MODEL MEECHING NUMBER 4!
This will be the best one yet!
By Andy Gilbert
When I became the 'custodian' of the excellent model of the Meeching built by Fred Davis and then reported on a waterline model built by Rita Goretti-Murphy - http://www.ournewhaven.org.uk/page_id__2860.aspx - I mentioned that George Boyd was going to build a model of the tug.
Well, as one of the UK's top marine modellers, George has been fully booked with commissions, mainly for model tugs. But a week or two ago, he emailed to say that he'd finally started on the Meeching model. This one is just for him! We've been in touch ever since and I've been able to give him more information and photos to assist with the build.
The idea of this page is to show the build as it progresses, so I'll be updating it regularly! Stay tuned, as they say.
When the model is completed, I'll be going up to see George and putting his model and my model on the lake at Bluewater.
Update 6th April 2019. The model is finished and looks superb. On the water, she looks very realistic. Here's a link to a video of her first outing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yukjkcThp8Q&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR2biCy5ixFycyGbCSAiSpp-LwveArNGNI_o--txzw9tcdyrK8xCrH9ei30
Final Update: 20th April 2019. I went up to meet George at Bluewater. He very kindly did a couple of repairs to my model of the Meeching and we took both of them to the lake at Bluewater. A great morning's sailing!
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