Again many thanks for your kind words but I am feeling guilty that I hijacked rowy22's thread and I apologise to him or her. Sorry.
Dave.

This is a really first class example.
Well done.
Bill

Really nice model, excellent detailing!

Just one more showing the sun shade attached to the mast, taken before the internal cockpit detail was added, and a (poor) pic of the gun on the full size boat.
Many thanks for all your kind comments.
Dave

Really nice looking model Digger. You must be happy with the results.👍

Yes you would think so. I have a few photos of the full size boat with the gun mounted and there is no sign of any safety bars. I suspect that the gun was mainly used to intimidate the smugglers in boats. The skipper may have thought that as it would not be used against fast moving aircraft it was pretty safe. The fact that no anti-aircraft gunsight is fitted would tend to support this theory.

Great job there Digger - mast is especially brilliant - only comment is it must have been a very trusting skipper not to have a lifting rail behind the borrowed Oerlikon - be quite easy to have your superstructure shot up by an over excited gunner...........

Really nicely finished model

very nice indeed ,Great build.
Cheers Marky👍

Very nicely done Digger.
Fantastic work.

Martin555.

Excellent job Digger 👍👍👍
Specially like the VHF/UHF dipoles 👍
Cheers, 'Fleet Admiral Doug' 😉😎

Hi all,
Just a few pics of 2755 in tropical colour scheme. Built from Vic Smeed plan.
The Oerlikon was "borrowed" from the navy for anti smuggling duties in the Maldives but as far as I know was never fired in anger!

Dave.

and this one - also from our Fleet Admiral

That's a really fine piece of modelling - lot of work involved there - had a quick look at my photos - don't think there would be anything to add to it other than provision for your wire stays /aerial connections.
There appear to be quite a few very fine wire bits - almost looks like the flag hangs on one. Check this website courtesy of Admiral Doug

Very well made.
I bet there was quite a bit of swearing going on during assembly LOL!!

Martin555.

That looks really intricate😃.
I think I might be too clumsy to manage an assembly like that.😬

Nice work !!!
Looking forward to see more of your work 👍👍
// Jugge

That looks really good, I'm no expert but it looks true to scale as well👍 sorry don't know if anything is missing