Calling all Flower-class corvette fans

ARH · Post by **ARH** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:20 pm

Hi Guys, I will post something later, ARH

DavidM · Post by **DavidM** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:33 am

Came across this site while Googling after reading 'The Cruel Sea' - has some nice shots taken during the making of the film amongst others

http://p214.ezboard.com/ftheflowerclass ... orumsfrm15

Moderator's note: above link is no longer active. The successor may be this one: http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/

ARH · Post by **ARH** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:03 am

Yes , I am a member of that forum, a very good site for flowers, Mark does a very good job,

ARH · Post by **ARH** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:22 pm

Well Guys, I should have had a visitor today but he did not show up,

I had the flower on the table for him to look at, and 4 copies of my book ready to sign,his father was on the ship from the begining, so I took some photo,s before she is put back on the shelf, hope you like them, you have to remembers this model of HMS BRYONY is 14 years old and sails every year, ARH

enjoy , ARH

Post by **JWintjes** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:28 pm

Very nice Admiral! I really like the extra long forecastle of the Bryony, somehow this makes the Flowers look really seaworthy. By the way, that's the 1/48 model, isn't it?

Thanks for sharing!

Jorit

ARH · Post by **ARH** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:30 pm

No, Thats the 1/32 scale , 7ft-0 1/2 inch,

Post by **JWintjes** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:33 pm

ARH wrote:No, Thats the 1/32 scale , 7ft-0 1/2 inch,

You have a really large dining room table...

That's quite a handful to launch, I could imagine - do you use a trailer or something like that to get it to the pond?

Jorit

ARH · Post by **ARH** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:37 pm

Just my little van, and a good truss,

No she is quite easy to launch, as you know with my models everything comes off, the whole superstructure comes off, leaving the hull, all weights and batteries are put in and the top put on, and off she sails,

Post by **JWintjes** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:41 pm

ARH wrote:Just my little van, and a good truss, No she is quite easy to launch, as you know with my models everything comes off, the whole superstructure comes off, leaving the hull, all weights and batteries are put in and the top put on, and off she sails,

Next time you sail her be sure to have someone take some pics - I'd love to see her in her element.

Jorit

ARH · Post by **ARH** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:46 pm

It is very hard to sail and take photo,s, scoucegit told me he had took loads when we sailed at Ellesmere Port Show this year, but is not able to post them because of a problem with his computer,

but he did sell them to a guy at a mag for publishing. ARH

starshell · Post by **starshell** » Fri May 26, 2006 6:14 pm

Thanks for the kind words about the Flower Class website Ron

As Rons weblink just takes you to one section of the Flower Class and WWII Royal Navy Forums website here is the link which will take you to the homepage http://p214.ezboard.com/btheflowerclasscorvetteforums

We hold the largest online archive of Flower Class Corvette and Castle Class Corvette photographs as well as a few images of other WWII Royal Navy ships. The site is fairly active with 600+ visitors per day, but most of them are too shy to post or just happy to take the info. We have a modelling section specifically set up for the Flower Class and would welcome further contributions by modellers.

Hope to meet some of you on the forums.

Reid · Post by **Reid** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:50 am

Hey guys here is the link to some pic of boat (it is unfinished so bear with me)

more are coming!! You should defiantly read through it to see some pics of herrmill's great Schnellboot!!!

Reid

Post by **Timmy C** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:20 pm

Hey, great job on it so far, Reid =)

Reid · Post by **Reid** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 11:39 am

i am going to try and post them here:

here she steaming away in my pool

I have more pics at home so if u want to see the new pics plz PM me!!

Edward Pinniger · Post by **Edward Pinniger** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 12:03 pm

The rust weathering on the hull is very realistic-looking - great work. (How did you do it - with an oil wash?)

Reid · Post by **Reid** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 5:51 pm

Yes I did it with oil washes and just paining the oils right out of the tube on the hull and I left it to dry over night then I did the other side and the day after that I put a moderately heavy coat of mate finish to seal up the paints

thx EPinniger

P.S. thats real smoke

Reid

bill_II · Post by **bill_II** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 9:56 pm

Thanks Reid.

Means of Deck Attachement?...Screws or Magnets or Something Else?

Do you have Rudder Access?

Regards,
Bill

Reid · Post by **Reid** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:03 pm

I don't have rudder access because I needed the back deck to be totally water tight cuz I was going to have in some rough seas.

O and bill I still have to make the main deck water tights and I need to figure out how to hold it down (I like the screw idea)

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Reid · Post by **Reid** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:27 pm

that Flower forum is the place I got all my photos of flowers especially the Clematis. it is a great place for research on the corvette.

ARH · Post by **ARH** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:33 pm

Reid wrote:that Flower forum is the place I got all my photos of flowers especially the Clematis. it is a great place for research on the corvette.

And my good friend Tom Hand was navigation officer on Clematis before he took command of HMS BRYONY.

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Calling all Flower-class corvette fans

Calling all Flower-class corvette fans

1/72 RC Corvette (Reid) & RC Schnellboot (Herrmill)!!