Vegaskip

Scrapyard, an exercise in detail and texture.

jim

Portsmouth Harbour, a variety of small craft
Acrylic about 18” X 12”

Just for a change.'Busy day in East Anglia' B17s WW2 

Painted 1997

jim

HMS Calypso with the Destroyer Tirade 'thrashing down Channel'

w/c 16” X 11”

jim

Another Liberty, this time in Ice wc 11”x 8”
Jim

Just a 'Liberty', what ever one you want it to be.

w/c 11” X 8”

Manchester Ship Canal during WW2. with a 'Liberty' ship heading for the docks. RAF Anti Aircraft Barrage Balloon Sqdn preparing for a busy night. People out for a walk along the canal banks. Life goes on!.
W/C 14” X 10”
Jim

De havelland Sea Venom all weather fighter, operating from HMS Albion 1950/1960's
I had the 'pleasure' of working with them from HMS Eagle and Victorious.

w/c11” ax 8”

'The cost of your ration of Butter has risen again.' Survivors of a torpedoed Merchant Ship in the North Atlantic during WW2
W/C 11” X 8”

V/W class destroyer 'Wild Swan'
W/ C 12” x 10”

Convoy painting, can't remember the name of the ship, lost the reference
W/C 12” X 8”

Afternoon quickie.US Troop Transport 'Leviathan' in 'battle dress' 12” X 10”

Thank you all for your good wishes. Well on the mend now

jim

HMS Plymouth at the Falklands

I spent the last 5 days in Hospital.  Chest Infection that went into Pneumonia. However after excellent Treatment, I’m back home, feeling Hearty, if not quite Hale yet.

One to celebrate.

Grantully Castle , Aquirania, and another at Mudros during the Gallipoli campaign

USS Nevada , part of the 6th BS of the Grand Fleet in 1918
Mount board about19” X 13”

Jim

21 hours ago, Louie da fly said:

The only thing I can think of is to do an image search on tree class trawlers and see if there's enough information in those photos to get an idea of what Juniper would have looked like. Perhaps they were all built to the same design? If so, there should have been only minor differences between them.

 

Best I can do.

 

Steven

That’s what I did. Most were built as minesweepers, but Juniper was the only Anti Sub.

jim

There is a bit of mystery about this one, but first the story, for those who dont know.
During the 'Norwegian campain, HMS Juniper a 'tree' class Trawler, was sent to escort the tanker 'Oil Pioneer' back to the uk.Their luck ran out when they met SHARNHORST, GNEISENAU ADLIRAL HIPPER and 4 destroyers!.
Juniper turned towards the enemy, hoisted her battle ensigns and opened fire with her 12 pdr. She lasted 90 minutes and there were 4 survivors
Now the mystery, I wanted to do a painting of this incredable act of bravery and defiance, so started looking around for a reference phpto of Juniper, I'm still looking, I have heard that some one has the copy right and has withdrawn all photos of her , which I find very strange.
I welcome any information or comments or even possibly a genuine photo.
With the greatest respect and in rememberance of some very brave men.

Not ships but you might be interested. 

The latest of several US 8th Air Force in Europe WW2 paintings I've been doing.
These a/c were painted so they could be easily seen. They were used as markers for squadrons and groups to formate on 

jim

Merlin and Marabu

Both are 'Windfall' yachts ,reparations from Germany after WW2 and used by British forces for adventure training and recreation. I sailed in Merlin in the 1960 Tall Ships Race.
Both were built in the 1930's and are still sailing.

Different kind of beach party. Nowhere in particular.

Jim

Another memory from the 1960’s

Ships at Pulau Langkowi after Exercise Fotex 67
HMS Victorious, Bulwark, Londonderry, Plymouth, Llandaff and lots more off canvas

I was Captains coxs'n on Victorious, so that’s me 'driving' the Huntress in the foreground.

Jim

Thanks Dave. If you have some 'deep thinking' to do. Nothing like like sitting with a bucket of hot water between your knees, a lump of Pusser's hard and giving your 'skivvies' a good going over.!

Jim

Somewhere in the Med. Two Decker heads for the sea, another refitting masts and rigging. However it is 'Dhobi' day on the Frigate with the crew's hammocks strung in the rigging to dry.
W/C 14” X 10”
Jim