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Title: Deans Marine Open weekend 2014
Post by: klz on September 06, 2014, 06:20:03 pm
Does anyone know when Deans Marine are having an open day ? the website says normally be in the first full weekend in September I think this weekend is a full weekend .... am I missing it?
Title: Re: ? Deans Marine open day ?
Post by: raflaunches on September 06, 2014, 06:35:04 pm
12/13/14 September is the advertised dates.
Title: Re: ? Deans Marine open day ?
Post by: dougal99 on September 06, 2014, 06:47:36 pm
Definitely next weekend as RAFlaunches says.
Title: Re: ? Deans Marine open day ?
Post by: klz on September 06, 2014, 06:55:53 pm
Thank you  :-))
Title: Re: ? Deans Marine open day ?
Post by: Martin (Admin) on September 06, 2014, 09:33:13 pm
 
See you there Saturday.  :-)
Title: Re: ? Deans Marine open day ?
Post by: baloo on September 06, 2014, 09:38:09 pm
Teas on Martin again then(might be my turn to buy I think)
Title: Re: ? Deans Marine open day ?
Post by: Bob K on September 06, 2014, 10:10:47 pm
I will be there on the Saturday.  Looking forward to seeing you all, plus the new building progress.
Title: Re: ? Deans Marine open day ?
Post by: colin-d on September 08, 2014, 05:39:18 am
arrive... Friday morning... leaving Sunday evening... if I am allowed to..  :embarrassed:   {-)
now let me see.. I have had a tea from martin, but not from baloo... so you could be right..   {-) {-) {-)

see you all there...

this time the Inflex will have to stay at home... but I will have the Furie and Lis Terkol with me..
Title: Re: ? Deans Marine open day ?
Post by: joppyuk1 on September 08, 2014, 04:44:47 pm
I had all intentions of going, until this morning, to pick out a new project,now circumstances conspire to stop me. Perhaps I'll get there next time. Enjoy yourselves.
Title: Re: ? Deans Marine open day ?
Post by: klz on September 08, 2014, 05:09:09 pm
We will be going Sunday, I would like to go Saturday but  I have been told I am doing more interesting stuff that day (shopping)
Title: Re: Deans Marine open day - Sept 12 - 14
Post by: Colin Bishop on September 08, 2014, 06:36:39 pm
I expect to be there Friday and probably some of Saturday.

Colin
Title: Re: Deans Marine open day - Sept 12 - 14
Post by: cos918 on September 08, 2014, 08:04:31 pm
I Hope to be there on saturday with MV celestine work in progress .


john
Title: Re: Deans Marine open day - Sept 12 - 14
Post by: baloo on September 12, 2014, 06:34:16 pm
I will be there with me "lifeboats" (Mary Ann Hepworth-Duke of Kent-Queen-City of Birmingham-Waveney!)

baloo (Martin)
Title: Re: Deans Marine open day - Sept 12 - 14
Post by: Buccaneer on September 12, 2014, 08:55:03 pm
I've just packed my Mount Fleet Models Highlander into the car. Should be there about lunch time %% .
John
Title: Re: Deans Marine open day - Sept 12 - 14
Post by: Martin (Admin) on September 13, 2014, 05:07:19 pm
 
Didn't make it there today, a laser printer fell on my foot yesterday...
.....and I haven't finished cursing yet!  >>:-(

Photos anyone?
Title: Re: Deans Marine open day - Sept 12 - 14
Post by: baloo on September 13, 2014, 06:13:45 pm
Sorry good ole me forgot to take my camera, plenty of people taking photo`s from mayhem members, would recommend (when your foot is better) a visit to the new workshop, lots of people said a lot better and very open planned. A lot of work and thought has gone into this so all I can say is WELL DONE  Ron Dean & helpers. Great venue will only get bigger

P.S. I can see the pool getting bigger
 
Title: Re: Deans Marine open day - Sept 12 - 14
Post by: Bob K on September 13, 2014, 06:46:21 pm
Excellent day out to Peterborough.  The new building is really great.  Lots of exciting new things in development.
Sorry, I too forgot the camera, which is a pity because there was a part built HMS Polyphemus which not only had working bow rudders - but they retracted too!  A working Russian Novrogod circular warship, submarine X1, HMS Gnat, plus an awesome HMS Dreadnaught.  Highlight of the day was of course Deans staff and helpers doing the water bucket thing in the pond to raise money for RNLI.
Title: Re: Deans Marine open day - Sept 12 - 14
Post by: spike on September 13, 2014, 06:48:27 pm
do you know what time they open tomorrow please
Title: Re: Deans Marine open day - Sept 12 - 14
Post by: Colin Bishop on September 13, 2014, 07:05:45 pm
10am I think. Well worth a visit if you haven't been. I was there yesterday afternoon and this morning for the first time and I assure you that you won't be bored! Some nice things to buy in the shop and on the Mobile Marine Models and ScaleFlags stands too.

