Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Full Scale Ships => Topic started by: tr7v8 on March 14, 2016, 03:41:23 pm

Title: Lovely Aussie Border Patrol Boat
Post by: tr7v8 on March 14, 2016, 03:41:23 pm

Just read a new link about this & was impressed by the Ship.
Article is here http://www.9news.com.au/world/2016/03/08/21/49/aust-force-scuttles-asylum-seeker-boat
Pic should attach & Wiki link is here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape-class_patrol_boat

Title: Re: Lovely Aussie Border Patrol Boat
Post by: hama on March 14, 2016, 04:07:21 pm

Agree on that, really cool vessel!
And look, someone made a model!
http://youtu.be/DZbynzzij_g
Found it while browsing.
Hama

Title: Re: Lovely Aussie Border Patrol Boat
Post by: derekwarner on March 14, 2016, 09:43:16 pm

Impressively designed vessels following on from their elder cousins the RAN Armidale Class Patrol boats

As always everything in this world appears as a political financial nightmare....with one of our major Banks funded the build of two of the Cape Class Customs vessels and leasing them back to the Government <*<

Then we have the Australian Northern Territory Government leasing the Port of Darwin to a non Australian owned entity >>:-(

The surprising thing here was to see a Cape Class model built by what appeared to be non mainland Australian model builders?

Derek

Title: Re: Lovely Aussie Border Patrol Boat
Post by: Starspider on March 15, 2016, 04:49:31 pm

That is very nice. :-))

Title: Re: Lovely Aussie Border Patrol Boat
Post by: TailUK on March 15, 2016, 08:05:25 pm

Looks a lot like an Armidale patrol boat!  Built by the same company?

Title: Re: Lovely Aussie Border Patrol Boat
Post by: BrianB6 on March 15, 2016, 09:35:56 pm

Yes.
Austal in Western Australia

Title: Re: Lovely Aussie Border Patrol Boat
Post by: sjbatche on March 16, 2016, 10:52:35 am

I agree that these are a good looking ship and I am sure that they will be worked very hard in the coming years.

I started my own 1:72nd scale model of one several months ago and it is starting to take shape.

Title: Re: Lovely Aussie Border Patrol Boat
Post by: hama on March 16, 2016, 11:26:23 am

Hey, nice!!
Hama

Title: Re: Lovely Aussie Border Patrol Boat
Post by: Starspider on March 16, 2016, 11:31:44 am

Very nice, are building from a kit or drawings. It is one nice looking boat.
colin

Title: Re: Lovely Aussie Border Patrol Boat
Post by: sjbatche on March 17, 2016, 08:03:34 am

Hi Colin

My model is all scratch built. I am still working on the drawings as I build. There are not a lot of good close up detail photos of these ships yet so detail on the drawings will take a while. I might look at starting a build log in an appropriate spot on the forum and put up some photos of how I have made things to this point.

Steve B

Title: Re: Lovely Aussie Border Patrol Boat
Post by: Starspider on March 17, 2016, 07:28:51 pm

Steve
She is a very nice scratch build. I for one would welcome a build log on here of your build, you can never
have too many build logs I always learn something I shall look forward to your posts.
Colin

Title: Re: Lovely Aussie Border Patrol Boat
Post by: Peter Fitness on March 17, 2016, 10:37:04 pm

Hi Steve, the new CCPB is looking great, I'd love to build one to go with my Armidale. I like the colour scheme of the new class too, it's a bit different from the usual grey. As you say, detail is hard to come by, and if my experience with Austal when researching the Armidale is anything to go by, they won't be of much help. I sent emails to them, together with photos of some of my other builds, but they completely ignored me.


I'll be watching your build with great interest.


Peter.