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Hi all,
Any pointers on mast repair? Best glue, technique, etc? Was trying to remove a ship from a base that seems a little tighter than the others, and I guess I must have lodged some shot in the main and mizzen masts during the action because I popped them off! Thanks in advance.
James
James, I did this several years ago but maybe something here will help?
http://volsminiatures.blogspot.com/2...-bash.html?m=1
This may also be of some interest Jim.
https://sailsofglory.org/content.php?20-Wave-2-Mast-Repair
or this one by Nightmoss which is my favourite for clarity.
https://sailsofglory.org/content.php...-2-Mast-Repair
Rob.
Vol and Rob,
Thanks, both are very helpful! I've dabbled.in wargaming on and off over the years, but this is the first I am really invested in and want to make sure I learn from those who received their commissions before me!
James
Remember Jim taht before you take any advice from me I am an old Admiral in his dotage. :shock:I am only astounded that I have not been yellowed years ago.:wink:
Rob.
I may be old now in your eyesQuote:
Originally Posted by Bligh
But all my years have made me wise
You don't see where the danger lies
Oh call me back, call me back.
But the war it ran its course, they could find no use for me
And I live in the country now, grandchildren on my knee
And sometimes think in all this world the saddest thing to be
Old admirals who feel the wind, and never put to sea
Now just like you I've sailed my dreams like ships across the sea
And some of them they've come on rocks, and some faced mutiny
And when they're sunken one by one I'll join that company
Old admirals who feel the wind, and never put to sea
Yellowed be damned, you're in command of the fleet. :hatsoff:
What a superb Poem John, and thank you for your confidence in having me in charge of the Fleet.
Just sometimes I make a fluff up on here that would not have ever happened five years ago. Most of it you chaps do not get to see it on the site.
Rob.
Hi Rob its a song by Al Stewart called suprisingly "Old Admirals" he first sets sail in 1853 in a wooden sailing ship, and it moves on through his life and to the steel ships of WW1.
I've always liked these 2 lines.
And sometimes think in all this world the saddest thing to be
Old admirals who feel the wind, and never put to sea
Take care
Hmmm, Jackie Fisher became a midshipman in 1854...
Yes indeed John. Very poignant.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vagabond
I am astounded that I have never come across it before.
Rob.
I haven't listened to the song in years, nor did I realise the connection to Fisher. It startsQuote:
Originally Posted by Dobbs
I can well recall the first time I ever put to sea
It was on the old 'Calcutta' in 1853
I was just a lad of fourteen years, a midshipman to be
To make my way in sailing ships of the Royal Navy…
I suspect it had to be 53 to rhyme with sea, 54 doesn't really do it. :wink:
Wikipedia has him entering service at 13 but also states "The entry examination consisted of writing out the Lord's Prayer and jumping naked over a chair.[31]" that may be true but sometimes I wonder at the facts in Wikipedia.
Sorry James - I'm completely off topic here and I should be working on jungle today, rather than enjoying myself on the internet. :salute:
You should put it in our favourite songs of the sea thread John.
Rob.
Nothing to be sorry about! Always something new to learn!Quote:
Originally Posted by Vagabond
Found it now.
Thanks Rob.
Old Admirals
Al Stewart
I can well recall the first time I ever put to sea
It was on the old "Calcutta" in eighteen fifty-three
I was just a lad of fourteen years, a midshipman to be
To make my way in sailing ships of the Royal Navy
By the time that I was twenty-one I'd sailed the world around
Weathered storms in the China seas with the hatches battened down
And made my way by starlight off the coast of Newfoundland
And dined on beer and herrings while the waves blew all around
I live in retirement now and through my window comes the sound
Of seagulls and sets my mind remembering
The evening stars like memories sail far beyond the distant trees
Way out across the open seas I hear them sing
Oh, the wooden ships they turned to iron and the iron ships to steel
And shed their sails like autumn leaves with the turning of the wheel
And I was given Captain's rank, and soon took under me
The proudest ship that ever sailed for Queen and country
Ah, the old queen she passed away with the newborn century
And I received my calling up to the admiralty
The sands ran through the hourglass each day more rapidly
As we watched the growing of the fleets of High Germany
So at last the Great War blazed I waited with the passing days
A call to arms that never came, writing letters
"I may be old now in your eyes, but all my years have made me wise
You don't see where the danger lies, oh call me back, call me back..."
But the war, it ran its course they could find no use for me
And I live in the country now, grandchildren on my knee
And sometimes think in all this world the saddest thing to be
Old admirals who feel the wind and never put to sea
Now just like you, I've sailed my dreams like ships across the sea
And some of them they've come on rocks and some faced mutiny
And when they're sunken one by one I'll join that company -
Old admirals who feel the wind, and never put to sea