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[Waspie]

HI Ray i see you are building the hms Blake is it the gun cruiser or the refurbished ship with the hangar bay on for the seakings ASW ?
chrisb

Aghhhhhhhh, cardinal sin Chris. NO 'the' prefix before HMS. You've been listening to too many news reporters. It's simply HMS Blake or whatever warship. It's like drawing your fingernails across a chalk board to a matelot!!!!!!
100 lines to you sir, 'I must not put 'the' in front of HMS'. Naughty step for you.:tears-of-joy:
Other than that, have a nice day with yer Hornet. :thumb2:

[Guest]

Technically, it’s the same with British tanks but hardly anybody (except some Brits) observe that rule. For example, it “should” be The first British MBT was Centurion rather than The first British MBT was the Centurion, but just about everyone says the latter.

Of course, individual ships have proper names (as do some individual tanks), and in English those don’t get prefixed with articles — you wouldn’t say “I see the Jim over there” but “I see Jim over there” so it would be the same with ships.

[Scratchbuilder]

20 years I worked with the Army and I saw more rum issued then than I did in 25 years in the RN!!! What was it the trench diggers called it - oh yeah! 'Gunfire'. Whereabouts in Newcastle did you work Mike. See if I can remember any names. (Been over 50 years now!!!) Nationalised Southern Softie these days. :thumb2:

DAI was on Walker Road
And the archtectural model company was above a model shop in Clayton Street in the town centre.
Used to own a house in Kingswood Avenue, High West Jesmond.
Sold up and moved away in 1980 when I went Sarf to work for BAe in their mock-up shop as a modelmaker.
We used to get a dollop of rum in our morning tea when the cooks brought round what was laughingly called a 'hot' breakfast' when on exercise in the UK, watching the scrambled eggs swimming around in water was enough to put me off them for life. We soon learned to buy a camping stove and gas bottle.....

[RayS]

HI Ray i see you are building the hms Blake is it the gun cruiser or the refurbished ship with the hangar bay on for the seakings ASW ?
chrisb

Hi Chris, Helicopter...I was on her for final commission 1979.

[RayS]

HI Ray an welcome to this great forum with great members an yes i have just finished my 1/72 R/C HMS TIGER C20 after a nr 5 yr scratch build an she sailed lovley but not without probs though if you look at the build on this forum in ships under construction section hope you like it an Ray be nice to see your type 12 in some pics an your hms blake in 1/96 scale wow an i have a freind who is building hms tiger but as the gun crusier in 1/96 scale an can show you some of his pics if you want ?
cheers chrisb (boatman) an thank you Doug for the mention of me cheers

Hi Chris, I will put up some pics of F57...
I have had a quick look at some of your Tiger pics, hadn't really thought about the two-piece build but I can see the ships superstructure lends itself to that. Much easier transport.
Too late for Andromeda, just have to buy a van for transport...

Pics of your friends build would be much appreciated...

Cheers
Ray

[Airborne01]

Greetings and welcome mate!
Steve

[Waspie]

DAI was on Walker Road
And the archtectural model company was above a model shop in Clayton Street in the town centre.
Used to own a house in Kingswood Avenue, High West Jesmond.
Sold up and moved away in 1980 when I went Sarf to work for BAe in their mock-up shop as a modelmaker.
We used to get a dollop of rum in our morning tea when the cooks brought round what was laughingly called a 'hot' breakfast' when on exercise in the UK, watching the scrambled eggs swimming around in water was enough to put me off them for life. We soon learned to buy a camping stove and gas bottle.....

Obviously, I know Clayton Street. - My uncle Oz lived in Jesmond. It sported a nice lake/pond for sailing model boats. That was where another uncle lost his Cutty Sark when a smart ar$e smashed into it with a RC motor boat. I wasn't very old at the time but always remember the sinking of the Cutty Sark!!!!
Xmas day at Bovi. GSM always came round with his 'gunfire'. Coffee - heavily laced with rum. - Rest Champion that were!!!

