Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Model Boating => Topic started by: japottinger on December 20, 2006, 04:26:27 pm
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Hello any model makers who have built models to my plans.
I have been contributing model ship and boat plans to Model Shipwright, Model Boats and Marine Modelling magazines for over 30 years now, must have done well over 120 by now.
I am always keen to have any feedback and even better any photos of the models.
regards,
Jim Pottinger
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Re above, don't know where able seamen description crept in!
I am a retired marine engineer
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Hi,
Did you do the Riva plans in marine modeller about 1997 or so?
Ian
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Welcome. I've admired your work but haven't yet built one of your designs - though I've got your Ravenna, free plan for a twin screw launch from MMI put by just in case.
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:oDo you have a definitive list of plans you have submitted? - if so willl put this to our members to see if any have been built and what photos are available!
Regards
Captain Chris
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Jim
These two, Aberdeen Pilot Boat and Nancy Raymond, were built by the same member of the Peterborough Area Model Boat Club. (He doesn't 'do' the internet). Fine examples I think.
Cheers
Doug
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Hi Jim and welcome to the forum.
I've just started building Sydney Express from your plans. I've not got very far along yet as I'm building it at 100th scale instead of 150th. You can see where I'm at on my website.
Scottie
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(a) No, I have never done a Riva plan
(b) will need to dig out my list!
(c) Got photos of Nancy Raymond and Abn. Pilot Boat , excellent models
(d) coincidentally, (or perhaps not!) Graupner have just brought out a kit similar to my plan!
(d) a model maker sent me photos of his outstanding Ravenna model
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Hi Jim,
I'm in the process of building the Pacific Buccaneer to a scale of about 1:48 and Scottie might be interested that I have just completed a 1:96 scale Sydney Express measuring 8 Feet. If you have a look at the 'Northen Model Show - Doncaster 2006' in the Shows section of modelboatmayhem about 1/3 the way down you can see two photos of the Sydney Express.
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Hi there Jim
I built the Moray Firth about 2 year ago - I enjoyed building from your plans - the only part of your plans which I found difficult to follow was on the bridge detail. However, I overcame this and produced a nice model which I enjoy sailing when I can get my lazy bones down to the lake. (If I can dig out a photographs I will put one or two picture of the model).
I would appreciate a list of your plans, because I havent come across a catalogue of your plans as yet - and, I am busy scouting around for a new build.
Aye
John E
BLUEBIRD
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Hello any model makers who have built models to my plans.
I have been contributing model ship and boat plans to Model Shipwright, Model Boats and Marine Modelling magazines for over 30 years now, must have done well over 120 by now.
I am always keen to have any feedback and even better any photos of the models.
regards,
Jim Pottinger
From your plans in Model Shipwright I have built ST "Bayflower" @1:36 and SS"Hunan" @1:48. Both these models were stolen just after the 2000 Harrowgate show. I have made a second model of "Bayflower" (I keep my hull moulds) and have just completed SS "BANDRA" @ 1:54. I know it is an odd scale but the models have to fit into my trailer.
I have also built Cableship "Norseman" (of 1923), Cableship "Recorder" (of 1954), RFA "Gold Ranger" (built 1941), RRS "Discovery" (built 1912) all at 1:48. And also a model of "Bluebird of Chelsea" @ 1:12. (Not a model of the sand-dancer of the same name.)
This one came in 2nd at Harrowgate to the brass landing craft.
I Will get photos on the Forum as soon as I find out how to do it!
I could send you a disc with photos on if you can contact me via the administator with your postal address. Bryan Young
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Hello Jim
I'd built the Aberdeen Pilot Boat from your plans - might be photos of it in Mayhems shows under Mid Vancouver Island show as I had it there.
Bryan - I'm building a 1:24 Bluebird of Chelsea - would like to see photos of yours to see where I go next.
I'll see if I can post a couple of both.
Regards,
Mike
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Admin monitoring.... :-\
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Morning Martin, been up all night? :o
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Yeap! :P
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Charming
I take it that was the right emoticon
Richard :-*
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Martin, sometimes it seems to me that your time is 36 hours a day, 9 days a week and 5 weeks a month..... I wonder how you keep up any social life....? :D
Jörg
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This IS his social life! ::) (and the same goes for many of the rest of us I suspect!)
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This IS his social life! ::) (and the same goes for many of the rest of us I suspect!)
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D 98% of it anyhows ::) ::)
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Hello Jim
I'd built the Aberdeen Pilot Boat from your plans - might be photos of it in Mayhems shows under Mid Vancouver Island show as I had it there.
Bryan - I'm building a 1:24 Bluebird of Chelsea - would like to see photos of yours to see where I go next.
I'll see if I can post a couple of both.
