Topic: Z37

[karlgalster]

Thanks Colin. Look forward to the update.
Robin

[colin]

here we go then....

the long and waited for Information....

i have a few Din A3 pieces of paper, with information and Plans of differences that were on the Z37

and then penants there were flown were;

Greek Pi (Yellow and Blue) the number 1 (red and white vertical strips) / 2 (Blue white red) / 7 (red and Yellow)

i can send this Info in a letter, but i would need your address, or i can Scan it , and try and add it here

i have scanned the pennants...

there was absolutly no markings what so ever on the Bridge or on the Hull

[karlgalster]

Thank you very much Colin for the information. I shall get busy making the pennants. I am getting very near completion on the Z37. Just fitting of railings and a lot of attaching the rest of the parts. After that its just the rigging of the masts and then ballast tests etc. I attach a photo of the rear of the forward stucture showing the boatsand those yellowish life rafts.  

An odd thing - last November at the Warwick International Boat Show I bought a pack of twelve 1/96 marine figures for the Z37 crew from Ron. I have now looked at these and found that I have got three extra people two of which I show below: any suggestions as to how they are to be used on my destroyer!

[colin]

well robin, i don't think i could answer that one with out being sarcastic.!!

i allways knew the Navy were a little different, perhaps those two figures are for this perpose. 

the rest of the information will be in the post tomorrow, so you should have it by the end of the week..

[Belgium Crazy Team]

If you ever build a hospital ship those figures will come in handy...

[karlgalster]

Thanks for sending the information Colin, I await it with interest. I shall have to take a file to the two wrong gender figures - I don't want to distract the rest of the crew!
Robin

[Mark]

Can you not make one of the figures into a kriegsmarine version of Helga from "Allo Allo" 

Mark

[karlgalster]

Not a bad idea Mark - If I placed Helga on the bridge I wonder if anyone would notice! Hope to display Z37 at a local show here in Essex end of June - Wings and Wheels at North Weald.

[Mark]

You could always hide her in one of the cabins!!!

[karlgalster]

Just received the information Colin. Very useful material on the pennants and differences between Z37 and near sisters. The outline drawings are very useful and it appears that my Narvick is more like Z38 than Z37. My flak deck midships is definately Z38 and my boat arrangement is also Z38. Never mind, I will continue to refer to it as Z37. I don't suppose many Brits will notice!

Thanks once again Colin. When I visit the Open Day in September I will have to repay you the postage cost.
Robin

[colin]

your more than welcome, any little bit helps, and thats what were here for.

[hotjava]

Hi Robin,

Great photo of your progress.
I've stopped building the HMS Kelly for now as I've moved and everything is in boxes.

Thanks for sharing,
Oliver

[karlgalster]

Hi Oliver,
Hope to hear some progress report soon but if you are moving I guess that things will be held up for some time.
Good luck with the unpacking.
Robin

[hotjava]

Hi Robin,

I saw this on Ebay --

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-GERMAN-DESTROYERS-OF-WORLD-WAR-TWO-M-J-WHITLEY_W0QQitemZ160342384192QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Nonfiction_Book?hash=item2555269e40&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262&_trkparms=|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A30

I don't know if you have this book or not, but FYI.

Have a nice day!
Oliver

[colin]

Just to let you all know that my friend that lives down the road, He also help supply this information for Robin.

He has finished his Torpedo Stands, these are at a scale of 1:100

the coin that can bee seen is a 1 cent (Euro) coin, that measures 16 mm in Diameter.

enjoy the photo's