Open Day

**Bunkerbarge** · 10-07-2006

I have just posted a set of pictures in the gallery taken yesterday at the Kirklees Model Boat Club Open Day.

We had the park and the pond to ourselves for the whole day and enjoyed the company of 16 other clubs from the North of England, traders excellent refreshments and a local junior brass band.

A great day was had by all concerned and, hopefully, a significant amount of funds were generated to help support the club.

rjwood_uk · 10-07-2006

lol lost of piture richard!!!

looks like a fun day out! Glad you had a good time. Did the Annette join you? or is not really her "scene"

**Bunkerbarge** · 10-07-2006

You are right not really her scene but she did come along and in fact took all the pictures.

She also made a couple of cakes to sell on the refreshment stall which, unfortunately, I never actually got to try out!!

Nigel.D · 10-07-2006

Righard i got to say that it looked like a lot of fun!!! I think i will look up my local club and have a gander !! Just one thing !
Your UBoat It looks amazing so real and its nice to see it sat in the water at the correct depth rather than being awash I bet you had a lot of comments on it !! you should be well chuffed mate its a bloody good model and a credit to you

**Bunkerbarge** · 10-07-2006

Many thanks for the comments Nigel. I did particularly want to see the boat in all its glory with flags, pennants, crew and deck detail so I wanted it to sail at a normal draught.

I am also very pleased with how well it performs and turns as I did think it would be very poor at manoeuvring. It actually turns very nicely.

Nigel.D · 10-07-2006

What about a flower class corvette i can flog you one real cheap 1/72 Hms Bluebell just right for sub hunting lol

Nigel.D · 10-07-2006

Richard just as an afterthought how in hell do you steer a missassipi rear paddle steamer ??????
I am still looking for a large scale sub to super detail i bought a robbe off ebay and lo and behold it didnt turn up (i got my money back though) Now looking at the 1/32 kit now that is awsome but Ingrid is not convinced (pissed is the phrase i would use to be honest)

**Bunkerbarge** · 10-07-2006

hi Nigel,

I consider myself as lucky that my model boat club has the same freindly positive atmoshphere that I enjoy with Scale Models and we have superb facilities in the form of the park. If you are lucky enough to stumble across a similar club it opens up a whole new world of modelling.

We have everything from fast electric off the shelf models to plank on frame yachts. We have subs, steam engines, tugs fishing boats paddle steramers and anything else in between. At the end of the day we all enjoy our boats and share our thoughts and experiences on a Sunday moring at the pond. On Sunday morning one of our more senior members was showing me his latest yacht hull he is working on. All had had was the hull made from planks of mahogany, made on a frame then removed, glassed on the inside and satin varnished on the outside. It was absolutely beautiful, yet I can have a constructive chat with this guy about our steam engines and share our ideas.

I would heartily recommend a club if you can find a good one. Unfortunately a lot of clubs get bogged down with silly politics which makes it all a bit of a pain but we seem to manage to avoid that.

As for the paddle steamer, it has a rudder in front of the wheel which is remarkably effective although to be honest I don't know exactly how the real ones steer. I do know that some have a rudder in the bow as one of the main design features of them is the flat shallow bottom, making them suitable for shallow river waters. The bow rudder is basically a section of the bow above the keel that turns as a rudder.

By the way my Robbe might still be a cheap way into a detailed static model. I have learned though by building the Revel one that the actual shape of the Robbe kit leaves a bit to be desired as regards accuracy.

I think the best working model on the market now is the new Engles kit, complete with two dive tanks etc and the best static kit is the Spanish Andreas Miniatures one. Either of them will only leave you one arm and leg!!

scottie2212 · 13-07-2006

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Originally Posted by Nigel.D

Richard just as an afterthought how in hell do you steer a missassipi rear paddle steamer ??????
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As an addendum to Bunkerbarge,

The stern wheeler has a tripple rudder arrangement - three blades of about an inch depth and three inches long - arranged in parallel. I ws intrested so I took a closer look.

Scottie

**Bunkerbarge** · 13-07-2006

Thanks Scottie. if I see the boat again I will now have a closer look!