Development on Nantucket took a two-week hiatus this month, as my wife Dawn and I cavorted around Europe. She just finished her tenth year with Games Workshop (of Warhammer & WH40K fame), and to celebrate they flew us to the UK for a party, but not before a three-day stop in Dublin to visit friends. After the party, we moved on for a week-long honeymoon in Rome. Sucks to be us, yeah? 😉
One of the highlights of the trip for me as a plane freak was a visit to the amazing museum at RAF Cosford in the UK. Ian Pearson of SimFlight picked me up at the Birmingham train station, and along with his wife and little Pearson, proceeded to show me the countryside. It was a Saturday I won’t soon forget.
I’m back in the developer’s saddle now, so while I’m building KACK, here are some pics for you.
Powerscourt, Dublin Ireland
Cemetery at Glendolough, Ireland
The ravishing Irish countryside…
Enjoying a pint at the Guinness Brewery, Dublin
Dublin pub life
Nottingham, UK
Dolled up for the 10-year vet party.
Dawn and her wicked cool 10-year Space Marine trophy!
Chesterfield, UK
Vulcan! RAF Cosford
A Komet, one of the rare treats of Cosford.
Ian Pearson and offspring, RAF Cosford Museum
Drinks at Bugman’s Bar, Games Workshop World HQ, Nottingham
Dawn with a Space Marine APC, GW World Headquarters, Nottingham
The palatial Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire countryside, UK
Dawn and Terry Whetton outside the Chesterfield, UK GW store
Angel on the Ponte Sant’Angelo, Rome
The Pantheon, Rome
Enjoying a cold one at the Imperial Forum, Rome
Arch, Imperial Forum, Rome
The Imperial Forum, Rome
Shop window, Rome
The missus at the Rome GW store.
Selfie at the Trevi Fountain, Rome
Such a gorgeous, busy city!
St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City
Lunch! OMG, we ate so well in Italy.
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Paul Laube
Great shots Bill, glad the two of you had a great honeymoon.
Ian Pearson
Ah yes. HP and the amazing flying ping-pong ball… 🙂
It was great to get to see you again and glad you enjoyed your little tour. You didn’t grip the door handle *too* hard on the little Shropshire lanes, I hope?
P.S. Shouldn’t Rome GW only sell Inquisitors?!
Bill Womack
Yes, the tour was great. I’ve been thinking about Halfpenny Green ever since! As for the lanes, if you check your door handle, I believe you’ll see my palm imprint. 😉
Dexter Thomas
Congrats Bill… Go back to work!
Mark Halliwell
Glad the holiday lived up to your expectations. Some great photos there. My wife and I also visited Hardwick Hall a few weeks back – an amazing place.
Dexter Thomas
Bill, Is KVOU, Vancouver, WA still on your to do list? I helped with the testing of the FS9 version. Shortly after, FSX was released and that was the end of it.
Bill Womack
Yes indeed! KVUO is very high on my list. It’s about 60% done at this point.
Mike Cameron
Looks like you had a wonderful trip. Of all my travels I never did get to Ireland.
Stefan Hoffmann
Hello Mr. Womack!
Congrats on your adventure. I am normally doing FSX aircraft as a 3D artist (Aerosofts H-1, Catalina X, Bronco X, Airbus X/EXT, CRJ and the Twinotter Extended) but also want to try out some scenery work. I could nowhere find your email around here, so i thought i do try it this way and use the comments section.
If you are interested on a guy that goes for quality too, please contact me…
Bill Womack
Hi Stefan. I know your work well! My email is iblueyonder (at) gmail dot com.