[boatman]

Aghhhhhhhh, cardinal sin Chris. NO 'the' prefix before HMS. You've been listening to too many news reporters. It's simply HMS Blake or whatever warship. It's like drawing your fingernails across a chalk board to a matelot!!!!!!
100 lines to you sir, 'I must not put 'the' in front of HMS'. Naughty step for you.:tears-of-joy:
Other than that, have a nice day with yer Hornet. :thumb2:

:thinking:I00 LINES wow im to busy buildin hornet so there LOL:tongue-out3: AN you put me on the naughty step wow you mr wasp you can do a lot through you computer:rolling::tongue-out3: lol but yes i'll remember about THE prefix in futer cant upset a helo chappie MATLOT can i LOL:tongue-out3: :rolling::smiling::smiling::smiling:
chrisb

[Waspie]

yes i'll remember about THE prefix in futer cant upset a helo chappie MATLOT can i LOL:tongue-out3: :rolling::smiling::smiling::smiling:
chrisb

That's all we can ask of a boatie builder chappie.

PS, if your Hornets a Naval variant I'll reduce the 100 to 50 and NO naughty step.:thumb2: Special offer for today.
(USMC or USAF variant - no reduction) :tears-of-joy:

[boatman]

Hi Chris, I will put up some pics of F57...
I have had a quick look at some of your Tiger pics, hadn't really thought about the two-piece build but I can see the ships superstructure lends itself to that. Much easier transport.
Too late for Andromeda, just have to buy a van for transport...

Pics of your friends build would be much appreciated...

Cheers
Ray

HI Ray well you asked to see my freinds HMS TIGER build in 1/96 scale well this is about far as he has got AN HE IS BUILDING THE GUN CRUISER as i have built the helo cruiser so that way we got one of each hope you like his build as i think he has done a fab job so far
chrisb

[boatman]

That's all we can ask of a boatie builder chappie.

PS, if your Hornets a Naval variant I'll reduce the 100 to 50 and NO naughty step.:thumb2: Special offer for today.
(USMC or USAF variant - no reduction) :tears-of-joy:

ITS THE SPACE FORCE LOL:rolling::smiling::smiling: no really it NAVY so can i have that special offer as much to busy building hornet so only 50 lines reduction an no naughty step for me how generous of you sir :tongue-out3: duh
your faithfull servant IDO

[Waspie]

ITS THE SPACE FORCE LOL:rolling::smiling::smiling: no really it NAVY so can i have that special offer as much to busy building hornet so only 50 lines reduction an no naughty step for me how generous of you sir :tongue-out3: duh
your faithfull servant IDO

After a short deliberation with myself, we have decided to cancel the lines! HOWEVER. Should a future 'the' appear in front of HMS. The full wrath of the buffer, (the man who dishes out the dirty jobs - and holder of the ships paint brushes), will descend upon you from on high.

[RayS]

HI Ray well you asked to see my freinds HMS TIGER build in 1/96 scale well this is about far as he has got AN HE IS BUILDING THE GUN CRUISER as i have built the helo cruiser so that way we got one of each hope you like his build as i think he has done a fab job so far
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Looks great...
I notice the use of wood for deck/superstructure. I have used plasticard for F57, and was planning same for Blake.
What type of wood is that as might go that route instead. Try a new skill....
It would avoid all the strengthening structure I needed for the plastic...

[boatman]

After a short deliberation with myself, we have decided to cancel the lines! HOWEVER. Should a future 'the' appear in front of HMS. The full wrath of the buffer, (the man who dishes out the dirty jobs - and holder of the ships paint brushes), will descend upon you from on high.

:thinkingoug an what this WE what have you got a alter ego like mike (scratbuilder ) of ISITME OR MEISIT LOL :tongue-out3: :rolling::smiling::smiling: AN OH NO but if you had said MATRON would be after me then id be worried but not of that buffer as id go AWOL LOL:tongue-out3:
IDO

[boatman]

Looks great...
I notice the use of wood for deck/superstructure. I have used plasticard for F57, and was planning same for Blake.
What type of wood is that as might go that route instead. Try a new skill....
It would avoid all the strengthening structure I needed for the plastic...

Well Ray my mate is comin over tomorrow with his wife so i'll ask him then what wood he used an i'll tell you on here but i used 4mm ply on my tigers deck an it dint warp through heat at all but plasti card may do but i did use one mm thick plasti card with 4mm sqaure balsa strengheren' s an i kept the S/S as light as poss to watch the top wheight but she still needed a metal keel wheight as she is a big ship an sits out of the water about 2ft high so a lot of the ship for the wind to catch an blow about an she sat just right at her water line so i was pleased
chrisb