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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Working Vessels => Topic started by: DickyD on February 01, 2008, 05:17:08 pm

Title: Dick Hoppers fantastic models
Post by: DickyD on February 01, 2008, 05:17:08 pm

Have you chaps checked out Dick Hoppers models on Mayhems Home Page yet ?  :-\

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/Modellers/Hopper/1ndex.htm

Title: Re: Dick Hoppers fantastic models
Post by: Colin Bishop on February 01, 2008, 05:52:03 pm

Very impressive aren't they? Lovely liners too!

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Post by: dougal99 on February 01, 2008, 05:59:22 pm

Lovely models and a model boat pond in the garden. Bliss  O0

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Post by: Jonty on February 01, 2008, 07:06:47 pm

  Bert Kampfert and Zambezi, from Swingin' Safari, wasn't it? Must have played that hundreds of times as a demo disc at Audio Fairs. Brings back some memories.

Title: Re: Dick Hoppers fantastic models
Post by: DickyD on February 02, 2008, 11:23:28 am

And what planet are you on Jonty ? :-\

Title: Re: Dick Hoppers fantastic models
Post by: Martin (Admin) on October 02, 2008, 03:12:17 pm

Via email to Mayhem....

Martin, greetings from t'other side of the Oceans.
This image shows my three liners at sea, but pausing for the media plane. The dark vertical line leading to starboard side of Northern Star is not, fortuneately, a torpedo.
The other two are Pretoria Castle with the huge red funnel, and Strathmore. The liners
cover 40 years of service, from 1935 (Strathmore) to (Northern Star) 1975, with the other line, Union-Castle, for example,  sailing for over 120 years. Great fun to build, the models took over six years to build from scratch, from plans purchased from your National Maritime Museum.
 
cheers
 
dick hopper. - ( Dicks other wonderful models - http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/Modellers/Hopper/1ndex.htm )

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Post by: mike_victoriabc on October 02, 2008, 03:29:59 pm

Terrific models there and on your other link! I can see that it requires best friends to lift those into the pond with all the detail!

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Post by: Bunkerbarge on October 02, 2008, 03:32:02 pm

Absolutely supeb models and a real picture together on the water.

Title: Re: Dick Hoppers fantastic models
Post by: Colin Bishop on October 02, 2008, 03:46:54 pm

Beautiful work and beautiful subjects too. They knew how to build good looking ships in those days. The models bring them back to life.

Colin

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Post by: hama on October 02, 2008, 03:53:59 pm

Please Mr Hopper, ask someone to make a video of your wonderful ships on the lake. Some internal photos would also be great if it's not too much to ask for. What an effort to build these three ships, they look absolutely fantastic! Thank you for showing them to us!
Hama.

Title: Re: Dick Hoppers fantastic models
Post by: kiwi on October 02, 2008, 06:55:36 pm

Magic boats, was a pity the wind was so strong at Waihi for them to sail.
wish I could build like that
kiwi

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Post by: TugCowboy on October 03, 2008, 10:10:27 am

WOW! those are stunning!

Title: Re: Dick Hoppers fantastic models
Post by: Martin (Admin) on January 26, 2011, 07:31:36 pm

Full page and updates now here on the Forum!

 http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=28552.0 (http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=28552.0)

Title: Re: Dick Hoppers fantastic models
Post by: philgg1946 on August 14, 2021, 01:07:01 pm

Looking at the 3 boats reminds me of a liner called the Southern Cross which I was lucky enough to get invited on board at Freemantle Australia, I was part of the crew of Hms Albion back in 1968 ,it was bringing Italian immigrants there, 5 of us from the ship had a tour around the ship ,a bit of an upgrade to our living conditions, ha ha Phil

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Post by: rob on August 14, 2021, 01:16:56 pm

I went out to Australia, my parents being £10 Poms, on the Strathmore in 1961.

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Post by: philgg1946 on August 14, 2021, 07:14:14 pm

Hi Rob, where do you go to in Australia , how did you go on , I heard that if you did'nt like it  over there you had to pay your own fare back within the 2 yrs , also you had to get a few jobs to get by ,it was very hard to fit in and a lot came back.