Some photos taken at Scale Modelworld show held at Telford's International Centre.
Unfortunately, I did not realise my camera was set to ISO800 resulting in poor quality images.
Unfortunately, I did not realise my camera was set to ISO800 resulting in poor quality images.
Two pages of photographs taken at the IPMS(UK) Scale Model World Show held at Telford 15/16 Nov. 2008.
Formerly of the Brunei navy; the Nakhoda Ragam is the first of three sister ships to arrive in Barrow to be laid-up until a buyer can be found.
Some photos taken at Washington Model Club's first show; held at the Nissan Sports and Social Club, Sunderland, on the 8th July 2007.
A 70-METRE-LONG, 280-tonne truck passing my house. The 5.2m-high and 6.85m-wide truck is one of the largest to travel through Barrow.
Unfortunately, due to the late hour it passed, I struggled to get good shots. I had to tweak the pics in PaintshopPro to get reasonable images.
Unfortunately, due to the late hour it passed, I struggled to get good shots. I had to tweak the pics in PaintshopPro to get reasonable images.
Some photos taken on a cold, misty November morning back in 2002. I had to tweak them a bit as the weather was not too clear at the time.
This was a test of the ship's sysems for the operation of landing craft and required the flooding of the landing dock.
This was a test of the ship's sysems for the operation of landing craft and required the flooding of the landing dock.
Some photos of the Amazon Hope 2. Formely the fleet diving tender Ixworth.
Refurbished by BAE Systems, Barrow. She is due to set sail for New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Fort Lauderdale before heading for the Amazon and Peru.
Refurbished by BAE Systems, Barrow. She is due to set sail for New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Fort Lauderdale before heading for the Amazon and Peru.
Some scans of 35mm negative pictures of the moving of the bow section of an LPD (Landing Platform Dock) from the its construction point in the Devonshire Dock Hall.
It was being moved to its assembly point on the slipway. These were taken before I upgraded to a digital camera.
It was being moved to its assembly point on the slipway. These were taken before I upgraded to a digital camera.
HMS Walney is a Sandown class minehunter. Built by Vosper Thornycroft (Woolston) she was launched in 1991.
Weighing 600 tonnes she is 53 metres long.
Weighing 600 tonnes she is 53 metres long.
These pictures were taken at the Walney Airshow 16 July 2005.
BAE Systems, who own the airfield, produced this weapon.
BAE Systems, who own the airfield, produced this weapon.
Some pictures of the new lightweight 155mm howitzer designed and built by R.O. Defence (part of BAE Systems) Barrow.
Now entering service with the US Marines.
(Update) Has now seen combat action with the Canadian Armed Forces in Afghanistan.
Now entering service with the US Marines.
(Update) Has now seen combat action with the Canadian Armed Forces in Afghanistan.
A selection of pictures taken at Furness Model Railway Exhibition, Barrow 2005
These images were taken to provide accurate detail for the production of a resin model kit by Kombrig.
Most taken during deperming operations in Devonshire Dock, Barrow. The pictures were named before I found out the correct term for the operation.
