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May I also add my Welcome back Nenad.  I am glad to see the healing process has begun for you.

Add me to the spectators gallery too !

Cristiano, I just discovered your build log - haven't read thru it in its entirety yet - I plan to go back and read it.  But I must join the others in saying what a magnificent model you have created.

I will look for your next build also

Jack,

Their tech support is in house and only operated 4 hours a day, Monday through Friday.

And it's probably the 4 hours you guys on the west coast are sleeping !    That's not much of a customer service then.

Yes, my experience with ME is they don't accurately count the small parts - I've come up short a lot. Altho their customer service is really good about replacing missing/shorted parts.  AL on the other hand supplies too many small parts (so I usually have extra parts for the parts bin).

Ken your model is looking great, in fact 10,000 times better than the one I co-built with a friend a few years ago (it was his kit so he has the "finished" model)

Re: cannon - rig them off ship first with hooks, then install to ship and hook the lines to the rings, and snug them up. I did not use hooks when I did it and it was a living hell getting those lines rigged to the rings. Big fingers don't work to well in cramped quarters. As I recall MS' instructions were a little vague on how to rig the cannons and I made the mistake of not using hooks.

Mark, you have far more patience and tolerance than I do! That machine would have been packed up and shipped back to MM with a request for refund. Thanks for the review tho, it's very informative.

Regarding your email to tech support: Very professionally stated by you, so they should not have taken offense. I suspect they do not have have in-house tech support and have to farm the questions/emails out to either the OEM or a third party vendor but they should have sent you a response saying that. There is no excuse for not responding to a customer.

If I ever need any custom laser cutting work done, I will definitely call Chuck.

And maybe even lace curtains for the First Class cabin windows/portholes

Nice work Popeye !

Nenad, my deepest sympathies on the loss of your mother and wife. My prayers go with you.

Thanks okay George.  So question will the Craftsman "behemoth" I already have work for my simple needs? Or do I spring for the Weller Ken has? I think the only other soldering iron I have is a 25 watt pencil type.  Suggestions ?

George, Ken,

I have an old (and I do mean old) Sears Craftsman 200 Dual Heat solder gun - lo heat is 150 watts hi heat is 230 watts.  I assume this is sufficient for anything I might want to solder model-boat-wise ???  I may get the Weller 40 watt pencil - think the pencil I have is 25 watt but not Weller brand. The Craftsman still works fine.

George, I do most of mt soldering with a Weller 120 watt soldering iron

Ken, is that Weller a "gun" type or "pencil" type iron ? The only Weller I found only with that wattage is a "gun" type. All the "pencil" types were max 25 watt.

I ordered your book from Barnes & Noble last week. Should arrive this week. Looking forward to reading it.

George, check Barnes & Nobles' price - cheaper - ordered my copy yesterday - ships on Monday.

Ed, just pulled up a chair to watch.

Bill, your attention to detail is amazing. Beautiful workmanship. I especially like the bed(s). 

George, the book is also available thru Barnes & Noble. Found it on their website yesterday.

 We'll be expecting lots of pictures.   

Yes, especially ones of the "big one that got away" :D

Enjoy the fishing Augie. See you when you return !

I use two Dremel (corded) and WeCher mini-engraver.  Also have the Dremel drill press stand and their planer/shaper table. Dremel makes an assortment of collets which are interchangeable with Dremel and WeCher.  Have had good result with both.

Kurt, thanks for the clarification

Danny, just pulled up my chair to watch your build

Chuck, question: On the registration form it lists a 15% surcharge for non-members. Are we who are only MSW members considered non-members? I recall reading or being told someplace that MSW members are automatically associate members of NRG. Is that correct? And how does that apply/not-apply to the registration 15% ? Could you clarify.

Beautiful work, Danny. Thanks for the explanation also.

Yes, I do remember using DuPont's Simonize Car Wax and there was another one that also contained Carnauba wax which I also used but can't remember the name

Congress replaced an inefficient light bulb with ones containing a toxic substance, mercury. Read the label on the bulb package about what you need to do if you drop a CFL and it breaks - Hazmat team anyone !  Oh and wait till these wind up in the landfills.

I too stockpiled 40's, 60's and 100's

I agree Per. Looks good