Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Full Scale Ships => Topic started by: oldiron on December 27, 2007, 07:38:56 pm

Title: Abeille Flandre
Post by: oldiron on December 27, 2007, 07:38:56 pm

For those who like the excitment search and resuce tugs offer, there is a good video on Youtube of Abeille Flandre in a good chop:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_VWduUqaY&NR=1

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1j_VWduUqaY

and for search and rescue with lifeboats etc:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=FV8WeGdDHlE&feature=related

enjoy
oldiron

Title: Re: Abeille Flandre
Post by: Tug-Kenny RIP on December 28, 2007, 11:11:16 am

Thank you for this.   I've never seen anything so dramatic.  Fantastic work by these brave people

Cheers...Ken

Title: Re: Abeille Flandre
Post by: ASW on January 27, 2008, 11:00:42 pm

Thanks for exellent link, I just working on model of Abeile Flandre. In scale 1:72 It is beauty!!!!!

Title: Re: Abeille Flandre
Post by: oldiron on January 27, 2008, 11:39:02 pm

Quote from: ASW on January 27, 2008, 11:00:42 pm

Thanks for exellent link, I just working on model of Abeile Flandre. In scale 1:72 It is beauty!!!!!

 I don't know if its of any help, but this site has some good pics of the vessel:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.netmarine.net/g/bat/abeillef/index.htm&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=2&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dabeille%2Bflandre%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.netscape:en-US

oldiron

Title: Re: Abeille Flandre
Post by: ASW on January 28, 2008, 01:15:53 pm

Thaks for link, it is usefull. I am using for my Abeile fiberglass hull, plans are OK, but a lot of pictures is still reqiured. THANKS

Title: Re: Abeille Flandre
Post by: oldiron on January 28, 2008, 01:56:29 pm

Quote from: ASW on January 28, 2008, 01:15:53 pm

Thaks for link, it is usefull. I am using for my Abeile fiberglass hull, plans are OK, but a lot of pictures is still reqiured. THANKS

  This is a model I've had an interest in doing myself. Who puts out the hull and drawings?

oldiron

Title: Re: Abeille Flandre
Post by: ASW on January 28, 2008, 11:22:12 pm

I purchased it from my friend. Great quality. Hull is fiberglass/epox. If interested, contact me by mailI will make some pictures.