Arnhemjim
Corporal
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To the Forum Membership.
Some people have an inherent gift of having their ideas quickly recognized by others. There are also others who through study, practice and perseverance develop that capability. During my ‘professional’ career I had several ideas which I tried to advance without success, only to have someone else propose the same idea, and it came to fruition. I do know there is a fundamental principle here, and that is to develop the skill set that makes someone else think that it’s their original idea. That all being said, here is an idea for consideration that I believe got buried in the depths of another thread.
If the expressed interest of this Forum truly exists in a ‘boat’ let’s consider something within scale and not overwhelmingly expensive. Perhaps a WWII British (Australian) Cockleshell Canoe, with a single ‘commando’ in the canoe with a paddle or the IR receiver that was used to spot the mother submarine, and another 'commando' standing beside the canoe in full underwater kit holding a limpet charge, or silenced sten machine carbine. Certainly fits the COPPISTs just prior to D-Day, the Cockleshell Heroes raid up the Bordeaux River, and the British/Australian raids against Japanese shipping in Southeast Asia. The reference materials are out there which could insure absolute accuracy, and the total set should not be that expensive. W. Britains did it with a colorful plastic 2-man submarine (‘Chariot’ Mk I – Set 4302, repainted in attachment) and Airfix with a ‘Cockleshell’ within a plastic set of ‘Commandos’. Just a thought.
Regards,
Arnhem Jim
Arizona Territory
Some people have an inherent gift of having their ideas quickly recognized by others. There are also others who through study, practice and perseverance develop that capability. During my ‘professional’ career I had several ideas which I tried to advance without success, only to have someone else propose the same idea, and it came to fruition. I do know there is a fundamental principle here, and that is to develop the skill set that makes someone else think that it’s their original idea. That all being said, here is an idea for consideration that I believe got buried in the depths of another thread.
If the expressed interest of this Forum truly exists in a ‘boat’ let’s consider something within scale and not overwhelmingly expensive. Perhaps a WWII British (Australian) Cockleshell Canoe, with a single ‘commando’ in the canoe with a paddle or the IR receiver that was used to spot the mother submarine, and another 'commando' standing beside the canoe in full underwater kit holding a limpet charge, or silenced sten machine carbine. Certainly fits the COPPISTs just prior to D-Day, the Cockleshell Heroes raid up the Bordeaux River, and the British/Australian raids against Japanese shipping in Southeast Asia. The reference materials are out there which could insure absolute accuracy, and the total set should not be that expensive. W. Britains did it with a colorful plastic 2-man submarine (‘Chariot’ Mk I – Set 4302, repainted in attachment) and Airfix with a ‘Cockleshell’ within a plastic set of ‘Commandos’. Just a thought.
Regards,
Arnhem Jim
Arizona Territory
