Comments by "Dave Sisson" (@Dave_Sisson) on "The Drydock - Episode 233" video.

  1. The first film was made before CGI so all the spaceships were scratch built models embellished with parts from plastic kits they bought from toy shops. So the guns may have been taken directly from a model of a British ship.
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  2.  @johngregory4801  Thanks.
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  3. Paddle wheelers remained popular on rivers and coastal estuaries well into the 20th century because there was no danger of an expensive propeller being damaged if the boat grounded, hit a snag, rock or other solid object.
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  4. There are so many port cities called Portland across the English speaking world that I had trouble guessing which one. There's the original one in England, one in southern Australia, and at least two on different coasts of the United States.
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