Topic: Stolen! (Read 12452 times)

furball · « **Reply #25 on:** March 23, 2012, 12:19:27 pm »

I don't know the particulars, but I'm guessing it's scratch built and about 1/12, looking at the workmate it's sitting on.

Apparently it had just been repaired and was due to go on display at the Ilfracombe station.

Lance

Neil · « **Reply #26 on:** March 23, 2012, 12:44:03 pm »

definitely scratch, as there are no Liverpool class lifeboat kits on the market......yet

neil.

More Coffee · « **Reply #27 on:** March 23, 2012, 04:34:40 pm »

There's a place in hell for people like that..right next to Hitler,receiving a daily "xxxxx" pineapple insertion.

on984 · « **Reply #28 on:** March 23, 2012, 06:41:58 pm »

We need your help. A model lifeboat was stolen from RNLI Whitby Museum on Tuesday. It was of a 1940s Ilfracombe lifeboat - the 'Richard Silver Oliver' - and was due to be sent to Ilfracombe to be displayed. It is only an 18-inch home-made m...odel, but it's extremely valuable to us. It is the only one we had of that boat and it had very kindly been donated to us. If you know anything about the theft, please contact us or the police. Please also look out for it in antique or bric-a-brac shops, particularly in the Whitby area, and on internet sales sites like eBay. We'd be so grateful. Thank you.

F4TCT · « **Reply #29 on:** March 23, 2012, 08:20:02 pm »

Its also in the whitby gazette so hopefully someone in the town can offer more info.

BailingBen · « **Reply #30 on:** March 23, 2012, 10:59:06 pm »

i feel sorry for any one who mite buy this take it to a show be reely proud of it then have it taken away and be acused oof stealing

More Coffee · « **Reply #31 on:** March 24, 2012, 01:42:22 am »

You know ..your best bet is to put out a notice to the pawn shop's and antque shop's on the isle and the main land..

E-mail all the club's you can with a picture..somebody knows someone who knows someone who knows who has it.. call it 3 degree's of seperation..

A guy in this neck of the woods had a unit stolen as well,very nice lobster boat.about 6ft long--.
but when its left on the front lawn and not chained to a 1000lb anchor,,what do you expect.. ..the front lawn...geeez..

Colin Bishop · « **Reply #32 on:** March 28, 2012, 09:37:22 am »

The RNLI have asked us at Model Boats to publicise the loss too:

I am writing to see if you could kindly help us with drawing your readers' attention to a stolen model as I understand that you sometimes feature such things? The model is of the Richard Silver Oliver, an RNLI Ilfracombe lifeboat from 1945. The model was scratch built shortly after that date. It is about 18" long and 8" wide. The model was stolen from the RNLI's Lifeboat Museum at Whitby on 20 March 2012. The case was not taken. The police are aware. We would like maritime modellers to be aware of this so that they do not inadvertently acquire stolen goods. The model was due to be put on public display at Ilfracombe Lifeboat Station, so you will appreciate how sad it is that this lovely model should have been stolen from a museum and a charity. Any help you could give us with publicising this would be greatly appreciated. Yours sincerely Joanna Bellis Dr Joanna Bellis Heritage Curatorial Manager RNLI Heritage Trust Royal National Lifeboat Institution West Quay Road Poole Dorset BH15 1HZ Tel 01202 336165 Email [email protected]
<http://www.rnli.org.uk/freewills>

U-33 · « **Reply #33 on:** March 28, 2012, 10:44:25 am »

May I suggest that someone has a word with a few of the local low lifes, maybe offer a a few quid or a selection of illicit substances as an incentive for information leading to a good kicking, followed by a swift phone call to the local plod to come and collect said low life?

