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2 hours ago by 🇬🇧 Jeanneau ( Recruit)

For Sale/Wanted

WEE NIP

Thanks Phil, it’s reassuring to know it will sail itself. Does that mean I can’t go wrong? I doubt it...... When are you next planning to be at the Pavilion Gardens? It would be great to get the chance to see one of your Wee Nips. I’m not far away. Graham93

2 hours ago by 🇬🇧 Graham93 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)

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Re-purposing an old Hull.

"...in the 60s there were four model shops within walking distance from my house......I would catch the bus there most Saturdays and go and buy a kit to see me through the next week....And now, model shops are few and far between.....To anyone with a grandchild who has the slightest interest in modelmaking then encourage them for all they are worth........" Yes. That was why I set up the EeZeBilt and Marinecraft sites - to enable this generation of kids to have the same experience that we had, of creating something that really worked on your own, with minimal adult help... I had thought that it would be quite easy for modelling grandparents to download the shapes, cut them out from balsa sheet, and present grandchildren with a small simple kit for Christmas. Making one of these simple kits is how many of us started, but kits like these are hard to find commercially nowadays. Unfortunately, few people seem to have done this. In most cases the sites seem to be a nostalgia-trip for adults. Which is a shame, because the original designer of the EeZeBilts, Ernie Webster, was a teacher, and put a lot of design lessons into his kits. Building a series of EeZeBilts (though they have a similar base design) will give quite a lot of experience in different constructional tweaks, and improve confidence in handling materials. We are coming up to Christmas. Perhaps now is a good time to remind people of this resource and the aim behind it?

9 hours ago by 🇬🇧 DodgyGeezer ( Sub-Lieutenant)

Building Related

Graupner Closing

Hi Doug, I guessed you would know all about tuica. Yes I knew about the plum production in Romania. I was travelling there a lot some years ago and took a keen interest in most aspects of life there asnd saw as much of the country as possible. It was always interesting to watch tourists tasting tuica for the first time, the tiny sip, the grimaces, then probably put it down. I learnt at a very early stage to knock it straight back, as did the Romanians. Don't we digress on this forum, great isn't it. Cheers, Nerys

1 day ago by 🇬🇧 Nerys ( Commander)

General Resources

Night Watch

MSM Ken. Apart from the committee meeting, we must discuss future operations for the Bristol Channel patrol. It seems so long since I was involved, just wish things could normalise and let me become a free roaming sailor girl once more. Not too long I hope. As things are, everything is in a state of abeyance. Ships to build, shipyard buildings to finish, it's dreadful to think how far behind we are with everything and these sickbay operatives are proving distinctly unhelpful. See you Saturday. (fingers and everything else crossed). Lt Cdr, Nerys

2 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nerys ( Commander)

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