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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Working Vessels => Topic started by: Bryan Young on March 02, 2007, 07:04:28 pm

Title: Cable Repair Ship "Recorder"
Post by: Bryan Young on March 02, 2007, 07:04:28 pm

The first model I had ever built. Started in 1974 and completed in 1982. Still going strong with only 1 minor refit.
The model is 7' long and weighs 92lb. A very steep learning curve fo this one as I had no modelling friends to consult.
It did help that I had served on her for 2 years. But knowing and doing seem to be entirely different things. Still, she seems to have come out OK.

Title: Re: Cable Repair Ship "Recorder"
Post by: bigfella on March 03, 2007, 06:04:17 am

Hi Bryan

I have ship envy ;D ;D Another fine build, I have yet to finish my first build and this inspires me to improve my game....

Regards Bigfella

Title: Re: Cable Repair Ship "Recorder"
Post by: chromedome on March 03, 2007, 08:46:04 am

I wish I had your patients Bryan...that in another class

Title: Re: Cable Repair Ship "Recorder"
Post by: Bryan Young on March 05, 2007, 11:09:23 am

Quote from: chromedome on March 03, 2007, 08:46:04 am

I wish I had your patients Bryan...that in another class

Patients? I belong to a model boat club and not a hospital! (although there is a school of thought that some of us should be in one of the more specialised ones).BY.

Title: Re: Cable Repair Ship "Recorder"
Post by: NJR on January 16, 2017, 09:16:40 am

Greetings.
I am a new boy and an avid scratch modeller.
Served with Cable and Wireless on "Edward Wilshaw" and "Recorder" during the sixties.
Now considering making  a model of one of the above. Has anyone any ideas where I can get plans?
Cheers.........

Title: Re: Cable Repair Ship "Recorder"
Post by: Howard on January 16, 2017, 01:47:55 pm

She's beautiful  Bryan,
I look forward to being hopfully  even half as skilled and good modeler as you your master class by a long way.
 was she built on the Tyne as a young boy as am sure my grand dad took me to watch her being launched.
The SD14 will be about the same size.


              Regards Howard.


PS, just got some kitchen base units this morning to start fitting out the garage so modelling is on hold for a few days :(( .

Title: Re: Cable Repair Ship "Recorder"
Post by: Brian60 on January 16, 2017, 01:56:57 pm

http://atlantic-cable.com/Cableships/Recorder3/