Here is another set of jig-saw puzzles, which I have had for a few decades. Clearly, all the vessels in the Combat Ships Series are British ships from the Falklands War of 1982, although there is one howling mistake.
JR Jigsaws, Handley Printers Ltd, 200 pieces. Size 12 3/4 inches by 9 inches, or 324mm by 228mm.
The paintings are just not up to the standards of those featuring Roy Cross or Roy Huxley artwork. I assume these were made in Britain ?
H.M.S. Fearless – Landing Platform Dock, amphibious landing ship
H.M.S. Glamorgan – County Class Guided Missile Destroyer, but the box top painting shows a Sheffield Class Type 42 Guided Missile Destroyer
H.M.S. Argonaut – Leander Class Frigate, after conversion to an Exocet Leander, with surface-surface missiles.
H.M.S. Endurance – Ice Patrol Vessel
Not a great set, but they would have been topical when they came out.
Paul Adams from New Zealand
The British navy vessel in James Bond's Tomorrow Never Dies is named the Sheffield. No relation to reality, I take it?
ReplyDelete...or was it the Devonshire? It's been a while since I saw it!
I have no idea - I will have to re-watch the film. But 1997 would have been long after this set came out. I think it would have been 1980s, and just after the Falklands War ?
ReplyDeleteTND specifically references the Faulklands from the Media coverage angle. A little bombastic, but my second favourite Pierce Brosnan outing. My favourite is The World is not Enough. -Fight me!
DeleteGorgeous set of puzzles Paul!
ReplyDeleteA really handsome set of topical subjects. I would have snapped these up in a second. SFZ
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