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by warshipbuilder
Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:16 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: HMS HOOD.COM hacked?
Replies: 2
Views: 1907

HMS HOOD.COM hacked?

Just been there and the Hood forum has 3 or 4 posts full of SPAM about selling mobile phones.
Can someone contact the forum admins and let them know - I can't get through for some reason.

Thanks

Dave
by warshipbuilder
Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:59 pm
Forum: Books and Reference
Topic: Prinz Eugen wreck at Kwajalein Atoll
Replies: 42
Views: 38321

55 53 45.44 4 24 18.43 (John Brown Shipyards) takes me to the middle of the North Sea! The USS North Carolina co-odinates take me to the middle of the Himalyas! 40 45 54.85 74 00 01.97 USS Intrepid takes me to Northern India! Are you sure these are correct? I just cut & pasted into Google Earth.
by warshipbuilder
Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:26 pm
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: The wreck of the Tirpitz.
Replies: 8
Views: 7730

Thanks for that Gary. Very interesting indeed. In the old b&w film made about the exploits of the X craft, am I correct in remembering something about the wreck of at least one of these laying underneath Tirpitz after being abandoned by its crew, and if so, were any x-craft salvaged along with t...
by warshipbuilder
Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:49 pm
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: The wreck of the Tirpitz.
Replies: 8
Views: 7730

The wreck of the Tirpitz.

Can anyone give me a bit of post-war history on the wreck of the Tirpitz?

My memory tells me she was pretty much salvaged and nothing is left today.
by warshipbuilder
Sun Jul 02, 2006 12:27 am
Forum: Ship Models, Plans and Drawings
Topic: Still no Trumpeter HMS Hood!
Replies: 14
Views: 10395

Yup - originally (and born in) Dublin, but now living in the Matlock area!
by warshipbuilder
Sat Jul 01, 2006 1:51 pm
Forum: Ship Models, Plans and Drawings
Topic: Still no Trumpeter HMS Hood!
Replies: 14
Views: 10395

For those who still don't know ...........! Preview here - http://modelingmadness.com/scotts/misc/ships/trumpeter/5302preview.htm There is currently a discussion about the kit going on here - http://www.shipmodels.info/mwphpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4702 A kit review here - http://www.modelwarships.com/re...
by warshipbuilder
Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:50 pm
Forum: Ship Models, Plans and Drawings
Topic: New 1/350 ship model survey
Replies: 0
Views: 2173

New 1/350 ship model survey

Shanghai-Dragon are asking us what new 1/350 ship kits we'd like to see iissued Here is an official DML poll http://www.modelshipwrights.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=77512&page=1 for 1/350th ships. Right now, Prinz Eugen looks to be ...