Deans marine hms kelly She was a Royal Navy frigate of the Tribal Class and was laid down on the 13th December 1960 at Alex Stephens and Son’s yard at Govan on the Clyde. Members; 887 Location HMS Kelly Deck :: Where Parts Should Go << < (2/3) > >> hotjava: Hi, Here's the photo of the parts and where they all go. It's very beautiful and brings out the elegance of the ship. 2 weeks later oakheart. Oliver's HMS Kelly << < (6/19) > >> colin: did you get the hover out onto the workbench. 00 +S&H RC Boats (FS/W) Royal Navy Destroyers 1/96 scale Deans Marine kits HMS Kelly, K Class in Atlantic colours HMS Cossack, Tribal Class HMS Cadiz, Battle Class HMS Solebay, Battle Class HMS Kelly was my first Deans Marine kit and I used the white metal propellors included in the kit. If you look on my HMS Javalin thread i have replaced all my bulkheads and added more with fibreglass sheet i bought from McMaster Carr and is cheap, also i have replaced the main deck with thin polycarbonate (lexan) sheet, will hold up to the sun out here in the west better. Posted June 21, 2023. tomorrow! Oliver karlgalster: NEW RELEASE FROM DEANS MARINE HMS LIGHTNING by rondean [09 January 2025, 09:24:16] Re: HMS Dido by Railbob [08 January 2025, 09:01:15] H. I think the J/K Class Destroyers are very popular on this forum so I had to title my build "Oliver's HMS Kelly". Hi All Kelly was built at Hawthorn Leslie`s on the Tyne and was christened by Miss Antonia Kelly, the Daughter of the then C-in-C, Home Fleet Admiral Sir John Kelly. It seems very well packed though I haven't opened it yet. Replies: 456 | Views: 377028; HMS Zulu build; Replies: 344 | Views: 335117; HMS Fencer; Replies: 287 | Views: 150439; My build of HMS Solebay. Length: 356ft. There were three classes of this type, ‘J’, ‘K’ and’N’. I'm leaning toward painting my HMS Kelly to look like Robin's. If you build HMS Kelly I would recommend you get hold of a good reference book - "The Kellys - British J,K and N class destroyers by World War II" by Christopher Langtree ISBN 1 86176 166X preferably from a library as very expensive. May 14, 2024 · Taken from the AL website. Launched 25th October 1938 ; commissioned 25th August 1939. Logged karlgalster. They were also quite malleable. I'm using his model as visual reference. Robin hotjava: Hi Robin, Oh, no problems. Posted November 27, 2023. I've just purchased a Deans marine H. I used those photos as another reference for detail when I was building HMS Kelly myself. Its taken me over 70 years to get round to it . Posted November 23, 2024. The kit looks fantastic and i can't wait to start it! I'm thinking about getting the HMS Kelly. Took about 500 hours to complete. 1k #63 I built the Kelly two years ago and the kit makes a very satisfying model. Plastic sprue, Photoetched fret, Wood, Metal. It was packed in the original box and that was in brown wrapping paper. I'm fond of the Mtroniks line of ESCs, but I will check out Action Electronics. HMS Jervis is made from a modified HMS Kelly, Deans Marine kit at 1/96 scalewww. 3 Holes first of all, then heat sinked the stanchion, threaded the brass rod, then fixed the brass rod in place, then i removed the Railings and painted them once the superstructure was compleat the railings were then replaced Jun 21, 2023 · HMS Lightning. Mar 3, 2021 · Deans Marine » General Discussion » Customers Builds » Topic Print; Pages: 1 5 6 [7] Go Down. I am just about to purchase a hms kelly kit. Hi All Advice on hms kelly decking (1/1) Latestarter: I am just about to purchase a hms kelly kit. HMS Illustrious. February 04, 2025, 01:36:40 am Welcome, Guest; Please login or Now worried as my Kelly kit is now in the delivery pipeline, fingers By the way the Deans Marine kit for HMS Kelly has four single 20mm oerlikon guns and no quad 05inch Vickers mgs. The Kelly Schilling rudder is 6cm x 4. I couldn't find anything on the printed card that worked. Perhaps, the kit supplied one can be "hacked" to make it look right. co. On HMS Kelly I used the kit props and 7. Deans Marine also had a reputation here in the states as well. NRG Member; 8. MSW Social Media Moderator; 6. General Discussion > Customers Builds. Product timeline It looks a bit like that used for my HMS Kelly rudder. Displacement: 2,400t fully loaded. on my Liz Terkol, i drilled 0. Posted January 2, 2024. allanyed. However before starting on the model a brief overview of the actual ship herself. Dec 19, 2022 · Having nearly completed bashing a Deans Marine kit of an RC Destroyer, HMS Lightning, I started looking for a new project. Dave's HMS Kelly (1/6) > >> daveo: Hi All, I am waiting for my HMS Kelly to arrive on my door step. Members; 887 Location Welcome to the HMS Kelly club! :) My build of the kit was inspired by Robin's HMS Kelly. 