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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Lifeboats => Topic started by: Lash151 on September 04, 2012, 07:49:50 pm

Title: 44-020 Orange or silver window frames??
Post by: Lash151 on September 04, 2012, 07:49:50 pm

Hi... I am building a Waveney class lifeboat (44-020) by adapting the Billing coast guard kit.  Half of the pictures I have of the real boat have orange window frames and the other half have silver window frames.  Does anyone know which colourway came first?
Cheers Lee

Title: Re: 44-020 Orange or silver window frames??
Post by: baloo on September 04, 2012, 08:40:19 pm

Hi lee,looking throu the waveney lifeboat book the only pictures of 44-020 john fison all the windows were silver,but i know some of the east coast had orange windows,i dont know why but someone on here will know.Martin
(http://s14.postimage.org/yffpsmn7h/002.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/yffpsmn7h/)

Title: Re: 44-020 Orange or silver window frames??
Post by: Lash151 on September 04, 2012, 10:02:00 pm

Thanks for replying Martin... I think silver looks better anyway, i was just curious.
Lee

Title: Re: 44-020 Orange or silver window frames??
Post by: baloo on September 06, 2012, 07:25:03 am

Will you be going to ron deans show(saturday 8/9/2012),you never know who you might meet,its a good show and it`s FREE.Now there`s not many places to go where there are traders and other bits for sale and great company all round for that price(FREE)Martin

Title: Re: 44-020 Orange or silver window frames??
Post by: F4TCT on September 06, 2012, 09:41:40 am

The current Whitby pilot boat (aka the old Margaret Graham (44-04?) - ex Harwich lifeboat) still has silver window frames.

Not sure of the significance or reason of the difference.

Mike P (gribeauval) might pick this thread up - he knows a thing of two  :-))

Dan

Title: Re: 44-020 Orange or silver window frames??
Post by: heritorasphodel on September 06, 2012, 10:14:08 am

From the photos I've got 44-020 had silver frames throughout her life.

Waveneys 44-020, -021 and -022 had different wheelhouse arrangements to the previous boats, which mostly had orange frames at the end of their lives. Probably coincidence, but you never know.

Andrew

Title: Re: 44-020 Orange or silver window frames??
Post by: Lash151 on September 06, 2012, 10:23:25 am

Thanks for the replies. This was the photo that made me wonder...

(http://s13.postimage.org/7dvkaeez7/002_John_Fison_Naming_High.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/7dvkaeez7/)

Title: Re: 44-020 Orange or silver window frames??
Post by: Lash151 on September 06, 2012, 10:35:47 am

Also this one... which, although its black and white, shows the frames being the same colour. The photo is called 'Naming John Fison'


(http://s10.postimage.org/ib3hyih1h/004_John_Fison_Naming_High.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/ib3hyih1h/)

Title: Re: 44-020 Orange or silver window frames??
Post by: heritorasphodel on September 06, 2012, 10:40:15 am

Which period do you want to build her at? It seems at the start of her life they were orange, but by the end they were silver.

Andrew

Title: Re: 44-020 Orange or silver window frames??
Post by: Lash151 on September 06, 2012, 04:20:07 pm

Hmm... I only just got to grips with which Waveney class boat to build!  I have more pictures of the version with silver frames so I guess I will go for that.
Lee