Information needed on Fairmile Launch article

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17 October 2015 at 11:27 #60892
Colin Bishop
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I have been contacted by a gentleman in India who is proposing to build a full size replic of a Fairmile motor launch. He already has plans from John Lambert but is also jeen to locate a Model Boats article as follows:

A matter of interest was the HMNZAS Mako model featured in your magazines circa 1980-84 which a 75 ft. version of the Fairmile. Is it possible to procure a write up & scale drawings of the “Mako”

Can anyone recall when this article was published?

thanks,

Colin
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17 October 2015 at 11:27 #4261
Colin Bishop
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17 October 2015 at 18:11 #60900
Martin Field 1
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Fairmiles were built in Berwick-upon-Tweed, so a letter to the local museum (if there is one) might prove fruitful. There is no trace of once went on there now.

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17 October 2015 at 18:34 #60901
John W E
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hi there,

To my knowledge this vessel is actually a converted harbour defence launch and not a Fairmile. If we have a look for the article in Model Boats about harbour defence launches round about the dates that have been mentioned by Colin that may be more helpful. The only thing I can think of is – if it is a Fairmile – the only one that I can think of would be the one that was planned and I don't think it was built was the Fairmile F.

john
19 October 2015 at 08:41 #60915
Tony Hadley
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Looking at the item listings in Magazine Exchange, a free plan (& part one) for a HDML appeared in the January 1984 magazine. Part two appeared in February.

Two further articles appear in the June and July issues.
19 October 2015 at 09:01 #60916
Colin Bishop
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Tony, yes, I had a look at these but from the information given, the HDMLs do not appear to be Fairmiles.

Colin

Edited By Colin Bishop, Website Editor on 19/10/2015 11:57:47
19 October 2015 at 11:59 #60919
Colin Bishop
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Update: The Gentleman is now expressing an interest in the HDMLs and has found one of the articles in his own collection. As Paul Freshney has built this boat I have suggested that he might like to take up the query.

Thanks to everyone for your input.

Colin
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