"Sheridan",Vietnam Dio

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BLIMEY.... Apologies to Kate there Steve!!;)
Thanks very much mate.... I seem to be on a bit of a roll!!
Andy
No worries mate! I've lost a month doing conversions at Kate's school - the ACAV was part of the reward for so doing! I am so looking forward to spending some subterranean time in the Cave and not getting covered in Victorian c--p and modern-day plaster,paint and mastic! Hopefully I can match your output in the next few weeks (for gentle comparison purposes only of course!)
Steve
 

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They look fantastic Steve. Absolutely love the vegetation in the screen on the Sheridan. I can hear “white rabbit” playing as I look at them…..
Hi DAVE,thanks for that,i was quite pleased with it also:thumb2:,
One thing that the Vietnam War DID have,was a fantastic back drop music wise:cool:,
Thanks for the nice comments ,
RIDIAN,
(Actually it`s "Andy" mate:tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy:)
 

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Hi DAVE,thanks for that,i was quite pleased with it also:thumb2:,
One thing that the Vietnam War DID have,was a fantastic back drop music wise:cool:,
Thanks for the nice comments ,
RIDIAN,
(Actually it`s "Andy" mate:tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy:)
Didn't it just!!!! Used to know the 'Good morning Vietnam soundtrack word for word. And of course the songs! In fact playing it on Amazon music now!!!
 

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No worries mate! I've lost a month doing conversions at Kate's school - the ACAV was part of the reward for so doing! I am so looking forward to spending some subterranean time in the Cave and not getting covered in Victorian c--p and modern-day plaster,paint and mastic! Hopefully I can match your output in the next few weeks (for gentle comparison purposes only of course!)
Steve
I feel your pain Steve :astonished: ,
In my main employ,i work with the water companies.....
That`s mainly Fresh water Reservoirs and pumping stations,then there`s the Waste Water,(I won`t go into detail here!!:tired:),pumping stations,Pretty much ALL constructed in the Victorian era,and pretty much not been maintained since-not a surprise in these days.
But when they Clank on THOUSANDS of new houses,and don`t bother with ANY of adapting the infrastructure,they wonder why the old stuff can`t cope!:astonished:
I do wonder about the level of intelligence that is supposedly "Monitoring" this,once proud land.:flushed:
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What about 'Surfing Bird', 'Born to be Wild', 'Ride of the Valkyries' ..... ! (etc):smiling::smiling2::smiling3:
Lovin` it all mate!!
My personal fav`s..... Paint it black and ANYTHING by Jefferson Airplane,(Grace Slick`s voice was AWESOME!!)
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I feel your pain Steve :astonished: ,
In my main employ,i work with the water companies.....
That`s mainly Fresh water Reservoirs and pumping stations,then there`s the Waste Water,(I won`t go into detail here!!:tired:),pumping stations,Pretty much ALL constructed in the Victorian era,and pretty much not been maintained since-not a surprise in these days.
But when they Clank on THOUSANDS of new houses,and don`t bother with ANY of adapting the infrastructure,they wonder why the old stuff can`t cope!:astonished:
I do wonder about the level of intelligence that is supposedly "Monitoring" this,once proud land.:flushed:
Andy
Andy
Ex-Civils after my time in the Mob, I am constantly amazed by the lack of 'intelligence' shown by developers, and more importantly, those who are supposedly in control of development and 'sustainable development (snorts with derision) ' - oh for the reinstatement of Victorian over-engineering and (dare I say it?) salt-glazed pipework!! What is a flood plain I wonder ...
Steve
 

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So then,the AFVs for this are pretty much done,
Next to do are the figures,and decide on the shape/size of the base. :thumb2:
As i promised Steve..... (That`s STEVE Tim....... not me,ANDY !!:tears-of-joy:),......
I WILL be doing a Buddah Statue,and here`s what i`m basing it on.......
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But here`s where i`m starting from ......
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Quite usable (Well,it better be!!)......
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I`m quite happy that i can sculpt that..... But we`ll see!!;)
Stay tuned
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Lovin` it all mate!!
My personal fav`s..... Paint it black and ANYTHING by Jefferson Airplane,(Grace Slick`s voice was AWESOME!!)
Andy
Indeed...... White Rabbit..... Classic. :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2:

In their late teens and early 20s, former friends of mine had a bit of a Vietnam thing going in the late 80s and early 90s, even to the point of doing a Vietnam based role playing game, amongst the other wargaming we used to play, up in his mum's loft.:cool::cool::cool:

They also had the habit of smoking certain substances and although I never directly inhaled, it would have been impossible for there not to have been some passive smoking going on....

The end result is that I always had the recollection that White Rabbit was a lot, lot, lot longer than it's actual two and a half minutes.....:tongue-out3::tongue-out3:
 

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Indeed...... White Rabbit..... Classic. :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2:

In their late teens and early 20s, former friends of mine had a bit of a Vietnam thing going in the late 80s and early 90s, even to the point of doing a Vietnam based role playing game, amongst the other wargaming we used to play, up in his mum's loft.:cool::cool::cool:

They also had the habit of smoking certain substances and although I never directly inhaled, it would have been impossible for there not to have been some passive smoking going on....

The end result is that I always had the recollection that White Rabbit was a lot, lot, lot longer than it's actual two and a half minutes.....:tongue-out3::tongue-out3:
That is bizarre! Apparently my recollections of two and a half minutes do not concur with Kate's ...
 

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Blimey,
I have trouble remembering anything short term these days.......
...... surely it can`t be all due to a few random smokes back in the day,can it?!! :flushed: .....
.... well,i say,"A few Random"...,,,,,,,,;)
 

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Right then guys,
A brief update of what`s been going on .......
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A bit crude there,although i will tidy it up,i`m not going for a totally uniform finish.... in those days,and after years of wear and tear,there will be slippage/damage.I`ve also put down the scatter on the main route`s path,and sunk the two AFVs into their final positions :thumb2:.
Obviously a LONG way to go,but we are now on the home straight;)
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So,as i said,a long way to go..... and some of you may have noticed a rather large gap in the bottom right corner,i have a plan for that.... and i bet that NO WAY would any one of you guess what`s going to be tried to put in there!!;)
Thanks for looking in chaps,sorry it`s not more interesting..... but soon.......
Andy
 

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Right then guys,
A brief update of what`s been going on .......
View attachment 433577AView attachment 433578
A bit crude there,although i will tidy it up,i`m not going for a totally uniform finish.... in those days,and after years of wear and tear,there will be slippage/damage.I`ve also put down the scatter on the main route`s path,and sunk the two AFVs into their final positions :thumb2:.
Obviously a LONG way to go,but we are now on the home straight;)
View attachment 433580
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So,as i said,a long way to go..... and some of you may have noticed a rather large gap in the bottom right corner,i have a plan for that.... and i bet that NO WAY would any one of you guess what`s going to be tried to put in there!!;)
Thanks for looking in chaps,sorry it`s not more interesting..... but soon.......
Andy
I KNOW, I KNOW!! - It's going to be a crashed UFO!!! With little yellow men spilling out of it! I claim my prize ... !
 
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