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TBlack
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TBlack got a reaction from Canute in Lula by Keith Black - FINISHED - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver
Nicely done; wonderful detail!
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TBlack got a reaction from FriedClams in Lula by Keith Black - FINISHED - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver
Keith, If you hadn't mentioned the width of the top rail, it probably would have passed muster. Go easy on any unnecessary corrections!
TB
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TBlack reacted to Glen McGuire in Lula by Keith Black - FINISHED - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver
That's exactly what I was thinking, Eric! I think Keith made it the perfect width.
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TBlack got a reaction from Canute in Lula by Keith Black - FINISHED - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver
Keith, If you hadn't mentioned the width of the top rail, it probably would have passed muster. Go easy on any unnecessary corrections!
TB
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TBlack got a reaction from Keith Black in Lula by Keith Black - FINISHED - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver
Keith, If you hadn't mentioned the width of the top rail, it probably would have passed muster. Go easy on any unnecessary corrections!
TB
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TBlack reacted to Keith Black in Lula by Keith Black - FINISHED - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver
Thank you to everyone for the kind comments and for the likes.
I got the railing around the pilothouse installed. The balusters are 0.03125 (1/32) inches and the top rail is 0.9375 (3/32) inches. I drilled 0.031 holes in the top rail for the balusters. The top rail is about twice the width it should be but I needed the extra width for drilling the holes because the wood has a tendency to split if too narrow. The railing is pretty robust now that everything is glued together so I may try sanding the top rail width a tad narrower but I don't want to mess it up and have a redo.
I still need to add stairway handrails, some railing (very little) on the boiler deck, and make a mount for the stern lantern and hang it and that's it for construction.
Thank you to all for your support and for following along.
Keith
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TBlack reacted to Kevin Kenny in HMS Thorn by Kevin Kenny - 1:48 scale - Swan-class - David Antscherl practium
Installing the 2 cannons under the foredeck
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TBlack reacted to ccoyle in What's next?
Your observations about Vanguard kits are interesting. The thing is, the Vanguard and Caldercraft kits, besides sharing the same designer, Chris Watton, make similar use of etched brass and small parts. Etched brass is commonplace these days -- you'll be hard-pressed to find any wooden kits that don't make use of it. And the only way to get away from smaller parts is to go for larger scales (which might actually be counterproductive, since larger scales can include more fine detail).
That said, of the three kits you listed, the only one that wouldn't interest me, personally, is the Corsair, since that is a generic brig and not a historical vessel. But with your experience, you could build any of them, so choose whichever you like best -- just be forewarned that all of them will have that dreaded PE brass and small parts.
Cheers!
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TBlack reacted to Keith Black in Lula by Keith Black - FINISHED - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver
Thank you to everyone for the kind comments and for the likes.
I got the dinghy weathered and glued down, I still need to add a coil of rope around that sprue. You can barley see that sprue in normal viewing. I used a brown pastel to weather the inside of the dinghy but it's got a pinkish tint to it. I know not why and I'm not sure how to fix it other use a little black?
I received a box of three cats today from an Etsy supplier. They're supposed to be HO scale but they seem smaller which is okay. The one sitting on the fire bucket box is 0.115 inches high. To see any detail it must be viewed under magnification.
It snuck aboard and I'm really not in favor of it sticking around as I think it's bad luck to have a black cat onboard. I've temporally named the cat, D1.
This cat sharpening it's claws on topping lift line I named Stump Grinder. It's more or less the lead deckhand's cat. It's a little bigger than D1.
I couldn't get a good in focus photo of the cat laying on its belly beside the Derrick crane mast. This cat doesn't have a name yet. It's larger in girth than Stump Grinder. I may name it D8.
If you think I'm procrastinating doing the handrails you are correct.
Thank you to everyone for the support and for following along.
Keith
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TBlack got a reaction from Ian_Grant in Cangarda 1901 by KeithAug - Scale 1:24 - Steam Yacht
10 weeks of structural work!? Sounds like a complete redo, or you live in a very large house! Ghastly business' You poor soul.
TB
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TBlack got a reaction from Keith Black in Cangarda 1901 by KeithAug - Scale 1:24 - Steam Yacht
10 weeks of structural work!? Sounds like a complete redo, or you live in a very large house! Ghastly business' You poor soul.
TB
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TBlack got a reaction from FriedClams in Lula by Keith Black - FINISHED - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver
There’s a patent for a push broom!? Amazing!
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TBlack reacted to Keith Black in Lula by Keith Black - FINISHED - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver
Thank you to everyone for the comments and the likes.
Thank you to all those that joined in on the Google AI discussion. Think I'm gonna go the old/new school route. https://www.britannica.com
Scarier than the thoughts of AI dominating the world wide web was how easy the cylinder timber chain installation went, I expect that at any moment Lula is gonna completely unravel. I've never had chain go on this effortlessly, I am amazed!
The list is down to handrails and weathering.
Thank you to everyone for the support and for following along.
Keith
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TBlack got a reaction from Canute in Lula by Keith Black - FINISHED - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver
There’s a patent for a push broom!? Amazing!
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TBlack got a reaction from Keith Black in Lula by Keith Black - FINISHED - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver
There’s a patent for a push broom!? Amazing!
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TBlack got a reaction from Paul Le Wol in Lula by Keith Black - FINISHED - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver
There’s a patent for a push broom!? Amazing!
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TBlack reacted to Keith Black in Lula by Keith Black - FINISHED - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver
@Desertanimal @clearway @Ferrus Manus @TBlack @LJP @FriedClams @BANYAN @lraymo @Canute Thank you Chris, Keith, Ferrus, Tom, LJP, Gary, Pat, Lynn, Ken, for your kind comments and thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers.
After what seems like a lengthy layoff, in the past couple of days I've been able to regain the rhythm of working on little Lula. Lula's main construction is done, now it's a matter of finishing up all the remaining small details. Three I just crossed off the list are the ship's bell, steam whistle, and grab handles attached to the pilothouse fore wall that aided in getting from the engine room deck to the boiler deck.
Thank you to all for your patience in regards to the disruptions of the past month. One last personal, it will be a week tonight that I've given up my pipe. I don't miss the nicotine but man, do I miss the ritual.
May God bless each of you.
Keith
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TBlack got a reaction from Canute in Lula by Keith Black - FINISHED - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver
Keith, I agree with your assessment. Thanks for the update and hanging in there.
Tom
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TBlack got a reaction from FriedClams in Lula by Keith Black - FINISHED - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver
Keith, I agree with your assessment. Thanks for the update and hanging in there.
Tom
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TBlack got a reaction from Keith Black in Lula by Keith Black - FINISHED - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver
Keith, I agree with your assessment. Thanks for the update and hanging in there.
Tom
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TBlack got a reaction from Ferrus Manus in Lula by Keith Black - FINISHED - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver
Keith, I agree with your assessment. Thanks for the update and hanging in there.
Tom
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TBlack reacted to Jim Lad in Lula by Keith Black - FINISHED - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver
Keith, you'll have a much better idea once you've talking to someone who knows what's really going on - i.e. your doctor. Our thoughts are with you.
John
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