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    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Better, sheโ€™s starting to look the partโ€ฆat least the hull is๐Ÿ˜
    1 day ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    MUCH better Cash๐Ÿ‘

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    ๐Ÿ“ Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US
    2 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    Semplicemente bello๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜ฎ

    ๐Ÿ“ Question of the Day?
    2 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    AI loosing his bearings๐Ÿ™„
    Or his marbles?

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    ๐Ÿ“ For our cozy a little Humor
    2 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    Inaccurate, inappropriate and very bad taste Brian๐Ÿ‘Ž
    Not funny at all๐Ÿ˜  Cease and desist if you please!

    Doug

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
    2 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    Bon voyage Michel๐Ÿ‘
    A bientot๐Ÿ˜‰
    Doug๐Ÿ˜Ž

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Sangsetia
    3 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    Hi Res photo of sister ship PX 19.
    Doug,๐Ÿ˜Ž

    ๐Ÿ“ For our cozy a little Humor
    3 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    Pub sign,
    'WCs THIS WAY -->'

    G'night All๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ’ค
    ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜Ž

    ๐Ÿ“ Email format
    3 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    'Ere ya go guvna๐Ÿ˜‰

    Cheers, Doug๐Ÿ˜Ž

    ๐Ÿ“ Question of the Day?
    4 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    Hi Rick, good to hear from you๐Ÿ‘How ya doing?

    What prompted your odd post?

    Cheers, Doug๐Ÿ˜Ž

    ๐Ÿ“ Dental Water Pic ?
    4 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    Thanks Guys๐Ÿ‘
    One lives and learns๐Ÿ˜€

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    ๐Ÿ“ Question of the Day?
    4 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    "A trireme (/หˆtraษชriหm/ TRY-reem; from Latin trirฤ“mis 'with three banks of oars'; cf. Ancient Greek: ฯ„ฯฮนฮฎฯฮทฯ‚, romanized: triแธ—rฤ“s[2], โ€‰'three-rower')"

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    4 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    It's not just you Dave.
    Happens to me as well.
    My email App tells me, accompanied by blinking the mail on/off, that it has reduced the size of the displayed mail. I agree, looks like lots of irrelevant tabs/spaces added before the text.
    Irritating ๐Ÿ˜ 
    DougB,๐Ÿ˜Ž

    ๐Ÿ“ Dental Water Pic ?
    4 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    What the blue black pink and purple blazes is a 'Dental water-pic'?๐Ÿค”

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    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Oh my word what have I roped myself into!!??!
    4 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    Hi Cash,
    Sackville started her career as a short forecastle Flower.
    In 1944 she was refitted and heavily modified: new propulsion and a long forecastle.
    Which is the version you are re-creating as used for 'Greyhound'.
    Attached are the appropriate deck plans.
    The deck plan in Ron's pic is as she was built with the short forecastle.
    Z62 is the designation she was given in 1944 when she was converted to a 'loop layer' Workboat following a boiler failure, and used to lay induction loops across harbour entrances to detect submarines.

    Re Camo paint
    You are right, the blue you've used is much too garish.
    It looks more like 'Flight deck blue'. See pic 2.
    What you need is Western Approaches Blue, which is more like a pale turquoise.
    See pic three.
    Camo colours should 'fuzz' the image of a warship, not highlight it!
    For this reason it should also be matt or most likely a satin/eggshell finish.
    To avoid sunlight glinting off the ship attracting attention.

    More info on authentic paints and sources, and links to zillions of Sackville photos tomorrow (later today๐Ÿ™„) coz it's now almost 3am here! ๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ’ค๐Ÿ’ค๐Ÿ’ค
    Ciao for now, Doug๐Ÿ˜Ž
    PS If you ever make it to Munich I'll buy the brunch, 'Frรผhschoppen'๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜‹



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    ๐Ÿ“ Question of the Day?
    4 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    Hi Roy.
    Re "Mike! You are not English and living abroad?!!!!!"
    A few of us English have also managed that feat.
    Despite Brexit chaos๐Ÿ˜ 
    Cheerio, Tschรผss, Ciao - Arrivederci, Adieu - Au revoir, Adiรณs, Viszontlรกtรกsra, DaH jImej๐Ÿ˜Ž
    (Last is a greeting from Lieutenant Worf๐Ÿ˜)

    ๐Ÿ“ Question of the Day?
    4 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    Tri - reme?
    How's your Latin?๐Ÿ˜‰

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    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Question of the day.
    5 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    'Sailin on to glory, away in the golden dory'๐Ÿ˜€
    (Sorry about the 1&1 ad๐Ÿ™„ It don't last long)
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    ๐Ÿ“ Question of the Day?
    5 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    Like I said ...
    "Read the question and the answers carefully" Gents & Gals๐Ÿ˜‰
    Oh! I see you all are๐Ÿ‘
    ๐Ÿ˜Ž

    ๐Ÿ“ Cotre Pilote du Havre Jolie Brise ร  l'รฉchelle 1/12รจme
    6 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    For the rest of us ... ๐Ÿ˜‰ Hope it's about right! Doug๐Ÿ˜Ž
    "Hello Alessandro,
    First of all, I want to thank you for your compliments, it always makes me happy.
    As for the sails, they are made of a fabric made of 60% polyester and 40% cotton. Thus, if they take on water, they dry faster and leave fewer marks on the fabric
    For the record, I had never done sewing in my life, it was a great experience."

