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Name: Sidney Brian Adley
County/State: Western Cape
Country: South Africa

My Model Building:

What is your main interest:

  • Scale Boats - Radio Control

How long have you been building model boats:

  • Over 10 years

What type of model boat do you build:

  • Modern

Are you a member of:

  • Other:: Western Cape Model Boat Club

I build from:

  • Plans
  • Kits

Which of the following best describes your model-building ability:

  • Intermediate

More about me:

I retired in 2011 and moved into a house out at San Michel near Fish Hoek in Cape Town South Africa. I have spent some time since then in establishing my workshop in half the double garage of the new house. This is the first time that I have had so much space and it has been great to be able to lay the workbench and machines out the way that suits me.

I have done some modelling work for a firm of marine architects in Cape Town and now intend getting down to the projects that I have lined up.  These include the tugs Portgarth and Zwarte Zee,  the research vessel Calypso and African Queen, the last for a steam engine purchased as castings from Stuart Models.  So, much to do to keep me out of mischief.

I visit my sons in the UK and Belgium once a year.

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Last online: 10/08/2021 18:19:13

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