3kB Date: 01 March 2016, 07:45:26 Comments By: K-class Destroyer HMS Kelley F01 Deans Marine | No. but I have jumped in at the deep end. You say your hull has a concave bottom. The kit includes all the necessary model and and heavy wooden carry case for the model of the HMS Kelly. I am sure HMS Kelly had the rear pair fitted prior to going to the Med in April 1941 but there is some doubt about the forward pair being fitted when sunk. I only really had time to build RC boats when I took early retirement. iMustBeCrazy. I've also uploaded a second guide for the HMS Kelly as she looked in 1940. As Tommydean says you have to make the parts to fit the hull. Members; 887 Location Jun 21, 2023 · HMS Lightning. This is a brief synopsis of the building of the Deans Marine kit of HMS Zulu. Let's see what I can do. Kevin. Posted February 10, 2024. 3) All photos of HMS Kelly before September 1939 show a light grey hull colour and no number; between September 1939 and May 1949 show a dark-grey hull colour and no number [Source: HMS Kelly, IWM photo FL14304]; after December 1940, i. HMS Kelly was a flotilla leader ( 5th Destroyer Flotilla) hence the lack of displayed pennant number. Posted January 11, 2024. 4 days ago · I built a Dean’s Marine Dreadnought between 2016 and 2017 as she appeared in 1916 post refit (the one that caused her to miss Jutland). Opening times Monday 10 - 5pm Tuesday 10 - 5pm Wednesday 10 - 5pm Thursday 10 - 5pm Friday 10 - 5pm Saturday 10 - 4pm Deans Marine » Gallery » Build Demo H. Members; 887 Location Hi Everyone, I've been building the HMS Kelly and it's going well. The coamings at the stern opening was cut from leftover styrene. Jun 21, 2023 · HMS Lightning. Though far from complete, I have pictures of my build. HISTORY OF HMS SUPPLY: ARMED VESSEL OF THE 'FIRST FLEET' TO COLONIZE AUSTRALIA Discover HMS Supply, a wooden model ship of the English armed brigantine sailboat from the 18th century that was an essential part of the so-called 'First Fleet' of the Royal Navy that coloni Also i am getting info for my next project. Members; 257 #92 Posted I may be butting in but I would recommend using the Deans Marine recommended Kondor motors direct driving. Hi Oliver, you have gone a bit quiet so to inspire you take a look at Kelly at full power a few days ago on a greyish day at Essex Country Show. Members; 562 Location DEANS MARINES – Complete Kits. I lie - on Kelly the central removable section of deck has no combing to positvely locate it so I have used two small screws, one each end. Your quite right Manxman, the weather conditions this morning could not have been better I got to the lake and it was like a sheet of glass,not a breath of wind and sunny, I lowered Solebay into the water with the slings I made a few months ago they made it so much easier , and proceded with a few tentative manovers, she turned in about one and a half times her length with 1/3 throttle and in malta when he was on the HMS Orwell i think? or the HMS Zeypher one of the two. Im a farst learner so hopefully pick it up quicky Tommydean: Jun 21, 2023 · HMS Lightning. There's no unsettling rattles, shakes or sounds of broken bits. kit bashed from Deans Marine HMS Kelly kit ( FINISHED ) yes at last. Members; 499 Location Dave's HMS Kelly << < (6/6) daveo: Hi All, Sorry I have not been on forum for a few weeks, but I had a silly accident on my office chair. I have enlarged the 1:250 prints to 1:87 and the precision was still excellent. Deans Marine » General Discussion » Customers Builds » Topic: Oliver's HMS Kelly « previous next » Reply; Print Jun 21, 2023 · HMS Lightning. There were areas where the parts had no numbers and that's where the guesswork took place. The build programme began in 1937 with HMS Kelly being built at Hawthorn Leslie yard in Hebburn on the Tyne. When I was building HMS Kelly I also used "The Kellys". I always loved the look of the wonderful wooden Men of War that I had seen at the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich in my youth. Each model is tried and tested on the water for sea keeping and handling. M. what I need is to find out is what running gear do I need to get for it and any advice. S Skirmisher kit. 2 come and visit our On Site Shop. The Kelly kit drawing shows 2 rails side by side whereas the drawings in the book show just a single rail mounted centrally. kgstakes. I'm at a loss at where these parts should go - R, V, P, U, N, S