Hi all
Due to our mobile shop van being mended / broken we will not have the full shop at the show as in the past, I will de attending with the boats and gazebo / tables on show that I can get in the estate car.
I intend to have as many new models on show as possible and get some boating in, and see all my friends.
It if you need anything in particular let me know asap and I will try to bring it to the show for you to collect.
Looking forward to a great time, weather looks good at last, vertical mist has been cancelled.
 Regard to all
 Ron Dean
 some of the models I hope to have at the show and sail, and any more I can squeeze in

Beautiful looking model, I've always wondered about these ships post War.

Last batch of photos

The photos are of the Zebulon B. Vance in its configuration as a war bride ship in early 1946.

As a war bride my mother was one of 550 women on the first voyage of the Vance from Southampton to New York after its conversion to a personnel carrier.  The Vance started life as a World War II Liberty Ship out of North Carolina, USA.  Later in the war the Vance was one of a few Liberty Ships converted for hospital use, and the ship was renamed the John J. Meany.  The Vance name was restored during its final conversion for war bride use.

The model is based on the Deans Marine St. Olaf, a sister ship to the Vance.  Kitbashing included the following:

Replace all railing wire with a finer brass wire sized to fit the kit etched brass stanchions
Use smaller blocks for rigging
Scratch build awning and awning frame near stern to match that shown in historic photos
Delete red cross decals and paint hull to approximate tones shown in historic photo
Replace kit propeller with brass and set up for RC operation

Upon completion the ship was sailed in a pond near our home, after sea trials in my son’s swimming pool.

Thank you to Deans Marine for a quality kit and for their support during the build.  The kit arrived at our front door in the USA in a very large, well packed box, three days after ordering.

As an aside, Mom told me she was sick the entire voyage.  Despite that, when Dad picked her up in New York he said you’re in the United States now so you need to learn how to drive.  He taught her how to navigate a three speed manual transmission on the 150 mile trip home.  She was a good driver after that.

A full log of the build is available at https://modelshipworld.com/topic/19010-zebulon-b-vance-by-esf-deans-marine-196-plastic/#comment-583314 .

we have received a few photo's of Mr oppedijk van veen

Included a few images of  my build of the Amethyst. A result of about 6 month intensive work.
With a little help from my friends, and you, the looks of the ship are great, as was the construction process.
The next thing to do is a trial sailing run in a swimming pool and then its maiden run in open water.
Looking forward to it.