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If you are familiar with my page here, you’ll know that I primarily focus on scale modelling Scottish emergency services and buses. I have wanted to add to this for a while, wishing to add Scottish passenger ships and aircraft to the collection. I have plans, but haven’t bought the kit yet, to do a Loganair Twin Otter or similar. Ideally at some point I’ll have Glasgow Subway train models, to add to my Class 156 & 158 models. I am in the middle of a Eurocopter EC135 repaint into Scottish Air Ambulance livery (statutory - all over yellow, not the Charity service in green)
Pictured is a new arrival which fulfils the ship part of my plan. Bought from that well known online auction site is this 3D printed model of the MV Isle of Mull, which serves the Oban routes for Caledonian MacBrayne. The model is grossly out of scale compared to the rest of my collection, however it was bought with the intent of being background set dressing for Western Scottish and other West Coast bus & coach dioramas.
I am very happy with this model, I hope you enjoy the pictures. Please forgive the very cheap and nasty layout, I just painted sky and hills on cardboard and used a dressing gown as the water!
I had a niece who did this. She couldn't be around any water without falling in and getting wet. Hopefully, she has outgrown that habit:)
"Bob and Judy Reader" by Grace E. Storm, published by Lyons and Carnahan, 1936. Illustrated by Vera Stone Norman.
honolulu, hawaii
1973
r/c model boat, waikiki marina
part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf
© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via flickrmail or nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com
Spent a couple of hours at the Irvine beachpark Pond with the TGB model on Wed evening, very Quiet, NO other boaters and very few dog walkers!
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site in Steveston
located at 5180 Westwater Drive, Richmond, BC Canada
Richmond’s historical connection with the sea was celebrated at the 13th Annual Richmond Maritime Festival, a free family event at a National Heritage Site.
Over two days, land lubbers and sea-goers of all ages enjoyed activities that delight one and all. Discover local lore, visit beautiful wooden boats, create works of art, bring your picnic blanket and enjoy the tasty treats. Take in music, painters, wood carvers, potters, stilt performers, puppets, story tellers and much more!
The Richmond Maritime Festival celebrates all things waterfront at the Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site. From wooden boats to model boats, water safety to sea creatures, local lore to fishing history, the festival invites visitors to explore a spectacular heritage site and enjoy music, games, interactive exhibits, roving performers, food and much more.
From the MFA's website: "[Governor] Djehutynakht equipped his tomb with a fleet of more than fifty-five model boats, the largest collection known from a single Egyptian tomb. Several types of craft are represented, including funerary vessels, boats for traveling, ships for troop or freight transport, hunting and fishing boats, and kitchen boats of the sort that would have accompanied a Middle Kingdom official and his entourage on voyages up and down the Nile. Although they vary in size and quality, all of Djehutynakht's boat models are constructed in the same fashion, with the hull carved from a single piece of wood, while the cabins, masts, other fittings, and crews were made separately and attached with pegs." At the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Kirklees Model Boat Club member Mike Cole's 1:16 scale replica of Whitby-based RNLI Trent class all-weather lifeboat 'George and Mary Webb', pictured at speed on the lake at Wilton Park, Batley.
Steam Drifter "Danny Boy" From mountfleet models kit . Powered by SVS steam plant. A rather nice kit, but be warned, iIf it is windy DO NOT sail her with the staysail rigged. I have seen two other examples turn over and sink.
When living in Lewes we drank at a wonderful little pub called the White Star. The owner, Marcus Warland, was a collector of White Star Line (briefly the owners of the Titanic) memorabilia. He commissioned me to build him a model of the Titanic for the pub. The wooden model is over 40 inches long and has working internal and navigation lights. The hull is made from steamed wooden planks with copper nails and the funnels are steam-bent plywood on wooden formers.
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honolulu, hawaii
1973
young man with r/c model boat, waikiki marina
part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf
© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via flickrmail or nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com
Scale model of the barquentine 'Alexander Newton' on display at Harrington NSW.
Details :
Official number: ON 073360
Registered Sydney 27/1876
Type: Barque
Length: 151.8 ft
Beam: 25.5 ft
Depth: 12.0 ft
Builder: Alexander Newton Snr & Alexander Newton Jnr
Launched: 27th January 1876
Signal Letters: WNKL
Gross Register: 309 tons
Registered: Sydney 26th April 1876
Owner: Alexander Newton & Alexander Newton Jnr.