Colin
Title: Re: Deans Marine open day - Sept 12 - 14
Post by: spike on September 13, 2014, 07:16:07 pm
was hoping to go today but not been  well had to go doctor but hope to be better tomorrow as this going to be my first so here hoping
Title: Re: Deans Marine open day - Sept 12 - 14
Post by: cos918 on September 13, 2014, 07:21:55 pm
Was there to day. It is a great little show. Ron has done a great job on his place making it great for a show. There is a nice pond there to for sailing on.


john
Title: Re: Deans Marine open day - Sept 12 - 14
Post by: dougal99 on September 14, 2014, 08:34:18 am
do you know what time thay open tomorrow please


10 am as usual. See you there  :-))
Title: Re: Deans Marine open day - Sept 12 - 14
Post by: essex2visuvesi on September 14, 2014, 01:25:46 pm

Didn't make it there today, a laser printer fell on my foot yesterday...
.....and I haven't finished cursing yet!  >>:-(

Photos anyone?



They do that.... they wait patiently for years and then BANG they attack. I had one of the old silver mac Pros attack me friday afternoon, too a large sliver of skin off my shin  :((
Title: Re: Deans Marine open day - Sept 12 - 14
Post by: Martin (Admin) on September 14, 2014, 01:32:53 pm
 {-)
Title: Re: Deans Marine open day - Sept 12 - 14
Post by: Ian K on September 15, 2014, 02:11:36 am
Hi to, Bob K and everyone else, who came to the Deans marine open weekend!


Thanks for the interest shown, in the circular thing, and the under construction Polyphemus. It was great chatting to you!
Bob, If you are still interested in building Novgorod, I can put a photo and plans data file together for you.
Or if you can wait a little while it will be available as grp mouldings and a fittings kit next year.....time allowing, I have so much stuff to do!


That is, if I ever fully recover from the Dean family Saturday night entertainment spectacular %% 
Some superb Russian vodka was consumed, along with some bizarre face, finger nail and hog roast decoration {-) in the early hours of Sunday morning.


Regards


Ian
Title: Re: Deans Marine open day - Sept 12 - 14
Post by: Bob K on September 15, 2014, 08:27:46 am
Hi Ian.  I hope you have recovered from the feasting last night  %%

As most Mayhemer's know I have a passion old unusual warships. I love what you are doing with HMS Polyphemus, photo's please. Interesting ballast tank arrangement, and using beam torpedo tubes for inlet and vent.

I have always been fascinated with the circular Novgorod, and whether a model of her could in fact steer.  Not sure if 1/96 will be too small for a big lake.  Super workmanship on yours.
Title: Deans Marine Open weekend 2014
Post by: Marmoi on September 15, 2014, 09:36:37 am
Just a few pictures from taken over the weekends events. I must admit there is no other boating event like this anywhere on the planet.


Mark
Title: Re: Deans Marine Open weekend 2014
Post by: Marmoi on September 15, 2014, 09:39:32 am
There was even time to fit in the annual Deans clan bath - all for charity
Title: Re: Deans Marine Open weekend 2014
Post by: Marmoi on September 15, 2014, 09:43:28 am
And the after show party was a great hit with much Belgium Beer, German shots, Hog roast and followed by live entertainment, all thoroughly enjoyed themselves, although the hog was looking a bit hungover the following morning!
Title: Re: Deans Marine Open weekend 2014
Post by: Colin Bishop on September 15, 2014, 03:07:53 pm
I seem to have missed the most exciting bits then.... :((
Title: Re: Deans Marine Open weekend 2014
Post by: Stavros on September 15, 2014, 03:30:39 pm
Will definatly have to get my derrier down to this one next year without a doubt
 
 
Dave
Title: Re: Deans Marine Open weekend 2014
Post by: Stavros on September 15, 2014, 03:34:20 pm
So if it was the Dean familys annual Bath time HOW COME RON remained DRY..... something stinks there .......oh sorry for the pun  :D {-) {-) {-) {-) {-)
 
Dave
Title: Re: Deans Marine Open weekend 2014
Post by: Colin Bishop on September 15, 2014, 07:01:38 pm
Quote
So if it was the Dean familys annual Bath time HOW COME RON remained DRY

Dave, surely you know by now that Ron walks on water.....

