I can remember driving into the park in Derby for an AMS convention in my old Nissan Estate, sun roof open and Bernie standing with his head poking through the roof, cap on backwards, binoculars to his eyes, and the theme tune from Das Boot blasting out on the car stereo. Lord knows what Derby thought of us two common Southerners....
The 14' Titanic was started originally a show model, to be able to strike a radio controlled iceberg, sink and then be raised afterwards. Due to technical problems I joined the AMS to learn how to make model boats sink and come up again....ten years later I was still building submarines, never did finish Titanic. The iceberg was finished and is still in the attic at the old family home...that was as big as a dining table!
