Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Full Scale Ships => Topic started by: DickyD on May 11, 2008, 08:27:40 pm

Title: Is it real or-------- ?
Post by: DickyD on May 11, 2008, 08:27:40 pm: Well, is it a figment of the imagination ?? :-\
Title: Re: Is it real or-------- ?
Post by: dougal99 on May 11, 2008, 09:21:51 pm: Was it airborne from Holland?
Title: Re: Is it real or-------- ?
Post by: Martin (Admin) on May 11, 2008, 10:10:57 pm: I can hear the music from the Twilight Zone somewhere......
Title: Re: Is it real or-------- ?
Post by: Colin Bishop on May 11, 2008, 10:15:00 pm: Either a sail training ship or something that escaped from Beale Park last weekend.
Title: Re: Is it real or-------- ?
Post by: DickyD on May 11, 2008, 10:27:14 pm: It must have been a flaming big something Colin as it was just an indistinct smudge on the horizon using the naked eye.
At one stage thought it might have been you come to check up on me as I hadn't been on the forum for a while. ;)
Title: Re: Is it real or-------- ?
Post by: farrow on June 09, 2008, 09:33:45 pm: Could be the Lord Nelson, the hull shape looks similiar to her, not too many modern 3 masted barques about.
Title: Re: Is it real or-------- ?
Post by: sinjon on June 10, 2008, 08:35:25 am: Now the French are building a frigate - L'Hermione at Rochefort. That could be a sight to see coming over the horizon.
I hope it will pay a visit to Britain before it sails to America.

www.hermione.com
Title: Re: Is it real or-------- ?
Post by: farrow on June 12, 2008, 09:35:07 pm: It certainly will be as they always built better sailing warships than this country.
Title: Re: Is it real or-------- ?
Post by: banjo on June 12, 2008, 10:54:49 pm: O0

Like Italian tanks..4 reverse gears and one forward: in case the enemy came from behind.
Title: Re: Is it real or-------- ?
Post by: Reade Models on June 13, 2008, 01:08:39 am: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Celeste (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Celeste)

I think the haze was caused by her cargo? ;) ;)
Title: Re: Is it real or-------- ?
Post by: TorViking on July 20, 2008, 10:59:23 pm: Nahh Banjo ya got it wrong! The French and the Italians always build their ships with reversing lights ! {-)