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The sun has set as the 19:15 Portsmouth Harbour -Ryde Pier Head Wightlink ferry docks at the Pier Head. It will form the return sailing at 19:45 hrs.

Another wonderful looking model, it was a joy to paint

Another model with old parts, head and chain axe specifically. Over all I'm satisfied with this dude

Probably my favourite of the group, lots of movement in this, took a bit of sculpting and reposing but I feel its strong!

This was a conversion project, shitty photo but the model came out well.

Shotgun converted into an old school bulky flamer

MV Victoria of Wight arrives in Portsmouth Harbour from Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight.

MV St Clare goes astern into Portsmouth Gunwharf port.

Kit bash, rifle empty he draws his pistol for battle

Title: High On Life acrylic on canvas 36 x 36 bright colorful and lively abstract expressionist painting.

Photographed from the Global Marine Systems cable ship, c.s. Cable Retriever Subic Bay, Philippines - May, 2008

The VLCC British swift - and some other horrible ships in the shipyard at Sembawang, Singapore - May 2008 Photo taken from aboard c.s. Cable Retriever, on her way into the cable depot to load for a repair to a submarine telecoms cable, somewhere near Taiwan

If you think you are having a bad day, take a look at this. It is one of those real "Oh Shit!" moments in history! A bit of a disaster, this one... The blue things were a couple of heavy-lift gantry cranes at a shipyard on the Huang-Pu river, near Shanghai, China。 They have both toppled down onto a large container ship under construction in a dry-dock - and knocked the ship off its blocks and right across to the side of the dock. This photo was taken about 5 or 6 weeks after the incident and dismantling of one of the heavy lift gantry cranes is already underway. What they will do with the ship, I have no idea. (It may be possible to float it and get it back into the middle of the dock, after the wreckage of the gantry cranes has been removed? It could also be a complete write-off and they may even end-up having to break the ship up too, salvage what bits they can and start building a new one?) Whatever. This is one Chinese shipbuilding disaster that is going to cost a LOT of money!! Photo taken from on board c.s. Wave Venture, on passage down the Huang-Pu between Shanghai and Wusong - September, 2008 The ship in the foreground is the Dapeng Star, a gas tanker under construction and the container ship in the dry-dock is the Xin Fei Zhou

Some of the damaged cable that was recovered by c.s. Pacific Guardian, whilst on the CANTAT 3 submarine telecommunications cable repair - off Newfoundland, April, 2007 Photo by STE ( C ) (Second Cable Engineer, to you and me!) Fred Logan

If you think you are having a bad day, take a look at this. It is one of those real "Oh Shit!" moments in history! A bit of a disaster, this one... The blue things were a couple of heavy-lift gantry cranes at a shipyard on the Huang-Pu river, near Shanghai, China。 They have both toppled down onto a large container ship under construction in a dry-dock - and knocked the ship off its blocks and right across to the side of the dock. This photo was taken about 5 or 6 weeks after the incident and dismantling of one of the heavy lift gantry cranes is already underway. What they will do with the ship, I have no idea. (It may be possible to float it and get it back into the middle of the dock, after the wreckage of the gantry cranes has been removed? It could also be a complete write-off and they may even end-up having to break the ship up too, salvage what bits they can and start building a new one?) Whatever. This is one Chinese shipbuilding disaster that is going to cost a LOT of money!! Photo taken from on board c.s. Wave Venture, on passage down the Huang-Pu between Shanghai and Wusong - September, 2008 The ship in the foreground is the Dapeng Star, a gas tanker under construction and the container ship in the dry-dock is the Xin Fei Zhou

The Evergreen Lines container ship, Ever Deluxe, seen in the Yangtse river estuary, China - September, 2008

Seen here at the Sembawang Shipyard in Singapore - May 2008 Photo taken from aboard c.s. Cable Retriever whilst berthed alongside at the cable depot - loading for a repair somewhere off Taiwan

The VLCC British swift - and some other horrible ships in the shipyard at Sembawang, Singapore - May 2008 Photo taken from aboard c.s. Cable Retriever, on her way into the cable depot to load for a repair to a submarine telecoms cable, somewhere near Taiwan

A monstrous great FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Off-loading) vessel of the China National Offshore Oil Company; berthed in the shipyard at the Sembawang shipyard, Singapore - May 2008 "Hai Yang Shi You" translates as Pacific Ocean Oil. (I just thought you might like to know!!) Photo taken from aboard c.s. Cable Retriever, on her way into the cable depot to load for a repair to a submarine telecoms cable, somewhere near Taiwan

A monstrous great FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Off-loading) vessel of the China National Offshore Oil Company; berthed in the shipyard at the Sembawang shipyard, Singapore - May 2008 "Hai Yang Shi You" translates as Pacific Ocean Oil. (I just thought you might like to know!!) Photo taken from aboard c.s. Cable Retriever, on her way into the cable depot to load for a repair to a submarine telecoms cable, somewhere near Taiwan

