boatman
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HI Bob mate yea we had a very nice day thanks an i made a new freind who will be building a smaller tiger than mine in 1/96 scale an he parked his car right next to mine an shew me his book with some fanstastic pics of the real tiger in an he has bought a grp hull an all the fitting an such so his build should be a quicker build than mineLovely photos Chris, some cracking ships but of course Norfolk stands out, delighted you both had a great day out and no rain!!!
CHEERS Steven yea had a great day as this is the last time norfolk will sail this yr so jen an i made the most of it got a bit worried when i got rammed by that moonraker yacht though but no damage thank goodnes but it amazes me all that bloomin water to sailin an he has to hit norfolk what a plonker lolFine models and great pictures Chris! Looks like a fun day
Cheers, Steven
HI Richard well this is a queit day normally there are a lot more boats sailing than yeterday but quite a few boatys dint turn up an yes im glad there was no damage to norfolk but that plonker could not have been lookin where he was goin give him his L PLATES back up lolHigh traffic on the pond Chris, good thing Norfolk is sturdy. Nice piccies allround and thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Richard
Rather he should be given a red card and sent to the corner.HI Richard well this is a queit day normally there are a lot more boats sailing than yeterday but quite a few boatys dint turn up an yes im glad there was no damage to norfolk but that plonker could not have been lookin where he was goin give him his L PLATES back up lol
chris
HI Chris no she was not at full speed only about half throttle in that shot as my mate richard was sailing her an dint want to hit the wall as i was takeing the photo but cheers for your nice comments an glad you like herStunning pictures Chris, HMS Norfolk really does look the bees knees at full speed..
for some reason I knew i'd seen that type of ship somewhere before....
Type 23 frigate - Wikipedia
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it was the same Type 23 Frigate used in the James Bond film 'Tomorrow Never Dies'.
HI Chris thanks for your nice comments but norfolk was notHMS Westminster (F237) - Wikipedia
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Westminster was used for the interior shots in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies as three different (fictional) Type 23 frigates – HMS Chester, HMS Devonshire and HMS Bedford.[5] For the exterior shots HMS Somerset was used with some features added by model construction.
HI John yes i was pleased at the wheather as on sat i was not even goin to load the ship in the car but jen said do so but in the end we put it in on sunday morn as it dont take long to load up an thanks also for your good wishesGlad you had good weather Chris, some great photos as well. Thank you for posting.
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