Zamzam is coming!

[Tango_Romeo]

The S.S. Zamzam is coming from master shipwright Collin Glendinning by special request. [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]

Zamzam was sunk off the coast of Africa by the German commerce raider Atlantis in 1941.

[Tango_Romeo]

The German raiders thought they were sinking a freighter, and got a major shock when some 345 passengers and crew began abandoning ship via the Zam's lifeboats.

[ozzy72]

I had a boat like that in the bath the other night... didn't last very long against my special plastic penetrating ammo (.22 steel pellets from the air-pistol)

[Tango_Romeo]

Lena awakened around 5:30AM to the sound of explosions.

[Tango_Romeo]

Zamzam was originally SS Leicestershire, a member of the very large Oxford class of liners produced in England.

[Hagar]

Very interesting TR. I found this photo gallery of SS Zam Zam on the Life Magazine website. http://www.life.com/search/?type=images&q0=ss+zam+zam

They were taken by David E. Scherman, the photographer you mentioned earlier.

[Tango_Romeo]

That is a great set of photos on the LIFE site.

[Collin]

I had a boat like that in the bath the other night... 

"Polishing the ole torpedo eh", quote from "Down Periscope"

OK you lot.
She had 11 sisters so far identified, with a possible 8 more.
Those that remained within the Empire shipping circles became troopships or Hospital ships in the Med or out East.
Some , like the Leicestershire had been sold off to other nationalities.

Thanks to links to better photo's provided by hagar'd, the models superstructure is all wrong and a load of crap so I will have to start again

Collin

[Hagar]

OK you lot.
She had 11 sisters so far identified, with a possible 8 more.
Those that remained within the Empire shipping circles became troopships or Hospital ships in the Med or out East.
Some , like the Leicestershire had been sold off to other nationalities.

Thanks to links to better photo's provided by hagar'd, the models superstructure is all wrong and a load of crap so I will have to start again

Collin

Hi Collin. Sorry if I've caused you problems. I found another site for you. The "Shire" sister ships are listed on this & the following page. http://www.red-duster.co.uk/BIBBY12.htm

[Collin]

[/quote]Hi Collin. Sorry if I've caused you problems. I found another site for you. The "Shire" sister ships are listed on this & the following page.[/quote]

Thanks you ole reprobate Thats just for the Bibby line, I have photos for 11 of them, though I don't suppose they were very different from each other until late in life, just in painting at various periods.

regards  Collin 8-)

[Tango_Romeo]

It warms my heart to see you two working together again. 

[Collin]

Due to the mistaken photo's and consequent rebuild, this model has now been allocated as a target vessel for the BPF campaign.

Meet......."old maru"



There were quite a few old liners sold off to Far East countries, Japan and Siam were among them.

Some detail parts to add and more detail to be worked into the texture and she will be ready to receive those loving attentions that naval aviators like to bestow on old glorious gals.

Collin

[Tango_Romeo]

She'll make an attractive target.....as well as prettying up the scenery.  Keep on keepin' on. Lad. 

[psullykeys]

No fair!  I have to throw my trash away! :-/

Looks good Collin!

[Collin]

Never mind Pat (you back home now?), we can use this as a IJN Trooper if need be.

Just a bit more to do.






regards  Collin