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  1. Jack12477
    Nice job on the wheels Augie, looking good
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    Me too ! Bill. Love the wood color !
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    I constructed a small table which is portable for use as a workbench for woodcarving and model building. All the lumber is pre-cut lengths available at Lowes and Home Depot. Table is 26" high by 19" wide x 24" long - legs are 2"x2"x36" poplar (cut down to match table) top is 1/2" ply "box" is 1"x3" lumber. I sized it to fit a folding camp chair or home "easy chair". The legs are bolted on with carriage bolts for ease of transport to woodcarving fairs/shows. For storage I bought this chest from Lowes - easy assembly - works well for storing tools, clamps, etc - see Shop Winsome Wood Halifax White Standard Chest at Lowes.com There is also a 7 drawer version which I am considering adding to my workshop. Mark and Augie are right about choosing chair height first then work off that. I also have a taller table with adjustable workshop stool as well as a Sjoberg Modelers workbench. Update: Both Lowes and Home Depot have a section either in or adjacent to their "commercial" lumber aisles where they offer pre-cut dimension lumber in oak, maple, aspen, poplar, and craft pine in sizes ranging for 1/2"x/1/2", 1/4" thick x 2", 3", 4", up to I think 1"x4" or 1"x6" in lengths of 2 ft, 3ft and sometimes 4 ft. I find these to be very useful for small projects like small work tables and for jig making, bench hooks, and the like. The are reasonably priced and finished on all sides - not "rough" like construction lumber.
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    Dennis, looking good ! Thanks for the trip down memory lane on the plastic kit building of old ! Remember it well. Never tried the brake fluid "trick".
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    Half-tracks - I have 3 completed models (Tamiya) - all variants of the M16 - plus one unfinished M16 kit
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    Hi Denis, just discovered your Titanic build. I'll pull up a chair also - ah yes, the "sweet smell of plastic" - mine were mostly Armor, no boats. This will be a fun build to watch.
  7. Jack12477
    Keith, two alternatives : Phone 407-657-4663 or Try sending Jim a PM from this site instead.
  8. Jack12477
    Hi Jesse, just discovered your Syren build. Pulled up my chair
  9. Jack12477
    Sorry Betty, didn't see your question/post. I think Carl answered it above - it's done the same way you did the bow section. Follow the plans for contour.
  10. Jack12477
    Looks like you are off to a good start. Enjoy your build.
  11. Jack12477
    Dennis, UPS ? You mean United Parcel Smashers ! Seriously tho, I'm curious as to what/how you made the oil drums? Are they just wood dowels cut to size or ?????
  12. Jack12477
    Fantastic ! Love the addition of the fuel drums ! Very magnificent model, Dennis. True work of art.
  13. Jack12477
    Since this is an AL kit with the double planking of walnut wood I usually just put a coat of poly on mine - brings out the color nicely.
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    Denis, let me add my voice to the chorus above ! Great idea and execution !
  15. Jack12477
    Nice job on the flags, Look great !
  16. Jack12477
    Popeye, the "nun" and "can" are navigational buoys - red, right, returning (from sea). - a wee bit different than the ones you are so expertly crafting and a tad larger as well. A "can" is green and has odd numbers and a "nun" is red and has even numbers.
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    I'll triple that (what Steve & George said) ! Nice clean fit !
  18. Jack12477
    Well depending on the type of buoy and its intended function it could also be a "nun" or "can" and be painted red or green !
  19. Jack12477
    Popeye, outstanding workmanship. Love the buoys !
  20. Jack12477
    Use them all the time. I get them in Joann's Fabrics in the US.
  21. Jack12477
    As a photographer I have dealt with Light Impressions many times; their products are excellent and their service is also.
  22. Jack12477
    Hi Piet, Just found your build log and pulled up a chair. While going thru it your pictures stopped displaying after post #91. I think the gremlins have struck again. Anyway nice work and nice looking model.
  23. Jack12477
    Hell, Greg, this past winter here the mail delivery was stopped due to SNOW and SLEET. - So much for the "slogan"
  24. Jack12477
    Tim, these pictures are of a block of Yellow Pine (rough sawn) I got from a fellow woodcarver - it's also favored by woodcarvers - has a "new house construction smell"
  25. Jack12477
    Tim, a wood that is very popular with woodcarvers is Butternut ! It's slightly brownish color. Tight grained.

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