What are people buying?

[Etranger]

Some wonderful colour schemes in that photo, Huw - thanks for putting it up.

Pardon me higgorance, but are an S-boat and an E-boat the same thing?

Found it on Google by pure chance.

Yes - 'E boat' is the British term, with the E simply standing for Enemy. S Boat is for Schnell boat, the German term, simply fast boat. There were a lot of other German coastal craft that weren't S-boaten, which the British also faced off against.

The terminology can get very confusing. The various Fairmile models (A-D) for example, were variously called Motor Launches (ML), Motor Gun Boats (MGB), Motor Torpedo Boats(MTB), MGB/MTB, Harbour Defence ML (HDML) & even Air Sea Rescue boats (ASR), depending upon role and fitout.
A partial summary here https://www.navyhistory.org.au/fairmile ... f-vessels/

[Buff Orpington]

And the wheels on the bus go round and round.


It's so pretty I may just remove the decals or say that EYMS have received it from the Coventry Co-operative.

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

A partial summary here https://www.navyhistory.org.au/fairmile ... f-vessels/

Good link, thanks - bookmarked. Might be tempted by some Oz v Jap action in the Pacific at some point.

[Etranger]

And the wheels on the bus go round and round.


It's so pretty I may just remove the decals or say that EYMS have received it from the Coventry Co-operative.

You're sending them to Coventry? Poor bastards...

[Etranger]

And the wheels on the bus go round and round.


It's so pretty I may just remove the decals or say that EYMS have received it from the Coventry Co-operative.

You're sending them to Coventry? Poor bastards...

[Etranger]

A partial summary here https://www.navyhistory.org.au/fairmile ... f-vessels/

Good link, thanks - bookmarked. Might be tempted by some Oz v Jap action in the Pacific at some point.

Also RIN Vs Japan in Burma, same ships, different ensign!

[grizzlymc]

Love the slightly up gunned RAN one.

[World2dave]

And the wheels on the bus go round and round.


It's so pretty I may just remove the decals or say that EYMS have received it from the Coventry Co-operative.

You do realise you have to paint the interior don't you?

[World2dave]

Went the Day Well and the Concise Sourcebook for VBCW Ayton 2019.
The rules look simple and fun, and should suit the weekend very well - good choice GM

[Buff Orpington]

And the wheels on the bus go round and round.


It's so pretty I may just remove the decals or say that EYMS have received it from the Coventry Co-operative.

You do realise you have to paint the interior don't you?

I did contemplate it briefly. Then I realised that I'd have to drill off the rivets holding the bodywork onto the chassis. Maybe I will, if everything for Ayton is painted, based & varnished by mid April.