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bensid54

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About bensid54

  • Birthday 07/30/1955

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    Vancouver Canada
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    RC hobbies, boat building, Canadian Football

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  1. This is why guys like you Micheal can do restoration so well you can see the tiniest details and it shows your true love and interest in this hobby. I looked at those pictures and couldn't spot any difference other than they were in different locations. The thing that stands out the most for me is it's too bad the original builder didn't make those windows on top more realistic, then again are they windows?
  2. Don't mean to change the subject, but what is that very nice setup you have for holding parts. Did you make it yourself?
  3. Bensid54,

    Yes, my workshop was quite a mess at the time I received the "Maggie" for restoration. I usually do model ship restorations upstairs in a different part of the house where there is plenty of natural light. Because the Marguerite was so large, it went to the "catch all" work bench downstairs where I work on everything from furniture to kids toys.

  4. Colin most people that are not modellers would consider your workshop one of a pack rat. I must admit I am guilty of the same sort of housekeeping, but like you I know where everything is! Nice job on the boat by the way.
  5. I realize this repair is way out of my league but I do have a suggestion that someone likely mentioned. Bolt the display to the table and bolt the table to the floor, that's it that's my two bits worth now I'll sit quietly and watch the progress.
  6. Thanks Pat, that boat took about two weeks worth of head scratching to figure out how I was going to do it. Getting the oars to enter and exit the water with little splashing and as human like as possible was the big challenge. This is a video of the mechanics that sit below deck.
  7. Dan I plan on having him paddle around in pools and ponds on a calm day. Yes the Charon most are familiar with does use a pole to push himself across the river Styx but I don't have any shallow rivers to pole across. He will be remote control when I'm done and hopefully before the end of summer this year if not then summer next year. Here is a video of my last project.
  8. Something that never crossed my mind Mark regarding the clothes a good idea if I make a fisherman in a row boat which I have given some thought to. The time of Charon was a time when robes were the norm so he will end up with a black cloak. Pat I was thinking about that and I'm thinking about using dowels around his arms and legs but still not sure what to do with his back. Basically I plan on only having his face and hands exposed.
  9. I've done more work such as lowered his left arm so he doesn't smack himself in the teeth any more. Any suggestions as to how I can fill his body in to look more human than Terminator he looks like now. Keep in mind it has to be easy because I failed art class.
  10. Did some more work on the weekend. I machined a sleeve to connect his head to the servo then mounted the servo to a bracket soldered to his back, the video will give you a better idea.
  11. Charon's final frames first video. Any suggestions as how to improve his paddling would be greatly appreciated.
  12. Not sure about the eyes yet. Thanks for the compliment I will put in the video of him in action tomorrow.
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