Queen Elizabeth 2

AVGWarhawk · 10-17-08, 12:19 PM

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27238567/

Jimbuna · 10-17-08, 12:30 PM

Here she is 1/2 mile away from my home earlier this summer during her farewell tour.

She actually payed a final final visit to the River Tyne the day I flew out to this years SS Meet (10-8-08)

AVGWarhawk · 10-17-08, 12:32 PM

Compared to the looks of todays ships...she is a beauty queen. Nice lines and a beautiful ship for sure. At least she is not headed to the scrapyard.

Jimbuna · 10-17-08, 01:53 PM

That's true, but I hear her powerplant is in a hell of a state.

AVGWarhawk · 10-17-08, 01:56 PM

Interesting. I suspect the repair costs far outweigh what profit she can turn? Perhaps. But again, the cutting torch is not being used and an elegant ship still has her use in this world other than being cut up for razor blades.

Jimbuna · 10-17-08, 02:32 PM

We'll take any small mercies that come along....besides, they're building another replacement due out in 2010.

Task Force · 10-17-08, 02:48 PM

There may be a new one, but no ship will replace a classic one.

Like said before, atleast she not going to be scraped.

Jimbuna · 10-17-08, 02:53 PM

Thank you for those pearls of wisdom.

AVGWarhawk · 10-17-08, 02:56 PM

Some of the most beautiful lines you will fine are in old ship and cars. I think the QE2 is one these with the fine lines. Even some of the older aircraft are just beautifully crafted and easy on the eye. Cars from the US in the late 50's also have beautiful lines. The QE2 exhibits all that beauty one could ask for in a liner. New is nice but I like the blasts from the past.

10-17-08, 12:19 PM	#1
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Queen Elizabeth 2 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27238567/ __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

10-17-08, 12:30 PM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Here she is 1/2 mile away from my home earlier this summer during her farewell tour. She actually payed a final final visit to the River Tyne the day I flew out to this years SS Meet (10-8-08) __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-17-08, 12:32 PM	#3
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Compared to the looks of todays ships...she is a beauty queen. Nice lines and a beautiful ship for sure. At least she is not headed to the scrapyard. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

10-17-08, 01:53 PM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	That's true, but I hear her powerplant is in a hell of a state. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-17-08, 01:56 PM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Interesting. I suspect the repair costs far outweigh what profit she can turn? Perhaps. But again, the cutting torch is not being used and an elegant ship still has her use in this world other than being cut up for razor blades. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

10-17-08, 02:32 PM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	We'll take any small mercies that come along....besides, they're building another replacement due out in 2010. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-17-08, 02:48 PM	#7
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	There may be a new one, but no ship will replace a classic one. Like said before, atleast she not going to be scraped. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

10-17-08, 02:53 PM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Thank you for those pearls of wisdom. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-17-08, 02:56 PM	#9
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Some of the most beautiful lines you will fine are in old ship and cars. I think the QE2 is one these with the fine lines. Even some of the older aircraft are just beautifully crafted and easy on the eye. Cars from the US in the late 50's also have beautiful lines. The QE2 exhibits all that beauty one could ask for in a liner. New is nice but I like the blasts from the past. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road