and 7. She served through the early years of the Second World War; in Home Waters, off Norway and in the Mediterranean. I believe his is based on Deans Marines painting instructions. Hope this is due to other commitments rather than problems in the shipyard. I have used it alot for reference in building my HMS Javalin. e. Location Cantonteign Falls,Devon. These combinations work very well - Oliver's HMS Kelly (1/19) > >> hotjava: Hi, I think the J/K Class Destroyers are very popular on this forum so I had to title my build "Oliver's HMS Kelly". I've been pouring over my copy of John Roberts book on Dreadnought, looking for details on how the director control was set up in this particular ship, at best it seems very crude, but then again, Dreadnought was the first of her kind and things like the Dreyer Table had yet to come into being when she was launched, let alone, the May 23, 2021 · Destroyer HMS Kelly and her skipper Lord Mountbatten became the inspiration for the fictional HMS Torrin and Capt Kinross, portrayed by Noel Coward, in the wartime flagwaver In Which We Serve. HMS Kelly << < (7/11) > >> karlgalster: Hi Oliver, I have seen the HMS Kelly photos in your link and that is an excellent model - museum standard. With HMS Kelly I used two part Epoxy glue to provide a "glazing" as suggested by the kit instructions and this method works in so far as you get the impression of a glass port hole but no brass come and visit our On Site Shop. Hi, Hope all is well. Langtree's book has a good diagram of it. S Kelly: Calendar Not sure if it works on Kelly. They needed a fair bit of work to give nice smooth blades but they work surprisingly well although they do not look as good as proprietary brass props and the white metal is vulnerable to damage if they hit the bottom in shallow water - wife put Oliver's HMS Kelly << < (18/19) > >> Ellis J: Hi there. Thanks Mark I see your point about the two wings turrets. The rest is easy with styrene sheet etc. Throughout her service, Kelly was commanded by Lord Louis Mountbatten, as commander (Captain (D)) of the 5th Jun 21, 2023 · HMS Lightning. Draught: 12ft Jun 21, 2023 · HMS Lightning. Note that John Dean and WEM models are slightly different from the Deans Marine model. Bow Based on locations of the non-slip patterns found on the plan, I traced these onto the bow and then I cemented microfibers - small styrene square rods which came with the kit - to the bow. Posted December 12, 2024. On display at the Northampton Model Boat Club open day 2021. I just haven't had time to write. i. She was famously commanded by Lord Louis Mountbatten as leader of the 5th destroyer flotilla for 21 months until her sinking off Crete in May 1941, with the loss of 130 lives, by German Whoa! HMS Javelin looks terrific! Thanks for giving me more reference photos for my HMS Kelly! Robin and you ought to get together and have a little destroyer run! In practice for Kelly and Z37 the deck houses have nothing other than gravity to keep them in place - no problems so far although I do avoid sailing in hurricanes. Posted April 12, 2024. I took the lazy approach! I'll be sure and check out Deans' prop offerings as well. Hope I can come back and ask a few questions when required and I guess there will be plenty of help as you all seem very helpful guys from what I have read. Posted January 25, 2024. Opening times Monday 10 - 5pm Tuesday 10 - 5pm Wednesday 10 - 5pm Thursday 10 - 5pm Friday 10 - 5pm Saturday 10 - 4pm 3) All photos of HMS Kelly before September 1939 show a light grey hull colour and no number; between September 1939 and May 1949 show a dark-grey hull colour and no number [Source: HMS Kelly, IWM photo FL14304]; after December 1940, i. 7k Deans Marine » Is the review for HMS Kelly in the August/September 1987 issue of Marine Modelling? plus the Kelly was in the Model boats Mag, Feb 1995 HMS Kelly << < (2/11) > >> hotjava: Robin, When I was going through the forum, I really wasn't even looking for the HMS Kelly, but when I saw your ship, I thought, "Now, that's what a destroyer should look like!" She is very beautiful. Hulls are of Fiberglass with detail molded into the actual Hull. In fact, I've never come across a layout of the HMS Kelly other than the Deans Marine's plan. Posted November 28, 2023. service craft 1/48. I have read through both the HMS Kelly threads and have foud them very helpful, so I have taken a few notes down to remind me when I start my work on the model. This is a good book though I wish it had the general layout of the HMS Kelly. Tom daveo: Tom, Iwill look out for it and see if i can get a copy. Robin Jun 21, 2023 · HMS Lightning. 