Exciting development!

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Paul

Just been watching the controversial Coast programme again, now that it is on I-Player and I now think it is quite good, after all!……………And wish to retract my caustic comments!……Sorry BBC

I will post a link shortly for quick access

We went to Etherow park last night, to walk the dog and met up with a friendly couple with a giant Harley. They had just come back from a grand tour of Western Ireland and County Kerry was mentioned.

Kerry hey?………Quick as a flash, I said…."Did you visit, Telegraph Field, by any chance?"

"Oh yes, he said, it was very interesting……Did you know that the famous transatlantic cable to America, started it's journey from here?"

After a few minutes of further talk, it was Bob's turn to shine!

Did you watch the Coast prog on BBC2 last Sunday, by any chance?…….Yes, came the reply, it was very interesting!

Now!…..Gerrin there Bob!

Here comes Bob's most smuggest moment of his life!

"The chap with the model boat, was me!"…………Lower lip a quivering of course

Needless to say, he was utterly gobsmacked! We had a really nice about it all afterwards

Capt Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Good news!

The Coast programme can be found here……

**LINK**

Click on TV…..Then BBC2…….Then 20th May…….Then 9.00pm (or something like that)

Hopefully you are there. The GE programme is at the end, so click on the screen and move the progress bar to the right…..Till you find it

Hope you enjoy the film

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

So whats next old man?

A barge, trawler, liner……theres no going back once you have had your 15mins of fame.

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Starting a new model needs careful thought!

Just had a message from a chap who spotted Gutta Percha being mentioned on the Coast film and he says that Chewing gum is made from Gutta Percha!

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hello Admiral Bob

I hope that you are having lots of careful thought…..how about something modern and BIG

I wouldn't like to stick the contents of the Atlantic cable on my bed post over night.

Paul

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hello Bob

How about this for a proper model?

But can you name it?

This is 13ft long and currently the largest in the UK, building a bigger one would challenge your skills.

Paul

Edited By The Fat Controller on 29/05/2012 12:14:24

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Paul

It's the Waverley at Llandudno West Shore

The chap also has a similar sized oil tanker and aircraft carrier

The Waverley is spoilt by a constant pipe band blaring away!

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Ok Bob

What is this?

Its got a super long canoe like hull

Paul

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Paul. Now I like that, a bit different. No idea what it is.

Far be it for me to say (as I am no expert) but a lot of passenger paddlers look a bit…samey?

It would be fun to make a ship and paint it in just black and white, or sepia, like an old photo. They released a "Supercar" big die cast model a while ago (think Thunderbirds and Fireball XL5) and that was in Black and White only, as of course the series was in B&W on the B&W tellies. A great touch I thought.

Ashley

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

June 4th 2012 was the Etherow Country Park annual Raft Race spectacular and fun day

Great Eastern made a guest appearance and was nicely filmed by our good friend Duckie

Here……..

**LINK**

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Very nice filming Duckie but who is the old duffer at the beginning messing about with the GE?

Bob where were you?

Have you figured out what the ship is in my last posting?

Paul

 

Edited By The Fat Controller on 05/06/2012 16:31:01

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

I can only make a wild guess!

Is it the original Waverly?

Not got a clue really……….Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hello Bob

Its the Columba and she was MacBrayne's flagship from 1879 to 1935.

There is quite a bit of information about her on the interweb, not my cup of tea but I'll bet my pension that you could do it justice.

Paul

[Phil Winks 1Participant @philwinks1]

Hi Bob nice bit of berthing you displayed with the GE there and some lovely filming Duckie definately one for the archives!!

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Phil

You`re a bit of a stranger round here these days…..Thanks for looking in.

Duckie enjoys his video creations

Somebody has made a comment only today, regarding your Ship in a bottle build!

All the best…..Bob

[Phil Winks 1Participant @philwinks1]

I'm afraid I'm a bit of a stranger on both here and the other model boat site I frequent Bob, pressures of work and all that mate. I have been keeping a weather eye open on them both though especially this thread and no I didn't miss the coast programme and must agree with what seems to be the consensus of opinion that the beeb seemed to clip the great eastern article nearly to death. Had I watched it with none of the prior knowledge I gleaned from this thread it would've made little sense to me, so much of the really fascinating information being conspicuous by its absence.

I've seen the comment on my Hannah thread and am trying to find the time and inspiration to get round the sticy problem of inserting her in the bottle as the suggested method of rigging and inserting her simply do not work

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

I was finally persuaded to take Great Eastern to this weeks clubnight at Etherow!

On condition that Duckie did all the talking and I stood in the wings answering some of the questions

The talk went very well and the committee were highly delighted with the publicity the club recieved through the Modelboats Magazines and the TV programme

We were quite amazed at the number of club members that hadn`t even seen the model before!

You can imagine the surprise they got as we juggled the model through the doors and into the clubhouse!

Now listen to this fellas……

After slagging off the BBC for not showing enough of the model, sailing about on the film, a trustworthy member stood up and said catagorically, that he had seen an hour long film describing the making of the days filming at Hoylake!

He was quite adamant about it, so I will look into this and find out more! What is more strange, is that when the date was announced for the official screening (May 20th)…..The same chap said he had already seen it!……eh?

Duckie and Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Good Morning Bob

Was the event filmed for upload to youtube?

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Good morning, Paul

Afraid not!………Our video man was doing the talking!

It wouldn't have been suit abell for a video, due to the weather, the clubhouse was quite dark

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Thats a shame Bob as I would have liked to see the presentation. Could you and Duckie be persuaded to repeat the performance outdoors (when the weather improves) in front of a static camera.

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

That's a novel suggestion, but going by the thread response, it's hardly worth the effort?

We would need a more professional speaker, having already heard my linguistical skills on Coast!

We'll give it some thought

The mystery hour long programme referred to this morning, sounds very interesting, but, I don't believe it really?

Sorry Eddie……..( The Instigator )

Duckie and Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Bob

There is nothing wrong with your presenting skills and you were easily understandable, after all Fred managed it.

Regarding this thread you have to remember that this forum has many watchers but not so many 'involvers' so don't be discouraged by the lack of comment.

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you, Paul

There seems to be an unscalable obstacle, when a thread member/reader fancies posting a comment!

From all the model boat clubs involved with the Great Eastern experience, not one member has posted a single comment!……..Which is very discouraging to say the least!

Speaking for the Etherow club, only Duckie has posted on the thread, and we have 150 members!

I think that a lot of readers are nervous of revealing their personally details, required on the application form?

Bob

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Bob,

I think that most model boaters are not very much 'into' computers. Most of the 'application form' details are optional, the main purpose is to ensure that it is a real person and not some 'spammer'.

As Paul correctly states, every internet forum has far, far more readers than participants. It's just the way things are so don't worry about it!

Colin

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

We had this discussion a couple of years ago when a 'watcher' stated that a few of us were dominating the forum at the exclusion of others, it upset me at the time and I stopped posting and yet here we are and I found that the same few members are keeping the forum going.

Don't worry about it Bob (as they say 'life is to short' )so let the watchers watch and if they don't like it they can go elsewhere.

Edited By The Fat Controller on 17/06/2012 06:57:24

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