Construction :
Carvel built from locally sourced hardwoods, white beech decks and topmasts, she was fitted with 3 masts, round stern, break deck and cabin deckhouse forward for the galley and crew space. The figurehead was the bust of a “white haired man with a beard”.
Launch :
The Alexander Newton was originally named The Father at launch on Thursday 27th January 1876, between 11 and 12 o’clock.
Witnessed by around seventy to eighty people, hearty cheers rang out as The Father successfully glided into the Manning River at the Pelican Shipbuilding yard, floating “like a duck”.
She was the largest vessel ever launched on the Manning River, and due to her size was bar bound for two months at Harrington after her launch waiting for a suitable crossing.
History :
A passage from the late Rebecca Linton's book Crossing the Bar probably best describes the great vessel.
“The Alexander Newton was a famous barque and made many a fast passage.
On one occasion she came from Queenscliff (Victoria) to Sydney Heads in 54 hours. She was under a foresail and lower topsails all the way. On another occasion, when loading in China for Adelaide, she had to wait until two competitors….one a British-built vessel and the other a German craft….were at sea before she had finished loading, but all the same, she was at Adelaide before either of them.”
Under the command of Alexander Newton Jnr, and his brother William among the crew, she made many a passage between ports in Manchuria, South Africa and Singapore, with cargoes of grain, tea, rice, coal and sugar.
Also on occasions she carried groups of Chinese labourers to Singapore or Saigon.
It was to be on a voyage from Port Stephens NSW to Napier NZ with a load of wharf piles that the Alexander Newton would meet her demise in 1894.
Wrecked : 18th June 1894
On Thursday the 14th June at midnight the Alexander Newton rounded Cape Palliser N.Z, the wind being from the N.E. On Saturday evening the wind shifted to S.S.E. and by daylight Sunday morning Bare Island was bearing N.W. 10 miles ahead.
By Monday morning the weather had deteriorated with freshening winds, soon turning to a violent gale, lifting the seas.
Leaking badly, Captain Harwood stood his vessel to sea as much as possible but, by 11-30am on Monday the 18th when the fog had lifted, the crew found themselves close into shore with heavy seas pounding the Alexander Newton; she was forced onto a rocky reef 200 yards from Portland Island.
On impact, the captain was at the wheel when he was hit by a tremendous wave washing him violently against the deck house, bleeding profusely and unable to be secured by the crew was washed over the side by another huge breaking sea.
A few minutes after she struck, the Alexander Newton began to break up. All but three of the crew managed to get lifebelts on, make their way forward, and dropped into the sea off the jib boom.
The survivors made their way to the lighthouse where they were taken care of with dry clothes, food and shelter.
On the Wednesday morning at 9 am the passing vessel Poherua was signalled, steamed around to the western side of the island and lowered a boat, picking up the remaining shipwrecked crew.
Those who survived where: Thomas Potts (Mate); Francis Edwards (Second Mate); Able Seamen William Hodgson, Charles McDonald, Charles Suckatorff and Alexander Olsen.
Captain John Harwood, Able Seaman Charles Hendwick and the cook, Mr Baker, were drowned in the disaster.
The Alexander Newton was owned at the time by Mr William Johnson and insured for ₤1500.
Image Source: Nicholson Family Collection
References: Linton, Rebecca (2004). Crossing the Bar: Harrington a Gateway. Focus Publishing, Bondi Junction, NSW.
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The kit was designed to have sails but not being into sewing I left her without. Quite a satisfying task and kept me busy for a fair number of afternoons.
Scale model of the barquentine 'May Newton' on display at Harrington NSW.
Details :
Name: May Newton
(Named after Alexander Newton's youngest daughter Maria Alexandria Newton. [May] )
Type: Barquentine / Schooner
Length: 144 ft
Beam: 22.8 ft
Depth: 8.9 ft
Register Tonnage: Gross 214 tons (1 shipping ton = 100 cu ft)
Builder: Captain Alexander Newton Snr.
Launched: 15th October 1878
Official number: ON075003
Signal letters: WNLF
Registered: Sydney 3rd January 1879
Owners:
- Alexander Newton Snr /Alexander Newton Jnr
Construction:
- Carvel built from locally sourced hardwoods.
- White beech decks.
- Hardwood planking and copper fastened throughout.
