j22mdr Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 (edited) Some pics for people to drool over hope you like Edited January 20, 2013 by Shar2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewa Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 nice shots of Edinburgh and York departing together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j22mdr Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 I took those last may apparently it was the last time you would see 2 type 42s sailing together shame really lovely ships and sound amazing too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Day Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I do like the photo of the Type 42`s heading out into the Solent. Here is one of my favourites.. John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j22mdr Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Very nice pic john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Day Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 (edited) Thanks Mark. I would recommend the boat tours around the harbour to anyone wanting to get some close-up photos. Have you seen the Type 45 training facility on the hillside overlooking Portsmouth ? I have a blury photo somewhere, very strange seeing a Type 45 sailing across the countryside !! John Edited January 7, 2013 by John Day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j22mdr Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Yes the radars were turning the other day when I was on my way back from work we used to call it hms lost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Day Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Found it !! Not a great photo, but if you consider that I was about 2-3 miles away and bobbing around in a boat I suppose it`s not that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j22mdr Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Can get you a close up pic if you like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Is that the facility on Portsdown Hill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j22mdr Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Yes it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I haven't been up there for years, when I went to a wedding at Fort Nelson just down the road. That's one hell of a construction, and I wonder if the housing estate in the foreground have any mobile phone problems? I take it the radars are active? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j22mdr Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Yes they are active I will get some close ups at the weekend dont worry about hijacking more photos the better is it ok to save them to my folders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamwalker Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Do wish someone would do the Warrior in plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Do wish someone would do the Warrior in plastic I know of one being designed in 1:350, but in resin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkippyBing Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 That's one hell of a construction, and I wonder if the housing estate in the foreground have any mobile phone problems? I take it the radars are active? I have a feeling they're doing a lot of sector blanking and electronic beam steering otherwise they'd probably be blanking out the TV as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Day Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 @ Mark: Some close up pics would be good. I saw a similar facility last summer not far from Cowes on the IOW. @Velociweiler: The more pics the merrier. Gotta love the Type 42. @grahamwalker: Resin Warrior and Victory in 1:700 on the cards this year, but not sure when ( dont ask who....still Top Secret !! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 it was built by the company making the radar to ensure everything went together ,it was up a long time before the ships were built . The ball spins and is cooled by water pumped up the mast i was told the weight of the ball not sure but think it was over 100 tons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 ...(yes, I know, that's not a 42. It's the ship I went there to photograph that day...!...).... (Model to follow, one day...) Is that Rame Head? Has she been scrapped yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Velociweiler Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Is that Rame Head? Has she been scrapped yet? Yes. Rame Head. Sadly taken away to be scrapped in Belgium in february of 2010. Was on her for the summer of '84. Wish I'd taken the opportunity to photograph it more fully then. 'Never mind' isn't the phrase... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I spent many a happy week on Rame Head when in Sea Cadets, sad to hear that she's been scrapped. Last I had heard of her she was being used as an accomodation ship in Belfast Lough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntPhillips Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Great shots all round. When I was a single lad I used to make regular train trips down to Portsmouth, do a harbour trip or tour, train back to Fratton Park, walk up to Modeltoys to stock up on Modeldecals then back on the train to Bridgend. Now I'm married (to a Hampshire lass) don't have the time even though Gill's family is still in that area, but once my daughter is old enough to be interested I'll take her on the harbour tour, pity is we might not have a Navy by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Day Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Even if there are not many ships in port, I would still recommend visiting. We took our 8 year old son onboard HMS Victory and he loved every moment of it. He also loved the Warrior and the indoor hands-on area......oh, and lets not forget HMS Alliance over in Gosport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j22mdr Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 @ Mark: Some close up pics would be good. I saw a similar facility last summer not far from Cowes on the IOW. @Velociweiler: The more pics the merrier. Gotta love the Type 42. @grahamwalker: Resin Warrior and Victory in 1:700 on the cards this year, but not sure when ( dont ask who....still Top Secret !! ) John i will go and get some pics on saturday of it close up for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j22mdr Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 Just wondering could we pin this topic as a Type 42 and Type 45 sharing place for pictures, details, anything to do with these ships and modelleing them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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