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jbryce1437
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FinbarM

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A very warm welcome to our newest member from down under. Pop in and introduce yourself.

Jim
HMS Raleigh 1963 , HMS Collingwood 1963 & 67 , HMS Ark Royal 1964-7, HMS Undaunted 1968-71, HMS Victory (Fleet Maintenance Group) 1971-72, HMS Exmouth 1972-74
JEM, EM, OEM, LOEM, POOEL
Then 28 years in the Fire Brigade
Retired since 2002
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Sorry to be slow to introduce myself to everyone. I am a mostly retired guy of 67 years who has a passionate interest in the Royal and Australian navies. My father was an AB on the corvette Bundaberg in the war so I grew up hearing lots of “war stories” and developed my super interest in matters of the waves from that. I also am a very keen model ship builder of (you guessed) Royal Navy vessels. I have a particular interest in cruisers and that magic Belfast is one of my favorites. Some time agp on the old site we were focused on her as the kit had quite a few accuracy issues with the size of the fore funnel being a point of discussion and I was very grateful for the feedback at the time. These days modeling is great as we have new kits of the Exeter, York, Cornwall and a forthcoming Kent. I just love reading all the various posts that such a knowledgeable and enthusiastic bunch make on the site and I will get more involved from now on. Lastly the photos posted have been great so keep them coming! Thank you and great to join you all.
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Hello FinbarM and great to have you here. You interest in model making is shared with several members here and, I agree, the photographs posted are a boon to any modeller looking for accuracy in detail. Don't be shy to post photos of any of the models that you have made in the relevant section. I am sure that they will be well received.

Jim
HMS Raleigh 1963 , HMS Collingwood 1963 & 67 , HMS Ark Royal 1964-7, HMS Undaunted 1968-71, HMS Victory (Fleet Maintenance Group) 1971-72, HMS Exmouth 1972-74
JEM, EM, OEM, LOEM, POOEL
Then 28 years in the Fire Brigade
Retired since 2002
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Good afternoon FinbarM and welcome back to our berth again .

I would reiterate Jims comments regarding Photo's of your passion and invite you to share them with us please , and as a model boat enthusiast myself welcome a fellow modeller , as we are getting thin on the ground at present , so don't be shy and please share your works with us all

Warm Regards .Ivor .
"What Ever Floats your Boat"
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