Recent content by NavyShooter

That RPG would have taken out his helicopter with the backblast....but....it's a kid's book, so that's acceptable to ignore.

My 3D printed version of the Type 26 is starting to look the part. Still needs some more putty on some seams and more sanding, but considering how it started, she's looking OK.

I had a better look at the 3D model file accessories - including the mast mounted Radar dish...that I know isn't going to be there on the Canadian Type 26....so...some google-fu to reference pictures on the BAE Systems pages about the RCDs, and I've created this as my 'new' mast with a phased...

I might have been contacted last year for the old copies of the NET(A) Lesson Plans I rescued from the W ENG rollover.... I left copies with 3 other guys in the fleet - only one of which is still in now. Good luck RCN....you've got a steep hill to climb on the training front after the...

Got it from an Irving Shipyard.... Actually still printing the rest of it.

I found a 3D model of the Type 26 online that's printable. It's not a very good model. But. It's a model....

Here's a deep thought to ponder.... What if this discussion about the CDC is just a preparation for us not getting 15 CSC's, and we're going to roll into producing CDC's instead after just 3 River Class?

The good news is that ANY ship can be a minesweeper. Once.

They're part of DND now, so, not really....we're all 'one big happy family' now, right? ;-)

They were sending them into Libya in 2011 off HMS Ocean as I recall. Interesting times.

Is that not a pretty clear statement on the state of the world today, and the potential threats we may face?

Decals are done (mostly) and I've started adding detail bits around the edge of the flight deck.

I'm outside my lane with this, but....Canada needs 88 F-35s. That's 88 5th Generation fighters with networked datalink, stealthy platform, low probability of intercept RADAR systems, and an integrated supply chain. If we don't get 88 F-35's, how many of another type of fighter do we need...

Yikes....not like it's supporting anything, right? No snow load in the winter either, right?

OK, so why are we even wasting time with SAAB and Lockheed, when all we have to do is turn around, give the Avro Arrow blueprints to Mikey McBryan at Buffalo Airlines, and they'll resurrect that project for us and we'll have a great home-built option for national air defense in a matter of...