- 3 stepped masts/ White beech topmasts
- Round Stern
- Figure Head: Female Bust
PART I - EARLY LIFE (1878 - 1887)
1878
The barquentine May Newton appears to be one of the last large sailing vessels built on the Manning River NSW. Named after Alexander Newton Snr’s daughter, she was launched from his Pelican Shipyard. The proportions of the May Newton were somewhat different to his earlier vessels, in that she was long and narrow with a shallow draft, maybe intending his last vessel to be a steamer.
1879 - 1881
Alexander Newton Jnr. as Master followed by William Newton as Master. For two years, the May Newton was a family affair with Alexander Newton Jnr as master, William Newton as mate, and Robert Newton as ordinary seaman. William soon worked his way up and took over the command of the May Newton in 1881. After trips to New Zealand and South Africa, the May Newton made a succession of voyages between Sydney and the Richmond River NSW.
"The May Newton was another of the list which made many a fast trip when she got the wind, and she frequently beat the supposed fliers from other parts of the world."
“In the eighties of the last century the three masted barque May Newton used to load girders at Tinonee for New Zealand, under the command of Captain Newton Jnr. We well remember seeing her passing down fully loaded for her foreign ports”. The Northern Champion 3rd December 1927.
Captain Alexander Newton Jnr, was a daring young navigator, and there in lies a tale. When entering the river in his own ships as a passenger, in very rough weather, Captain Alexander Newton Snr, has known to be heard to tell the commander while crossing the Harrington bar, “Stick her into it, she must come over,” meaning that a rising tide would carry a strong vessel in, even if she grounded for a while. The black hull of the May Newton was very prominent, even though her name was not very distinct, she would pass by the Government wharf and anchor near the junction of the Manning and the Dawson Rivers.
1884
Robert Newton joins crew of the Alexander Newton.
Robert sailed as mate on the Alexander Newton under the command of his eldest brother for approximately six months, between September 1884 and early 1885.
1885
Robert Newton transfers back to the May Newton as Master:
When the May Newton and the Alexander Newton were together in Sydney on 25th May 1885, Robert transferred to the May Newton, gaining his qualifications as master in the following year and spending most of his working life on the May Newton.
1886
Dismasted: After leaving the Richmond River on the 7th July bound for Melbourne, the May Newton was dismasted, and badly damaged. She was picked up by the steam tug Secret and towed safely to Sydney.
Death of Alexander Newton Snr: After the death of Alexander Newton Snr in September 1886, the remaining Newton family formed a partnership. Ownership of both the Alexander Newton and the May Newton was taken over by Alexander Newton Jnr, who managed the partnership and the Pelican property.
For her later life (1888 - 1892) see PART II - LATER LIFE
Image Source: Nicholson Family Collection
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Beautiful example of a WWII era German "schnellboote" (sp?) or 'speedboat' This one means business with a pair of torpedo tubes in its bow.
1:48 scale model: Sirmar semi kit
Single engine ,2 channel R/C
Saint Class Tug
Built 1919
Sunk 1941 ( Mined off Humber)
Model boats seem to be a speciality in Sinop - the craft supposedly started by inmates of the local jail
2 radio-controlled model tugs, 'Ayton Cross' & 'Brackengarth, on the water at Murdieston Dam, Greenock. 'Ayton Cross' has working lights and 'Brackengarth' working fire-fighting monitors. I was privileged to have a wee shot of sailing 'Ayton Cross'! Both models were built by a senior and very experienced member of Greenock Model Yacht and Power Boat Club.
These little Puffer models are sold as ornaments but are just crying out to be motorised and radio controlled. (So naturally that is what I did with it.)
RMS Aquitania. Designed by Leonard Peskett and built by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland. She is the third of a trio of liners (others being Mauretania & Lusitania). She was launched in 1913 and was built for Cunard's weekly Liverpool to New York service with her first voyage in April 1914. She was 901 feet long, a breadth of 97ft and a gross tonnage of 46,000. She could also carry 3000 passengers. Cunard was a rival to the White Star Line but were to merge later on to form the cunard White Star Line. Model on loan from Glasgow Museums.
Got to love this little gem, a steam powered model paddle steamer that was remote controled and painted to look like the Adelaide Steamer on the Murray River.
Taken at Lake Goldsmith 100th Steam & Vintage Rally, at Lake Goldsmith, Victoria in 2012.
