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Here is a detailed metal model of MV Tadla in the Comonov Lines Livery as per 2003 to 2007 Built in 1970 and in Comonov service from 2003-2007 Originally Free Enterprise V she had a long and successful history and we are making her in six different liveries in the summer of 2020 which are two TT, plus P&O, TEE, Comanov and Veronica Line. She was 117metres long or 385ft and just over 5000 tons in size and top speed of 19 knots could carry 1132 passengers. and 250 cars. This model was released in July 2020. Scale is 1/1250 She was built in 1970 in Schiedam, Netherlands for the Townsend Thoresen company. She sailed as TT until 1987, then for P & O (1988) as the Pride of Hythe, TEE (1993) as Laburnum, Comonav as Tadla (2003) and Veronica Line as Veronica (2007) until she was scrapped in 2012. This is the fifth release of six different liveries for this ship. Posted all over the world with tracked postage. MM559 -
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Here is a detailed metal model of MV Laburnum in the service of Trans European Ferries. Built in 1970 and in TEE service from 1993-2003 Originally Free Enterprise V she had a long and successful history and we made six different liveries in the summer of 2020. She was 117metres long or 385ft and just over 5000 tons in size and top speed of 19 knots could carry 1132 passengers. and 250 cars. Scale is 1/1250 She was built in 1970 in Schiedam, Netherlands for the Townsend Thoresen company. She sailed as TT until 1987, then for P & O (1988) as the Pride of Hythe, TEE (1993) as Laburnum, Comonav as Tadla (2003) and Veronica Line as Veronica (2007) until she was scrapped in 2012. Posted all over the world with tracked postage. Cat ref F06 -
Here is a detailed metal model of MS Free Enterprise V, a Cross Channel Ro Ro ferry built for the Townsend Thoresen Company and in service from 1970-87. She had a long and successful history and we are making her in six different liveries in the summer of 2020 which are two TT, plus P&O, TEE, Comanov and Veronica Line. She was 117metres long or 385ft and just over 5000 tons in size and top speed of 19 knots could carry 1132 passengers. and 250 cars. This model was released in a limited run in July 2020. Scale is 1/1250 She was built in 1970 in Schiedam, Netherlands for the Townsend Thoresen company. She worked on various routes between 1970 and 1987 including Dover-Calais, Dover-Zeebrugge, Dover-Boulogne and Portsmouth-Cherbourg. She carried a variety of Townsend liveries (at least 9) of which we have made two. She went on to sail for P & O (1988) as the Pride of Hythe, TEE (1993) as Laburnum, Comonav as Tadla (2003) and Veronica Line as Veronica (2007) until she was scrapped in 2012. Posted all over the world with tracked postage. CNCollectables catalogue number F03 -
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Here is a new and highly detailed model of the ship RFA Sir Bedivere SLEP (modernised)version. L3004. She was commissioned in 1967 and saw extensive service in many naval operations since. Her home port was Marchwood. In 1982 at Ascension she picked up the sappers of 11 Field Squadron Royal Engineers.She suffered slight damage whilst lying in San Carlos Water when a Skyhawk dropped a bomb that glanced off the ship. In 1994, the ship was modernised in a service life extension programme to give it an extra 15 years. The ship was lengthened by 12 m, had superstructure altered, new engines and the ship's bow thrusters were improved. This model is of the modernised version. SLEP. After returning to service in 1998, the ship was sent to Sierra Leone in 2000, and in 2002 the Mediterranean and was diverted to the Persian Gulf accompanied by four British minesweepers. The ship returned to the U.K. in May 2003, carrying the boats and men of 539 Assault Squadron RM. In 2008, she was sold to Brazil, joining her sister ship Sir Galahad (XAS 003). She was handed over in 2009, after a major refit in Falmouth. She was renamed NDCC Almirante Saboia (G-25). Thanks to Wikipedia for info. The model is made of resin and metal, released July 2020. ref N05. -
Trinity House support ship MV Galatea THV Galatea was launched in 2006 for Trinity House and her home port is Harwich. She serves the automatic lighthouses, buoys and beacons along the coasts of England, Wales and the Channel Islands. Galatea provides aids to navigation for the safe passage of mariners, including maintenance work, buoy deployment, wreck location marking and towing. She is also able to carry out additional tasks such as hydrographic surveying and wreck finding and contract commercial work. She is also equipped for: lifting, towing and accurate positioning of marine equipment, sea trials of electronic and speciality equipment, helicopter support, safety boat assignments and guard duties for cable and pipe laying projects. Galatea and her sister ship, Pharos were built by Remontowa of Gdansk, Poland in 2006/07. She is 85metres in length, 3599 gross tonnes and has 7 officers and 11 crew. I saw her in 2019 in the Bristol Channel outside Ilfracombe harbour and thought that she and her sister would be a good addition to any ship collection. Super model. Catalogue ref M02, This model is 70mm or 2.5 inches in length -
NLV Pharos is based in Oban and works for the Northern Lighthouse Board mainly in Scottish and Manx waters, servicing over 200 automatic lighthouses, buoys and beacons. She is also able to carry out hydrographic surveying and wreck finding and other commercial work under contract. She is the tenth NLB ship to carry this name which is named after the very famous lighthouse at Alexandria in Ancient Egypt, one of the 7 Wonders of the World. Pharos and her sister ship, Galatea were built in Gdansk in Poland in 2006/07. She is 85metres in length, 3599 gross tonnes and has 7 officers and 11 crew. Catalogue number M03 This model is 70mm or 2.5 inches in length. In 2020 there was a news item about this ship which was in Oban port. Because of lockdown the crew had to stay on board before their next duty. But from his gran's garden a little boy could see his daddy who was Captain of Pharos. A case of waving and not hugging. So as we were making Galatea it made a lot of sense to make Pharos too. Brilliant models imho. -
This is a new metal model of HMS River Forth of the River class patrol boat of the Royal Navy in 1250 scale.
HMS Forth P222 is the fourth release in our series of River Class Ships. In service from 2018 she is a Batch 2 design. 90 metres in length, 24 knots, crew of 30 and Merlin capable. 2000 tonnes and armed with 30mm cannon and Phalanx system. These ships are multi purpose and can be fitted for a wide range of roles. Our model is about 70mm or 2.5 inches long and comes in its own box. ref N16
