Hi Trev, if your talking about the little gray sub it’s scratch built. If you want to know about the larger sub later in the vid I’ll have to ask Ed where he got the hull.
Cash

Thanks Cash,
Impressive for scratch build.
Great Fleet out there.👍
Trev

Great video Phil, shows Grahams set-up very well.👍👍

JB

Hi TD,
Admittedly there is a certain similarity in hull shape, not surprising since both classes were based on current commercial trawler / whaler designs.
But that's as far as it goes. Attached is a photo (port side) of an early (short forecastle) Flower, K63 Picotee.
Put that 'head to head' with the pic of Baffin's starboard side, and stbd view of the model in the video, and the differences are immediately apparent so I won't list them here.
Y'all can play 'Spot the differences' 😉

First clue for me was the Pennant number; T275. 'T' for Trawler.
The Flowers had pennant numbers beginning with 'K' for 'K'orvette😉 coz 'C' was already in use for Cruisers and Carriers.

So I looked for HMS or HMCS T275 and immediately hit HMS Baffin. Digging deeper I also found this on UBoat Net-
https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/2718.html
Q.E.D. 😉
Easy mistake to make TD.
Cheers, Doug 😎

The model builder just sent me this info HMCS BAFFIN Western Isles Class Admiralty MS/AS Trawler Built in Collingwood, Ontario in 1941 Served out of Halifax, NS during the war Sold out of service 1945.

WIKIPEDIA has a great write up about this style of boat .But there isn't any explanation about how it got it's name . Maybe Ontario Canada had alligators 100 years ago & we ate them all up & Great with a beaver burger to .

"Maybe Ontario Canada had alligators 100 years ago & we ate them all up"
and you all wear croc skin boots since then I suppose😉

"there isn't any explanation about how it got it's name"
Sorry, can't accept that so I dug around a bit, as usual
Turns out that Norfolk County have a restored Alligator boat, albeit a later version with screw, so I checked out their Heritage site-
and the solution is ...
"Dubbed the “alligator” because of its amphibious nature, ..."
i.e. because of it's ability to winch itself across land between lakes 😮
Seek and ye shall find😉
I much prefer your version with paddle wheels though👍
Cheers, Doug 😎
https://www.norfolkcounty.ca/living/heritage-culture/alligator-tug/

Hi Rowen, thought that might get your interest😁

JB

Certainly did! Getting some drawings printed so can see.
Think it can work out well

Very interesting - has anybody any plans or even good pictures

Rowen,
Mine is an Aquacraft Ready To Run boat.
It is modified slightly from the "out of the box" original, but basically true to the RTR version.
Dave B
PS I'd be glad to send any pictures you would like ...

Trev,
I'm not sure. The boat is HUGE, about 6' long. The boat is an older build. I do know the owner, I can ask him at our next club meeting.

Trev,
When I originally said I knew who owned the boat, I was mistaken. However, since then I have found out who owns it. At our club's recent annual "Dry Dock" luncheon, I asked him about the power plant. He informed me it is an engine from an old Sears Craftsman chainsaw. No wonder you didn't recognize it!
Dave B