THE RMS MAURETANIA hi all, i was approached a few weeks ago to restore this model of the Cunard Mauritania, the model has been in the Mauritania public house since it was opened in the mid sixties, the model was built by the late bob anderson, model maker for swanhunter shipyards for many years, he was a member of tynemouth model boat club till the late seventies, the model was donated to Scottish Newcastle breweries by Swanhunters and has took pride and place in the pub for many years, i remember seeing the model in the pub in the sixties and always admired it, but it was sadly damaged by vandals, the pub reopens shortly under new management, who approached me to restore the model back to its former glory, as you can see by the pics, its in a sorry state, the brass props were removed and replaced with plastic ones, theres some hull damage on starboard side, nearly all of the rigging is missing, both masts to be replaced, many handrails are missing, also 75% of the decks are marked and stained, all the funnels are loose and in need of repair, they are only in place to show theship at the moment and are now removed, enough of the sorry stuff, so I'm ready to start the restore of this once fine model, any tips, hints, or positive information would be most welcome, regards brian_c