RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted July 28, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 28, 2010 Delved from what I once considered a mine of useless information when it came to railway modelling - 'This Is Sealink' by Brian Haresnape MV Freshwater Length overall 50 metres Breadth overall 13.11 metres Draught laden 1.83 metres (so it could use a shallow harbour) Passengers: 620 (wanna buy a few hundred plastic figures guv?) Cars: 26 Road haulage vehicle space: 68 linear metres. the Freshwater was the shortest (by 0.5 metres) and oldest vessel operating on the Lymington route in the 1970s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Don't start 'carl1967' off lads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave777 Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Thus satisfying the new rule that every thread has to be about that (those) darned BP(s)!! Somebody wake me when it's all over Blue Pullman... froth (at the bottom of the gates)....? Comedy genius I thought, but coat time clearly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
66C Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Hi Andy There are a few pictures of MV Freshwater (and Sound of Seil)on the Ships Nostalgia website. Go into the Gallery area of the site and the search function is about half way down the page. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 Thanks Bill, A couple of shots I've not seen before in there including a nice 3/4 view - http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/91350/title/freshwater/cat/502 It's also helped to see what modifications were made later to the bow and stern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinW Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 If the date on this article is right then it was 12 years ago yesterday: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/140698.stm That is the one I was thinking of, still fresh in the memory, sadly. Andy, in regards to the flying boats mentioned on here (Supermarine Walrus/Grumman Widgeon) Airfix currently have both available as kits in their current catalogue, if it was something you were thinking of progressing with. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted July 29, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 29, 2010 That is the one I was thinking of, still fresh in the memory, sadly. Andy, in regards to the flying boats mentioned on here (Supermarine Walrus/Grumman Widgeon) Airfix currently have both available as kits in their current catalogue, if it was something you were thinking of progressing with. Colin Fond memories. I made the Walrus as a kid (think it was the Matchbox kit though) and was gutted when it didn't float in the bath! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonB Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Someone mentioned early Hovercraft.... SR.N1 was at East Cowes late 1959 according to wiki. Did Airfix do a kit? (sorry, not up on what Airfix produced ), it could be sat at the boat yard following its "retirement" rather than the rather awkward shape of a 'plane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 i mentioned the Shorts Sunderland for the same reason, fond memories of building the Airfix kit (and it not floating) ... thankfully the real ones my grandfather built were a little better! Sorry for the digression Andy ... we obviously need more update piccies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRat Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Airfix did do a kit of the SRN1 with a great Roy Cross picture on the box. Andy, you aint going to have room for the trains at this rate!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 SR.N1 was at East Cowes late 1959 according to wiki. Did Airfix do a kit? They did indeed, may have to have one for a novelty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Someone mentioned early Hovercraft.... SR.N1 was at East Cowes late 1959 according to wiki. Did Airfix do a kit? (sorry, not up on what Airfix produced ), it could be sat at the boat yard following its "retirement" rather than the rather awkward shape of a 'plane? I'm sure they did some sort of small hovercraft back in the 1960s- I wasn't interested at the time as it wasn't military. You could always do a cameo of my pal Chris Harper and her dad drifting in front of the ferry when they got a bit distracted when fishing..... Sunderlands were also based at Pembroke Dock during WW2, covering the southern part of the Western Approaches- there was a preserved example there for many years, but I believe it got moved to either Calshot or Duxford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trains12 Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Got the crayons out and had a scribble. And then tried to put it into a 'real world' context. That's definitely not to scale, that ferry would be huge! For anyone who hasn't been to Keyhaven (which is probably in excess of 99% of the population) this snap shows where the car ferry ramp would be. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/19508 Hi Andy How are you going to hide the end of the turntable on the scenic board? There are not many buildings with a curve end wall. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 Hi Andy How are you going to hide the end of the turntable on the scenic board? There are not many buildings with a curve end wall. Peter Roughly the same way as I do it at the mo with the swinging sector plate - http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?app=core&module=attach§ion=attach&attach_rel_module=blogentry&attach_id=4080 - but the industrial backdrop will extend a bit further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Saw a flying boat taking off from Plymouth Sound - must have been 1957-8 or so - based from Mount Batten - http://military-genealogy.forcesreunited.org.uk/643/RAF_Mountbatten </nostalgia> SRN1 pix - http://www.hovercraft-museum.org/srn1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold John B Posted July 29, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 29, 2010 They did indeed, may have to have one for a novelty. Shame SR-N1 is stuck in the Science Museum reserve collection at Wroughton. There were all manner of commercial hovercraft on the Solent, though - I remember catching one to the IoW from Southsea. The National Hovercraft Museum is at the aforementioned HMS Daedalus, at Lee on the Solent. I'm thinking, though, that a SR-N4 would be a tad large for Keyhaven.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Re the catalina - there was one at RAF Barkston Heath in a hangar, that belonged to a couple of RAF officers - I think they managed to get it airborne and moved elsewhere when Barkston closed - that would be the late seventies/early eighties - I believe they hoped to use it as a display aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Hmm !! Extra room required at this years or next years Manchester Show Andy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady_Ava_Hay Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Fond memories. I made the Walrus as a kid (think it was the Matchbox kit though) and was gutted when it didn't float in the bath! I actually remember quite vividly watching a black and white war film in which one of these Walruses landed to pick up a downed flyer (perhaps) and it hit a modest wave on landing and pancaked over it. That was the biggest problem with seaplanes, too much wave = can't get up to flying speed. Too little wave = very long unstick time. No wonder they quickly changed to the air sea rescue launches. That might make a good model, lots of those about in the sixties as houseboats (nobody could afford the petrol costs of running them!) To see what happens with a fast taxi in a seaplane (one of the single fuselage float types with outriggers) watch Murphy's War. I do like seaplanes but recognise their shortcomings. When I was sailing the Medway there was a privately owned Widgeon that used to fly from there (the Medway is one of the designated landing/take off places in England) but even that was only allowed mid week. Too many other boats on the weekend. I also navigated the designated seaplane tender for the Medway which doubled as the Hoo Marina workboat. The Medway had a branch of Shorts at Rochester and regular seaplane movements of the pre war civil ones but closed for that donkey's years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 Hmm !! Extra room required at this years or next years Manchester Show Andy? You're avin a flipn larf intcha? Maybe 2011 for Manc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 You're avin a flipn larf intcha? Maybe 2011 for Manc? Nothing like a deadline, but 2011's fine! (might have strugled for room anyway this year lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SouthernRegionSteam Posted July 29, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 29, 2010 Sounds very interesting Andy, I like what you have come up with. Funny as I was looking at Keyhaven as an example of a place with a sluice gate the other day before construction of my own. (Which is nothing like it I hasten to add!) Interesting also that there have been several mentions of seaplanes (inc. the Walrus and Catalina, both of which will be on my layout) and RAF Calshot. The similarities don't end there either - I am likely to have a 360 degree circular fiddle yard too. Anyway, looks like a fantastic project and I'll be keeping an eye on this thread. This area of the South Coast seems to be very popular with modellers at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted July 29, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 29, 2010 You're avin a flipn larf intcha? Maybe 2011 for Manc? Here's a deal for you Andy , get it to Taunton and I'll treat you to a pasty . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted July 29, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 29, 2010 Here's a deal for you Andy , get it to Taunton and I'll treat you to a pasty . try tempting him with a pasty AND something to wash it down too - i can almost see the midnight oil being burnt now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted July 29, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 29, 2010 Andy being serious for a moment - will the larger multi-board k2yhaven still fit in your family motor or are you thinking of a small van for transport? The way the suggestions are coming in you'll need a big box just for the sea planes, boats and hovercraft. Having recently watched the hovercraft near Ryde it would be impressive if you could fake one rising up on skirts with trusters going full pelt with dcc noise to match. Very different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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