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21 December 2008 at 20:20 #17675
John Boyd
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THAT IS ONE BIG TUG. VERY NICE
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21 December 2008 at 20:33 #17677
Bob Abell 2
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Hello John

This model along with a similar one was a regular visitor to the big show at Woodvale near Southport every August.

The builder was a member of the Southport club and he used to sit inside it!

A lot of the superstructure was made of cardboard………….I often wonder where these two models are these days

Bob
21 December 2008 at 20:44 #17678
John Boyd
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How did he get there ,on a trailer or did he have a big van.

Did he do the paddles or was she powered.
21 December 2008 at 20:52 #17679
Bob Abell 2
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Hello John

He used a four wheeled trailer and his club mates assisted.

The paddles were powered by a car battery……or batteries

Bob
21 December 2008 at 20:52 #17680
neil hp
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he was a very eccetric charactor, who built them.

he used to build them in his house, having been known to take down a wall to extract them once finished.

they and he were once featured on the north west news.

sadly he died some years ago whilst building a 3rd one, and they were sold off.
21 December 2008 at 21:00 #17681
John Boyd
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Thanks bob and niel i bet it looked great on the water.
22 December 2008 at 13:55 #17689
The Long Build
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This Paddler is Currently still with the Southport Club , or at least still was at the 2008 Woodvale show You can see some pictures on our clubs website See link below.) where it was on display on the Trailer , The other large craft That I saw at ellesmere port was the Aircraft carrier , that is still about with the orginal owner but does not travel much around this area.

Using the link below , sellect the woodvale picture , then select Woodvale Rally 2008 from the list , the paddler pictures are on page 3. 2 rows from the bottom

http://runcornmodelboats.co.uk/index.html for the Paddler.

http://runcornmodelboats.co.uk/page_1197242121750.html For The carrier & Paddler

Regards

Larry
22 December 2008 at 19:11 #17690
Paul T
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Talking of big models does anyone know who built this super floating crane.

Paul
22 December 2008 at 22:07 #17694
The Long Build
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@thelongbuild
Not Sure, but may belong to someone at Kirklees. I have the details Somewhere !!
23 December 2008 at 18:10 #17704
John Boyd
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Thanks larry there are some nice models on show .

That carrier is massive great pictures thanks. john b
23 December 2008 at 18:32 #17705
mick
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the fella who built the paddler was called bill?

he was in the old old wigan boat club before joining the southport club the paddle wheels

were powered with two 12v bill got from the scrapyard most of the model was made from cardboard

tomato boxes and what was donated to his project he always said why spend a fortune when you

can do it on a shoestring but he was one of the best modellers i have seen but eccentric was

right
23 December 2008 at 20:45 #17706
David Wooley
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The crane in the picture is the work of members of the Wirral Model Boat Club Dave Morris and Mike Friend. it was constructed as part of the F6 demonstration on the water team event which was a major competitive event at the Boat Convention Ellesmere Port Boat Museum in the 1990s and was well documented in the Model Boats magazine around 1995 { I think} . The team and individual demonstration events F6 and F7 were very popular with the general public and modelers alike . This event ran simultaniously with Stan Robinsons "battle events" were there were copious amounts of smoke and noise. The largest model ever to attend the Convention was Duncan Cameron’s 28ft carrier HMS Invincible. Which was "towed and docked" by no less than 6 tugs.

Dave Wooley
23 December 2008 at 21:12 #17707
John Boyd
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Many thanks for info mick she is one lovely model tug. That carrier is big 28ft very BIG.

Thanks again mick and dave.
24 December 2008 at 07:43 #17710
Paul T
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Thanks for the info Dave
24 December 2008 at 15:23 #17722
David Wooley
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Your Welcome All the best for the festive season .

Dave Wooley
9 January 2009 at 19:20 #1805
John Boyd
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