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[Brocot]

Hi All,
      This is my first posting so please be easy on me.I would like to build a Fairmile D in !/24. and have the choice Deans Marine or Kingston Mouldins + fittings.My first model was Robbe S Boat and I was not impressed.After much footling around I finished it. The people I hang around with said it was very creditable-but it was not a good starter kit-and I would have been better off with a semi kit.
       Skills- I'm an Instrument Tecnicion S.E. I have 3 lathes +Milling M/c  + all the usuall hand tools.I spent 20 years at sea as a Marine in M.N. +2 Navys.
       My question is which kit would I be better off because I have never built a
  semi kit.
        I might add that I'm in S. Ireland-so I would mainly be relying on the Internet & telephone. Any advice would be apreciated
                                                    Cheers
                                                            Brocot 

[Colin Bishop]

I've not seen the Dean's offering but Kingston Mouldings' hulls are just about the best you can get.

Colin

[kiwimodeller]

I recently had a Kingston Mouldings Fairmile D hull sent to me on the other side of the world for a friend as it was more economical to get his hull and one I wanted in one parcel. After asking questions about them on here there was one negative report and several positive ones but I was still a bit worried as he is, in his own words "a fussy old "xxxxx"" but after running straight edges, tape measure and verniers over it he pronounced the hull "excellent". Just remember that there is a lot of a boat to build yourself as this is only a hull with very basic suggestions and a plan of the real thing not the model. My mate bought extra sets of plans which he was verry happy with and a very expensive set of fittings, most of which were of reasonable standard but a couple of pieces were poorly made. Knowing what he has spent nobody can tell me that my steam boats are expensive to build but it will be a beauty when it is finished and the size will make it impressive on the water. Hope this helps, Ian.

[dougal99]

The Dean's product would be a kit with instructions et al. If you are worried about measuring up and making your own superstructure I would recommend the kit.

JMO

Doug

[grasshopper]

Why not try a set of plans and build from scratch?
From your 'resume',  you will have the necessary skills, have you got the patience?
You obviously have access to equipment some would give their eye teeth for. Making the hull is the biggest bit, not the hardest .

[Del-boy1958]

Hi Guys
The kingston hull is first class I have one in the pending pile.

Derek

[Perkasaman2]

The Dog Boat has always been a very attractive and popular model, especially at 1:24 scale. The large deck has a lot of detail/features to view and these craft carried a very large assortment of weapons  . John Lambert has produced many superb plans/books detailing every aspect of the various versions constructed during the war. The Deans kit represents MGB601 which was built without 'torpedo scallops' on the forward deck,however the Kingston hull does include these features and probably most fans consider the scallops as one of the  attractive/essential features of the D. It's important to decide which generic type and/or choose the individual boat you want to represent.
In the long run the DM kit can save a lot of time/effort/research but you may have to alter/adapt or add to get the boat you want. 

[DickyD]

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[Perkasaman2]

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[gingyer]

I would suggesting buying the Anatomy of ship book on the Fairmile D
There were that many variations to them  see which version you like and then work out what would suite you best
the Deans is a kit and comes with all the bits for theirs but it is no great deal to get wood and plasticard from a model shop
once you had the hull from kingston.
cost may be another thing the kit is one large lump sum but for the semi-kit you could buy it over time when you had the money

my feeling is that the kingston hull would suit you best and looking at your back ground you may want to try and build
alot of the fittings and the book has some great drawings on the weapons and fittings that would help you as well as various scale drawings
of the differrant versions

hope this helps
Colin

[colin-stevens]

get the Anatomy of a ship book. brilliant. the hull aint bad. if you are talking about the fittings i think you are, i was very very disapointed.  you have more of a workshop than most of us, guess you know how to use yer tools, nothing on the D is too complicated. K&S brass will suffice for most of the build. plastic card/ply for the rest.
find out what drawings J.Lambert does, his stuff is very good.
so there you go. my two pennyworth from someone who dont do kits. incidently, if you do yer own fittings, buy the Kingston hull that willl be cheaper than thre DM kit. leaves you more dough for some quality motors.
go with what you think will give you more fun. plenty of help/experience on this site, especially for the much love Fairmile D.
colin

[KEMO]

Hiya,
      Precision Controls do a set of 1:24 fittings for the Kingston hull.

Keith.

[Gra]

I am building the Deans kit at present.Hull is passable but the fittings leave a lot to be desired.
I would go with Kingston hull and John Lambert plans.