HMCSS Victoria 1855 by Banyan - 1:72

[BANYAN]

Thanks for good wishes Keith B, Keith A and John, much appreciated.   It was a light dose John but it has had some lingering effects WRT lethargy   Pushing through that seems to help - have to avoid sitting down in the 'gobble-up' chair in the afternoons or I find myself dozing.  Now to get on top of these darn 'tremors' - sometimes I spread more glue over the desk than on the piece.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[mtaylor]

I hope you'll back off a bit and not push yourself so your body can recover.  Don't worry about the model as it's patient.

[bruce d]

Pat,

Just take care of yourself and make peace with the Gobble-Up-Chair. 

As Mark said,  the model is patient. 

 

Bruce 

[KeithAug]

6 hours ago, BANYAN said:

Now to get on top of these darn 'tremors'

Pat  - you could do some sanding and make use of them while you have the opportunity. 😁

 

It must be quite frustrating do the quacks have a solution?

[BANYAN]

Thanks Mark and Bruce, appreciate your kind comments.  Keith (LOL), love the out-of-the-box thinking.  Also helps with mixing the nightly cocktail  

 

I feel I am getting better each day, and once I have finished all the delayed Spring chores and summer maintenance, I hope to devote much more time to the model - hopefully very early in the new year.  In the meantime I am still tinkering with how to make those tops 'come-together' and sorting out some much neglected fixes in the workshop (mainly dust collection).

 

cheers

 

Pat

Edited November 30, 2023 by BANYAN

[Keith_W]

I visited @BANYAN yesterday and I had a good look at this model. It is even more impressive in real life than in photos. Those parts that you see are tiny and perfectly formed. This is even more incredible when you remember that he suffers from essential tremor and his hands shake when he is modelling. My hands are perfectly steady and I can't do that. I guess it comes down to skill and determination. Totally inspiring to overcome a disability like that and produce the results that he does. 

Oh yes, his modelling room is so clean that you could probably eat out of every surface. 

[KeithAug]

11 hours ago, BANYAN said:

Also helps with mixing the nightly cocktail  

An even better idea - the festive season should be amazing. Glad to hear things are improving but this increases the incentive to have as many cocktails as possible before you are completetly better.😁

[wefalck]

Just wondered why 'Spring Chores', as we are heading now into the Christmas period - but of course, you guys down under are not only standing on your heads, but also got the calendar wrong

 

Here it is mulled wine time, not cocktail time ...

[KeithAug]

11 minutes ago, wefalck said:

but also got the calendar wrong

I think they also cook the Christmas turkey on the Barbi wearing Tshirts  and shorts while knocking back tinnies. How do they expect Santa to operate his sleigh when they insist on celebrating Christmas in the middle of summer. All very strange!

Edited December 1, 2023 by KeithAug

[BANYAN]

Oh you guys!  You lot have it all wrong - it is Aus that is on the right side of the sphere; not strange at all   See told ya:

 

Why sit indoors, be cold and all rugged up to celebrate Christmas? The above picture from Keith A says it all (well except for a celebratory drink in hand).  While I am on the subject, for years you guys have also got it all wrong WRT Santa's sleigh.  It wasn't flown with reindeers, but rather with 'boomers' (yeah the sound they make when they bounce off the ground ); the only problem is they end up making for a lot more road maintenance  

 

BTW Keith, turkey on the Barbie is 'delicious' mmmm mmm.

 

cheers

 

Pat

 

 

 

Edited December 1, 2023 by BANYAN

[Louie da fly]

Had a sausage sizzle yesterday. Unfortunately as it was in Ballarat, the sun stayed away.

 

But nothing better than Chrissy on the beach! Preferably with your feet being burnt by the hot sand.

 

Steven

[Glen McGuire]

17 hours ago, KeithAug said:

How do they expect Santa to operate his sleigh when they insist on celebrating Christmas in the middle of summer. All very strange!

The land down under ain't the only place that enjoys a warm Christmas.  From the George Strait song Christmas Time in Texas:

"When it's Christmas time in Texas, It's a very special time for me
In Texas we'll be swingin' around the Christmas tree, Dancin' to a Christmas melody
When it's Christmas time in Texas, It might look just like a summer day
There may not be snow in San Antonio, But it's a Texas Christmas to me"

[KeithAug]

10 hours ago, BANYAN said:

also got it all wrong WRT Santa's sleigh. 

Maybe it's you that got it wrong PAT. 😜

 

[mtaylor]

14 hours ago, KeithAug said:

Maybe it's you that got it wrong PAT. 😜

 

So instead of "Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer" you sing "Rudolf the Red Nosed Roo"?