I had over £3000's grands worth of fishing tackle stolen from my garage...a word here and there resulted in a piece of paper with a name and address popping through my letterbox. We won't go any further with the retributions and what happened, but it worked for me...so it may work in the this case?

essex2visuvesi · « **Reply #34 on:** March 28, 2012, 11:51:20 am »

Quote from: U-33 on March 28, 2012, 10:44:25 am

May I suggest that someone has a word with a few of the local low lifes, maybe offer a a few quid or a selection of illicit substances as an incentive for information leading to a good kicking, followed by a swift phone call to the local plod to come and collect said low life?

I had over £3000's grands worth of fishing tackle stolen from my garage...a word here and there resulted in a piece of paper with a name and address popping through my letterbox. We won't go any further with the retributions and what happened, but it worked for me...so it may work in the this case?

Can be quite an effective method of getting your stuff back (I have done something similar when my car was broken into)

**DISCLAIMER
I in no way encourage or endorse the use of violence under any circumstances*

Unless they deserve it

U-33 · « **Reply #35 on:** March 28, 2012, 11:56:17 am »

Same as what he said...

(*DISCLAIMER...I in no way encourage or endorse the use of violence under any circumstances*)

Unless they deserve it...

More Coffee · « **Reply #36 on:** March 29, 2012, 01:05:37 am »

Its not violence when the victim gets retribution..

The difference between law and justice is as vast as the horizon.

essex2visuvesi · « **Reply #37 on:** March 29, 2012, 06:29:55 am »

I think there would be a lot less crime if convicts were treated like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EI7p2p1QJI

Having watched this show last night, you could tell that the staff were on their best behaviour because the cameras were there. But I think that this sort of regime would certainly help reduce repeat offences
http://natgeotv.com/asia/inside-russias-toughest-prisons

Colin Bishop · « **Reply #38 on:** March 29, 2012, 10:48:04 am »

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Its not violence when the victim gets retribution..

The model was stolen, it wasn't beaten up!

Seems there are quite a few on here who think violence is acceptable behaviour....

essex2visuvesi · « **Reply #39 on:** March 29, 2012, 10:54:22 am »

Quote from: Colin Bishop on March 29, 2012, 10:48:04 am

The model was stolen, it wasn't beaten up!

Seems there are quite a few on here who think violence is acceptable behaviour....

Under the right circumstances then yes it is, as there are some people in this world that understand little else
Besides I wouldn't call it violence... more corporal punishment

Colin Bishop · « **Reply #40 on:** March 29, 2012, 11:03:41 am »

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Besides I wouldn't call it violence... more corporal punishment

Isn't Finland the place where they beat each other with branches in the snow for pleasure? I suppose that explains it then....

BailingBen · « **Reply #41 on:** March 29, 2012, 11:39:31 am »

sounds like fun

essex2visuvesi · « **Reply #42 on:** March 29, 2012, 12:51:49 pm »

Quote from: Colin Bishop on March 29, 2012, 11:03:41 am

Isn't Finland the place where they beat each other with branches in the snow for pleasure? I suppose that explains it then....

I think you mean the Vihta :)

Used in the sauna to stimulate the skin as and I'ts actually quite pleasant
as Is taking sauna, going outside, rolling in the snow and back into the sauna again

Colin Bishop · « **Reply #43 on:** March 29, 2012, 01:36:55 pm »

Ah, yes, that's it. Isn't there also some activity with a reindeer involved as well?

TailUK · « **Reply #44 on:** March 29, 2012, 01:50:04 pm »

You'd think in this day and age a high tech equivilent of the Stocks could be devised. Perhap some kind of visable branding which could be removed at the end of a sentence.
It'd be interesting to see how often someone would want to have "THIEF" tatooed across his forehead.
As for these low life I'd prefer something more interesting involving a rising tide and crabs.

essex2visuvesi · « **Reply #45 on:** March 29, 2012, 01:57:12 pm »

Quote from: TailUK on March 29, 2012, 01:50:04 pm

As for these low life I'd prefer something more interesting involving a rising tide and crabs.

I think most already have them

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