I take it you meant the South East of England Squadron Neil ?Originally Posted by Skafloc
Well, you already do have a showing....!
I doubt very much that I will ever get there. Time, distance and money are against it but Tim is my very able Squadron rep, and technically Gunners is one of mine too !
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Ooh you tease Dave. Thought for a minute we might see you there!
See you on the Dark Side......
Dave Manley is intercepted as he enters the venue for Donny 16....
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Must be an imposter as David,s already said he won't be there.
- Neil.
That's a cunning deception plan and he's in disguise
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
One of your what?I take it you meant the South East of England Squadron Neil ?
Well, you already do have a showing....!
I doubt very much that I will ever get there. Time, distance and money are against it but Tim is my very able Squadron rep, and technically Gunners is one of mine too !
Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!
Well we can now distribute the ill-health jibes as a second Member has probably just become notorious for headaches of this nature which they too are profusely apologetic for ...Dave Manley is intercepted as he enters the venue for Donny 16....
Though the reason the GM2015 Event has now had to be cancelled was because the person whose brainchild this was didn't want to be likened to a quote from BBC1's mini-serial Sparkhouse (first aired 2002) ... Carol played by Sarah Smart says the original quote during Episode 2 about the character played by Richard Armitage:
'Hey look at the aeroplanes ... Look at the gaming mats ... Look at the damage tokens ... Look at the grumpy b*****d!'
Dammit, I'll just have to go somewhere else. Lucky I have my driver with meDave Manley is intercepted as he enters the venue for Donny 16....
One of the SE England chaps - think in the re-org Essex dropped into the SE Sqn ...One of your what?
Yeah, it was months before I noticed too.
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
What re-org?One of the SE England chaps - think in the re-org Essex dropped into the SE Sqn ...
Yeah, it was months before I noticed too.
Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!
""We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginningWhat re-org?
to form up into teams, we would be reorganized. I was to learn later
in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing;
and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress
while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization."
Roman cavalryman, AD67
Them Romans sure knew what it was all about.""We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning
to form up into teams, we would be reorganized. I was to learn later
in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing;
and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress
while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization."
Roman cavalryman, AD67
Dave and driver, incognito (wherever that is!) and in disguise (I do know where that is), try to make it to Doncaster 2016 by an alternative route.
Dammit, I'll just have to go somewhere else. Lucky I have my driver with me
See you on the Dark Side......
What did the Romans ever do for us????
Had to do it
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
Nice Driver though Dave.Dammit, I'll just have to go somewhere else. Lucky I have my driver with me
Kyte.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
So, just cause I'm easily confused, and can't sort out the banter...
The dates for Doncaster are, in fact, Oct 1st and 2nd?
And is there an aircraft carrier available in the UK with which I can host a game, or is there an address to which I can pre-mail the Glorious?
My Better Half and I are starting a "Trip to England" spare change jar, and negotiating with a relative (who works for an airline) for travel assistance.
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
Does this mean you might be coming over for donnie then Mike?
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
Sounds pretty much that way Paul.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Wow that would be an awesome addition to our get together - fingers crossed
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
Mike I had in mind to do a build, Pacific based though. We have time to sort out a yeah or nay then post as last resort.
Neil
See you on the Dark Side......
I have Akagi, Kaga, Ryujo, Hornet, Enterprise and Hancock in 1/700 scale, if they're any use?
The RN didn't have any Furious-style carriers in the Pacific, so Gloriuos could stay home. But there are a bunch of 1/200 scale Midway carriers around. We'd just have to arrange shipping to/from their depot for them to make an appearance?
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
Sounds stunning , Book me a chair in that game please
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
Was thinking Ryujo or Shoho.
See you on the Dark Side......
Neil,
Any carriers that were similar to ones Dave [clipper1801] has already made? I suspect that room to play out Midway at 1/200 scale would be limited, but we could do one of each side?
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
Hmmm . . . might know a guy who has a few collecting dust along with aircraft both IJN and USN, they might enjoy a trip across the pond on a lend lease basis . . .
I think we are thinking of the same fellow, Dave.
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
There is a large carpark at the venue if you want to go the whole hog
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
So with all these carriers on the horizon - what range of aircraft will be available for me to crash into their decks?
let me check my manoeuvre cards again - height 1, straight- straight- dive - sorted....