Regards,
Mike
Mike, I have compiled a full CD of the build of my "Bluebird of Chelsea". Now the problem is how to get it to you. Possibly you could ask Martin via Email to forard it to me and I could then give you my address and Email address in turn. Sound OK? Bryan Y.
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Hello Bryan
I've sent you the info (I hope!)
Thanks,
mike
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Hello Jim, I built a puffer to your plan of SKYLIGHT. Came out not too bad. Wouldn't say I got the hulll lines exactly right and I skipped a few of the details but it has come up looking like the real thing especially with the sun behind.
I have subscribed to Model shipwright since the beginning and I think I remember right that once that you asked for suggestions for future design ideas. When I first went to sea I sailed with Union Steam Ship co of NZ on a few of the old "Slow greens" that had been built at Alex Stephens and Robbs. Not the most eligant of ships but at one time all round the NZ coast. How about one of them ..... KAITOKE, WAIMATE, or even the WAITAKI built as the WHAKATANE for NZSC in the late 50's.
I will try and attach a pic of the puffer.
Cheers, Bob Ferguson
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Hello Jim,
After some tidying and sorting of the loft I have found 3 of your plans that were included in magazines, Sandpiper, Lochiel and Water Witch. Of the three I think the last one is the one that will be added to my "I will build it one day!" list.
With the demise of the Model Boats magazine website where can I purchase your plans from?
Regards
Clive Thomas
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:) Hi Jim am building The Water Witch at the moment, or as soon as I get over the worst bout of viral flu I have ever had. I am looking forward to putting on the water. bigH
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Hi Jim,
I'm glad that I discovered this thread. I made some models to your plans published in the "Model Shipwright" magazine. They are made of grey card, the scale is 1:250 (the common card model scale here in Germany). The first model I want to present here is the Armament Carrier "Mortar". I hope you and all others enjoy the pictures. More pictures and information of the card model kit you can find on my website at
http://cfp.muerell.de/product/details/8
(if the site appears in German, please click on the flag on the left to get the english version).
Again, thank you for your marvelous plans!
Best regards
Horst
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Many thanks to all who responded, just been too busy drawing new plans!
I hope all you builders of the fine models get as much enjoyment as I have when drwing the plans, reward enough.
Jim
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Whilst I haven't actually built anything from them yet, I have quite a few of your plans collected from magazines over the years, and am planning to build 1/96 static models from some of them. Did you draw the plans for the TS Lochiel (small passenger ship) and a 1930s cross-Channel railway steamer (forget the name) in Model Shipwright? I have both of those on my "future scratchbuild" list.
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Jim,
If you haven't already seen it, here is the link to my build of your Grand Banks Cruiser plan, slightly enlarged.
http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=15582.0 (http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=15582.0)
Peter.
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Jim,
Another model which I designed to your plans in the Model Shipwright magazine was this Motor Minesweeper .
More here
http://cfp.muerell.de/product/details/1
Horst
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Whilst I haven't actually built anything from them yet, I have quite a few of your plans collected from magazines over the years, and am planning to build 1/96 static models from some of them. Did you draw the plans for the TS Lochiel (small passenger ship) and a 1930s cross-Channel railway steamer (forget the name) in Model Shipwright? I have both of those on my "future scratchbuild" list.
Yes I think I have done Lochiel and Isle of Thanet, unfortunately MS mixed up that one and included a view of Baroda on the obverse sheet!
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Hi
Here are a couple of shots of Alice a Girl Class Tug built to a Jim Pottinger free plan in Marine modelling October 1998. She is scratch built with the exception of ropes and prop. She won the Committee Award, the Best Equipped Working Tug and Mobile Marines Best Equipped Working Tug Award, at the Model Boat Convention 2003 at the Ellesmere Port Boat Museum. She also won best on stand at the Model Boat Convention 2006 at the Birchwood Model Boat Convention. She has won many sailing awards at both our club and other shows.
Joe :-)) :-))
(http://www.postimage.org/aV179We0.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV179We0)
(http://www.postimage.org/gx1yR0MS.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gx1yR0MS)
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Jim,
I am building from your plans the 63foot miami rescue launch............
Roy
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Cannot recall that one! Any info please.
Jim
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Jim,
I thought this mark meant that they were your plans, can you tell who they belong to.....
Roy
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Plans by John Pritchard from my hobby store ref MM1412
John C
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Hi Jim,
How many (roughly) steam boat/ ship plans have you done?
Any that you can reccomend as personal favourites?
Greg
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John,
Thank you for that,it would seem it is my mistake.
I assumed that the JP logo was for Jim.........
Roy
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No problem Roy
Jim publishes in the other magazine MMI (Traplet), your plan published by MB magazine group.
John C