On the plus side, whilst visiting the Ol' Sea Dog in Portsmouth, my offspring and I took a brief trip to Canoe Lake, where - as ever on a Sunday - the local R/C modellers were out in force...and this year they have a special theme! No prizes for guessing - enjoy the pics:
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| Annoyingly, I forgot to check the scale. These landing craft are about 3ft long though. |
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| No. 1 Daughter's arm... |
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| ...and bizarrely, this is what Google+ considered to be an 'enhancement' of the above. Err...? |
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| Toy soldiers, anyone? |
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| That silver WWI tank is 1:6 scale, apparently! |
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| Portsmouth. Twinned with Caen. Yup: I went there. |
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| Some other floaty things. |
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| I thought I'd take a shot of this too, but it's out of focus. At least you can see who did all the hard work! |
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| Nos. 1 and 2 Daughters totally digging the craftsmanship...albeit to the detriment of the fence. |
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Hope Dad gets better soon my friend. :(
ReplyDeleteScale models look very nice. Did you get to see them in action also, or just on display?
Thanks, mate: the good ol' NHS is doing him proud.
DeleteBefore I moved away, I used to see the boats quite often: they've been known to recreate famous maritime engagements with really good pyrotechnics!
How delightfully eccentric! Wish I could see that at my local park instead of graffiti and dog poo!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes to your Dad. Cheers, Paul :-)
Yeah...there's a reason I retain a soft spot for Pompey.
DeleteThanks for the good wishes,
- Chris.
It is nice to share something a bit different every now and again, so cheers for the photos.
ReplyDeleteOddly enough I jumped onto the bloggosphere for a distraction. My father-in-law has gone to hospital just now looking a little ominous in an ambulance. So here is a shout out to sick dads everywhere. 'Hang in there Dads!'
You're most welcome. If only diversions weren't in lieu of actual hobby.
DeleteThanks for the shout out - I hope your father-in-law's okay...?