tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post4003354765569076249..comments2024-03-29T06:05:14.320+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: Going largeRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-63212721921471072942012-03-01T13:40:59.502+00:002012-03-01T13:40:59.502+00:00Ken H,
It sounds like you are having a great day!...Ken H,<br /><br />It sounds like you are having a great day!<br /><br />From my researches, you are absolutely right. It was his first published novel, and it was based on his personal experiences.<br /><br />The fiction book that made me aware of what it must have been like to take part in a naval action during World War II was ‘<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ship_(novel)" rel="nofollow">The Ship</a>’ by C. S. Forester It is set in the Mediterranean and follows the life of a Royal Navy light cruiser HMS <i>Artemis</i> during a single action (based on based on the First Battle of Sirte). It describes in varying details several different members of the crew and their part in the battle.<br /><br />I first read it at school … and it was the first of many Forester books that I subsequently read. I recommend it to you wholeheartedly.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-15234280441182523262012-03-01T10:08:54.680+00:002012-03-01T10:08:54.680+00:00HI Bob - from memory HMS Ulysses was Alistair Macl...HI Bob - from memory HMS Ulysses was Alistair Maclean's first novel. I read it as a 5th former and was utterly engaged. It tells the story of a convoy escort in the freezing north atlantic, and is quite compelling as it is full of great operational detail, and - again from memory - relates the story of how tough those duties were. I suspect that you would find it very very good - I also remember that the edition that I read - my father's I imagine - contained a fascinating plan of the ship - explaining where everything was located below decks etc. A sort of slice through the ship. I'm working from home today and my "office" desk has been invaded from the war room, my notebook is out, and my Blackberry Playbook is on research duty. Perfect!Ken Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231379269565966932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-22936232408457644382012-03-01T06:45:30.436+00:002012-03-01T06:45:30.436+00:00David Crook,
Because I have to wait for glue to d...David Crook,<br /><br />Because I have to wait for glue to dry, I am finding that I have bits of unoccupied time during the process of building my ‘toy’ warships. I am hoping that this 'project within a project' will help fill that space ... and stop me from fiddling with bits and pieces in my frustration at how long PVA white glue can take to dry before the model I am building can be handled!<br /><br />The funnels on the warships are going to present me with a challenge ... but learning how to solve that sort of problem is half the fun!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-16441299048032229762012-03-01T06:40:01.806+00:002012-03-01T06:40:01.806+00:00Chris Kemp,
I have learned that if I want to keep...Chris Kemp,<br /><br />I have learned that if I want to keep my enthusiasm for a project, then listening to the 'little voices' usually means that I will.<br /><br />I am now off to start building a new model warship.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-85167156421520884392012-03-01T06:37:48.788+00:002012-03-01T06:37:48.788+00:00Ken H,
If my small efforts have helped spur you o...Ken H,<br /><br />If my small efforts have helped spur you on to both begin a project … and to add some new and exciting words to the English language … then I am more than a little pleased.<br /><br />I must admit that I cannot ever remember reading ‘HMS Ulysses’, but I think that I will have to do so now.<br /><br />I am now off to begin building yet another warship … and to find someone else to blame!<br /><br />Good luck … and all the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-64068419785444857742012-03-01T05:47:55.417+00:002012-03-01T05:47:55.417+00:00Hi Bob,
The old standby of a 'project within ...Hi Bob,<br /><br />The old standby of a 'project within a project' can, if you are disciplined about it, be a real pick me up and enable you to push on to greater things when done.<br /><br />On the other hand it can the start of an almighty distraction....;-)<br /><br />Wither way, it will be interesting to see how the 'upscaling' works out - not to mention that rather funky looking funnel on the Russian battleship!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-42890534856500367432012-02-29T23:54:56.549+00:002012-02-29T23:54:56.549+00:00I'm looking forward to seeing how this develop...I'm looking forward to seeing how this develops Bob. Don't listen to the little voices, start building :O)<br /><br />Kind regards, ChrisChris Kemphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15784847480097649252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-91281537450435736302012-02-29T23:34:45.816+00:002012-02-29T23:34:45.816+00:00Bob, normally I would apologise, but I am excited!...Bob, normally I would apologise, but I am excited! In the words of Stephen Fry paraphrasing the late Robert Robinson...would that it weren't! I am also inspired, this time by your navalist modelry ( neither are words...but they should be clearly!!).<br />So I am planning a wargame based upon Alistair Maclean's HMS Ulysses. It may take years but I will get there. If every journey begins with a single step, then every new wargamer project begins with a simple misunderestimate...how one misses George Bush! Good luck, and it's a bit rich blaming me, I'm blaming you...!!Ken Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231379269565966932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-16897498504637778402012-02-29T23:00:06.296+00:002012-02-29T23:00:06.296+00:00Tim Gow,
You might call it madness; I call it ins...Tim Gow,<br /><br />You might call it madness; I call it inspiration ... with just a touch of megalomania!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-65744410470684468442012-02-29T22:56:59.533+00:002012-02-29T22:56:59.533+00:00And so the madness continues.....And so the madness continues.....Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com