It is with great regret that I have to tell you that Ian Lawrence died on Jan 17th. For those that did not know him Ian was a modeller of extraordinary talent and was the man who designed the artwork and built the masters for what is now the OTW Type VII U-Boat. Ian was never satisfied with the boat and pointed out many errors that he had made due to lack of knowledge. We then set out together, over ten years ago, to build a couple of type IXb subs that would pass any scrutiny by any expert. Trips out to look at the real thing and badgering Blomme and Voss as well as collecting photos,drawings and just about any bit of info we could. We spoke to people that had served on them and watched hours of film in a dozen different languages to get what we ended up with. It now falls to me to finish the journey on my own. I have attached a just a couple of the etched nickel silver parts that Ian had drawn up, they speak for themselves. Rest in peace old friend until we meet again and it is my sincerest hope that there will be a decent workshop with a good lathe waiting.
.
.
Comment