Two Ships Done by the Duke in April

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Two Ships Done by the Duke in April

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To be honest, one's a ship, the other is a boat..


My British Navy took delivery of this destroyer HMS Kelly. This is an ancient Matchbox kit built straight out of the box:


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My US Navy took delivery of the boat. This is the Airfix Higgins Boat, brand new tooling:


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Yes, the Higgins Boat is 1/72 scale...



These are two of the six models I finished today. The others can be seen in the Aircraft and Armor Forums.
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They look good Mark. Those are nice additions to your fleet.
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neat subjects and well done. The Higgins boat looks interesting.
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Thank you Carlos! Now that the Higgins boat is done, it's time to get the two LCMs finished too. And I just found a third one! :headslap:

I also want to start the three other motor torpedo boats I have in the stash: PT-109; S-100 S-Boot, and the Vosper Perkasa boat to go with my Swift boat and RAF Rescue Launch.

Thank you Lyle! That Higgins Boat is a great kit! New tooling at Airfix makes this an amazingly fun and easy model to build.
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Very nice! :shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout:
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Thank you Blacksheep!
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Great work Mark!

Here's a trivia question for ya. Where were Higgins boats designed and built?
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Thank you Mike! If I recall my research correctly, I'd say New Orleans, LA.
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Yep! And that's why the National WW2 Museum is there.
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Excellent! I did remember something! :yahoo: Someday I hope to go to that museum. Maybe I can convince my two nephews who took me to the USS Alabama to take me there
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