |
G’day
All. Well Xmas is all done for another year, didn’t have a hang over after this one though! On Xmas day have in Melbourne a P&O Cruise ship was in port and it was a big news item on the TV as it was the biggest moving object to ever come to Melbourne, I’m not exactly sure of the size but on the Telly it was said she is over 1000 feet long 18 decks high and with a gross weight of over 110,000 tones the ship is the Emerald Princess and I have attached a couple of pictures for you. We couldn’t get to close to her and the crowds were very large but the funniest thing was that a mate of mine was working on her for the day; he drives the Mobile Crane that is sitting up on the wharf near the Bow. Apparently the Bow Thrusters have expired already (not bad for a ship that is only 6 months old) His job was to lift the units out and place them onto a truck for repairs to be done. We are also expecting the Queen Elizabeth II in port this coming February and even though she is smaller than the Emerald Princess I still think that the QE II is a better looking ship. The other ship in the picture is The Spirit of Tasmania II which is owned by the Tasmanian Government (you know the Island that is at the bottom of down under, it was once called Van Demons Land, the place where all the convicts were sent) there are three of these ship two of which run a crossing twice a day in the summer and once a day in the winter with the third ship going between Sydney and Devonport. Devonport is also where the ships out of Melbourne go as well. Not to bad when quite a few years ago Australian National Line (ANL) stopped the service because it wasn’t making a profit. Now there is enough for three ships to operate from two cities.
Catch up
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February 2005
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Hi Martin, |