The Ship Model Forum

Cool, those Sachsen models are truly impressive, they must have started working on those even before the real one came out.... Otherwise they are very fast workers (or they got help from the yard for the drawings?)

THe Britannica is indeed very crisp, I'd love to see that one finished!

Of course I was on your side, I'm on the side of any modelship event when it comes to weather, but occasionally those clouds don't listen to me :heh: .

Hi!
Just came across your website and saw the wonderful model of the passenger ship "Tor Britannia". Do you know who has built this ship and which club he is a member of ? Would love to see more pictures/get more info about this beautiful ship :thumbs_up_1:

Thanks in advance for info

Best regards
Soren from Denmark
soren.olsen@stofanet.dk

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hi
are there any sort of restrictions on the transport of TX and batteries across borders as there is at airports?
here in the UK we use 40/27 and the new 2.4htz is there a different set in europe
gary

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[quote="ingura"]Hi Laurent - you just volunteered to organize the meeting in August 2008 somewhere in the Netherlands :big_grin: :big_grin: :big_grin:[/quote]

Oooooops ! :help_1: :pout:

OK , two solutions are viable , I think :

- contact the dutch naval base at Den Helder , to ask them if they are preparing some naval days next year ( I have my contacts there )

- contact one of those dutch naval modelling clubs , I know some are really active on the modelling scene ( I have some contacts through a dutch message board )...

I'll try both solutions ...

Regards ,

Laurent

hi
excellent idea but not next year as all my holidays are booked so 2010.
so to get the ball rolling
whats needed
safe parking
marque's tables
cheep camping on site would be good cheep local hotels/B&B
hog roast for the evening food during the day
beer tea coffee
flood lights tanoy soft muzac
well that should get you all going
cheers
gary

Hi All

I am truly very interested in a European event.
I am sure there would be a large group of people interested in a European Warship
weekend. What a great swapping of ideas and culture.
The Netherlands sound perfect. (Reasonably easy access into the Netherlands from all the main areas within Europe and easy access to there from Gt. Britain.)
[u]WHAT DO WE NEED?[/u]
1. Venue within the Netherlands?
2. A date to hold the event. (Good weather,warm.)
2.A group within the Netherlands able to organise venue etc.
3.Open to all warships. (No scale restrictions.)
4. Like people with like interests getting together for a weekend.
5. content of the event. (Not too formal.)

I think we need a list and then see where that might lead us!

[b]WHO IS INTERESTED OUT THERE?[/b]

Regards
Phil

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Hi all ,

indeed , the Netherlands would be the perfect option , I think ...

Regards ,

Laurent

[quote="ingura"]@ Dave

Am I wrong, or is there also an annual navy day in Greenwich? If so, maybe thats the place to go and bring our harbour with us... :shipcaptain:


@ all

A 4-Minute-video about the meeting in Hamburg is online now also. Requires QuickTIme 7.

http://gallery.me.com/ingura#100773

Enjoy :wave_1:[/quote]
Sadly Greenwich ended years ago. It was a superb event and in the right place. Like Hamburg, Glasgow is a superb venue but to encourage other enthusiasts around Europe to take part the Netherlands would seem an ideal location. There are a number of large shows in the UK with fine waters. Beal Park, Weymouth, Birchwood, Portsmouth, Chatham dockyard. Just to name a few all with excellent facilities and transport links. Such an event would attract a large number of warship enthusiasts and be a great spectacle.
Dave Wooley

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How about the Weymouth event next July?

http://www.spiritofthesea.org.uk/

Francis Macnaughton

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[quote="ingura"][quote="Dave Wooley"] One day it would be superb to hold an all European Navy day ? So we could all meet up and have one big warship event?
:thumbs_up_1: Dave Wooley[/quote]

Outstanding idea Dave. In 2016 I would love to participate in a meeting of international warship modelers somewhere at Denmarks west coast to celebrate the anniversary of BoJ.

Believe me, the IGKM would be happy to show up at warship meeting anywhere in Britain. What event would be your choice, Dave?[/quote]
It would be simply superb to get such an event off the ground. I know here in the UK there would be a lot of interest with warships right across the period spectrum. We must talk more?
Den Helder navy day was the event for the warship modeller but that was some years ago.
Dave Wooley :thumbs_up_1:

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Those frigates are huge!!!! Hope we buy some... :cool_1: :cool_1:

Thanks for posting.. Lovely weather you had there.. Neptune was on your side... :heh: :heh:

Outstanding. The Scharnhorst is particularly impressive!

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Great Pictures and the day looks an outstanding success. It looks like you were also blessed by good weather. Many British warship modellers visit the shows in Germany. One day it would be superb to hold an all European Navy day ? So we could all meet up and have one big warship event?
:thumbs_up_1: Dave Wooley