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Great photos there Bob, I am a fan of those things looking like a very busy public transport vehicle with big guns on them :bigrin:. I think you're right, the second one, they look Australian to me too - crazy bunch, the lot of 'em. Laurence

I am watching quietly from the sidelines - these stories are a great read and photos make them so much better. A friendly greeting to Lewis from the land of Oz from me and a big thank you for putting this together Bob - it's awesome. :notworthy Laurence

Yeah ....Naah. If by settling in you mean upsetting people who have done nothing and don't listen, then yep, I am the champion of that. The home bit is going very slowly, but it's ours and that makes all the difference in the world. As for this thread, of course I like it - you can see I am...

Hi everyone, Bit of an update - over the past few weeks, work has been absolutely mentally deranged - Monday to Sunday. No time to do anything else, not even unpacking stuff from a garage full of boxes. I have been learning a lot while doing the stuff I love doing. That's the only positive...

Interesting stuff, thanks for sharing :tens:. Laurence

Thanks Mike.

It is spectacular in places, especially around the Opera House and all. We live a bit to the West of those landmarks, the suburb is nice and we have everything close by. I still wish Canberra loved me back though, I found that place closer to what I want than Sydney.

Thanks Bob. I am taking this as another lesson in patience - other priorities that I need to focus on. I should have seen this coming, but I kept wanting to live in Canberra, ignoring the realities around me. I am still not sure what the water should look like - plowing through a massive wave...

Inspection time .... box and lid - probably around 25 kg - 50 pounds or so. Bit blurry but it all looks in good order - at least for now, without having had a closer look. One day I will start working on the water ... until then it's work - study - exam and more work. Life is good. Laurence

Greetings all, glad to be able to finally post something here. As of the 17th of Dec last year, we are back in Sydney. Our own place. Story is long and stupid, but we managed to get in here in the nick of time, interstate border closed 48 hours after we moved back, due to the pandemic. The...

That's a crowd :tens: Laurence

One month on, bit of an update - we are moving back to Sydney, to our own place, no more dodgy and unprofessional real estate agents to deal with. THAT is massive. On the flip side, many many curved balls thrown at us, but that's life. Truck arrives to pick up our stuff on Thursday morning, then...

Thanks mate, I can share some of the photos I took not too long ago - now the ship is waiting to be shipped to Sydney ... :smack:pun intended or not. Not the best position for the measuring tape, but it says 120cm if you zoom in. Closeup below. This really is difficult to take photos of given...

Thank you Mike and Paul - it's really frustrating - I have not had a chance to do modeling as much as I would have liked to. But, life sometimes points us in a different direction. Work comes first, then the hobby we all love. Take care folks, Laurence

Thank you gents, much appreciated. Bit of an update, if I may call it that ..... still in limbo land - can't seem to find a suitable place to rent that ticks the amount I want to spend and the space and configuration on offer. One last attempt early next week to see a place advertised, really...

Well, thank you all for your thoughts and compliments - much appreciated. Unfortunately, Bismarck is back in storage, safely in storage that is. We have to find a new option for our living arrangements, it's a long story and I won't go into it. Until we find a new place, I have to pack all the...

Spot on Terry, very rough sea and very high speed - showing the Bismarck during his trials. This was the only ship that was referred to as "HE" because of the great respect the Germans had for Bismarck, the Otto von. I just want to make sure planning goes into it, without getting lost in the...

Get well soon Bob, sorry to hear about that ankle.... On the bright side, you know what they say, nothing heals an ankle better than some modeling magic. Take care, Laurence

Gents, Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I got mine from a range of sources, but this one below is a very well written and illustrated material. http://www.steelnavy.com/WavePatterns.htm Plus some photos of the real deal found on the net - Bismarck sailing and not at a high speed (lack of...

While the artstic team is working on creating the best possible design for the water, I spent a bit of time doing some calculations and preparing the base for the upcoming "water". More on the materials later. The base is a box made of pine wood which was stained and also had two handles...