Update on the USS Farncombe

[Yankeepedlar01]

My Pulp era warship project has finally moved forward a tad...
From this basic undercoated model

To this stage of the project ~ the basic colours blocked in.

More when the spirit moves me I expect...
David

[joroas]

You'll be listening to The Shipping Forecast next................. 

[Phil Robinson]

You'll be listening to The Shipping Forecast next................. 

He does

[joroas]

 

[Yankeepedlar01]

Issued 7 July 16:25 UTC

The general synopsis at midday
Low Shannon 992 expected Irish Sea 996 by midday tomorrow. New low expected Biscay 1007 by same time. Low Malin 994 losing its identity

Viking
Wind East or southeast 4 or 5.
Sea State Slight or moderate.
Weather Rain or showers, fog patches.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

North Utsire
Wind Easterly or southeasterly 4 or 5, decreasing 3 at times.
Sea State Slight or moderate.
Weather Rain or showers, fog patches.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

South Utsire
Wind Easterly or southeasterly 4 or 5.
Sea State Slight or moderate.
Weather Rain or showers, fog patches.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Forties
Wind In northeast, easterly or southeasterly 4 or 5. In southwest, southerly or southeasterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
Sea State In northeast, slight or moderate. in southwest, slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather In northeast, rain or showers, fog patches. In southwest, rain or thundery showers.
Visibility In northeast, moderate or good, occasionally very poor. In southwest, moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Cromarty
Wind South or southeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times, but becoming variable 3 for a time.
Sea State Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather Rain or thundery showers.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Forth
Wind South or southeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times, but becoming variable 3 for a time.
Sea State Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather Rain or thundery showers.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Tyne
Wind South or southeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times, but becoming variable 3 for a time.
Sea State Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather Rain or thundery showers.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Dogger
Wind South or southeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
Sea State Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather Rain or thundery showers.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Fisher
Wind Easterly or southeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in west.
Sea State Slight, occasionally moderate in west.
Weather Showers.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

German Bight
Wind Easterly or southeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in west.
Sea State Slight, occasionally moderate in west.
Weather Showers.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Humber
Wind South or southeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
Sea State Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather Showers, occasionally thundery.
Visibility Moderate or good.

Thames
Wind South or southwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 for a time, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
Weather Showers, occasionally squally.
Visibility Moderate or good.

Dover
Wind South or southwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 for a time, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
Weather Showers, occasionally squally.
Visibility Moderate or good.

Wight
Wind South or southwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 for a time.
Sea State Moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather Showers, occasionally squally.
Visibility Moderate or good.

Portland
Wind South or southwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 for a time.
Sea State Moderate or rough.
Weather Showers, occasionally squally.
Visibility Moderate or good.

Plymouth
Wind Southwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 for a time.
Sea State Moderate or rough.
Weather Showers, occasionally squally.
Visibility Moderate or good.

Biscay
Wind Mainly west or southwest, but becoming cyclonic for a time, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather Rain or showers, occasionally squally.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Trafalgar
Wind Northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, but 6 or 7 in southeast.
Sea State Moderate or rough.
Weather Mainly fair.
Visibility Moderate or good.

Trafalgar forecast issued 6 July 23:15 UTC

FitzRoy
Wind Mainly west or southwest, but becoming cyclonic for a time, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather Rain or showers, occasionally squally.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Sole
Wind West or southwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times.
Sea State Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather Rain or squally showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Lundy
Wind West or southwest 5 to 7.
Sea State Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather Rain or squally showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Fastnet
Wind West or southwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times.
Sea State Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather Rain or squally showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Irish Sea
Wind South backing east or southeast, then becoming cyclonic, 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times.
Sea State Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south.
Weather Rain or thundery showers.
Visibility Moderate or good.

Shannon
Wind Westerly or northwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first in south, decreasing 4 or 5.
Sea State Very rough at first in southeast, otherwise rough becoming moderate.
Weather Showers, squally at first.
Visibility Moderate or good.

Rockall
Wind North or northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 3 later.
Sea State Rough at first in west, otherwise moderate.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor in north.

Malin
Wind Southeasterly at first in east, otherwise northeasterly, 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times.
Sea State Slight or moderate.
Weather Thundery showers then mainly fair.
Visibility Moderate or good.

Hebrides
Wind East or northeast backing north or northeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
Sea State Moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather Occasional rain or showers, fog patches.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Bailey
Wind East or northeast backing north or northeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
Sea State Moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather Occasional rain or showers, fog patches.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Fair Isle
Wind East or northeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
Sea State Moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather Occasional rain or showers, fog patches.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Faeroes
Wind East or northeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
Sea State Moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather Occasional rain or showers, fog patches.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Southeast Iceland
Wind Easterly or northeasterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
Sea State Moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather Occasional rain or showers, fog patches.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

 

[joroas]

You're a sad, bad man.   

[Malamute]

You're a sad, bad man.   

 

[joroas]

Dave was wearing dark red clothes last time I saw him

I asked him if this was for something special.

He told me that he'd been marooned.