Glad to know somewhere there's still the good old sun spreading heath and joy; here we have been getting wetter and wetter since last week.
Best wishes for your tests.
Best wishes for your tests.
boatman's 1/72 HMS Tiger C20 build
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WELL Andy sun not here yet as as we are havin terreionl rain an thunder storms an its so exciteting as love to whatch the lightning as long as it dont hit me lol as i said they say we will have a heat wave soon for bank holl wkend so hope for tiger in test tank an at the moment im makin up her carry cradles an havin a job doin it as could not find right screws an glue so some shoppin will have to be done
ATB SIR
CHRISB
I, like so many others on this forum wish I /we could be there to join in with this momentous occasion, having followed along with this build from the start It's almost like we are witnessing the birth of a new family member....but I'll be sunning myself on the greek islands, (I'll send a dollop of sunshine your way Chris)..
HI Chris yes it will seem like im an exspecktant farther when she does go in the pond for her first sortie i'll be a bundle of nerves only hope i dont get the shakes as im goin to try an open up the R/C T/X an see if i can fit a ratchet on the throttle as it goes to easy an if i do that i may blow the eletrics as the props will then have water load on them so the motors must work harder so they will draw more amps from the batt an yes its hard to beleive its been 4 yrs since i started her boy where has all the time gone an yes send over more than a dollop of sun make sure its at least a days worth lol
ATB an have a good holl
chrisb
HI Rick well it depends on two things mainly if she will fit in the car an the main one the wheather over which i have no controll an as for fanfare an drum roll dont know who will do that an Rick i think you are exspectin a little to much next you will want fireworks an dancein ladies an the whole shebang lol an yes if all well it will be a momentous occasion for me as if she sails ok i'll proberly faint lol but i must admit its been a enjoyable but hard 4 yrs what with all the problems to solve an they near had me at times but with all you guys backin me up an some on the mayhem forum helpin we got to this point in time as at the moment im building both her carry cradles an again they are provein troublesome but will get there in the end as i have just a month to test her an build them so im busy roll on nice wheather so i can test her in tank to see how she behaves in the wet stuff
chrisb
And what's wrong with Fireworks and Dancin' Gals??? I did say etc after Drum rolls, so these items are automatic! We didn't go through the last 4 years of this with you just to be pushed out th' way for some weather and such....Bring on the Show!! I got all kinds of J. P. Souza's March music on cassette and I'm quite certain Jen has a phone with more camera gadgets on it than Carter Matron has Pills...... :tongue-out3: :nerd::nerd::thumb2::tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy:
WELL Rick for a starters they are too exspensive an jen dont use one of these fancy phones she like the old fashion phone in the house so she can gabble away to her mother an sisters for ages just as well the cost is in on my webline but we may celebrate with some good ole cornbeef sanies lol
chrisb
WOW Rick now you are goin overboard lol an id want them to pay me not me spend dosh on em lolNo excuses Sir....just call the BBC to get a camera crew out there at the appointed hour.....just make sure there's plinty of Bubbly on hand to keep 'em well oiled!
chrisb
Wonder if the Pope is available? Go on Fish an chip's is the very least, a lovely treat!!!
WELL Bob have a hard job gettin FISH AN CHIPS at 9 am an as for the pope im not religist lol
Good news Chris!
I think, Chris, that you need to post a date and address for this pond, I bet a few will come and see the shakedown run.
HI Ian well ive posted a date already an thats june the 11th at a warship day in NORWICH eaton park boating lake near UEA on the outer norwich ring rd an just look up NORWICH MODEL BOAT CLUB an the addresss should be on it an thats if everything goes ok as im afraid there are so many veribles that can go wrong an gerry may still be in hos but my freind Neil says he will vid her an put on utube so hopefully should not be a problem an if they both turn up an vid then there may be two vids but there is still quite a bit to do an sort out as if she dont get sorted ok in test tank then the warship day will be aborted for tiger an just norfolk will go but im tryin my best to get tiger ready for warship day so see what happens an hope i dont dissapoint nobody
ATB Ian
chrisb
I think that you will have to bring in Martin Scorsese for the production Chris.
All the best on your test tank trials mate, and please give my best to GerryW.
Garry
All the best on your test tank trials mate, and please give my best to GerryW.
Garry
AN HI Garry an who the heck is Martin Scorsese ? lol an cheers for your test tank wishes but if she leaks from her prop shafts or stablilizers shafts then warship day for tiger will be aborted as i will have to strip them all out to regrease them an it takes a lot of time as the nuts are difficult to get to in the hull but firsly wheather wise here its nothing but RAIN an more RAIN AN THUNDER STORMS SO NOT TEST TANK WHEATHER an also jen has to be carefull of liftin tiger wheight if she can that is as due to her bad foot an unless i can get a boaty mate to come over at the drop of a hat jen an i may not be able to lift tiger in an out of test tank as i said before there are so many things to go wrong as never had these probs before with my other ships as i had then a neibour who would come out an give me a hand but where we live now no other help avalible im afraid an its all so frustrating
ATB Garry an yes will give jerry your best wishes as he is still in hospital
chrisb
AN HI all again an if like Ian says if anyone does comes i cant garrentee tiger will sail so prepear to be dissopinted but no one will be more than me an at eaton park pond its very difficult to park up due to the council painting double yellow lines everywhere but there is a pay an display car park about 5 mins walk from the pond an if whoever does come an wants to park up in the park near the pond then the gate is on a blind bend so not good so put on your hazard flashers an then if gaining entry to the park the rule is keep hazard flashers goin an drive in park at 5 mph to park up near the pond as you will see all the other cars parked hope that covers that an i will have to tell gerry all this if he makes it out of hos an he is better hopefully
chrisb
chrisb
Martin Scorsese is a famous film director. Films like New York, New York and Taxi Driver.
Or maybe you would prefer James Cameron?
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