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View of Discovery Green Park a public park in Downtown Houston, Texas
The Kinder Lake is a 1-acre (4,000 m2) lake lined with native wetland plants.
The Kinder Lake offers many attractions like kayaking, Model Boat Basin, and ice skating ring in Winter. Family fun for every age.
This is a work in progress: a 1:24 scale diorama of the ranger station and dock from the old Flipper TV series.
A growing fleet of model ships. Tall ship Oceanic Aurora was built from an Artasania Latina kit of the Juan Sebastian Elcano, while the passenger ship is the preserved and operating Norwegian overnight coastal ship/ferry MS Sandnes. This model is radio-controlled. And of course the waterline cardboard model of Titanic.
The kit was designed to have sails but not being into sewing I left her without. Quite a satisfying task and kept me busy for a fair number of afternoons.
This funerary boat and some smaller items were found in the tomb of Amenhotep II.
Tomb of Amenhotep II, KV35
18th dynasty
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
A sunny spring day in Bournville, heading along Bournville Lane towards the Bristol Road near Selly Oak.
The Valley Parkway - seen from Bournville Lane and Woodbrooke Road.
The park has a boating lake which is used with a licence by the Bournville Model Yacht & Powerboat Club (aka BMYPBC).
model boat - RNLI 13-02
I built this one in the 1980s from a Deans Marine kit. She has been owned by various club members and is now in the care of Paul.
This model was built by my grandfather, Dr. A.J. May of Hayling Island. He built this in 1937 - totally scratch built. It is about 4 foot long, lights up internally and still has the original light bulbs he fitted back then. It was left to me when he passed away in 1968 and has been my pride and joy ever since.
A beautiful Autumn day, not a breath of wind, just the ideal conditions to get my scratchbuilt 1-72 scale model ship out on the water. It is a model of the preserved Norwegian "night route" ship, MS Sandnes, which used to sail from Sandnes/Stavanger to Bergen overnight and return the next night. The keel was laid in 1949, launched in 1950. It is now preserved in Stavanger, Norway, as a working ship available for charter and cruises.
Here it is seen on the Wollondilly River, below Marsden's Weir in Goulburn, which sadly is the only stretch of water anywhere around Goulburn where one can sail a model ship, without being snagged in water weed.
A surprise along the Irish loop are the beautiful handmade floating model boats made by Max Morgan. Once were displayed and made for "Storybook Kingdom" and are now displayed in the river along side the main southern shore highway between Witless Bay and Mobile south Of St. John's, Newfoundland Canada. Along with the gorgeous boats, there is also small fishing scenes displayed along the river and as well as Max's model lighthouses.
Ross B. Care, City Island Beach, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Harrisburg skyline with the Capitol dome (far left) and the huge Harrisburger Hotel (right) is visible across the river on the east shore.
Kodachrome Color Transparency by Ross J. Care. The COLOR on this slide has held up particularly well.
During one of my Selsey walks, I came across a number of model boats being sent across a pond near the sea front. There were a number of people walking about with the controls - but I especially liked this chap who had two chaps watching his every move. No one likes a back seat driver, but this gent had two.
Cropped the picture a little and toned down the saturation a tad.
Built as S-27 in 1939 by Lurssen and entered into German navy service the same year. After the German civil war it served President Otto Kahn until decommissioned and stored at Lurssen in 1941. The boat was purchased privately and refitted in 1943 with the new Tesla & Benz motor and updated civilian equipment and comforts. In this configuration the Victoria made the one famous mission from Spain to Antarctica in 1943-44 under the command of Anthony Powell with a civilian crew. After The Fall it was brought back to Germany and stored. In 1975 she was restored and placed in the Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum. I’ve seen the movie a hundred times, read Powell’s book as often and was able to visit the museum in person with my school.
The model is scratch-built from cardboard, paper and paper clips mainly (I enjoy a stupid challenge: the turret is the container from a gum ball machine prize) the figures are two-part epoxy and I think I’m getting a bit better at figure sculpting.
