tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post3650514146341284871..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: Black Sea Turkish Ironclads….Part 3David Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-53831971104898867732022-02-14T19:43:43.929+00:002022-02-14T19:43:43.929+00:00Hi there Geordie,
Your are far too kind old chap ...Hi there Geordie,<br /><br />Your are far too kind old chap - but many thanks all the same!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-46732876639108199212022-02-14T17:27:16.668+00:002022-02-14T17:27:16.668+00:00This is ARTThis is ARTGeordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-63637672476863840722022-02-09T08:04:06.005+00:002022-02-09T08:04:06.005+00:00Hello there Elenderil,
You are the first old chap...Hello there Elenderil,<br /><br />You are the first old chap to take a bow! I have tested positive again this morning so now ten days straight. Mostly has felt like a chesty cough/cold although I have had days where I have simply had no energy. For the nth time I really pleased to be working from home! I seem to be quite short winded in that my attention span is variable.<br /><br />Thank you re the models - I get a huge amount of enjoyment designing and building these and the games are an added bonus!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-2167752852260223292022-02-08T21:24:04.696+00:002022-02-08T21:24:04.696+00:00Sorry to hear you have been a bit crook Mr Crook (...Sorry to hear you have been a bit crook Mr Crook (come on, someone was going to say it so It may as well be me)! Hopefully you are all vaccinated and It hasn't been too unpleasant an experience. As others have said take it very easy, rest as much as you can and do as much or as little modelling as you feel able. These latest MDF ironclads are a very elegant design solution and really do look nice. Elenderilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05950182992274113214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-36057540954760651712022-02-08T19:45:12.885+00:002022-02-08T19:45:12.885+00:00Hello there nundanket,
Thank you old chap!
I ho...Hello there nundanket,<br /><br />Thank you old chap! <br /><br />I honestly thought I would be over it by now but it seems to be lurking with intent. You are right about the age thing though despite still feeling like an 18 year old!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-19868502387877280502022-02-08T19:19:17.101+00:002022-02-08T19:19:17.101+00:00Others have said it before, but I’ll repeat it: yo...Others have said it before, but I’ll repeat it: you have come up with a great design concept for ship models in this period. Nice work!<br /><br />And take it as easy as you can old chap. It takes longer to get over illness when you get to our age.nundankethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895608927860103442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-36672575252374653402022-02-08T16:06:37.392+00:002022-02-08T16:06:37.392+00:00Hello there Archduke,
It is funny, over the weeke...Hello there Archduke,<br /><br />It is funny, over the weekend I really thought I was over the worst of it but yesterday was an unexpectedly wearing day. I had no energy and was lethargic and listless for most of the day. I rallied a little in the evening and so was able to finish the four ironclads.<br /><br />I am rather pleased with how they have turned out and will certainly be adding to the collection. The plan at the moment is to go to roughly thirty models in all - half the the size of the ACW collection - and this will include a Royal Navy squadron. There will be an element of alternate history involved, if only so that the Russians have a fighting chance!<br /><br />The Turks had some good ironclads in the 1860s and 1870s - the only trouble was that many of them were still around some fifty years later, albeit ‘updated’!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-10187262552884722902022-02-08T15:29:02.080+00:002022-02-08T15:29:02.080+00:00Hi David -
Bad luck on the positive tests for COVI...Hi David -<br />Bad luck on the positive tests for COVID - a gift that keeps on giving it seems. Hope it all passes off soon.<br /><br />I like those Turkish Ironclads. Quite an elegant design, and would look spectacular as a war game.<br />Cheers, and get well soon -<br />IonArchduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-39429658788126022612022-02-08T14:36:33.114+00:002022-02-08T14:36:33.114+00:00Hi Steve J,
Thank you old chap - much appreciated...Hi Steve J,<br /><br />Thank you old chap - much appreciated. In my mind’s eye these models are very much a naval equivalent of the old style soldiers manufactured by Britains and similar. They look the part and are visually very effective when used in action. <br /><br />I am feeling a lot better today aside from the lingering cough and the positive test is a bind for sure. I hope you and SWMBO manage to get some sleep - if I have learned anything over the last couple of months it is the value of a good night’s slumber!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-75618579466363298452022-02-08T14:28:56.842+00:002022-02-08T14:28:56.842+00:00They look great David and your simplified old scho...They look great David and your simplified old school aesthetic works a treat IMHO. Sorry to hear your still testing positive and a tad under the weather. SWMBO and myself felt tired yesterday for no reason at all. A good nights sleep would make a huge difference of course as something keeps waking me up around 4.00am:(.Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.com