THREE OF A KIND.

[Haddock]

You can Google the shipyard at Beverley, Wikipedia gives a list of ships they built, it's huge!

[cph64]

Thanks. I Googled it for the history and then Google Earthed it for a look. Does John Cook have the book because a Cook was once one of the owners?

[Haddock]

Don't know about the book. The shipyard is now defunct so there won't be much to see.

[Haddock]

                                Back to these three!!
              What started out to be a bit of light relief from Prince of Wales has turned a nightmare of epic
proportions.
            Without going into all the gory details, the etched brass is supposed to cover two named ships,
HMS Zinnia and HMS Anchusa, I've got both. However, a lot of the stuff isn't needed on either but,
if you study the book on Corvettes, pick different ships and utilize some of the brass you get more
"bang for your buck".
                                      The outcome is I'm building HMS Borage, equipped for magnetic and acoustic
mine-sweeping. HMS Zinnia equipped for "Oropesa" sweeping (moored mines) and HMCS Arrowhead, handed over to the Canadian navy with "hedge-hog" fitted. This was a device that fired a group of mortar bombs ahead of the ship which exploded on contact, either with a submarine, a mine, or the seabed.
                 There are three different bridges fitted.
          Some of the parts are quite nicely moulded but the plastic its-self is horrible, very soft and easy to break, some of the parts were not fully moulded. Some of the gates are enormous, making removing the parts from the sprue difficult without causing damage.
            Probably the worst characteristic is that it seems to repel paint. After the usual precautions of a good wash in soapy water, rinse and dry, prime, paint, mask then more paint, the paint peeled off at the slightest provocation. I stripped all three and started again ( after some tests) with two good coats of Tamiya grey primer out of the rattle-can, it seems to have worked this time.
      Here's progress to date, the one in colour is Borage. The "A" frame at the bow is a scratch-built effort,
The etched brass offering looked highly unlikely.
Haddock.

[MSea]

Lots and lots of hassle and trouble for you - BUT we can see more excellent ships being produced. Just use the naughty nautical language that we both know and it will get finished

[zak]

Worth the effort, keep at it.

[Bob C]

It amazing the amount of detail that goes into the build. they look cracking.

Bob c

[chriswil42]

Excellent models Tony.

[cph64]

Comng along nicely, they'll be worth the effort in thend no doubt!!
I just remembered that the lady who lived the house before my Mother sold corsets and I'm sure they by Spirarea!!!

[chriswil42]

Comng along nicely, they'll be worth the effort in thend no doubt!!
I just remembered that the lady who lived the house before my Mother sold corsets and I'm sure they by Spirarea!!!

Interesting change of topic there Chris!

[cph64]

You wouldn't believe the stuff that's in my head, lol!!! Nearly on a par with MSea.

[MSea]

You wouldn't believe the stuff that's in my head, lol!!! Nearly on a par with MSea.

I have a spare straight jacket if you need it - YoHoHo

[Red Lancer]

Great looking models. All the ship history information
is great. really interesting.

[chriswil42]

You wouldn't believe the stuff that's in my head, lol!!! Nearly on a par with MSea.

I'll not go there then. By the way the company's name was Spirella. They were in Letchworth Herts. And actually built some of the bombes or colossi for Bletchley Park during ww2.