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[LIFEBOAT LOVER]

GENTLEMEN
i ordered the tamar 1/12 over a year ago to the succesor of  Adrian,  he sold his business, had a fire and then Adrian text me that they were producing the mouldings, weeks later i asked what the situation was and he answered that my model was in the mouldings.
And then nothing for weeeeeeeeks.
Does anybody have any news of him, his successor?
thanks in advance

[C-3PO]

Hi Lifeboat Lover - To clarify have you ordered and  paid for a model kit that has not been delivered?

See post below from July 2023


https://speedlinemodels.weebly.com/

Shop or manufacturer?
Thats a good question.
We are both. We make model lifeboat kits and we sell them directly by email/letter too.
Speedline started making lifeboats in around 2001.
Our model range is:
1/12th Severn
1/16th Severn
1/12th Tamar
1/12th Shannon
1/16th Shannon
And............a Brand New 1/12th scale Trent
To keep everyone informed of what we have available and when, we will be advertising here on Mayhem and in Models Boats Magazine. 
Very soon we will have our own website too, www.speedlinemodels.com

https://speedlinemodels.weebly.com/

Regards
C-3PO

[Mark T]

I see so may negative posts on here about this company - Its such a shame as we need companies to keep our hobby alive.  Having said that from what I've seen on here Speedline just do not step up too the plate. 

[Martin (Admin)]

Model Boats Sept 2023

[LIFEBOAT LOVER]

a good afternoon
when i ordered the hull and deckhouse i paid in full via paypall, then they had a fire, then months of no reply, then emails sent forwards and backwards. Today we are the 24 th of january 2024 and still nothing recived. a man's patience can be stretched to the limit.
It's because i like the rnli ships ( i made 2 in the past and at the moment building the german lifeboat association Harro Koebke. So next one would be the tamar

[6705russell]

Lifeboat Lover,


Tony is advertising on eBay selling Shannon hull and wheelhouse, perhaps you could contact him that way.

[LIFEBOAT LOVER]

6705 RUSSELL
THAT IS WHAT I HAVE DONE AT THE VERY BEGINNING BEFORE I WANTED TO ORDER. I WILL FOLLOW YOUR ADVISE AND SEE WHAT COMES OUT
THANKS FOR THE INFO
REGARDS
HERMAN LIFEBOATLOVER

[LIFEBOAT LOVER]

gentlemen modelyachtbuilders
NO complaints this time!!!
The hull and cabin have been delivered to my friend in Newark and will be in Belgium next week to arrive on the wharf.
So Tony as well as Adrian have done their best. I have sent them already congratulations.
All the troubles seem to have gone

[LIFEBOAT LOVER]

gentlemen modelboatbuilders what a weekend behind me.
A german collegue has brought me THE RNLI TAMAR 1/12 FROM SPEEDLINE!!!!!!!
my bloodpressure rose to an extremely high level, got salty tears in my eyes but it was worth while waiting. The quality as usual is second to none
I m over the moon
lifeboatlover

[6705russell]

Good news Lifeboatlover, I spoke to Tony yesterday and he promises that Speedline models are going to get better and better.

[Andyn]

So does anyone have a correct email address for him? I’ve tried the ones listed and had no response

[LIFEBOAT LOVER]

Andyn a good morning
these are the e-mail adresses:
adrianspost@googlemail.com
tbakey@hotmail.co.uk
success
Herman lifeboatlover

[Flundle (Speedline Models)]

Hello
Adrian here.
Just to let you all know that Speedline Models can now offer the Tamar kit for sale.
It's the first one we have managed. The 'new' Tamar has the fendering moulded onto the deck and it looks great.  A revised wheelhouse too with sharper corners and dead flat  sides, super looker. Have a look at the photos
The 1/16th Shannon has been revised to make it a little easier to make. It has the fendering all built into the deck moulding too. It has all the detail of the original one with the resin fendering but it saves the cost of the resin fenders, which was a lot. You can reserve one now if you like (don't need to pay until its done). Tony is doing new moulds and these will be finished by the end on the April so hopefully we will be shipping by start of May.
We have remade the Big Severn too and changed a few things that we 'issues' before. The wheelhouse now goes right down to the deck so it fits perfectly onto the hull with a virtually invisible joint.  The big rear boxes are now part of the same moulding. Its not next though.......
That privilege belongs to the new Trent. This is a completely new kit and has some surprising features making it vastly more detailed and a great deal easier to build.
The 1/12th Shannon is well on the way with all the castings done (well almost anyway). Most of the moulds and patterns we lost in the fire.
We now have our website up and running. Its under construction as they say so bear  with us. we are getting there!

[LIFEBOAT LOVER]

A GOOD MORNING GENTLEMEN MODELYACHTBUILDERS
i think i have one of the recent made RNLI Tamar 1/12 and although i had to wait a very looooooong time before i received my order but the hull and cabin looks fabulous.Top notch quality !
So once again on this site apologise for all my angry mails towards Adrian and i wish you stay in business for a long time.
( I haven't started the building, i have to finish the Harro Koebke first :)