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Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 5:25 pm**

yeah, Ron might just fit in there, LOL.

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 6:06 pm**

She appears to swim well in her natural element! Congratulations!

Surely Mr. Simpson is holding the Christening bottle.

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 6:08 pm**

Absolutely fantastic! The shots with HMS Amazon look more like the real thing than a model!

What a treat!!!

Jorit

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 6:44 pm**

This is going to be fabulous in July with Dreadnought and Victorious and if I can lob Geoff a freebe running set, Marlbourgh too.

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 6:46 pm**

And my Type XX1 U-Boat. Will need to make three trips from our house to the lake though,

only four miles away.

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:46 pm**

Looks gorgeous! glad all went well!

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:05 am**

You will all have to wait until July 2nd now, before the Duke sails again, this time with Paul's Dreadnought, Barry and possibly Dave's Amethyst again, the Victorious and many other spledid warship model's.

This promises to be a spectacular day and many more photos should appear shortly afterwads.

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:20 am**

The weather should have picked up by then,

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:31 am**

ARH said:

I was like a drowned rat

So you admit it. We Pirates have been saying that about you for years.

Seriously, she looks good on the water. You should be proud of your modeling accomplishment. Congratulations. Now shoot Kenny,

thats a good surgestion,

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:41 am**

les wrote:ARH said:

I was like a drowned rat

So you admit it. We Pirates have been saying that about you for years.

Seriously, she looks good on the water. You should be proud of your modeling accomplishment. Congratulations. Now shoot Kenny,

You can see why I hate thoughs PIRATES.

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:07 am**

Fantastic looking ship Ron, looks amazing on the water - well done!

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:19 am**

Great model.

Like the forum "Designing a Navy/Ship":
"Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily"

Iron is on the water so you can take much beer now!!!

Same as Govert's T shirt

"Two beer or not two beer"

Jef

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:10 am**

Once the Vic is commisioned Ron, we can send out a bombing raid on the Pirates.

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:55 am**

"Two beer or not two beers"

Sod the beers, two whiskeys will do.

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:39 pm**

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:42 pm**

Ron,

glad the maiden voyage went well

Mark D.

Posted: **Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:27 pm**

Admiral...You the Man!

Posted: **Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:27 am**

While I've really enjoyed the building of ID over the last few months, I must say she looks absolutely fantastic in her natural element: full credit to you Ron. She's beautiful...and what a sight teamed up with the Amazon.

Many congratulations and thank you for such inspirational work - it got me building again.

Andy (planking started!)

Posted: **Wed Apr 05, 2006 5:00 am**

Awesome model, truly awesome! And of one of my favourite ships to boot!

Posted: **Wed Apr 05, 2006 11:38 am**

Well guys, I thank you all for your kind comments, she does look good on the water and sailed very well in the conditions, you can not tell from the photo,s that Dave took, but there was a stiff breeze blowing, she was very stable turning across the wind, I will get some more photo,s soon when I take her for a sail in better conditions, I still have some things to finish off on her, but they are only small stuff, she was in for a refit yesterday, took off the deck and refitted the rudder section, it did not work as good as it should have, all that is fixed now and deck refitted, now more throw on the rudders for turning,

. till next time , thank you again, ARH

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