The China Shipping Line's container ship, Xin Chang Sha berthed at a container port on the East Johore Straits, Singapore - May, 2008 Photo taken from aboard c.s. Cable Retriever, on her way up to the cable depot at Sembawang, to load for a repair to a submarine telecoms cable, somewhere near Taiwan

One of the Dock Express semi-submersible heavy lift ships, the Black Marlin at anchor in the Eastern Anchorage, off Singapore - May, 2008 Photo taken from aboard the Global Marine Systems Ltd cable ship, c.s. Cable Retriever, on passage to Sembawang, Singapore

The Panamanian registered VLCC, Yufusan on passage down the Johore Straight, Singapore - May, 2008 Picture taken from aboard the Global Marine Systems Ltd cable ship, c.s. Cable Retriever, on passage to Sembawang, Singapore to load cable for a repair to a submarine telecoms cable somewhere off Taiwan

The Panamanian registered VLCC, Yufusan on passage down the Johore Straight, Singapore - May, 2008 Photo taken from aboard the Global Marine Systems Ltd cable ship, c.s. Cable Retriever, on passage to Sembawang, Singapore to load cable for a repair to a submarine telecoms cable somewhere off Taiwan

...with the famous Subic Bay Marina and Yacht Club in the background Photo taken from aboard the Global Marine Systems Ltd. cable ship, c.s. Cable Retriever, berthed at the SRF compound, Rivera Point, Subic Bay, Philippines - May, 2008 You can find more information, including cruise schedule, on this fine charter yacht at: www.sarsen.com.au

...with the near-by Keppel Batangas shipyard in the background. Photo taken from aboard c.s. 'Cable Retriever,' berthed at the Global Marine Systems Ltd., cable depot in Bauan, in the province of Batangas, Philippines - April, 2008 The following information is from: http://www.rigzone.com The Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading Facility (FPSO) 'Rubicon Intrepid', which has 300,000 barrel storage capacity, is intended for use in the Galoc oil field, approximately 65km north west of Palawan Island in the Philippines... More information at: rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=39299

Photographed from the Global Marine Systems cable ship, c.s. Cable Retriever Subic Bay, Philippines - May, 2008

Photographed from the Global Marine Systems cable ship, c.s. Cable Retriever Subic Bay, Philippines - May, 2008

Photographed from the Global Marine Systems cable ship, c.s. Cable Retriever Subic Bay, Philippines - May, 2008

Photographed from the Global Marine Systems cable ship, c.s. Cable Retriever Subic Bay, Philippines - May, 2008

Photographed from the Global Marine Systems cable ship, c.s. Cable Retriever Subic Bay, Philippines - May, 2008

Photographed from the Global Marine Systems cable ship, c.s. Cable Retriever Subic Bay, Philippines - May, 2008

Photographed from the Global Marine Systems cable ship, c.s. Cable Retriever Subic Bay, Philippines - May, 2008

Photo taken from aboard c.s. Cable Retriever, departing Subic Bay, Philippines - April, 2008

Photo taken from aboard c.s. Cable Retriever, departing Subic Bay, Philippines - April, 2008

Photo taken from aboard c.s. Cable Retriever berthed at the Global Marine Systems Ltd. cable depot jetty - early morning, Feb. 01 2008

The Odfjell chemical tanker m/t Bow Mate, passing Shanghai on a beautifully clear, sunny day. Photo taken from aboard c.s. Wave Mercury, on passage up the Huang Pu to the SBSS cable depot at Wujing - some time in 2006

The Odfjell chemical tanker m/t Bow Mate, passing Shanghai on a beautifully clear, sunny day. Photo taken from aboard c.s. Wave Mercury, on passage up the Huang Pu to the SBSS cable depot at Wujing - some time in 2006

Well, they say that "an inch is as good as a mile!!" ...The Chinese cargo ship, Chang Qing passing very close to the stern of the Global Marine Systems Ltd. cable ship, c.s. Wave Mercury. Photo taken from aboard c.s. Wave Mercury, on passage up the Huang Pu to the SBSS cable depot at Wujing - some time in 2006

The Costa Alegra - a beautiful, white passenger ship berthed at Shanghai on a clear, sunny day Photo taken from aboard c.s. Wave Mercury, on passage up the Huang Pu to the SBSS cable depot at Wujing - some time in 2006

The cargo ship, Hui Rong passing Shanghai on a beautifully clear, sunny day. Photo taken from aboard c.s. Wave Mercury, on passage up the Huang Pu to the SBSS cable depot at Wujing - some time in 2006

A small passenger ferry weaves its way through a mass of barges on the Huang Pu near Shanghai, China. A busy river, this one! Photo taken from aboard c.s. Wave Mercury, on passage up the Huang Pu to the SBSS cable depot at Wujing - some time in 2006

c.s. Cable Retriever berthed at the Global Marine Systems cable depot in Bauan, Batangas, Philippines - August, 2007