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[Blackwolf]

Given all the attendant horrors that accompany cruise ships, ferries and weekend yachtsman, I say ‘never get on the fucking thing in the first place’ is better advice.

I do like the look of that one though.

Indeed. I like boats et cetera,just not with other people.
Paul this looks a bit good!

[carlos marighela]

Good point. But I did meet my wife on a ferry from Italy from Greece. So they do have their uses.

Is this the point where you tell us that you were passing a small, rocky, island when these women started singing to you and you were captivated by their song to the point of going man overboard? 

I once, successfully I’m proud to say, attempted to pick up a woman in the back of an RAAF Caribou. The noise being deafening, my wooing attempts had to be made by writing notes on brown paper lunch bags and airsickness bags. On the night of the date itself it all was going swimmingly well until her Romanian father arrived at about midnight to ensure his daughter made it home. 

[commissarmoody]

I once, successfully I’m proud to say, attempted to pick up a woman in the back of an RAAF Caribou. The noise being deafening, my wooing attempts had to be made by writing notes on brown paper lunch bags and airsickness bags. On the night of the date itself it all was going swimmingly well until her Romanian father arrived at about midnight to ensure his daughter made it home. 

I hate when that happens.  Had something similar with a British diplomats daughter I met in Amsterdam on a school trip when I was 17. 
But no, no aquatic chores tempted me to leave the deck of the ship. 

[carlos marighela]

I fear our pasts return to haunt us. It won’t be long before I am that guy going to rescue his daughter. Then again, given how forceful my daughter’s personality can be*, I kind of pity tye first bloke to date her.



* Fatherly way of saying she can be a right pain in the arse.

Now back to the war. Any news on the Australian front?

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

I fear our pasts return to haunt us. It won’t be long before I am that guy going to rescue his daughter. Then again, given how forceful my daughter’s personality can be*, I kind of pity tye first bloke to date her.



* Fatherly way of saying she can be a right pain in the arse.

I have three daughters. Been there, seen it, done it, got the T shirt 

[Ultravanillasmurf]

The boat looks good, and the matching figures is a good idea.

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

The boat looks good, and the matching figures is a good idea.

Thanking muchly.

[tomrommel1]

This is just plain gorgeous!! The boat is first class and the figures are just unbelievable good!!!!

[Treadheadz]

Thanks Ash your gushing is over whelming.

The boat is moulded and the crew are going through the moulding processes so a few weeks yet.

Here are some very bad pictures that we used to sort out crew positions so they do not show weapons, arms, etc but you get the idea I am sure.

Each figure is linked to the original pack of SEAL1 except the driver who stays in the boat.

Wow - As in... WOW!!  Very cool indeed!

...I guess a few weeks is dooable     ...But only just!

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

Cheers guys. Glad you like. 

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

An Empress 28mm - 1/50 scale - PT 76.

This model is based upon pictures of two PT 76 of the PAVN 202nd armoured regiment destroyed by M48 Patton of the US 1/69th Armoured Battalion during the battle of Ben Het, 3rd March 1969.

The interesting thing was that the PT 76 in the photos taken after had not markings that I could see so easy to paint 😆

[tomrommel1]

nice bit of machinery

[Sparrow]

The LAW teams now have something to do 

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

Not if I get you first

[carlos marighela]

Jolly nice!

Fast forward to 1972 and you can blow up more of them with TOW missiles in the same spot. Empress already make TOW missiles. Just need ARVN crew.