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Merry Christmas to you Bob

Are you on the favia mark?

Get well soon Bob.... Look forward....!

How about offering the charts to students learning chart work and navigation? Always comes in handy whenever I'm teaching such.

Not necessarily.... Deck officer myself and have a look if not familiar already with "Wormdale" fantastic layout by a "just retired" ropax master. John

How long were you away this time Mark? Relieved on time this time?

I would say its the GPS Avenger perhaps?

"never a dull moment at sea" you're right there Mark! My old vessel alongside my new vessel..... Reflagging, re-naming, re-classing, safety management systems, certification and planned maintenance to do. Plus the hundreds of other things..... Such as new mmsi and call sign identification..... Oh yeah.... The crew are also the ones to get the blue paint out!.... Still, at least the weather is good! John

It was a look at Taw Valley as Elizabeth II, and as part of it a bit of a chat with staff at the SVR. 37:40 is around the mark Arley is reached and I believe you are mentioned. Get well soon John

Good grief! So sorry to hear that Bob. I hope you are on the mend. Take care and don't push yourself too much. I see you had a nice mention on the Hornby magazine channel recently. Keep well and take care. John

Ghost sign a great idea Bob! Looking good

Beautiful job Bob, well done. Seems like you're working with added confidence now too and it's certainly paying off it looks great. The technique has given it a real life like look. John

It makes a nice focal point at the centre of the turntable. The extra detail I think would be an added bonus to a nice model. John

Good idea! I'll have a look tomorrow. Cheers, John

Hi Bob it's looking great. By coincidence I was going through some old model railway magazines today and somebody else had mated the peco turntable with the Dapol kit, and to great effect too. If you like I can find you the name of the layout and perhaps post a picture, unless it breaks copyright rules etc. John