Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Full Scale Ships => Topic started by: gingyer on October 21, 2009, 08:34:18 pm

Title: HMS Defender
Post by: gingyer on October 21, 2009, 08:34:18 pm

Today HMS Defender was launched at the Govan BVT yard
here is a video I took today of the launch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK47056lLa8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK47056lLa8)

Title: Re: HMS Defender
Post by: Jonty on October 21, 2009, 08:56:58 pm

  Clicked on one of the videos listed alonside yours, Gingyer, about the Siege of Malta. Terrible mish-mash but some interesting shots of 4- and 8-barrelled pompoms in action.

Title: Re: HMS Defender
Post by: gingyer on October 21, 2009, 09:00:32 pm

Quote from: Jonty on October 21, 2009, 08:56:58 pm

  Clicked on one of the videos listed alonside yours, Gingyer, about the Siege of Malta. Terrible mish-mash but some interesting shots of 4- and 8-barrelled pompoms in action.

never seen that before, yes some interesting shots

Title: Re: HMS Defender
Post by: Dreadstar on October 22, 2009, 12:00:06 am

Blast it gingyer,ya beat me to it,I'm uploading my clip just now. >>:-(  It looks like you were somewhere in front of me and to my left. I was back at the HMS Duncan shed. :embarrassed:

http://s92.photobucket.com/albums/l4/xuihpilli/?action=view&current=DSCN1304.flv (http://s92.photobucket.com/albums/l4/xuihpilli/?action=view&current=DSCN1304.flv)

Title: Re: HMS Defender
Post by: Martin (Admin) on October 22, 2009, 09:07:44 am

   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8319269.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8319269.stm)

Title: Re: HMS Defender
Post by: gingyer on October 22, 2009, 12:06:07 pm

Quote from: Dreadstar on October 22, 2009, 12:00:06 am

Blast it gingyer,ya beat me to it,I'm uploading my clip just now. >>:-(  It looks like you were somewhere in front of me and to my left. I was back at the HMS Duncan shed. :embarrassed:

http://s92.photobucket.com/albums/l4/xuihpilli/?action=view&current=DSCN1304.flv (http://s92.photobucket.com/albums/l4/xuihpilli/?action=view&current=DSCN1304.flv)

nope! I was to your right because there is a few glimpses of me in your video {-) {-)

Title: Re: HMS Defender
Post by: cbr900 on October 22, 2009, 01:36:37 pm

Absolutely beautiful looking hull, but the superstructure looks like it came form a corn flakes box.
just my opinion it is ugly, but the hull looks great..........

Roy

Title: Re: HMS Defender
Post by: Dreadstar on October 25, 2009, 06:21:50 pm

A couple of pics of parts of the last of the class....HMS Duncan.

(http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l4/xuihpilli/DSCN1299.jpg)

(http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l4/xuihpilli/DSCN1303.jpg)