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HMS Roberts (1941), HMS Abercrombie (1942) - World Naval Ships Forums Archive (Page 2)

HMS Roberts (1941), HMS Abercrombie (1942) (Page 2)

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Walter: Thank you for the photos. She is a superb looking model. Regards, Brian

Hello again to the thread- I'm still determined to build the Roberts, but I'll be a little more cautious this time. It looks like it can be built in 1/72 scale using a 15" mount and the 4" AA gun mounts from APS Models in Australia, and the quad and octuplet pom pom mounts from Battlecrafts in the UK. There are several 20mm mounts on the market in 1/72. Has anyone used or seen these kits before, and do we know if they are available? The only APS price sheets I have seen online are from 2007 and things can change in 7 years (!) Walter, - a FINE looking model- have I missed elsewhere in the thread what scale it is built to? Building in 1/72 avoids tearing apart my nearly finished destroyer, too, and as I get older the models are starting to need to be smaller...! Thanks, all.

Hi scrampb, I'm building my Roberts in 1:100. This is a often used scale in Germany. Best wishes, Walter

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Great photo's of the real thing. Remember crossing over the Tamar Bridge 'tween Devon and Cornwall on the train to Looe and looking down on the Roberts lying forlorn in the trot adjacent to the bridge back in '64

[QUOTE=Domino;10149354]Great photo's of the real thing. Remember crossing over the Tamar Bridge 'tween Devon and Cornwall on the train to Looe and looking down on the Roberts lying forlorn in the trot adjacent to the bridge back in '64[/QUOTE] She was lying aft of the Adamant and her brood at that time Dom , in previous years she had been an accommodation ship. I remember spending a day on her in 58/59 watching all the old naval movies when my ship , Verulam , was having her UDE dome fitted in drydock , it was such a delicate operation that nobody was allowed to walk around on board for fear of damage or misalignment Dave H UDE ...... Underwater Development Establishment

When I was accommodated in TYNE as Reserve Fleet HQ Ship (Plymouth), ROBERTS was berthed opposite and used as floating stores for ORION. That was early 1962 (February-June, no idea after that date as I was drafted to Malta)

[QUOTE=Dave Hutson;10149375]She was lying aft of the Adamant and her brood at that time Dom , in previous years she had been an accommodation ship. I remember spending a day on her in 58/59 watching all the old naval movies when my ship , Verulam , was having her UDE dome fitted in drydock , it was such a delicate operation that nobody was allowed to walk around on board for fear of damage or misalignment Dave H UDE ...... Underwater Development Establishment[/QUOTE] Dave, I was only making that trip from Plymouth to Looe a few times at weekends for Jan/Feb 64. My school geography teacher had been a local councillor etc before moving to Hertfordshire and with great foresight realising that a 16yo may need somewhere to get a decent cup of tea and a sarnie, introduced me to the owners of The Copper Kettle cafe in Looe, who were long standing personal friends of his. On crossing west the Roberts was to the left - or could it have been the Abercrombie as there were only 2 such ugly ducklings? Moored, presumably to a buoy, bow up stream. IIRC she was the only ship at that trot, I don't remember any others being there. On coming back it was possible for a few moments to see to the railway track disappearing into the armament depot in the hill on the Devon side. Dom

The mists of time do play havoc with the memory cells at times Dom . If it was on the trot it was probably the Roberts , her having been moved from the Coaling Jetty awaiting disposal in 64/5 . I was on Adamant [SM2] 65 and today thought she [Roberts] was still berthed aft of us on the Coaling Jetty which is overlooked by passing trains ....... sorry about that. The photo is of her alongside on the Coaling Jetty. Cannot remember Abercrombie in Guzz. [I was Guzz homebase 1959 to 1977] Dave H

Perhaps I should point out that, apart from this thread in the Modelling section, HMS Roberts has her own thread in the Ships and Crews section, [URL="http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2099&highlight=roberts"]here[/URL], where you will find many more photos and other discussions about her. Jim

thanks, did a search but didn't find it getting a pier head jump there................

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