Hello everyone,
Having just joined I thought it polite to introduce myself. I grew up near Southampton and later did some seatime with the RN & RFA. Probably like most people on this forum, as a child I built plastic kits from Airfix & Revell. Always had a soft spot for passenger liners from yesteryear.
I started again in my mid-30's and whilst working for C&W in the Falkland Islands I built the RMS Lusitania (1/350) and wired it up with old Christmas tree lights. Since then it has had a major rebuild and I used 6v lamps. If I ever do it again I shall use LED's. I then continued with SS United States (1/400), QE2 (1/450), QM2 (1/400) and of course Titanic (1/350).
About 4 years ago I decided to progress onto r/c. I started with a Glynn Guest project (a naval frigate), before beginning my biggest one to date; a Deans Marine kit of HMS Cossack (1/96) which morphed into HMS Somali. This is cos I have a close family link with that ship.
My next project which I hope to start next year is of the ship I served on in the 1970's: HMS Antrim. So far I've had a quote from Sirmar for the hull and am waiting for one from Fleetscale but thus far nothing heard. Maybe cos they are concentrating on a 1/72 GMD hull. In the meantime hope you enjoy my pics.
Kind regards
Alan
