U-Boat on the L&L

[TheWilk]

Reminds me of the narrowboats the Royal Navy owned, with superstructures in the style of I think a Frigate, a Destroyer and definitely a Submarine. I remember going on one of them in the 70s at York once.

 

That's interesting - the story of the first boat I lived on was something along the lines of it being built as a Navy recruitment tool. I think it was 1977?

 

 

what do you reckon?

[Allan(nb Albert)]

The old Matchbox (now Revell) 1:72 kit?

 

I could never even begin to afford that when I was into model-making 20 years ago (I was mainly into 1:72 WWII armour, but dabbled with other subjects on occasion), but it's one of the kits I'd like to have a go at now (especially with all of the aftermarket etched brass sets available for it). Unfortunately, when I last got all of my modelling stuff out (to have a go at another kit I lusted after as a 12 year old, the Airfix 1:72 Catalina, which I was/am planning to convert to depict a post-war water bomber), my wife got one whiff of polystyrene cement and promptly decreed that model making was not an activity that was going to happen in any house she lived in.

 

Sorry to hear that you wife does not share your passion for glue sniffing in the privacy of your own home

 

Is she ok about alcohol and recreational drugs?

[Mick and Maggie]

has it got a pump out or a cassette

 

"We Don't Know" was the Bilge Pumps first recording. It was recorded with the original lineup waaaay back in time and is now out of print on CD with only cassettes left available.

 

M and M

[Whale]

The Guardian are running this today:http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/oct/07/search-lancashire-u-boat-commander

[Teadaemon]

Sorry to hear that you wife does not share your passion for glue sniffing in the privacy of your own home

 

Is she ok about alcohol and recreational drugs?

 

Lol

 

Perhaps surprisingly, she's a lot happier with those than she is with polystyrene cement. To be fair, I had had a bit of an accident and spilt half a bottle or so over my desk, so the whole house did have a quite a distinct smell of nasty solvents.

[Ray T]

The old Matchbox (now Revell) 1:72 kit?

 

No I built it from scratch, with balsa wood. When I can find my camera I will post a piccy.

[O'Mali]

 

 

 

Some folks just never grow up I suppose. His money, his life, good luck to the bloke but I see that as just one step above sticking your arms out and running round going Neeeooooow! being an aeroplane.

And a damn good excuse to don a very silly hat.

[twbm]

It's been done before. I remember this fleet coming through Worsley in the late 70's:

 

Edited October 8, 2010 by twbm

[Ray T]

"my wife got one whiff of polystyrene cement and promptly decreed that model making was not an activity that was going to happen in any house she lived in."

 

When my late first misses complained about my model making I said to her "keeps me off the streets, out of the pub and away from loose women" - never heard another complaint.

 

Said piccy of boat

 

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Edited October 9, 2010 by Ray T

[mattlad]

Does it go "ping"?

[Ray T]

Does it go "ping"?

 

 

No but when I painted it it didn't half PONG!