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- NATS 2025 -

June 22-27: Oakboro, NC

 

Preparing for Nats I used the Jean Bart hull to float test the QE.

 

 

The guys left to right: Tyler, McCoy, Matthew, Peter, Andy, Mike, Bob, Zach, Owen.

Ships left to right: Frog, Frog, Frog, Duca d’Aosta, Moltke QE, Seydlitz, Nagato, Nagato, Nagato, Erin, Barham, Seydtliz

Ships left to right bottom: Zara, Shannon, Radetzky, Zrinyi, Hikawa Maru, Liberty Ship, Hikawa Maru, Hie Maru, Heian Maru.

 

 

The Ships.

 

 

McCoy and Tyler with the QE and Barham.

 

 

Pits

 

 

Kevin Bray’s cover photo for honorary Port Polar Bear status application.

 

 

Kevin P’s ships.

 

 

Queen Mary.

 

 

Bryan K’s QE.

 

 

Brian K’s Ajax and convoy ship.

 

 

Peter’s Liberty ship (for some reason not painted red).

 

 

Convoy ships.

 

 

Chris G’s Nagato and French Cruiser

 

 

Brian L’s (captained by Chris) Tiger and Tim B’s Bismark in the background.

 

 

Will’s German what-if Mackensen

 

 

Kevin S’s WWI SoDak.

 

 

Grandpa and Grandson.

 

 

Tiny ship of some kind.

 

 

Bryan B’s Blucher.

 

 

Canadian Mark’s German ship and tiny convoy ship.

 

 

Neil’s QE.

 

 

Matt A’s ID and Baden

 

 

Kevin P’s Vanguard

 

 

Tyler’s Barham got a good grouping on the Baden.

 

 

Italian Cruisers on a sunrise cruise.

 

 

Cruiser battle.

 

 

Niel’s Cleveland beached during cruiser battle after then Italians found him.

 

 

Owen in Shannon after getting mossed up, fine Italian dining.

 

 

Peter’s hotel room, God Save King George!

 

 

Tyler and McCoy on the 1:1 scale North Carolina.

 

 

Truck packed for the ride home, plenty of room.

 

 

Van packed for the ride home, even enough room for a RC plane.

 

 

 

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