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
At least there's one carrier that won't be at Donnie ; Dave "Patient Zero" Manley!
I was thinking more a one sided US attack on the Shoho during Coral Sea.
See you on the Dark Side......
AWESOME - laughed so much I fell off my chair - thanks Tim
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
Try the one I've just created thanks to looking at this posting out of a large ball of blu-tack ... Which now resembles a Japanese Ohka kamikaze aircraft ... Oh blow I've left the rockets off!
So the highlight of Doncaster 2016 is looking rather like landing a bird on a postage stamp ... Largest type to be operated regularly from a carrier during WW2 was the USN / Royal Navy FAA Grumman TBM-III Avenger ...
You could always have USS Manley (DD-74) in your fleet though .... whilst not historically accurate for Midway it may make a secondary objective to take out !
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Manley_(DD-74)
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Count me in
and Chris please include me in your 'block booking'!
Thanks
Maverick
How can we not try and sink a ship called MANLEY ????
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
Of course by the time of Midway she wasn't DD-74, instead she had become APD-1, the first of the US Navy's high speed assault transports.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Manley_(DD-74)
Worth noting that she (and the previous TB-23 and the later DD-940) were named after one of my distant rellies who fought for the wrong side in 1776 and lost his ship, the USS Hancock. Careless bugger
As an aside one of the design subjects for the University College London naval architecture MSc course ship design exercise in 2013 was a modern equivalent of the APD. I was one of the panel of experts critiquing the students' designs. No prizes for guessing which ship the students used as their historical example for what a previous APD was all about
Oh, and if you want a model in 1/600 then CF663 in the Heroics and Ros (ex-Skytrex) coastal forces range will do
Nice one Dave, and the story is great too in all the posts.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
A successful mission against a ship called Manley = Mandown more like ...
Blow me - anybody got a spare RAF Rescue Launch in 1/200 scale? Because with all this talk of naval activity we're going to need an Air-Sea Rescue capability. Either that or I'll pop across to Shed Models and buy us a 1/200 scale Sea King!
I can do a Fairmile RAF Rescue launch in 1/600. Also any number of other coastal forces including MGB's, MTB's, Armed Trawlers, Destroyers and Merchantmen both British and German but all in 1/600.A successful mission against a ship called Manley = Mandown more like ...
Blow me - anybody got a spare RAF Rescue Launch in 1/200 scale? Because with all this talk of naval activity we're going to need an Air-Sea Rescue capability. Either that or I'll pop across to Shed Models and buy us a 1/200 scale Sea King!
I think we may be needing them ... However short of buying any 1/200 scale whirlybirds I stopped short and went up to the attic instead: Here I found my Corgi Aviation 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIC P8131. 276 Air Sea Rescue Sq RAF ...
Green / Grey topside with Yellow underside where the aircraft additionally carries RAF Rescue-specific markings. Ident carried on side AD-C. Prompting me to think about the conversion of a Nexus Spitfire Mk II
Alternatively ... We could always ask the WingCo politely if he could spare a Shorts Sunderland to cover all this naval activity!
The Wife just made me laugh when she saw his thread - never mind Spitfires and Sunderlands we personally are more likely to need rubber rings and arm bands by the sound of all this!
No problem there Barney.
Kyte.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
A large dose of erythromycin ?
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
That Does It
The Hunt Is On for Vybiral Spitfire Mk II P8081. To become 276 ASR Sq Spitfire Mk II P8131. To keep things simple the intention is to replicate Corgi Aviation 1/72 model which carries Ident AD-C. Will feature specially coloured and marked underside ...
Decals ... Two possible sources for Ident Letters & Roundels which need changing.
If you are bringing this beaut to Doncaster 2016 Sir I should hopefully be able to provide dedicated air cover or support ...
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ERYTHROMYCIN is a macrolide antibiotic. It is used to treat certain kinds of bacterial infections. It will not work for colds, flu, or other viral infections ...
Computer Says No
Ah this is no common cold or infection , this is the Manley Germ , a cunning cross of bacteria and viral cultures as brewed up in Porton Down ( 5 miles North of Watership)ERYTHROMYCIN is a macrolide antibiotic. It is used to treat certain kinds of bacterial infections. It will not work for colds, flu, or other viral infections ...
Computer Says No
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