Model Boat Mayhem

The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Navy - Military - Battleships: => Topic started by: riggers24 on September 30, 2006, 06:32:02 pm

Title: beautiful or what
Post by: riggers24 on September 30, 2006, 06:32:02 pm

have a little look at this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ship-model-of-sloop-HMS-Starling-1943-by-J-Haynes_W0QQitemZ260035364940QQihZ016QQcategoryZ96839QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ship-model-of-sloop-HMS-Starling-1943-by-J-Haynes_W0QQitemZ260035364940QQihZ016QQcategoryZ96839QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Title: Re: beautiful or what
Post by: warspite on September 30, 2006, 06:45:43 pm

very nice, for the un-initiated whats the sloop mean, i though sloops refered to sail? ???

Title: Re: beautiful or what
Post by: Colin Bishop on September 30, 2006, 06:54:16 pm

It's more or less interchangeable with "Frigate" for the period.

Title: Re: beautiful or what
Post by: chromedome on September 30, 2006, 07:09:03 pm

I think the Commander of this one,won the VC.

   chromedome

Title: Re: beautiful or what
Post by: Colin Bishop on September 30, 2006, 07:20:03 pm

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I think the Commander of this one,won the VC.

Not quite. Captain F.J. Walker won 4 DSOs and a CB. I think there is a book about him and the U Boat war called "Walker RN".

Title: Re: beautiful or what
Post by: justboatonic on September 30, 2006, 10:17:40 pm

£5000 to start bidding and a buy it now for £8000! Bliddy hell!

Title: Re: beautiful or what
Post by: Powered Boat Mouldings on September 30, 2006, 11:07:44 pm

Cor Blimey
              Thats alot of money for a model that does not work. Correction thats a lot of Bliddy money for a model full stop.
Regards Eric.

Title: Re: beautiful or what
Post by: justboatonic on September 30, 2006, 11:35:47 pm

Quote from: psships on September 30, 2006, 10:47:24 pm

"bliddy hell"? ;D, beer and key boards don't mix,Lol! :D :D :D

Nah, its how my geordie friends taught me to speak yan nar!  :D

Title: Re: beautiful or what
Post by: warspite on September 30, 2006, 11:53:17 pm

Maybe nice, but for that price i would expect jimmy's quality - there's not even a crew :D

Title: Re: beautiful or what
Post by: flybobby on October 01, 2006, 12:05:16 pm

I am watching it in 'My eBay' just to scare the bliddy hell out of the missus  ;D  ;D