Calling all Flower-class corvette fans

Reid · Post by **Reid** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:40 pm

AWSOME tell him i am working on a 1/72 H.M.S. Clematis model RC and all u can check it out on the forum.

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:42 pm

14 years and she's still going strong, its a great testimony to her builders Admiral!

ARH · Post by **ARH** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:48 pm

Reid wrote:AWSOME tell him i am working on a 1/72 H.M.S. Clematis model RC and all u can check it out on the forum.

Tell him yourself, He is up with the Gods now, he was 84 when he past on, I used to see him 4 times a year, I did a 300 mile round trip in the day,you could never meet a nice man, thats why the ship was always a happy ship.

ARH · Post by **ARH** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:52 pm

Lozza1981 wrote:14 years and she's still going strong, its a great testimony to her builders Admiral!

Hi Lozza, its 15 this year, she sailed at ELLESMERE PORT last years, she looks well on the water.

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:23 pm

I did you posted you were going!

Reid · Post by **Reid** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:58 pm

here are some more pics

this is the quad 50cal that replaced the 40mm pom pom on the Clematis i have yet to do gun sights

reid

just some food for thought (i guess)

herrmill · Post by **herrmill** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:05 pm

Reid, the lights make a very nice addition to your corvette! Who's smoke generator did you use? Have you installed a sound package?

psships · Post by **psships** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:32 pm

Quad 50 cal? That is a 0.5 inch multiple machine gun, UK design.??
Not a quad US 50 cal.
Hmm????

Reid · Post by **Reid** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 10:20 am

yes that is true VERY TRUE. but it is still a quad .50

Reid

klein loewietje · Post by **klein loewietje** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:07 am

Question for the Admiral and other Flower fans,
A fellow modeller is building the Revell Snowberry, but with lots of modifications. Now he has read about a Sounding machine, the Kelvine Mk IV. He want's to make one for his Flower, but has a problem.
Were does it stands? Bridge, Midships, other place... ?
If someone knows, thank you for answering!!

Greetz, Johan

ARH · Post by **ARH** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:14 pm

It stood on the bridge deck on BRYONY, there was an arm that came out from the side of the bridge that carried the sounding cable away from the side of the ship, have a look at my bryony in the gallery,

Look at the 6th photo down,

Post by **Dave Wooley** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:50 pm

For a model of 15 years and a sailing one at that Ron's Bryony still looks good on and off the water.
Dave Wooley

klein loewietje · Post by **klein loewietje** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:00 pm

Thanks Admiral, besides, I love your Moffet build, follow it daily!!

Greetz, Johan

ARH · Post by **ARH** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:28 pm

klein loewietje wrote:Thanks Admiral, besides, I love your Moffet build, follow it daily!!
Greetz, Johan

If your friend needs any advice, just e-mail me, and I will do a sketch for him.

Reid · Post by **Reid** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:34 am

I have thought about that over and over and I would love to have something cover-up that motor noise but I haven't really gotten ground to it.

i would really love to have one though.

Reid · Post by **Reid** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 11:05 am

Here are some more pics of the forward gun platform.

hope u like

Reid

P.S. forgot to say that that .50 cal was my first scratch built anything.

Reid · Post by **Reid** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:43 pm

ARH how long did it take to build the Byrony.

Reid

ARH · Post by **ARH** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:50 pm

Reid wrote:ARH how long did it take to build the Byrony.

Reid

3 YEARS, Total scratch build, also 3 years to research and write my book.

ARH · Post by **ARH** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:52 pm

The 1/72 scale one took 12 weeks with all the modifications and glass case,

Reid · Post by **Reid** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:55 pm

WOW cool ARH thx does the Big one do anything special or is it just a RC boat.