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by sheppane
Sat Aug 25, 2018 9:53 pm
Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
Topic: Technical Talk
Replies: 915
Views: 1017445

Re: Triumph to Tragic in one fell swoop.

Power boat and pilot experiance a big advantage but personally i think the main attributes are intelligence, level headedness and courage! Those attributes with pilot and power boat experiance then thats the man or men for the job so ted and stu are the right ones. Ian lazenby The most important is...
by sheppane
Thu Aug 23, 2018 10:05 pm
Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
Topic: Coniston - Spiritual Home?
Replies: 31
Views: 36884

Re: Coniston - Spiritual Home?

Two sentiments with which I most heartily agree: ''As we've said for the longest time, when Coniston and the museum and the LDNPA sort themselves out we'll be there with bells on but until they do we'll just keep on delivering a project with the greatest public benefit''. ...and with that, can we pl...
by sheppane
Sun Aug 19, 2018 11:11 pm
Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
Topic: Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird in museum home row
Replies: 624
Views: 660458

Re: Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird in museum home row

Two that I got during my five days on Bute... What memories...
by sheppane
Sun Aug 19, 2018 11:04 pm
Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
Topic: Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird in museum home row
Replies: 624
Views: 660458

Re: Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird in museum home row

Scots Pine wrote: Sun Aug 19, 2018 10:24 pm One I took for the Marillion magazine...
Very nice and retro...
by sheppane
Sun Aug 19, 2018 11:03 pm
Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
Topic: Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird in museum home row
Replies: 624
Views: 660458

Re: Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird in museum home row

midlife wrote: Sun Aug 19, 2018 10:52 pm You don’t get this in a museum!!!
Cheers
Wayne
Lovely image. No wonder the return runs were quicker. Its downhill.... :D
by sheppane
Sat Jul 28, 2018 10:33 pm
Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
Topic: Pic of the Day
Replies: 2374
Views: 2384681

Re: Pic of the Day

I think Campbell was way too much of a pro to allow that to have that happen and effect his ability to conduct K7. The images of the day don't point to it happening either. I realise this may be my own interpretation but to my eyes Paul Allonby's very clear photo, reproduced full page on page 99 of...
by sheppane
Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:26 pm
Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
Topic: Bluebird Project You Tube Channel & Vimeo
Replies: 194
Views: 312004

Re: Bluebird Project You Tube Channel & Vimeo

Cant wait to see her fully painted up and finished . Don't be deceived - she's still a very long way from finished. There's many a fudge and a bodge to be cut back out and done to our usual, uncompromising standards and that will take time once we get back from Bute but she's going to look and work...
by sheppane
Thu Jul 26, 2018 8:50 pm
Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
Topic: Pic of the Day
Replies: 2374
Views: 2384681

Re: Pic of the Day

conistoncollie wrote: Thu Jul 26, 2018 10:18 am I can't help wondering if that canopy misted up on that cold January morning.
I think Campbell was way too much of a pro to allow that to have that happen and effect his ability to conduct K7. The images of the day don't point to it happening either.
by sheppane
Thu Jul 26, 2018 8:55 am
Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
Topic: Pic of the Day
Replies: 2374
Views: 2384681

Re: Isle of Bute

Renegadenemo wrote: Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:02 pm They're bloody awful things. It's like someone clashed a five bar gate on the front of all our hard work but they look like the old photos so they must be right...
Indeed they are, but in the interests of authenticity, you've made a proper job of them.