Purchase of unknown model
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Topic: Purchase of unknown model
Posted By: morganman
Subject: Purchase of unknown model
Date Posted: 05 November 2010 at 9:59pm
Hello my first posting and looking for help to indentify of a model I have purchased. I have searched the internet and can not see any photo's of this model and as it needs completing would like to have something to go on, can any one help?
 ------------- Chris Devon |
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Posted By: morganman
Date Posted: 06 November 2010 at 9:03am
here are some more Photo's now uploaded.
 ------------- Chris Devon |
Posted By: Nuthatch
Date Posted: 07 November 2010 at 11:13am
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Hi strangly I was just looking at "where are those boats now" and under Dog Boats I think you might find your boat and said number......
Good luck
Nuthatch ------------- Paul Hopley |
Posted By: Christian
Date Posted: 07 November 2010 at 9:17pm
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63ft MIAMI HSL, probably supposed to have been HSL 2537 (not 73);
http://www.asrmcs-club.com/boatswebsite/miami3.html - http://www.asrmcs-club.com/boatswebsite/miami3.html
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Posted By: morganman
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 12:33am
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Looks like that's the one 2537, great source of photo's to try and see if I can get the super structure more like the real thing. I'm still awaiting delivery but should be able to work on this bases. I will post pictures of the progress.
Thanks for your help! ------------- Chris Devon |
Posted By: Christian
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 8:59am
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There was also a version with a shorter one-piece deckhouse. This may be helpful;
http://www.rania.co.uk/boat%20photos/ST/RAF-HSLAlbum/page25.html - http://www.rania.co.uk/boat%20photos/ST/RAF-HSLAlbum/page25.html
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Posted By: morganman
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 11:00pm
The model arrived today and I have taken some more photo's. I thinks its closer to the MIAMI, 63ft HIGH SPEED LAUNCH SERIES II as 2520 shown in your first link 2nd photo. The rear deck house is a little high and the curve is not there, the part to the rear of the gun turrets is not right. but this I hope to alter. At least it's in one piece after the postage.
 ------------- Chris Devon |
Posted By: morganman
Date Posted: 10 November 2010 at 9:16pm
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I have found three U Tube video's of my model in action. One thing that I'm unsure on now is the colour scheme, as these boat ran from 1942>1946 I would think the colours would have been navy blue hulls and grey decks and superstructure and not the yellow and blue it's currently in. Can any one confirm as all photo's I have are would be expected Black and White. Links to U Tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBvrDQYIXIQ - www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBvrDQYIXIQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJhqnaQ2hD8 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJhqnaQ2hD8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMB5xDkHMF4 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMB5xDkHMF4 ------------- Chris Devon |
Posted By: Christian
Date Posted: 11 November 2010 at 9:34am
| Top photo seems to show approximately the correct scheme for 1942, i.e. black topsides, red antifoul, yellow decks. Later on all upperworks were dark grey as you say (though not heard of navy blue hulls). |
Posted By: morganman
Date Posted: 12 November 2010 at 8:33pm
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Thanks again Christian for your reply.
The hull is black on further inspection, I have never been great at colours. The scales look good on comparing to the scale drawing you forwarded the rear open section is a little short and needs increasing in depth and the rear part behind the gun turrets is to high and a little long but the rest is looking good. I have posted pictures some other types of models which may be the correct colour scheme for mine? Would you be able to confirm this? 
Or here are two other alternatives. 
------------- Chris Devon |
Posted By: Christian
Date Posted: 15 November 2010 at 10:04am
| Yes, all good. Yours may benefit from painting just the cabin sides grey. |
Posted By: morganman
Date Posted: 16 November 2010 at 8:32pm
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Thanks again,
I was being drawn towards the grey sides for the cabin and yellow roof and decks as I think this will look good. I have now ordered all the bits I need except batteries, crew and tender for the back, spent a fortune but hope to carry out the work and finishing her off over the next few months, will keep posting the progress. ------------- Chris Devon |