antuk

hi i build warships not perfect but hey there is a reason for this i would love to have a small display wher one or two get blown up and one has some sort of working guns ie big plume of smoke and a BANG .also hold on theres more a working depth charge you no the sort . yet no one i have asked nows anyone or anything about this does anyone can anyone help me please ........as i no there may be kids out there who may log on to this site and read this its not a toy these thing's can be dangerious . By the way im not a kid myself(at heart maybe) so if anyone has any info for me please email me at antuk4@hotmail.com my club is bilston model boat club

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adzam

hi antuk, to be honest these kind of things are done but by specialists, i a aware of a crew who puts these displays on but cant remember who they are at teh moment.
the problem is the pyrotechnics, and getting insurance cover to use them as if displaying then the public are at risk,

there was also a club in glasgow which did displays, maybe someone else here can help on that point (ajg141?) i dont think they display anymore but you may get some info.

antuk

ok thanks for info we do have public liabilaty insurance of 5millon .

alan2525

Didn't Louis the 14th do something similar on the Lake at Versailles - I seem to remember hearing that he used to partake in miniature sea battles with scale replica galleons firing miniature cannon at eachother.

Seems like a great idea to me!

You should be able to get some pretty large depth charges too as you have the 5 million worth of insurance!

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Bunkerbarge

There was quite a popular model warship re-enactment club at South Shields many years ago. I think public liability issues has had a significant impact on many of these things though. I notice there were quite a few less organised fireworks displays last year for this very reason.

This of course leads more people to have thier fireworks at home which is considerably less safe!!

This whole public liability issue is something we are blindly following the States with and is slowly strangling so many things we do and enjoy. All it does is breed greed, selfishness and make money for more and more parasites.

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noobee captain

AntUK,

the Glasgow club is GRMBC. We have not done a pyrotechnic display for a while because of costs and licensing. The alternative is paper packets with baking soda, when they get wet there is a small explosion and it is quite effective, cheap, legal and safe!

James

antuk

do you no what it is baking soda obvious as you said but do i need to add anything to it ???????

noobee captain

not that I am aware of.

antuk

ok thank you.

duncan

Go to www.pmbdt.co.uk and see the Portsmouth display of square-riggers at war. The leader of the Glasgow Richmond team was an ex gunner so knew the risks. Most shows are very wary about pyrotechnics going astray. Your £5millon pound insurance almost certainly will not cover you for explosive devices , that includes "fireworks". All harbours and marinas strictly forbid them , including out-of-date distress flares. Try compressed air or other flame-less bangers, even then remember children and animals. For smoke try plumbers drain test pellets, lots of smoke for a minute or more, no flame but smolders with quite a bit of heat, enough to set fire to your model if not in a tin can. Stinks of burning cellulose negatives or similar.