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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Navy - Military - Battleships: => Topic started by: Crazysniper on January 04, 2019, 11:40:02 pm

Title: HMS Leeds Castle (P258)
Post by: Crazysniper on January 04, 2019, 11:40:02 pm

Hi
Im looking for advice on the type of doors on the dridge deck of HMS Leeds Castle .


Lower were six latch water tight though seems like upper were different
Thanks in advance

Title: Re: HMS Leeds Castle (P258)
Post by: littoralcombat on January 05, 2019, 02:47:00 am

Hi Crazysniper,


Best image I have of the Port Bridge Wing Door on Dumbarton Castle.


Nige

Title: Re: HMS Leeds Castle (P258)
Post by: John W E on January 05, 2019, 10:27:53 am

Hi this may help you out



https://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,435.msg633640.html#msg633640 (https://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,435.msg633640.html#msg633640)


https://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,13950.0.html


john

Title: Re: HMS Leeds Castle (P258)
Post by: Crazysniper on January 05, 2019, 01:05:38 pm

Hi thanks for the quick reply .
I have this image aswell as many others and still unsure.
Trying to balance out newbie building skills with accurate detail of the ship at one time in its life.


Hopefully i can figure out how to compress the images i have of the build so far and start a thread myself .

Title: Re: HMS Leeds Castle (P258)
Post by: John W E on January 05, 2019, 03:37:18 pm

Hi there my memory serves me right I believe there was a double door on the bridge - the inner was a timber door with a glass window in which was used for calm days and so forth and there was a steel storm door which was closed during inclement weather and also obviously action stations.  I spent three good days when she was on the Tyne and few year back and also I built a model of her which was sailed at the first Wickstead (that will tell you how old the model is / which is now in the hands of someone else / as I sold it on (I may just regret selling that model ) :-)

Title: Re: HMS Leeds Castle (P258)
Post by: Crazysniper on January 05, 2019, 07:52:10 pm

Trying upload methods

Title: Re: HMS Leeds Castle (P258)
Post by: Crazysniper on January 05, 2019, 08:41:30 pm

Getting there

Title: Re: HMS Leeds Castle (P258)
Post by: Crazysniper on January 05, 2019, 08:45:37 pm

John ive came across your model image on a few internet searches before and it looks great .
Suppose you cant keep them all . :}


And thanks to you and everyone else suppling great comments and helpful information  :-))