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If you have any questions just ask Gabe........
Glad I could be help...and follow my build log of the Great Republic and you can see pics of the process.......
 
Rob

Excellent work, Rob! I can pretty much guarantee that I'll be copying your method! 
Clear skies,
Gabe

Good to hear that you are doing better at least some of the time Kevin, and that you are negative for the virus. hopefully your lung will clear up quickly as well. I was hospitalized for about a week a few years ago for much the same thing and the complications it caused so I have an idea just how hard it can hit you. Take care of yourself and get well soon.  

Well I have not stopped working I seem to feel better later in the day so I have been working on props.What we have here is the kit prop,aftermarket which I do not care for and kit prop re-shaped.I think a little more shaping on the backside of the prop and it will be good to go still alittle fat.The after market props have defects in the face and are so frigg'in thin I can bend them so I cannot sand out the defects.The other problem if they go to rotate the blades will begin to move and flatten out possibly.I am about 50% through engine #2.
 
So I paid $30 for some templates Kevin

glad to hear it not 19........the monia ain't fun either.  rest up my friend.....fingers crossed for a speedy recovery    great project........rout'in for ya to see her finished  

Hoping nothing but the best for you Kevin. Make a speedy and full recovery then get back in here and dazzle us with a great finish on this model. Be well, brother.

I hope they're treating you for the pneumonia, Kevin, and that you have a speedy recovery.  

Take care of yourself Kevin, get well soon!
 

Follow doc.s orders. Been thru a pneumonia bout years back. Felt tired all the time, taking prednisone and some nebulizer treatments. No fun.

PLEASE stay safe. Let us know how you go.

Thks Fellas tested and no #19 but I do have pneumonia in the R/lung  I was really concerned about the 19 for the mother in law @ 86 she is around the house to often.I am tried been all day time for nap Kevin

No words really  - all the best to you take care.
 
OC.

Prayin for your speedy recovery....... We are pretty much on lockdown already we are both well over 60 and the SO is recovering from pneumonia already.... not fun and it takes a while they tell us....
 
Please stay in touch if possible......

Tell them at the hospital that they need to get you well soon. You have an audience waiting breathlessly for not only your return but for further progress on the Mrs.Runyon.  Good luck and if you feel like it and can check in now and then please do. My prayers are with you in any case.

Ugh! Pneumonia is no fun. Hope you are up and around again soon.

As Jack said, hope you get better quickly. 👍

Sorry to hear this. Hope you recover quickly.  Prayers are with you.

I will be out of pocket it looks for a few days a week #19 got me maybe being admitted to a hospital later today looks like pneumonia may of already started in the r/lung and I started feeling ruff Sunday.This is the second time this build has been stopped due to illness last was in 2015.

I built one of their smaller river boat kits and was very pleased. The wood and laser cutting were the best I've ever used. The non-english instructions were very good...Moab

Oh and the length @1309mm = over 51"...………...😲

I have built a Woody Joe Ship.  I love their kits.  I was wondering have you seen one of these.  It too was kitted from Japan.
Imai 1/80 Susquehanna.  I purchased off of eBay for $280.00.  Years ago I built their smaller plastic version.

Thanks for the info.
 
I've been trying for quite a while to get contact with WoodyJOE, and I have to thank a fluent Japanese speaker from the Czech Republic who I believe helped me break through to them initially. 
 
You're right, the kit itself is superb, plastic blocks aside, and there could room for a little further enhancement once more reference is sourced.
 
Thanks also for the info on the company to purchase from if outside Japanese territory. 

Nice kit review, James! Glad to see you got a review kit from Woody Joe.
 
I'll add that everything about this kit is pretty much standard Woody Joe product. Plastic blocks and deadeyes are standard in all their kits, as is the beautiful packaging and indexing of the parts. Very much Billing Boats like. And, as you point out, these parts are easily swappable for your favorite wooden deadeyes and blocks. Though, my preference is still the Syren stuff 😉
 
Their kits can sometimes be a little light on some details, but they also tend be pretty accurate on the measurements and scale, so it's very easy to do some of your own upgrades.
 
I agree that RC is not the intention of the motor addition – it's more of an add-on capability "just for the fun of it".
 
I'm not sure that one can actually buy direct from Woody Joe for shipment overseas. So, I'm surprised to see the store link. I've received things from Woody Joe before, but never a purchase.
 
 
Actually, I highly recommend purchasing from an online hobby dealer that I and many members here have dealt with, Zootoyz.jp.
 
The owner of the business, Kazunori Morikawa, can communicate in english and his site is in english too, making ordering much simpler than trying to do it in Japanese. He's also a great person and always sends little goodies with your model kit orders, and you won't get gouged on pricing like what I've often seen on Ebay and Amazon.
 
He's very conscientious about his business and the products he sells. So, PLEASE, if anyone is going to buy one of these kits from him, make sure you know what you're getting into first, so you don't bch and moan to him if you're not happy with Woody Joe's lack of a free replacement parts policy – he takes your complaints very seriously and personally. 
 
Clare
 
 

I'm not entirely convinced their plan was RC, but I'm sure it could be adapted with the paddle wheels.
 
The link works for me, but here it is again: http://woodyjoe.shop-pro.jp/?pid=144494623

Very nice kit review, but the Woody Joe link doesn't work. This kit reminds me of the Billings kits in that it uses quite a bit of plastic molded parts, which I detest. But it looks like a great kit and I love the fact that they were future thinking enough to build the kit with Radio Control in mind if you so desire.