Tony B

To tax my Dodges online in the 'Does it have MOT?' I ticked yes, and the system accepted it.

So it's really a secret bunker for a strange man seen once a year in a red costume, breacking every ATC regulation and all the International Quarantine conventions?

Welcome in. I'm sure you have more to say, and we like to listen. :-D

As for kids in the hobby. I have ridden horses since I was about three. Including Cross Country, hunting and re-making horses that others had ruined. I also shoot again since I was old enough to hold an air gun, and sail , and drive off roaders. Touch wood no serious injuries. What do I put this down to? I have been lucky enough never to have a bad teacher in any subject. I was taught to do it right do it safe and think about what I was doing. My own son was never allowed to point a toy gun at anybody, he's TA and shoots regularly and enjoys it, he's now passing it on to the step son's. Teach kids properly, yes they will get knocks and scare themselves , it 's called learning. If we don't encourage and teach and intrest the younger generation, who's going to carry on when we are done?

Mikita are the cordless I'd recommend. Reason I bought them is someone I know, who refits cylinder heads with a hammer, can't breack them! The other thing is you can buy a tool with the batteries, then the tools without batteries as the batteries fit the lot. A little Dremel type tool is also invaluable. There are lots of tiny bits that need cleaning and firckling.

Welcome in Callum, and the deep joy of owning Land Rovers. Try and get a ride or drive in an MW. Then you will know why to buy a Dodge. :-D

Ah Children! Children! We Grown ups, who remeber when the bl**dy series was first on, the argument was the aircraft are not DC3's they are Pionairs!

Finmere for you then mate! :cool2:

No some where sand yellow. :-D I have two that came out of a Normandy barn a few years back, they are yellow, and always has been. Point of intrest for D-Day 5,000,000 Jerry Cans were supplied. By the time the Rhine was crossed only 2.000,000 could be found for the operation.

A weeks days outs, in walking distance. And the Dockyard do a multi entrance yearly ticket, currently £35.

We all indulge in things where 'There for the Grace of God..' So my sympathy to the families and the Remeberance... Always follow the drills.

The whole complex is worth a vist. I'm not an agent for Portsmouth tourism, but the town has it right. You can now get straight off the motorway into a secure car park, with the price of return tickets for up to eight via a dedicated bus service right to the Dockyard gates included in the charge. There is a quirky dispaly of old penny dreadful and what the butler saw machines as well. There is also Fort Nelson above the town. Warrior, which is half a day to see properly. Explosion the Royal Navy Gunnery Musuem, the Submarine Musuem, the D-Day museum. Plan on a long day.

Must be the Missis, no male would leave it neat.

I was always taught hold on aim for one minute. If it don't go off leave pointing down range for at least 45 minutes before returning.

Yes Richard, there are some rules you never breack. Unfortunatley in this case, loks like they did.

Saw her earlier in the year. She is a Brestwork Monitor to be exact. Must have qualified for 'Hard Lying' for the crew. I'd hate to be on her in a sea way.

As far as Naval gunnery goes, first the idea of fitting artillery to a ship was down to the Potugeses, in the 15th century. At that time and for a couple of hundred years afterwards artillery was named. The Canon was just one type. The other day on TV a Proffesional Archeologist 'Expert' refered to a gun as a 'Sakar' then callec it a 'Canon' , sshes! The first scientific approach to gunnery was Benjamin Roberts in 1742 who applied the ground breacking 'Newtonian' laws to shot and started Ballistics. The intention for many centuries, was to caputre the enemy vessel, then sell it. Both the RN and USN paid prize money into the 20th century. The RN paid out in 1916 and the last recorded was USS Omaha in 1941. The main stir up of Naval Artillery for centuries was in 1841 when Henry-Joseph Paixhans developed his gun to fire explosive shells, at that point ships could be sunk. This was followed by La Gloire, the first ocean going ironclad in 1859, and the British response HMS Warrior in service 1861 (Two years to design an entire new class of ship, though the same year she was launched, the RN launched its last three wooden 'Ships of the line' ) That and the French (Again!) development of Pouder B AKA White powder or Smokeless propelant led to much higher velocitys and thus smaller bore guns with longer range penetrating projectiles. If your in Portsmouth the Museum of Naval Firepower is well worth the visit. They also have a drool worthy collection of small arms including trophy pices from the German High Seas Fleet. http://www.explosion.org.uk/ Found this site, http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/Gun_Data.htm

Mine was 'Twist the loupe to focus it', with Prussian Blue around the eye pice.:mad:

Turn it up the other way! I do know one muppet bought two ratchet spanners, beacuse one worked to undo the other did up.

Weathersfeild, for those who don't know is the HQ of The Ministry Of Defence and Gaurding Agency. AKA 'The College of Knowledge'. It's an ex USAF base near Stanstead.

Because the Royal Navy as the Senior Service does things it's own way! Though the Army did use the Pounder designation as well, 13lb, 18 lb 60lb, then WW2 2lb 6 lb 17lb and the 25 lb, along with the 5.5 inch.

The .50 calibre was John Browning's design, he was American so thought Imperial. Russian home built small arms were designated in Lines (Approx 1/10 of an inch) so I suppose it depends on where the design came from originally.

Probably because most of the time they were borrowing Kit from everybody else? French kit particullay during the Great War.

Thier all to busy DUKW Hunting at the moment. :-D

Welcome in.