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11-02-2006
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne Australia Real Name: Jason My Models: I build yachts, Tugs, and subs-Type7-Blueback-LA... Visit magpie's Gallery
Posts: 186
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Hi guys
I'm new to this forum. I thought I'd register and swap some boating gossip with you lot. I'm Jason from Melbourne Australia. 45yo care worker. I've been lots of things. Army Jerk (soldier)-truckie-farmer-carer.
I love all model boats and especially subs. I'm building a robbe U47 at the moment.
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11-02-2006
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Halifax, Yorks: Nassau, Bahama's:Port Canaveral, USA: and all points in between. Real Name: Richard My Models: Robbe U-47, Deans Marine Cossack, Steam Coaster, Revell U-Boat, Motorcycles. Visit Bunkerbarge's Gallery
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Hi Magpie,
A very warm welcome to the Scale models forum. I hope you find the site intersting and informative and the threads help you with some of your projects.
I also have a Robbe U-47 but it was purchased second hand and was not built very competently in the first place. Consequently it has never been particularly successfull, however it has taught me a lot about the model which has preparred me for building one of my own in the future.
Any updates, information or pictures of your model would be very much appreciated and makes me realise that I have a few pictures of this particular model that I should put in the gallery one day. | |
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11-02-2006
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Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: west sussex Real Name: Chris My Models: Traction Engines Visit dipstick's Gallery
Posts: 67
| welcome magpie. what other model boats do you have?
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11-02-2006
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| | one more feather ......!
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Scottish Highlands Real Name: Duncan My Models: HMS Invincible Visit duncan's Gallery
Posts: 1,093
| G`day Jason and welcome. Been hoping an Oz boater would join us ! Any knowledge of a very large model of the liner Oriana last heard of somewhere in Queensland? About 30ft long, a manned model,was used in a TV commercial some years ago. Thats about all I know, thought you might have heard of it.
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11-02-2006
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Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Warwick,UK Real Name: Barry My Models: Aviation artifacts Visit wonwinglo's Gallery
Posts: 5,610
| Magpie,welcome aboard,I am sure that you will find a wealth of interchange & knowledge here at your disposal,enjoy yourself.
__________________ 'And there I was oil on my goggles from a broken pipe,then I looked at the altimeter,all I could see was the makers name !' www.wonwinglo.scale-models.net/ | |
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11-02-2006
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Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Edinburgh Real Name: Chris My Models: Mainly boats, some cars , but most RC Visit adzam's Gallery
Posts: 1,053
| hello magpie, nice to see you here, i know you have a growing passion for subs, hopefully you can share some of your pics and info as things develop.
Adzam 
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11-02-2006
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| | R.I.P. Respected Member
Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Basildon Essex Real Name: Nigel My Models: All sorts Visit Nigel.D's Gallery
Posts: 787
| wellcome to the forum !! you will find that the knowledge is awsome yet the friendliness is better | |
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12-02-2006
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| | All Round Modeller | Welcome Magpie, Nice to have you on board and I do hope you enjoy your stay with us, all very friendly on here so if you are stuck, please ask...we don't bite and that is the way it should be.
Regards.....Mark. | |
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13-02-2006
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne Australia Real Name: Jason My Models: I build yachts, Tugs, and subs-Type7-Blueback-LA... Visit magpie's Gallery
Posts: 186
|  Thanks Guys
Thanks for the warm welcome guys.
I hope people don't think I'm a forum 'whore' as I've registered on several. I like to surf through them all regularly and join in where appropriate. It's a great way to meet (digitally) people and I'm learning heaps about the best thing since sliced bread. "Model Boating"!! Where I can, I try to add my own bits of help from my experiences too.
If it's wanted, I can put some pics of my boats on this site too. (They're on others). I build RC yachts from a disign of my own "magpie 90" and I've done several kit builds and also a large Pearal Lugger from a glass hull moulding. It's my favourite surface boat and I use it very regularly at our club. "Surrey Park Model Boat Club" in Melbourne. I'm currently doing my first sub as mentioned above. robbe U47 engel tank conversion etc.
The only reason I'm just now joining this forum is that I only just found it.
Thanks again.
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13-02-2006
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne Australia Real Name: Jason My Models: I build yachts, Tugs, and subs-Type7-Blueback-LA... Visit magpie's Gallery
Posts: 186
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Originally Posted by duncan G`day Jason and welcome. Been hoping an Oz boater would join us ! Any knowledge of a very large model of the liner Oriana last heard of somewhere in Queensland? About 30ft long, a manned model,was used in a TV commercial some years ago. Thats about all I know, thought you might have heard of it. | Hi Duncan
I just uploaded a pic of a model liner that may be the one you're talking about. I don't have any other info on it as it was a while ago (88).
Jason | |
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