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Bangarth/Rosegarth
GreyCelt:
Hi Folks...can somebody sort out an 'anomaly' for me.I'm in the process of finishing off a model of Rosegarth built from a kit by Mobile Marine Models. As it happens this is not the first time I've built one of this class of tugs having previously built a Mountfleet 'Bangarth'.My question...why is there such a disparity in the sizes of the two hulls, both of which are sold as 1:32 and both supposedly from identical ships, and which company is correct Mountfleet or MMM?
I would be interested to know who is right, although this is not the first time this question has been asked I bet!Many thanks.John
Brian60:
The original which was launched in 1954 according to the search I just did would have been length 102ft 6in. At 1:32 scale this will be 38.4 in and at 1:35 scale it will be 35.1 inches. So is the difference between the hulls greater or smaller than that 3inces? Most model stuff between these two scales is usually confused because the difference is negligible - unless of course you have two of the same model next to each other showing that difference!
For instance a scale figure of 6ft tall (yes not everyone is as tall as that!) will be 2 1/4 in at 1:32 and 2inches at 1:35, just a quarter inch difference and as I mentioned, even if the figure painting war diorama stuff it doesn't matter because using both sizes you can claim one bloke is 6ft tall and the other only 5ft 6inches :)
GreyCelt:
Many thanks for the reply Brian60...sadly doesnt help a lot...both company's insist their models are 1:32 even though, when stood side by sideBangarth (Mounfleet) is 41.5 inches/1055 mm ...Rosegarth (MMM) measures 36 inches/915 mm.Bangarth quite literally dwarfs Rosegarth, yet both vessels are supposedly built from the same set of Builders plans!The mystery remains...who is right?CheersJohn
Liverbudgie2:
The reason forty the discrepancy is probably due to Frank Hinchcliffe utilising the hull of the Empire tug/Flying Tempest for the Bangarth. The only problem with this is the Bangarth hull, length of boat deck for instance bears no or very little resemblance to the real thing. It was Frank being Frank, he want to get a new model out ASP and utilised what he had, those of us that knew him well just accepted it.
LB
tugmad:
Another anomaly is the peculiar rivet detail on the M.M.M.hull. All straight lines with no plate jiggle or overlap.and 3” rivet heads.
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