It's Wallpaper Wednesday!

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  1. Commodore

    Commodore Well-Known Member

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    Very olde skool... Poor old boat. It deserved better. Maybe.
    Meanwhile, speaking of das olde skoole, here's something I found wandering around the internet this evening. I think it'll make a spiffy background, don't you?

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    Oh, and yeah, I should probably start working on my boat now. Maybe tomorrow. :p
     
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    You're on my team. Get to work !!!!!
     
  3. Commodore

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    Well, time to combat post-Nats fatigue by posting something wallpapery. Hmm ... Catherine Bach maybe?

    Oh, wait, maybe not that. How about something completely different - a little something Polish, perchance?

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    I wish they all could be California botes...

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  6. Commodore

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    Hey, some of us like 'em curvy. Rubenesque ... Callipygean, even ...

    Wait, what was the topic again???
     
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    Oops, I seem to have wandered way off topic. Somebody help me!

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    WTF is that! and how is she even floating :D
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    Ahh those crazy Russians
     
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    Is that a real photo? I'm getting photoshop vibes from it, not sure why... maybe because it's hard to believe it could really go that fast, maybe because it's hard to believe the Russians had that good of a camera back then...
     
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    Its real.
     
  13. Commodore

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    And now for something a bit more svelte. Sorry for the image quality, I tried...

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    Someone suggested that today's topic should be Suez, so here you go!

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    I'm guessing Between Anson and king George v
     
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    Panzer Iron Dog Shipwerks and CiderHaus

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    Im betting its an adaptation of HMS Howe. Love the British Bulldog look of the KGV class!!!
     
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    Yeah, it's a painting of a rather famous picture of HMS Howe transiting the Suez Canal. Let's see if I can find the actual picture... Or close enough, anyway.

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    Memories of distant places and better times...

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    im in that photo someplace.
     
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    Yes you are ... and from the looks of things lately, it doesn't look like she's been repainted since then. Poor girl.

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    Good times, good memories...