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GD Anabel ferry in N scale

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  • From: Quebec
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GD Anabel ferry in N scale
Posted by Marc_Magnus on Sunday, August 25, 2019 5:38 PM

I see from a while many new discussions about the GD.

John has made a big influence on my modeling projects, including this one.

This was my first ship project for my port, made a long time ago; this ferry is in N scale.

 

Unfortunately, I didnt found any other pictures; the ship and my layout are in a container and on the way to come in Canada around the end of september.

 This is a copy of the car ferry Anabel of the Gorre and Daphetid lines; I scratch this ship more than 35 years ago around 1983 - 85 from pictures of the book of Linn Westcott about the GD and some others find in MR and RMC published 40 years ago for sure.

This ferry started out of a LEGO ship hull where I glued micro plywood sides and scratch all the rest including the board by board wood deck which cost me a piece of 1.5cm of my thumb, cut away with a big cutter when cutting the wood parts of the deck.

When I will be able to take it again from the container I will do more pictures and add somme missing details, which I havnt' done when I scratch this ferry.

(More about ship construction for HO and N scale on the Fos wharf Project on the layout building community).

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 5:42 PM

That does look a lot like Annabelle. I have a town named Port Annabelle on my layout in honor of John Allen's city ans car ferry.

Maybe I will add a superstructure to the Walthers Car Float that is inspired by Annabelle.

-Kevin

Living the dream.

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  • From: Southern Florida Gulf Coast
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Posted by SeeYou190 on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 12:49 AM

Well, my John Allen book is packed away, and it turns out that Anabel is not the easiest thing to find pictures of online.

I finally found a good one, and what do you know? I have been spelling it wrong for years. It is Anabel, not Annabelle like I thought.

-Kevin

Living the dream.

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