I found a few pictures of the Explorer and her sister ship the Inventor. I linked this image from the site http://www.cumberlandscarrow.co.uk/mariners.htm?http%3A//www.cumberlandscarrow.co.uk/ships.htm
(http://www.cumberlandscarrow.co.uk/Images/SS%20Explorer.jpg)
If you scroll down the site there are other photos of sister ships.
Lou
Lou, A photo when it had two masts.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img268/3113/explorer02.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img827/4092/explorer04.jpg)
ATB Marsh.
Like many other ships, the configuration continual changes.
Lou
I finally laid down the keel last night. The photo shows a comparison betwqeen the Explorer and a Tribal Class Destroyer both in 1/350 scale.
Lou
I'm glad you have a destroyer on escort duty. You never know when one of those dastardly U-boats might show up! I can't help it I still think like a war gamer.... It's looking good so far are you using pine?
Peter
A clamp monster has invaded my workbench.
Lou
PS
Yes Peter, pine is the main building materiel.
Lou, Looking good, it's a nice size, but for me to work in the house 1" to 50ft. 1/600 is better (I hope).
Marsh.
Slow but moving along. Posed next to a Flower Class Corvette from the same scale. The Explorer is a hefty size.
Lou
I forgot how small corvettes were. Imagine crossing the North Atlantic in winter in something that small. Not to mention during a war. She is shaping up nicely Lou.
Peter
Steady as she goes. Redoing the support post for the upper decks.
Lou
Some upper deck work.
Lou
First life boats have been installed. All are cut but need shaping. Davits made from bent straight pin.
Lou
A few more pieces added.
Lou
Very nice models.
Thank you Barry. I hope to see some of your soon.
Lou
Marsh, what did you use for rigging cables. I am trying heat stretched plastic rods but it is extremely fragile. The crane arms are glued and free standing but they look bare without cables. being an ID ship, everything will eventually be sea grey.
Lou
A quote from Wikipedia - Empire Explorer was a 5,985 GRT cargo liner which was built by Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne. Launched in 1925 as Inanda for T & J Harrison, Liverpool. Hired in July 1940 by the Royal Navy for use as an ocean boarding vessel, but sunk on 7 September 1940 in an air raid at London Docks. Salvaged and rebuilt as a cargo ship. To MoWT in 1941 and renamed Empire Explorer. Torpedoed on 9 July 1942 and sunk by U-575 off the West Indies.
The finished model represents an ID ship of an Empire Cargo Liner and not necessarily SS Explorer. The model will join the other ID Fleet collection ships. The fleet now stands at 8 including Garet's PT Boat he built back in 2007.
Lou
Better photo.
Lou
Very nice Lou!
Peter
Thank you Peter. I liked making those ID ships.
Lou
Excellent work as always Lou, your fleet is growing at a pace.Best regards Paul J.
Thank you Paul. How is that build for your friend coming along?
Lou
I am still up to my eyeballs in work on the house, I have managed a bit on the F18 but not a lot, the Bucc for my friend is still a dream at the moment, I have been sorting out the decals, but I did warn him it may be a while, he said he wasn't in a hurry for it so no pressure (yet). Regards Paul J. PS, you will have to make a sign for lighthouses to go next to Deb's Afghans !!
I did think of a sign, but modesty prevailed.
Lou
Lou, just on to your page two today (of SS Explorer) a very nice job, a proper Solid Model as always.
ATB Marsh.
Thank you Marsh. Your comments are appreciated.
Lou