The Little Submarine Remote Controlled Nerd Appreciation Society (the submarine really works underwater, but the photo would have become incomprehensible)
The Etherow Model Boat Club
Part of "res noscenda" / aquarius / boats on the dry ~ auf dem Trockenen / memory photograph album / allotment
DMC-G2 - P1630594 - 2013-06-27
Operation Pluto (Pipe-Lines Under The Ocean) was a Second World War operation by British engineers, oil companies and armed forces to construct undersea oil pipelines under the English Channel between England and France in support of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944.
retired but busy in his workshop he builds small fishing and Coast Guard modelboats for tourists and collectors
At first he denied but later he 'forgot' me and I was able to get the pic. A colorprint three days later was my 'Dankeschön'
This photo shows the Florida East Coast Railway Society N-Trak Model of the Jupiter, Florida Draw Bridge. I photographed this Model Bascule Drawbridge during an N-Trak operating session in our conference room at the Miami Airport Embassy Suites Hotel. Florida State Road 811 (aka: Old Dixie Highway, Aka: Route A1A) runs parallel to the FEC Jupiter Bridge over the Loxahatchee River (aka: Intercoastal Waterway). US Route 1 is a short distance to the East of Old Dixie Highway (A1A), which serves as an alternate to US Route 1.
The Railroad Bridge which is automated and is normally in the OPEN Position so that boats can navigate the river. However when a Train approaches, the bridge issues a Loud Warning Sound before it automatically closes so that the train can cross the Loxahatchee River. I believe that the Highway Bridge Modeled (here) is the US Route 1 Bridge because I believe that the A1A Bridge is not that high. There probably wasn't enough room on the N-Trak Module to fit both Hwy Bridges.
N-Trak is a model railroad assembled with individual modules to form an operating N Scale Operating Model Railroad that can be quickly assembled for Shows, Displays, Festivals and Conventions. The standard module is two feet wide, and four feet long. See:
Not my finest creation, however it kept me busy for a few days during this lockdown, using odd bits of plywood and plasticard. She works, in the bath, but stability is a problem.
My model of the converted Clyde Puffer VIC32. Now in her 28th year and still sailing as gracefully as when i built her in 1990.
When you live to be a hundred you get many chances at retirement. My friend Captain John Russell is a hundred now. I took this picture five years ago when he was only 95. He had already retired from several careers including (for a short time) as schoolteacher and (much longer) as sea captain; when I took this picture in 2002, his most recent occupation had been an author -- he wrote an excellent autobiography, called "Memories of a Lifetime." Here he is in his little office, a comfortable shed behind his house; it is where he wrote most of his book and where, once he finished it, he turned his hands to building model boats. Captain Jack will turn 101 in four weeks.
EDIT, 10 May 2012: Sad to say, Captain Jack Russell, Uncle John as he asked me to call him, died today. He was 105.
Official opening ceremony Provisionally planned for 15 October 2015, when we hope to fill the pond with lots of Models.
My fleet of model lifeboats on display in the Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine.
Left to right, Arun Class "BP Forties", Watson Class "TGB", Tyne Class "Mary Irene Millar", Mersey Class "Sylvia Burrell".
Steveston/Richmond, BC Canada
With over 3075 T37 Racing Sloops sailing across the world, T37 fleets have emerged around the US to bring like-minded sailors and racers together for competitive and fun racing! Whether match-racing with just two boats or sailing with 20 others, T37 sailing is fun for sailors of all ages and experiences.
Some of the biggest T37 fleets are located in the Pacific Northwest; one of the fastest growing of these fleets is the Port Townsend, Washington fleet. Since its formation only a few years ago, the fleet has grown from zero boats to 43 boats.
Because the T37 Racing Sloop is a one-design class, sailors do not have to buy expensive boats or fancy sails to 'get an edge'; instead, T37 racing is about strategy and model boat racing skills.
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This is a work in progress: a 1:24 scale diorama of the ranger station and dock from the old Flipper TV series.
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site in Steveston
located at 5180 Westwater Drive, Richmond, BC Canada
Richmond’s historical connection with the sea was celebrated at the 13th Annual Richmond Maritime Festival, a free family event at a National Heritage Site.
Over two days, land lubbers and sea-goers of all ages enjoyed activities that delight one and all. Discover local lore, visit beautiful wooden boats, create works of art, bring your picnic blanket and enjoy the tasty treats. Take in music, painters, wood carvers, potters, stilt performers, puppets, story tellers and much more!
The Richmond Maritime Festival celebrates all things waterfront at the Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site. From wooden boats to model boats, water safety to sea creatures, local lore to fishing history, the festival invites visitors to explore a spectacular heritage site and enjoy music, games, interactive exhibits, roving performers, food and much more.
Just Realised that the real thing is now 70 years old and still sailing. The model is a mere 23 years old so has a way to go still! (This picture originally posted in June 2011.) No apologies for the repost.See more about the real VIC32 at www.savethepuffer.co.uk
PS the original boiler from her (the real one) is on display in the Scottish Maritime Museum in Irvine.
Operation Pluto (Pipe-Lines Under The Ocean) was a Second World War operation by British engineers, oil companies and armed forces to construct undersea oil pipelines under the English Channel between England and France in support of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944.