Colin
Title: Re: Deans Marine Open weekend 2014
Post by: Marmoi on September 15, 2014, 08:15:27 pm
Ah, but he did not stay dry long as the girls gave Ron a vertical bed bath  {-)
Title: Re: Deans Marine Open weekend 2014
Post by: raflaunches on September 15, 2014, 08:37:01 pm

Well, I've just got over the weekend! And I didn't even go to the after dark party!
Many thanks to Ron and family, and team for putting on a fantastic weekend, I've never had so much fun. My Dad and I had big grins all weekend :}
Great to meet Bob K, Marmoi, Ian K, Baloo, Stan, Dougal99, Firefly, BJ, Colin Bishop, and Colin-d again. There were some real crackers on show this year, Ian K's Polythemus made me very jealous to see it and I'm sure Bob K was just as happy if not more! And Colin-d's lovely award winning models were stunning-not only as models but the engineering involved blew my mind!
Bought some goodies from Mike Allsop of Scale Flags (a jolly roger for the X1 submarine :D ), ladders and a few fittings from Mobile Marine Models, and bought some railings and a model of Borodino Pre-dreadnought in 1/350 from Ron.
Already looking forward to next year! :-))



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Missed you Martin, we all thought that you were stuck at home trying to decide which brightly coloured shirt you were going to wear! %)
Kinda feel guilty now! Hope the foot heals soon. :-))
Title: Re: Deans Marine Open weekend 2014
Post by: Bob K on September 15, 2014, 08:46:14 pm

Already looking forward to next year! :-))


By which time there will definitely be Polyphemi (Is that the correct collective noun?)
Title: Re: Deans Marine Open weekend 2014
Post by: Ian K on September 15, 2014, 10:26:59 pm
Let's hope so Bob!


''Polyphemi'' seems to be a good as word as any.


Sorry you didn't get a chance to sail Novgorod, but I didn't get a chance to put her in the water, due to chatting all three days!...must try harder next year to get them wet!


Can I add a very big thank you, to every one who donated to the Dean's ice bucket challenge collection. Also a thank you to Victorian, who came to the event on Sunday, and let me play with his lovely model of HMS Pelorus.




Ian
Title: Re: Deans Marine Open weekend 2014
Post by: joppyuk1 on September 16, 2014, 09:08:23 am
Some of those 'prototype' models look interesting, so when's the next open day? Must get it booked before MrsJ makes plans.
Title: Re: Deans Marine Open weekend 2014
Post by: dougal99 on September 16, 2014, 01:21:09 pm
Dean's open weekends are normally 2nd weekend in September but may change due to local circumstances. Keep an eye on the forum or Dean's adverts in the model boat mags.
Title: Re: Deans Marine Open weekend 2014
Post by: colin-d on September 16, 2014, 01:39:18 pm
also there is a small photo Gallery on the Deans Website..
http://www.deansmarine.co.uk/index.php?action=media;sa=album;in=39

i will join in on Nick's and Ian's words.... with the big thank you's  :-)) to the Deans Family for a lovely Weekend.

and to all the old and new faces that i managed to have a Chat with over the Weekend, i think i must also say thanks to a those that got me a Tea or Coffee....  :kiss:

and a get well soon Martin..
Title: Re: Deans Marine Open weekend 2014
Post by: Colin Bishop on September 19, 2014, 04:56:04 pm
I am doing a brief write up for Model Boats. Could anyone kindly tell me who built the superb model of Dreadnought on display in the inner courtyard as I omitted to make a note!

Thanks,

Colin
Title: Re: Deans Marine Open weekend 2014
Post by: Ian K on September 19, 2014, 05:19:28 pm
Hi Colin,


The model of HMS Dreadnought was built by Mark Hawkins.




Ian
Title: Re: Deans Marine Open weekend 2014
Post by: Colin Bishop on September 19, 2014, 05:23:48 pm
Thanks Ian, much appreciated.

Colin