Model ship ~ shadow play
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Dimensions: L: 35 W: 9 H: 10 Inches
The Riva Aquarama was designed by Carlo Riva in the 1960s. The Riva is noted as one of the most legendary and famous speedboats out there. It is available as a FULLY ASSEMBLED model ready to be proudly display as a piece of history.
Master craftsmen handcraft these highly detailed wood models from scratch using historical photographs, drawings and original plan. They are built to scale with high-grade wood such as: western red cedar, rosewood, and mahogany. They are 100% hand built individually using plank-on-frame construction method and are similar to the building of actual ships. Each model requires hundreds of hours to finish and must go through a demanding quality control process before leaving the workshop.
This is truly beautiful model of the Riva Aquarama with western red cedar and mahogany hull. There are multiple tones of wood decking on the bow. You can find exquisite details from the leather works to all the realistic gauges. All fittings such as windshield frame, wiper, navigation lights, mirror, flag pole are made of stainless steel. The cockpit has two hand stitched individual leather seats as well as a rear passenger seat. The swimming platform also comes with stainless steel hand rails.
The model rests on a wooden stand for easy display.
History: In 1962 Carlo Riva introduced the AQUARAMA series of new fast runabouts. She was powered by a 2-Riva 350 horse power engines and was hailed as the water borne Ferrari by the industry. AQUARAMA is still being built by Riva; over 800 have been delivered. Without question, Riva of Italy, which traces its beginnings to a mid-19th century carpenter shop, is the world leader in producing elegent, luxury wooden runabouts.
A Veron Marlin model. My first model boat kit, Started in 1953, finished and first sailed 1987 . Still sailing 2011. If my memory serves me right she cost 75 shillings. (£3.75 in today's money)
Update summer 2013 still seaworthy and occasionally sailing.
The name LAROMA comes from the first two letters of my daughter's , son's and wife's names, LAura, ROger, and MAy.
Now with a second, lower shelf on the rear garage wall I have a bit more space in the workshop. However any more boats will mean leaving the car outside!
Rear and side view of a model of the Gunboat Philadelphia -- which was sunk on October 11, 1776, in Valcour Bay, Lake Champlain (off New York).
The American Revolutionary War broke out in April 1775 after the Battles of Lexington and Concord. In late 1775, the Americans attempted to invade Canada (partly in the hope that Canada would also rebel, partly in the hope of seizing it and denying the British access to their bases there), but this failed miserably. The British then decided to invade New York.
The British received completed schooners from England, but the Americans had to build theirs.
The American shipbuilding occurred at Skenesboro (present-day Whitehall, New York). The "Philadelphia" was one of 15 gunboats (also called "gundalows" or "gondolas") but at Skenesboro. She was laid down in early July 1776 and launched in mid-August. Her first skipper was a Captain Rice.
The British and American lake navies fought on October11. The "Philadelphia" was commanded by Benjamin Rue. An unknown British vessel hit the "Philadelphia" with a 24-pound shot and she sank. The Americans were defeated, and only slipped away in the darkness after a six hour battle. Most of the American lake navy was burned, sunk, or captured over the next two days.
In the 1930s, Colonel Lorenzo F. Hagglund (a WWI veteran and professional diver who owned a salvage engineering company) began searching for the remains of the American lake navy. In 1935, Hagglund discovered the "Philadelphia" sitting upright on the lake bottom. He raised her that year along with hundreds of other items. Because of the way Hagglund raised the vessel, much of the archeological data necessary to determine exactly what happened to the Philadelphia, how she sank, and how many men went down with her was irrevocably lost.
Hagglung exhibited the ship at various locations for several years. She was given to the Smithsonian in 1961.
On display at the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
On a beautiful summer evening David Cunningham carried out some very satisfactory trials of his "Queen"
Local call number: BC063
Title: [Boys with toy boat on J.C. Williams' dock]
Date/Place captured: Eastpoint, Florida, ca. 1898 to 1912.
Physical descrip: 1 photoprint : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Acquisitions source: Brown family; gift; 1983.
Series Title: (Brown Collection.)
Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850-245-6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us
Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/63514
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1911 print from children's book
Artist initials A H
A DUTCH PICTURE
A lit-tle Dutch girl and a lit-tle Dutch boy
On the shores of the Zuy-der-zee
She showed him the ships witht heir sails spread out
And smiled when he said with a nod of his head
"I'm a Dutch-man , and so a great sail-or must be,
Like Father, Von Trump, and De-Ry-ter , you see"
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