A blog about lovely Waterlooville, a small, environmentally damaged town in Hampshire, UK. Waterlooville was founded after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, as troops from that conflict returned home and passed through Hampshire. Having grown from a small village to a suburban sprawl, Waterlooville faces serious environmental challenges today and in the future.
Thursday, June 25
Model Boats!
Ok, so it isn't about Waterlooville. But i took the No. 40 bus down to Canoe Lake in Portsmouth at the weekend and watched some of the 'Henry 500' model boat display. Here are some photos:
Yes that that is someone getting inside a model battleship. The Portsmouth Model Boat Display Team have large 'manned' models.
This model 'ship of the line' is used in model battle simulations. Some of the guns actually 'fire' blanks. Other ships sink and others have there masts blown off. All via radio control.
A battleship from the WWII period.
1 comment:
I popped down there with my girldfriend. we were puzzed why they weren't launching the boats. But reading the paper that other night it turns out the council forgot to refill the lake and the water levels were too low!
Still the farmers market was good
Danners
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