Talk Morgan Forums Community The Malvern Arms Milford Star - A model ship

Please indulge me with this post.

It appears the boat I have been building is complete...... "Milford Star" (a Caldercraft kit) - Scale: 1:48, Length: 933mm, Beam 165mm. Fitted with a Tamco 3 channel 2.4Ghz RC (steering, power lights & smoke). Runs off a 12v 4.5 amp battery. She awaits her maiden voyage.

Quote from the build instructions:-
"The side trawler "Milford Star" can claim an unusual pedigree in that it was first built as a wartime minesweeper. One of eight small Round Table class sweepers she was built at Aberdeen 1941- 1943 their hull design being based on that of the trawler "The Star of Orkney" built by Hall Russell of Aberdeen in 1936.
At the cessation of hostilities the vessels were sold out as fishery protection vessels and trawlers, Milford Star is one of the latter conversions."













Thanks for looking - Questions / comments welcome

Cracking model that .... I remember being heartbroken watching them pull wooden trawlers one after the other up onto the little beach in Fraserburgh harbour and smash them up with a big tracked digger ... many of them had decades of life left but the were prohibited from being passed on for either conversion to yachts or fishing use outside the EU ... terrible vandalism.

K

Well done,looks really good

I especially like the light tower in pictures 1 and 2

Wow, that is a thing of beauty Ian!

Great detail good luck for the maiden voyage.

Although newer it reminds me of the Arctic Corsair another sidewinder trawler and Hull's last surviving. Built in Beverley in 1960 she had an amazing 30 year career including largest catch ever landed and direct involvement in the cod wars of the mid 70's (see link). Now part of the Hull transport museum collection she is undergoing repairs nearby before resuming her mudbank mooring early next year on the adjacent River Hull when tours will resume. I was particularly interested in the 2000hp Mirrlees two stroke diesel propulsion when last visiting. Another thought is that as a lad I've almost certainly eaten fish caught by her

Looks great Ian, well done

That’s a fine craft, well done and good luck afloat with her

That's the first square direction finding aerial I have seen.(manually turned).

David Byrne

What cracking pictures. A lovely model. Like the old boy sitting down to give it some scale!