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thanks scott ,dave and Norberto,the case is not a thing of beauty just something to keep finger away and dust off...if and when I get cardena done she will sit on the mantle and will have a proper case and base.

Hi Russ Great to see your Fraser in a case she looks superb .
Dave Wooley

well display case done she will not be on the mantel long I just have no where else to put her,case is plexi glass 3/16" by 48*16*9".glass is nicer but just to darn heavy,the plexi is heavy enough.

She's a beauty.Great work.

Scott

Neptune you are right,one of the threes is wrong,i will correct it,thank you

Great job Russ, a bit puzzled by the two different styles of 3 you have painted on the stern. Was that in reality as well or did you just use two different sets of decals?

Either way, a handsome class of ship, like most Canadian Cold War ships. Very sharp job on building this beauty! Love the helicopter as well.

hello Russ your model shows a beauty and refinement workmanship that demonstrates your ability each model and its
I'm admiring and wondering when my one day it will be so.
thanks for sharing

hi timmy,some good photos of them ships ,to bad there was not more of cardena.i have traveled on these ship a bit as a kid about 6 times on cardena and a couple of times on the convertes corvettes.from alert bay to van with my grandmother 1948 to 1958

Great to see her finished, Russ! Just beautiful.

The Camosun photos remind me of a CASF request from some time back: viewtopic.php?f=51&t=51219&p=493751&#p493751

I think you will find this very interesting james,after the war union steamships where looking to modernize there fleet they bought 3 corvettes and made them into small coastal freight,passenger ships.they even did cruises to Alaska.the boats did not work out as well as planned as they where single screw where as cardena and catela were twins,easyer to get into tight spots.if I post my build I will give a little history on the company.it ran from 1889 to 1959.

Russ,

If you can, I would like to follow the coastal steamer build. (I have been looking at plans for 1910-1940 type ships for my flower class corvettes to escort around)

My DDE is going slow. I have remade almost everything from the deck up and redone all the moulds for the detail parts. I am my own worst enemy when it comes to building things. However, the other half wants to get the basement cleaned up so this next summer will be finish the boat or it will be scrapped time.

I will start posting again after Christmas of what I have done. The reworked stuff is better just takes so long to do.

Your build kept me motivated to keep working to improve what I had done. It was good to follow a project when you are working on the same one.

thank you james it was a fun build.and I am realy grateful for all the help from the members on this board.how is your build coming along,have'nt seen an posts for a while.i will start my next project soon but am not sure if it will be on here ,it is a coastal steamer that plyed the b.c coast from 1923 to 1959.

Hello Russ,

Very fine looking ship. (and finished which is far more than I can say for mine....)

It has been great fun watching you build her and I will be following your next project too.

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hello to everyone who watched my build of hmcs fraser,and all who helped with advice and research.she is now finished,and waiting for display case to be built.the only parts I did not make myself where the railings,seaking and props.i wish railings where made out of a little heavier grade of brass,to dam flimsy.i will post some finished pics in a couple of posts as to not overload each post.

thanks Norberto , well the sea king is done,.thank you Darrin for the decals.fraser will be done by xmas and I can start on my coastal steamer.

very very good shaft model arrangments as well the model overall

i assembled the seaking,am waiting for decals from darren.it is a stuggle to finish her before christmas,hand is giving me fits.grrrr..a few more small pieces to build ,safty nets,the towed kite(sonar).them fire up the air gun to paint all the pieces ,some touch up and a case should do it.

good eye timmy,it would not be good if they did ,but it is a static model and there was only one rotation of props to be had .so thats the way it is.