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Scratch Built on a Fleetscale GRP hull. Drive to all 4 props and illuminations. Built her over 20 years ago but still looks good (Motor: MFA RE 385 x 4) (ESC: Mtroniks Viper Marine 25) (8/10)
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Cheers, Nerys
Now THAT we would LOOVE to see Nerys😊
Oh!😮 Guess that wouldn't be so private then would it!🤔
Go for it Nerys👍🤞
Cheers, Nerys
Rats Nerys! Great big fat ugly grey furry RATS!!!😭
Good luck with the Fire Tender 🤞
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Maybe you will have better luck with the Fire Tender.
Martin555.
Cheers, Nerys
I can't remember what scale the Glamorgan is, but the model is about a metre long, I've only seen it once, a while ago. Still no reply from the owner.
I certainly wouldn't knock the Chilean Navy, loved your reminiscences not only of the ships, but of the 'seafood dishes I have eaten around the world'. Would make a far more interesting TV food series than many existing ones. I remember an intercom service in Chatham Dockyard not unlike the one you describe.
Talking of fish dishes, I had what I think was the worst fish and chips I have ever seen in a fish restaurant in Swansea the other night. I say seen, because neither of us ate much. Ugh!!!!
Cheers, Nerys
BTW: Don't knock the Chilean Navy😉
From the late 80s til about 2008 I worked with all sizeable navies in S America from Columbia down to Chile and Argentina, with the exception of Peru. Didn't fancy the cholera risk in those days!
Of all I found the Armada de Chile to be the most professional, their ships much better maintained and, although not the largest (on paper🙄 which title went to Brazil) probably the most effective if push came to shove, which they have proven many times in their history.
Not too surprising as their origin goes back to Admiral O'Higgins and close cooperation with the RN.
I was impressed with their conversions of two of the Counties to upgrade aviation facilities to Heli Carriers. Came out of the radio room, along a transverse gangway, stepped through the W/T door at the end and found meself on the edge of a dark sea grey football field 😮
My job was to update and upgrade the COMMS, esp. radio systems, HF & V/UHF to include DATA transmission, LINK 11 etc. And together with a colleague from Siemens (who became a life-long friend) to design a modern digital Tactical Command Intercom system which was integrated with the radio systems.
On my first ship survey my ghast was absolutely flabbered to discover that that the Command Intercom 'Switch' still consisted of an Able Seaman with a telephone standing in front of a huge panel of sockets on the bulkhead and an equally huge cabinet on the deck housing cables with mating plugs. Phone would ring, someone requests a connection from A to Z or to radio Y ; ABS hauls cable A from cabinet and plugs it into socket Z or Y as appropriate!!!
We replaced that with a 19" rack unit about 18" high containing an automatic ISDN switch. (Later versions were Giganet LAN) Ancient Plessey? 4" cube modular user terminals (min 4 modules per station!) were replaced with compact 1/2 19" 2 height unit Intercom Boxes providing one touch connections. Don't know what the ABS did after that😉 Practised his snooker perhaps 😁
Similar with the radio systems. I surveyed the Radio Room and adjacent HF Transmitter room. Conclusion: with modern units we don't need the extra TX room anymore (it was full of huge valve amplifiers) - but it's just about big enough for a half-size snooker table with coffee bar on the port bulkhead 😉
The COMMS Officer kept a straight face but the Radio Techs / Operators looked happy!
Great fish restaurants in Valparaiso; tuna and swordfish fresh off the dock just across the street 😋😋 During lunch I used to enjoy watching the antics of the Pelicans basking on the shed roofs in the harbour. Oh Happy days 😊
And Antarctic Crab just has to be tasted to be believed!!! Used to cram as much as poss into my case on the way home. Costs a fortune here, IF you can find it.
Have also eaten Beluga Caviar in Moscow and fresh caught salmon in Canada and Norway - sorry - very nice, but no comparison to that crab😉
Ramblin' FLEET signing off for the night!
G'night All 💤💤💤
Nerys
She looks really good both on the water and on the stand.
Congratulations.
It would be good to see some internal shots of your wiring and motor set up.
Well done.
Bill👍
Quite correct👍 And one of the four sold to Chile was Glamorgan.
I worked on her, then renamed Almirante Latorre, in Valparaiso during her refit in the early 90s. Happy memories 😊
If the model is halfway decently built GO FOR IT👍👍
I'm envious🤔 Post some info and pics please if you do go ahead with it.
Cheers, Doug 😎
"I Fyny Bo'r Nod"
Cheers, Nerys
I also have a soft spot for the the (much later) County class destroyers, predecessor to the Type 42's, cos I worked on a couple in Chile from time to time in the late 80s and nineties. Haven't found any kits or plans for one yet though. Maybe Deans do something?
Cheers, Doug 😎
PS I'm still around but up to me neck (in muck an bullets😮) at the moment!
More later in Night Watch! World cruise would be nice - do you have any CONNECTIONS !!😁
Nerys
I envy your talent as a builder, scratchbuilding at it's best.👍
Cheers, Pete
You have done an excellent job.
Well done.
Martin555.
Nerys
Well done that man 😊
Five feet! She must weigh 'arf a ton 😮
Cheers, Doug 😎