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Oops I'm not sure how, when I uploaded to Photobucket it became a jpeg? But I'm reposting as it should be as a png. But thanks shipmates for the comments; and re other versions, I won't be doing any other than RN. and RAN and USN. Novice has already done the excellent Canadian version, and the hulls should be very close, so you have various versions to work from. And re the advice from graham, I'll take those onboard and I've noticed a few other details need improving (hull etc.)

Top work Bill. Though as usual we've come to expect nothing but the best from you! An excellent drawing of a workman-like design.

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With thanks to graham I've updated the drawing, and corrected some omissions. Next is HMAS Diamentina - the sole warship that defended Western Australia.

The earlier River class, eight built in Australia to the British design; the first commissioned being the Gascoyne. Those completed before VJ day took an active part in the island war in the South West Pacific. I really should have begun with this type, as it then makes it easier to show some of the later variants that were still in service postwar.

Very nice, like the camo scheme too, very nicely done.

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Never-Were British Aircraft

Well done Bill. Excellent work. Is the original River class to be done as well?

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Thank you Kim for the crest

"Never fear to try on something new. Remember that the Titanic was built by professionals, and the Ark by an amateur"

Great drawing Bill another 6 odd versions of the Aussie Rivers to !! I shall enjoy to night try to match your skills in trying to come up with the Lock type modification that we did to these ships with two Squids before the bridge. great work mate

Graham

Thanks shipmates. Re the earlier types, I should, and will do the early R.N. Rivers, and also the USN Tacoma class. I could also do the RCN version, but I realised after beginning that you'd done the later versions yourself (Novice), so maybe you'd like to keep that one under your wing? There are also some spin-offs, one being the only other (partly) preserved Tacoma/River (apart from the Diamentina), and a 'mystery ship' that was a radically reconstructed River class, but became something unrecognisable as such.

Going forward from the Rivers next will be the Loch/Bay classes. Going back we are looking at the Black Swan class, and before that the Egrets and the Grimsby's, the Sloops proper. As Rowdy36 has already done an excellent Grimsby in RAN service, he might be interested in starting from there and sort of meeting me halfway? I would deem it an honour to have him collaborating on this project

Just saw your post graham; I'm now on F363 Hawkesbury, and from there to the Diamentina, and that should give us a fair spread of RAN types. BTW, I only just noticed the Gascoyne photo in Friedman's book (p144), and that has finally given me the mast radar, so that will need to change.

I would be happy to, an honour likewise

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Great I'll pm you now.

So folks, Rowdy is now doing all the Sloops up to the Black Swan class