4 volt batteries. First Sea Lord Deans Marine. S Kelly Views: 7062 Filesize: 15. 3cm Even with the large rudder the turning circle is no better than 3. It just looks so beautiful and elegant in the water. Motive power and radio control comprises two Deans Marine Condor motors, two Electronize 43X electronic speed controllers, Futaba 4 channel radio receiver and servo; Two 7. DEANS MARINES – Complete Kits. 99 (The Maratime museum for example). rondean. Hi Everyone, Ben, I've been pretty busy but believe it or not, I've made progress. How big a problem it is depends upon how you intend to handle the port holes. HMS Kelly was a WWII destroyer built as a class collectively known as “The Kelly’s “. I am delighted to report that my kit is immigrating to the U. Members; 499 Location Jun 21, 2023 · HMS Lightning. Members; 493 Location Nov 19, 2009 · For Sale Deans HMS Kelly Kit $475. Have fun! Oliver. HMS Kelly << < (5/11) > >> hotjava: Hi Unknown Sailor, Thank you, I will check them out. Members; 499 Location Oct 4, 2024 · This Marine Kit by Dean's is perfect for those who are looking to customise their own wooden destroyer model. 5mm plastic. Logged Reply;. I got it within less than a week. I know Tommy is building the HMS Javelin and I hope to build one as fine as Robin's and Dicky's. I moved to a new place we're getting new furniture so my "hobby room" is filled with boxes. , in the Mediterranean, show a light-grey hull colour, and no number [Source: IWM photos A2787, A2908, A3602]. I have had a reply from Deans regarding the question about missing ply templatesas follows Oct 14, 2020 · Concerning the difficulties I had with the kit I proposed to Deans to use paper card models as a basis for the polystyrene prints. Hulls are of lightweight fibreglass. After 30 minutes of charging about during which she took quite a lot of water on deck some found its way bellow but not serious (only half an inch ). Gregory. ;D ;D ;D keep up the good work and you will have a brilliant model karlgalster: Oliver, looking at the "photo" again I can now see that it was one posted by DickyD of his Javelin so I owe you an apology :(On the subject of workshops stand by to be shocked. The kit is an excellent base to add extra detail to, the basic kit looks pretty good too. oakheart. Thunder. i like the molded detail in the hull right out of the box! here is a pic of everything glued into place and notice the ball bearings in the end of the prop shaft housings Jun 21, 2023 · HMS Lightning. Thanks all Hi Tom, I'm admiring your the prop shaft work and wondered how you determined the position of the shaft supports. S SKIRMISHER. NEW RELEASE FROM DEANS MARINE HMS LIGHTNING. As in most of the kits, superstructure and decks are LASER CUT 1mm and. Posted January 31, 2024. 437 | 1:96 Facts Brand: Deans Marine Title: K-class Destroyer HMS Kelley F01 Number: 437 Scale: 1:96 Type: Full kit Topic: Destroyer J-class » Destroyers (Ships) Box contents. deansmarine. 76. At that time this lake was notorious for the corrosive nature of its water and true enough about a week later my Kelly's rudder was rusted solid in its tube Hence its brass rudder shafts from now on. HMS Kelly (pennant number F01) was a K-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy, and flotilla leader of her class. S. Author Topic: Oliver's HMS Kelly (Read 84203 times) HMS Kelly << < (9/11) > >> karlgalster: Hi Oliver Can't help noticing you have become very quiet on your Kelly. daveo: Oliver, I have had a look at your build photos, and they are really helpful. One of the features I was not sure of was the depth charge launching rails on the stern. For example, the port walkway isn't straight like the Deans Marine kit. Hey Dave may i also recamend the book "The Kellys" by Christopher Langtree. I stood up to reach for a pencil and then went to sit down and my chair wasn't there. Aug 14, 2024 · The kit costs £343. On Z37 I used Caldercraft R3-B1 30mm props from Model Dockyard and 8. Posted August 25, 2024. I hit the floor with a bang and cracked a bone in my shoulder. All of the models in the Deans Marine range are designed to be working radio controlled scale models to constant scales i. It was very fast delivery. I noted you can buy sheet decking material from dean marine . I built a Deans Marine HMS Kelly two years ago and it performs very well on the water and does not look too shabby on dry land either. That'll Glad you are enjoying your build. I agonized over the 48mm for about a day and then realized that it really didn't matter because the HMS Kelly is such a fun build. 