Soo.... What did you just get???

[GusMac]

24 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Didn't know there was a museum in Anstruther or we would have gone and visited. We stayed there in 2018 and went to a great fish and chip shop in the harbour. 

The Fisheries Museum is further along the harbour from the chip shop, almost behind the Lifeboat station in this photo. Definitely worth a visit if you ever return Carl.

There are 2 very good chip shops at the harbour. One is always very busy as it was the one Prince William visited when he was a student at St Andrews but we actually prefer the other which is also quieter. They both do excellent ice cream as well, so main course and dessert!

[ScottsGT]

31 minutes ago, KevinM said:

I have the exact same model Scott if I am not mistaken modeled after the WWII version of the Colt .45?I am not very proficient overall just not enough practice.I stick with the VM era on back for my collecting got to have wood on it for me to be interested.

Missed it bythismuch!  Not a 1911, but a new version of the Browning Hi-Power.  1911 was a 7 rd .45 ACP and the Hi-Power is a 15 rd. 9mm.  They look very close because both were designed by John Moses Browning.  This one is made by Springfield Inc. and has a few improvements over the original.  

[KevinM]

1 hour ago, ScottsGT said:

Hi-Power is a 15 rd. 9mm.

Still some of the prettiest semi-auto's out there Glocks just do absolutely nothing for me at all.

[DocRob]

11 hours ago, GusMac said:

Just for inspiration Rob here is the Fifie 'Reaper' which belongs to the Scottish Fisheries Museum sitting in Anstruther harbour at the end of September this year.

Thank you Gus, for being the embedded researcher for Scottish fishing vessel affairs . The layout of the hull is very much looking like mine, which is typical for these boats. I ´ve seen some pictures of other boats, which share the shape of the hull, but are different above the deck.
I´m really astonished about the bulwark being so low with these tough weather proved boats. There is not a lot of protection from the sea on deck.

Cheers Rob

[DocRob]

9 hours ago, GusMac said:

There are 2 very good chip shops at the harbour. One is always very busy as it was the one Prince William visited when he was a student at St Andrews but we actually prefer the other which is also quieter. They both do excellent ice cream as well, so main course and dessert!

Only missing a wee dram as a digestive, Gus 

Cheers Rob

[GusMac]

16 minutes ago, DocRob said:

Thank you Gus, for being the embedded researcher for Scottish fishing vessel affairs . The layout of the hull is very much looking like mine, which is typical for these boats. I ´ve seen some pictures of other boats, which share the shape of the hull, but are different above the deck.
I´m really astonished about the bulwark being so low with these tough weather proved boats. There is not a lot of protection from the sea on deck.

Cheers Rob

The fishermen who sailed these were definitely a hardy bunch. The North Sea is pretty inhospitable a lot of the time, so to go out in these took courage and sailing skill. 

I have a memory of reading that the bulwark was low like that so that water that did wash over was able to wash off again easily and not trap on the deck. 

[FullArmor]

[belugawhaleman]

On 12/27/2024 at 5:52 PM, ScottsGT said:

Missed it bythismuch!  Not a 1911, but a new version of the Browning Hi-Power.  1911 was a 7 rd .45 ACP and the Hi-Power is a 15 rd. 9mm.  They look very close because both were designed by John Moses Browning.  This one is made by Springfield Inc. and has a few improvements over the original.  

Had an original Belgian high power for years ...an excellent pistol

I did not know about the Springfield Armory one..cool addition to their line

[BlrwestSiR]

Got a German Shepherd today. 

Trying to decide if I let him have the MG34 the sidecar can be armed with. 

Also got a detail set for the BTTF DeLorean.

I don't see the Flux Capacitor though. 

[GusMac]

Our grumpy, old Jack Russell would definitely appreciate an MG34 when she's watching all these strangers using 'her pavement' outside the house! 

[BlrwestSiR]

45 minutes ago, GusMac said:

Our grumpy, old Jack Russell would definitely appreciate an MG34 when she's watching all these strangers using 'her pavement' outside the house! 

Jimmy would probably like one for all the squirrels in our neighbourhood. 

[BlrwestSiR]

Almost certainly the last kits for this year. A couple more Gundam kits. Not sure why the sudden urge to get them.

First up, is my second favourite Gundam design. This one has been tweaked by Hajime Katoki who is a Japanese mecha designer. 

Another one from the Ver.Ka series of kits. 

This one I got to go with the earlier Psycho Zaku i picked up. I figured if I'm going to have a Zaku in Beast mode, I might as well have a Gundam in the same. 

These boxes are fairly big. They're similar to a Tamiya Spitfire box but much deeper. 

And they're absolutely packed with sprues. 

And yet, they come with stickers instead of decals.  Although the Unicorn Gundam has dry transfers in the box for some of the markings.