Hi All,

Just to let you know our model prototype 'Queen Of Light' is now complete, with some photos in our albums.

Kind regards

Paul and Nicola

Hi there Guys, Out to you All,

Huge thanks for your decent comments indeedy. Yes she has been a fun build and it's now onto completing her Building Instructions document for the kits. All good fun.

Bob: Cheers.

Ray: To answer your Q on the drawings. For all our models, we have been lucky enough to have been passed over the original drawings back in the early 80's, or what was left of them. From thereon we then set to task in locating those that were left dying in Broads Graveyards, and some further afield, where we managed to re-draft missing areas, though additionally, where needed we have had lines plans run up by the Pros. We have litterally 1000's of photos of each of the real things, and myself working as a shipwright carpenter in a hire fleet boatyard, also helped massively.

Ian: Spot on dear chap. Nice to know the model has that impact. Great.

Martin: We know of a few who have or are still to this day, using these old classics as Liveaboards. Lovely place to have a chin wagg in the old cockpit of days gone by. If only these craft could talk, the decades they have witnessed through thick and thin. Wonderful.

Kindest regards again to you All. Safe Boating.

Paul

Afternoon Martin,

I have to be very careful in advertising a Business within this Forum, and so can only bring your attenttion to 'Broadland Classics', from there do please contact me through our email etc.. hope that helps, however hope you understand the need to respect the rules of this forum where we cannot actively talk of 'BC' in here.

On the second aspect 'Wayford Moorings'…. what can i say, however, the business you speak of are not linked into the Herbert Wood's family, yard or model boat manufacturing etc in anyway. They sell various types of real sized craft, in all states of repair, from around £80 – £80,000-00, essentially a broker yard located on the northern rivers at Wayford Bridge. They turn around a massive amount of boats. The ex Herbert Woods 60's cruiser you mention they have up for sale, has been bought by them from private hands, as are the majority of thier craft up for sale. But to clarify they are pretty large broker and provide a yard where people can work on thier own craft at whatever state of repair. They also have nothing in the Model Boat market. Do hope that helps dear chap, [from ex Ex Naval Litterate Gent – tee hee].

Cheers again Martin and look forward to your email through 'BC' by other means.

Paul

No problems Martin,

Look forward to hearing from you dear Chap,

Regards again

Paul

Hey ho,

At long last, we have finally managed to strike deals with two raw material suppliers, coupled with buying in fair quantities of materials, which has had a brilliant cost saving effect all round. Naturally we have tonight put this saving to 2016/2017 new fixed forthcoming prices. We are more than delighted.

Yes, many thanks Martin matey,

Chuffed to bits.

Paul