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Title: Maiden Voyage
Post by: gerard on November 27, 2012, 09:08:05 pm
Maiden voyage of my 16th Speedline severn lifeboat - hopefully with pictures  :}
(http://i49.tinypic.com/2z886mr.jpg)
(http://i49.tinypic.com/5kkpvr.jpg)
(http://i49.tinypic.com/t56hxz.jpg)
(http://i50.tinypic.com/2lc1m5l.jpg)
 
Hope you like these..Gerard
 
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: Peter Fitness on November 27, 2012, 09:12:24 pm
Beautiful job, Gerard O0 , she looks great :-))


Peter.
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: Tug-Kenny RIP on November 27, 2012, 09:35:58 pm

Excellent job Sir. Bet your feeling proud.     :-))


Ken

Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: Rottweiler on November 28, 2012, 12:34:37 am
she really does look good on the water! prefer 1/12th scale though. nice one .
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: gerard on November 28, 2012, 11:02:05 am
Thanks for your comments, Peter and Ken, It was two years in the making,but well worth the effort.
As for 1/12 size Rottweiler I would not be able to lift it at my age.
Gerard
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: Neil on November 28, 2012, 11:09:51 am
is that Fairhaven lake at St Annes, Gerard...she looks very nice on the water. :-))
neil.
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: furball on November 28, 2012, 01:20:26 pm
I like the launching cradle.  :-))


Lance
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: essex2visuvesi on November 28, 2012, 03:24:03 pm
Sorry a little off topic, but why do they call it a "maiden" voyage?
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: Neil on November 28, 2012, 03:27:07 pm
"Maiden".......another name for a virgin.........."a first", "not been done before", never undergone the "trip"........anymore explanations needed before I get the red card??????
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: essex2visuvesi on November 28, 2012, 03:59:34 pm
Ah ok... now I know  :embarrassed:
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: gerard on November 28, 2012, 06:05:56 pm
Yes Neil, it is Fairhaven lake, but how you got that from the photos is beyond me, but Fleetwood aint so far away.
 
Lance, I only use that cradle to carry it about in the car , stops it rolling about, use straps to launch.
Gerard
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: stuart22 on November 28, 2012, 07:58:17 pm
Well at last Gerard looks fantastic just think of all the unmade part-started 16th Severns out there, good to see another one on the water well done.
which motors did you use in the end.
 
Stuart22
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: gerard on November 28, 2012, 08:26:00 pm
Hi Stuart,
Used Graupner 700BBturbo running on two 12v 5000 nimh batteries.
 You will have to let me have a circuit diagram for your brushless motors, how long do you get on the water on one battery charge,
Regards
Gerard
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: Neil on November 28, 2012, 09:25:16 pm
Yes Neil, it is Fairhaven lake, but how you got that from the photos is beyond me, but Fleetwood aint so far away.
 
I'm a member of the club Gerard, but never seem to get the time to go down...it was the bench and table, and the bouy in the lake, lol
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: gerard on November 29, 2012, 11:51:06 am
Hi Neil,
Hopefully you can get to the Dec. meeting and I can meet you in person.
Gerard
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: Rottweiler on November 29, 2012, 02:44:27 pm
Make sure you order your custard/vanilla slices before he gets there! lol. Wish I could come as well but bit too far for me.Strangely enough I must have been to Fairhaven at least 20 times and have never yet been lucky enough to see a model boat on the water!I will have to time it right for next years visit.
Mick F.
PS It looks to be a good lake for modellers?
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: Neil on November 29, 2012, 02:46:58 pm
hate custard slices matey....like eating mushy egg.......yukkk!!!
 
prefer a good cream cake or an eccles cake like me mum used to make.!!
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: gerard on November 29, 2012, 03:30:49 pm
Just a few more pictures of my boat
 
IMG]http://i48.tinypic.com/2hp6mas.jpg[/IMG]
(http://i49.tinypic.com/334mez4.jpg)
(http://i49.tinypic.com/2d0e15k.jpg)
IMG]http://i49.tinypic.com/k0sdmv.jpg[/IMG]
(http://i49.tinypic.com/opxuyu.jpg)
IMG]http://i45.tinypic.com/b4x1nd.jpg[/IMG]
IMG]http://i49.tinypic.com/2dw7msz.jpg[/IMG]
(http://i45.tinypic.com/23wjjw0.jpg)
regards,
Gerard
 
 
 
 
 
 
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: gerard on November 29, 2012, 03:46:48 pm
Another 2 should be 4 but dont seem to have appeared >>:-(
 
(http://i45.tinypic.com/23wjjw0.jpg)
 

 
IMG]http://i45.tinypic.com/b4x1nd.jpg[/IMG]
 
 
(http://i49.tinypic.com/2dw7msz.jpg)
I think thats all for now until my next build, now Martin has shown me how to attach pics I will try to put it on the forum
Gerard
 
 sorry put same one on twice , i put it down to old age
 
 
 
 
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: Neil on November 29, 2012, 04:07:55 pm
very nice Gerard.
neil.
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: F4TCT on November 29, 2012, 04:34:48 pm
Absolute stunner! Nice job  :-))


Dan
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: 17-21 on November 29, 2012, 04:51:56 pm
I have only one thing to say Gerard a FIRST CLASS JOB you cant beat a Severn Class lifeboat best on the RNLI Fleet


 :-)) :-)) :-))
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: gerard on November 29, 2012, 06:52:47 pm
Thanks for all your positive comments. It was a joy to do, and kept me out of the wifes way for two years
Gerard
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: F4TCT on November 29, 2012, 07:02:42 pm
Will be doing a 1/12 severn at some point along with a tamar!


Hopefully will look something as good as yours.


Dan
Title: Re: Maiden Voyage
Post by: rg197r27 on December 29, 2012, 09:33:53 pm
You model looks fantastic congratulations


Rich