Lewin of Greenwich Naval History & Forum

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

Jim

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.

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

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 .