    ๐Ÿ“ Question of the Day?
    6 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    Hi Boatshed,
    Tip: Read the question and the answers carefully, two or more times until the penny drops.
    Such as: which word or words appear both in the question AND ONE of the answers๐Ÿ’ก
    This often precludes an intimate knowledge of the core subject matter๐Ÿ˜‰
    Today was pretty obvious by elimination anyway.
    Happy guessing, cheers, Doug๐Ÿ˜Ž

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Sangsetia
    6 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    Hi Barumite,
    Sorry, I don't have the book.
    But there still seems to be a lot of them around.
    See links below for sources of new and second hand copies.
    Cheers, Doug๐Ÿ˜Ž



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    ๐Ÿ“ Question of the Day?
    7 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    Easy peasy today (ketches having been discussed at length several months ago๐Ÿ˜‰)
    Only 22 days to go now๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿคž

    ๐Ÿ˜Ž

    ๐Ÿ“ American Scout C-2 Freighter
    8 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    Hi Commodore TD,
    Actually I've been to Newfoundland several times.
    Contract negotiations with Park Air Engineering at St Johns airport.
    Tried all 3 varieties of Screech. Very nice, but doesn't it actually come from Jamaica?
    Very difficult to find here in Germanyโ˜น๏ธ
    There's a similar dark rum here, Pott 40 or 50 proof made in Austria, which is fine for making my Cuba libres.
    But my favourite is Bacardi Gold (Carta Oro).๐Ÿ˜‹

    Also; Commodore, I shall overlook your impertinence this time you young whipper snapper.
    On the grounds that you were probably incapacitated due to having been 'screeched in'.
    "Indeed I is, me ol' cock! And long may yer big jib draw!"๐Ÿ˜‰
    Hope the cod was fresh๐Ÿ™Š๐Ÿ˜
    BTW "Her prop tip may have actually broken water if she were light loaded."
    You're right. On visits to S Korea (Daewoo shipyard) I've often seen super tankers in ballast with nearly half the screw out of the water.
    Down the hatch gents, FLEET๐Ÿ˜Ž
    PS Pott with pineapple is good too JP๐Ÿ‘

    ๐Ÿ“ Bring a Boat
    8 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    Tell me about it Jumpโ˜น๏ธ
    I'm also in dire need of new eyeballs๐Ÿค“
    Ciao, Doug๐Ÿ˜Ž

    ๐Ÿ“ American Scout C-2 Freighter
    8 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    Hi JP,
    Re " I am still a bit high."
    Harrumph Mr Vice Admiral๐Ÿ˜ Once too often to the Cap'n Morgan well?
    We'll turn a blind eye this time๐Ÿ™ˆ
    and put it down to promotion celebrations!

    BTW; ship looks good. Congrats๐Ÿ‘
    Cheers, FLEET๐Ÿ˜Ž

    ๐Ÿ“ trawler Boulogne Etaples 1/10รจme
    8 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    I've run out of suitable adjectives๐Ÿค” ... sauf peut-รชtre magnifique๐Ÿ‘
    I think I'm going to have to give up model ship/boat building and take up 10 pin bowling again!
    (Used to be a German national league player and Vice Champion Munich. Beaten by one strike๐Ÿ˜ )
    Au revoir et bon nuit, Doug๐Ÿ˜Ž

    ๐Ÿ“ Bring a Boat
    9 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    Oops!
    I believe you have your Threads 'in a twist' Jump๐Ÿค”
    Too quick on the draw with the Post click.
    Or your Mouse needs a SATNAV update๐Ÿ˜‰
    Cheers, Doug๐Ÿ˜Ž

    ๐Ÿ“ trawler Toirette
    9 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
    And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep."

    And the Spirit of Alexandre moved upon the face of the waters.
    And Alexandre said, Let there be light: and there was light.
    And we saw the light, and it was good.๐Ÿ˜‰

    ๐Ÿ˜Ž

    ๐Ÿ“ Question of the Day?
    9 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    What sounds and looks French ๐Ÿค”...
    and what doesn't??๐Ÿ˜‰
    A and C were clear, and I was pretty sure that D was either Dutch or Danish.
    A bientot mes Amis,Doug๐Ÿ˜Ž

    ๐Ÿ“ trawler Toirette
    9 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    Sheer genius๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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