boatman's 1/72 HMS Tiger C20 build
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boatman
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HI David yes it is but its gettin a bit out of hand as i knew this was goin to be a fair sized project but its surprised even me an still a lot to do on it about another
2yrs or so of buildin before she will go down the slipway thanks for looking an your intrest
chrisb
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HI ALL JUST a small update today on my tiger as i have another prolem well bought that gun fire sound an flash system AN all the sound i can get is machine gun fire an not the BANG of a 6inch gun so i'll email the chap tomorrow to find out what im doin wrong an how to get the canon fire
an here is a shot of the desrtuckions sayin it will do canon fire
an here is a shot of the desrtuckions sayin it will do canon fire
boatman
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an a pic of the gun fire unit an spk
boatman
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an here now starting to make the main 6inch gun turret an the gun barrels but got to put this on hold till i sort out that gun fire unit 
boatman
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AN ive also been workin on my norfolk givin it a mot an a sevice as had a small leak around the stabillizers as they have gone dry an no grease on their shafts so LILLEY our new cat is on guard 
chrisb
chrisb
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HI Andy yes i hope so but the gunfire unit destruckions are all very confusein an the unit dont do what it says in destruckions so i will email the chap who makes them an ask him what im doin wrong ATBH im not that pleased with the unit as its not all that loud as i have wired it up through the whooper battle alarm spk an very poor in my opinion an yes lilley is a very nice cat an we are pleased to get another pure white one as they are fairly rare an hard to get
an thanks for lookin in
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boatman
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YEA John its great to be back in the ship yard yea SWMBO allows me 3 hrs in the afternoons to work on tiger as had so many people come to see jen im gettin fed up with makin the tea EVEN THE KETTLE is playin up through so much use but i'll say this i know now how to make a cuppa in 20 different ways if i can remember that is as they are all so fussy on how they like their cuppas lol an good behaviour whats that LOL
an yes lilley is 3yrs old an she is beggining to settle in under her new slaves lol
an she can be a litlle b*gger as she is not usein her scratchin pole but our nice red carpet instead an we are tryin to break her of it as if she carryies on there will be a bloomin hole in the carpet 
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Chrisb ----throughly knackered at tea makin an butlership but a long way to go yet if i dont exspire first lol
Andy the Sheep
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Chris, I noticed Lilley is in her correct and spotless summer Navy uniform, her weapons are on "tight" status after being sharpened and cleaned on your nice carpet... did she passed an inspection before reaching her battle station? ...LILLEY our new cat is on guard
.Happy to see your'back in the shipyard and that Jen is getting better.
Andrea
Fantastic build, Chris. 
BTW, what scale is the white cat?
BTW, what scale is the white cat?
boatman
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HI Andrea yes lilliey is in her all R/N Summer white uniform lol an yes she is ready for action stations her weapons are on "tight" status after being sharpened and cleaned on your nice carpet lol the little B*gger we keep tryin to brake her of it as she has a scratichin pole upstairs but to try an change her have much more luck winning the lottery lol an i darent try fr an inspection as she will cut me to bits as she is still a bit wary of humans an hope jen is gettin better as she is hoppin about on her simer frame but wont know till she has the plaster removed an xrayed an thats still another 3 wks in the future but many thanks for your very funny post about lilliey lol in her navy whites lolChris, I noticed Lilley is in her correct and spotless summer Navy uniform, her weapons are on "tight" status after being sharpened and cleaned on your nice carpet... did she passed an inspection before reaching her battle station? ...
Happy to see your'back in the shipyard and that Jen is getting better.
Andrea
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boatman
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CHEERS Hong an she is 1to1 scale lolFantastic build, Chris.
BTW, what scale is the scale is the white cat ?
chrisb
Everybody knows you don't "train" Moggies,.......they "train" you!!
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YEA Rick i think you are right an she has tried out her weapons on me the little devil an drew blood in my hand but she did warn me first by swingin her paw at me an then after the attack she came up an wanted coaching again but no way at the moment an here she comes again i wonder if a bit of matrons in herEverybody knows you don't "train" Moggies,.......they "train" you!!
Aaaaaaarrrhhhh
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You need to feed her, poor starving moggie, me, I beat mine twice a day and three times on a Sunday
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YES Bob this little white devil thinks she now owns the place an strutts around like a stormtroupper with her nose in the air as though to say you are all beneath me an my status lol but mind you its diffente at meal times then she wants her gourmay food an pinnicle biscuts as she wont touch normal cat meat thats another thing we will have to break her of lol
chrisb
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HAHA you dont do that boyo as u love them little swines too much an if you did bet julie woud beat you twice a day an three times on sundays
an she has just had her gourmay dinner an now the knives are out again so im keepin a eye on her in case she swipes me again an went out side to drop her mucky tray an stood on a flamemin wasps nest an they were all around me but dint get stung thank god anyone know the best way to wipe them out ?