In the summer of 1971 the calm waters of the North sea became the scene of very interesting events. On 6 July the Bay of the Firth of forth, the two venerable British ship, once very similar to each other and belong to the same class destroyers. Now only one of them, “cava-lier”, preserved obligatiry. The second, which bore the significant name of “Rapid” (“Fast”), apparently has little resembled its close relative. Extensive superstructure from side to side occupied almost a quarter of the length of the body, which is due this visually seemed much higher and more massive than in “Cavalier”. The weapons looked more than modest — only the stern was visible coaxial gun mount, stared too serious by the impressive lattice masts and numerous radars.
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Episode about twenty years ago, which reminded of the old, accidentally fell into the hands of the magazine, is perceived today with a smile. One of the American cities came to tour the well-known orchestra. The best the city concert hall that evening was Packed. The concert began. The inspiration was reflected in every gesture of the conductor, the faces of the musicians; the audience enjoyed the art of the performers.
“Lulls you into soft swing blue “Spanish-Suiza” — these lines from a song of Alexander Vertinsky characterize the car is very well known in the first half of the last century firms yzhotavlyvaly super-expensive Executive cars, being at that time a symbol of luxury and a sign of business success of its owner.
Fighter biplane Hawker FURY. The first third of the century of aviation, leading the countdown from the flight of the Wright brothers in 1903, can be called the era of biplanes. Most of the Diptera of the devices looked like, now look, this is awkward; much more rarely met biplanes elegant, with clean aerodynamic shape. Typically, these machines have left an appreciable trace in the history of world aviation, differing not only beauty, but also the best performance characteristics.
The views of Americans on submarines before the First world war was somewhat different from those in European fleets. Overseas shipbuilders in those “baby” years of development of submarine fleets subdivided future of the submarine on the defensive and the ocean, or “Navy”. The main tasks for the first expected linear attack enemy forces that supposedly can attack the ports of the Atlantic coast. Unlike Europe, to block the vast sea of space mines was not possible, so the boats could really become an important component of coastal defense.
A modest bouquet of flowers brings a lot of positive emotions… right? The gift is placed in the most conspicuous place daily and pleasing to the eye. Flowers transform any ordinary room, and fills it with bright colors and a delicate, pleasant scent that lifts the mood and reminds us who gave the flowers. It is therefore necessary to choose the most beautiful and luxury bouquets.
Torpedo and missile boats are the most popular objects for modelling among novice modelers — they are not so complex and multi-part, as the larger ships and vessels, besides because of lower scale factor to produce a relatively larger elements of such a model much easier.
