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Finally got my Trawler finished after 14 Months. This model is dedicated to several deceased members of my family.
First of all to my Father who was a Trawl Skipper for most of his working life. During WWII he commanded an ASW Armored Trawler (Anti-Submarine Warfare) based at Leith, Mull, Milford Haven, Nigeria and South Africa. In his 70’s he ferried Trawlers to Hull and Grimsby. When the Trawler was returning from the fishing grounds they would radio ahead with details of the catch to the owners. If the fish price in Hull or Grimsby were better than Aberdeen, when the Trawler arrived in port the normal crew would have their shore leave and a skeleton crew would ferry the Trawler to Hull or Grimsby.
Second to my Fathers brother who was a Chief Engineer on Trawlers, sometimes sailing with my Father, he died prematurely.
Third my cousin on my Father’s side who was a ships carpenter and who died in his early 50’s from asbestosis contracted when he stripped out asbestos lagging etc when Trawlers were being refitted. He worked in Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd, the builder of this Trawler.
Finally I have also to dedicate the Model to the crew from Milford Haven who all lost their lives on this Trawler when it was renamed Robert Limbrick. this website for an account of the loss. A Kilchoan Diary: The Robert Limbrick
Here are some photos of the finished Model, hope you enjoy looking at them. If there are any Trawlermen amongst you, please accept my apologies for any errors, there are no drawings of the S.T. Star of Freedom, I could only go by the two photos I found and my memory of Trawlers when I was a child many moons ago.
The Kit review can be found here http://www.scale-models.co.uk/product-reviews/12060-side-steam-trawler-milford-star-1-48-caldercraft.html
And the build can be found here http://www.scale-models.co.uk/boats-ships/13004-1930s-aberdeen-steam-trawler-modified-1-48-calder-craft-milford-star.html
There are a lot of short falls with the kit even if you wanted to build it straight out of the box, shortage of materials, very very poor instructions and out of scale drawings, no rigging chord, no lettering or decals etc. etc.
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First of all to my Father who was a Trawl Skipper for most of his working life. During WWII he commanded an ASW Armored Trawler (Anti-Submarine Warfare) based at Leith, Mull, Milford Haven, Nigeria and South Africa. In his 70’s he ferried Trawlers to Hull and Grimsby. When the Trawler was returning from the fishing grounds they would radio ahead with details of the catch to the owners. If the fish price in Hull or Grimsby were better than Aberdeen, when the Trawler arrived in port the normal crew would have their shore leave and a skeleton crew would ferry the Trawler to Hull or Grimsby.
Second to my Fathers brother who was a Chief Engineer on Trawlers, sometimes sailing with my Father, he died prematurely.
Third my cousin on my Father’s side who was a ships carpenter and who died in his early 50’s from asbestosis contracted when he stripped out asbestos lagging etc when Trawlers were being refitted. He worked in Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd, the builder of this Trawler.
Finally I have also to dedicate the Model to the crew from Milford Haven who all lost their lives on this Trawler when it was renamed Robert Limbrick. this website for an account of the loss. A Kilchoan Diary: The Robert Limbrick
Here are some photos of the finished Model, hope you enjoy looking at them. If there are any Trawlermen amongst you, please accept my apologies for any errors, there are no drawings of the S.T. Star of Freedom, I could only go by the two photos I found and my memory of Trawlers when I was a child many moons ago.
The Kit review can be found here http://www.scale-models.co.uk/product-reviews/12060-side-steam-trawler-milford-star-1-48-caldercraft.html
And the build can be found here http://www.scale-models.co.uk/boats-ships/13004-1930s-aberdeen-steam-trawler-modified-1-48-calder-craft-milford-star.html
There are a lot of short falls with the kit even if you wanted to build it straight out of the box, shortage of materials, very very poor instructions and out of scale drawings, no rigging chord, no lettering or decals etc. etc.
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