Subject: HMS "Gurkha" F122, an Tribal Class Frigate of the Royal Navy in 1963-4-5
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2002 15:31:47 +0100
From: "John Bowden" <the.bodger@virgin.net>
To: <Ship_Gallery@modelwarships.com>

Gents,

Re: HMS "Gurkha."

Here are some pics of my scratchbuilt model of my second ship in which I
served as an Engine Room Artificer and Diver in the Royal Navy.  Also
included are some pics of the real ship.

The model, in 1/96 th scale, is built out of outdoor quality ply, and
skinned in marine quality ply.  Everything on the model is scratchbuilt out
of anything that I could use.  It took some 25 years to build as I was also
building model working railway locomotives at the same time!

I hope that you enjoy looking at the results.

Yours aye,

John "Bodger" Bowden

                                                  Name: My radio controlled
                                                        model of HMS
   My radio controlled model of HMS Gurkha.jpg          Gurkha.jpg
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                                       Name: My scale model of HMS
   My scale model of HMS Gurkha.jpg          Gurkha.jpg
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                                                                Name: The Gurkhas
                                                                      carrying box
                                                                      also acts as
   The Gurkhas carrying box also acts as a display stand.jpg          a display
                                                                      stand.jpg
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                                                                      Name: A bows on
                                                                            view of the
                                                                            Gurkha in the
                                                                            English
   A bows on view of the Gurkha in the English Channel in 1963.jpg          Channel in
                                                                            1963.jpg
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                                                             Name: A periscope
                                                                   view of my
                                                                   2nd ship HMS
   A periscope view of my 2nd ship HMS Gurkha in 1966.jpg          Gurkha in
                                                                   1966.jpg
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