2 volt batteries. I am of course not the fastest of builders Even a small plank on frame model I have just finished has taken 300 hours to complete. store for the electrician's plastic conduit tube of the correct diameter, (Ok may have to compromise here a bit but give or take a millimeter nobody else will know shhhhh!). I have noted that on some other models of Kelly the decking is shown as planked. warships to 1/96-1/100, launches to 1/24. You will find them here. I opted for brass props because the white metal ones required me to file and sand. The hull in my kit had a flat bottom (not noticeably concave in any Nov 23, 2024 · HMS Lightning. I just got my self a HMS KELLY kit. Hi Oliver, good to hear from you - I had wondered if you had given up on the Kelly! Looking forward to following your progress - I note on the Javelin thread you are asking about the templates not being a perfect fit - too tru Very irritating but that is Deans Marine for you - a bit of a challenge. THESE KITS INCLUDE EVERYTHING YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE YOURMODEL EXCEPT FOR RADIO, SPEED CONTROL & BATTERIES. and need some help. Oliver karlgalster: Thanks Oliver, took me 500 hours to build it but worth the effort. For the director top housing find a d. Dec 8, 2018 · Hi Try holding a steel rule hard down edge on to the plastic and pulling the plastic from under the rule, as you do it each time it will curl a bit try a few tine and you will have a permanent curve in the plastic as you are heating up the inside with friction. Posted December 31, 2024. y. My HMS Kelly took 500 hours and Z37 750 hours to build. 2 Oct 8, 2023 · My Deans Marine HMS Kelly sailing at Exeter Model Boat Club. 09 January 2025, 09:24:16 by rondean | Views: 313 | Comments: 0. I could find no reference to them neither in the instructions nor the plans. I completed the aft deck housing, added PE portholes to the bridge and the aft deck housing, finished the mast and the funnel. I bough the HMS Amethyst kit and will convert it to the HMS Starling ^^^ cant wait for this one hotjava: Hi Robin and Tommy, Thanks for the advice on the director. I'm progressing with the bow and here's what I have. Robin's was the inspiration behind my choice for this my first Deans Marine model. This worked very well until I took it to sail at the Southend on Sea model boat lake. However, here are the latest photos. Members; Great photos of HMS Kelly! James . 5 Metre diameter. Members; 3k Location Aug 2, 2021 · Restored HMS Skirmisher from Deans Marine H. model to 1/96 scale Another model in the project of restoring some of the older display models in our showroom, this was not damaged just a few hard knocks and bumps over the years at shows and exhibitions, cobwebs and years of dust. Alloy and Etch Brass Fittings, pre-cut & printed styrene parts are used for Decks & Superstructures for the finish of Modern Vessels. I'm using the kit supplied A frames and I don't have the "dimples" in the hull to mark where the A frame supports would go. 3kB Date: 01 March 2016, 07:45:26 Comments By: I built a Deans Marine HMS Kelly two years ago and it performs very well on the water and does not look too shabby on dry land either. This will be my first kit . S Kelly Search; Build Demo H. Kelly was lost to German dive-bombers off Crete after being dispatched to intercept Greek fishing vessels (caiques) ferrying German reinforcements from Jun 2, 2023 · Author Topic: Deans Marine HMS Amethyst (Read 891 times) 0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. Great retirement hobby. Ben, thanks for the closeup shot of the bridge! HMS Kelly << < (6/11) > >> hotjava: Hi Everyone, My HMS Kelly arrived on Tuesday, March 31. Use the Deans Marine director base made of compound base as it looks pretty good. Captain; Posts: 429; Gender: Deans Marine » General Discussion » Customers Builds » HMS Kelly << < (10/11) > >> karlgalster: Hi Oliver, good to hear from you - I had wondered if you had given up on the Kelly! :-\ Looking forward to following your progress - I note on the Javelin thread you are asking about the templates not being a perfect fit - too true. Beam: 35ft. The model kit of this famous destroyer is based on a moulded glass fiber hull with full plating detail, ports, etc. . If you are very lucky some of the other Deans Marine builders on this forum who have built these destroyers may also offer their view on this subject 1 day ago · Deans Marine HMS Kent hull. hjrfl feir cmvlps ojkvm qfryq zpsfq yjmb posp hvcc jsdpyw bxi gwcrzu xves wujj ozfpqbgmv