Roger's HDML 1321 Model

HDML 1321 saw many years of service. During those years many men have trained and served on board the vessel.  She has touched the lives of many since. Today Roger Pearson shares his passion for model building and endeavours to recreate the ML 1321 in her wartime configuration.

My 1/144th scale HDML 1321 model

By Roger Pearson

This particular model is scratch-built from card parts for the most part, converted from a card model kit (originally produced by Coastal Forces in Paper of Germany) of what I call a ‘normal’ 72’ HDML.

Wooden Boat Festival

"James Craig" and "crew" holding up a Save HDML 1321 Poster at the 2017 Australian Wooden Boat Festival
Photo provided with kind permission of Gabriel O'Ryan

If you're one of the lucky people that attended the Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart over the weekend, then you may have seen the SAVE HDML 1321 posters or been offered one of the 6000 flyers. Lots of smiling faces showed up showing support to save the historic ship.

Progress Report 31 January 2017

The SAVE 1321 committee is now officially incorporated as

Save Motor Launch 1321 Inc.

The committee could not be happier to finally have this important piece of regulatory paperwork finalised.