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Old 19 November 2013, 19:42   #21
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Actually, Geoff makes a serious point. Grey in a UK sea is pretty much invisible.

(all the model battleships that I made as a kid were grey)
Yep,Black can really stand out,total opposite to Grey.

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Old 19 November 2013, 20:14   #22
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Is that David Cameron launching the latest cost saving addition to the dwindling RN fleet ?
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Old 19 November 2013, 20:29   #23
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Ooooh, I want that !
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Old 19 November 2013, 21:06   #24
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That looks fun, i wonder if you could sit inside it and and and!!
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Old 19 November 2013, 21:31   #25
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That looks fun, i wonder if you could sit inside it and and and!!
And fire a couple of salvos at WAFIs and jet skiers!
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Old 19 November 2013, 21:36   #26
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That's bigger than my rib

Isn't that the whispermax being launched?
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