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Jack12477

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  1. I guess you guys are right. I glue the cradle to the base, so now it is permanent. Thanks for the comments, Likes, and for following along.
  2. I left NY for the wilds of NJ for Basic Training at Fort Dix then up to north western NJ for the duration of my tour on active duty. All I got to see was NJ . But I did get to see a few Broadway plays for FREE courtesy of the USO - one in particular was Annie Get Your Gun with Ethel Merman (at about age 60 or so) and I got to take a "date" too) - and they were really good seats too, not ones up in the nose bleed section but down in the orchestra section. And I did meet my wife there too, been married to her for 52 years, so all in all I guess it was a good tour.
  3. It's actually a shelf unit - the back side is squared off. I just used it to get an idea of size.
  4. Well, I finally got the rest of the fiddly bits completed and installed. The model is now finished. I just have to find a more permanent plank to mount her on.
  5. I think that was the Air Force, Lou ! But they forgot to mention you can only see it from 30,000 feet or higher !
  6. Mark, Lou, these are not kits. They are resin (????) cast and come exactly as you see. They are Collectibles. When we were restoring our local lighhouse we started collecting them. The company that made them, Harbour Lights, went out of business after the founder/designer passed away.
  7. Denis, my wife's Harbour Lights Seven Foot Knoll Maryland lighthouse model. (Excuse the dust it's been sitting on a shelf for years).
  8. John are you referring to the 909 crash at Bradley International Airport? There were casualties. There were 3 crew and 10 passengers on board. Seven occupants were killed, and the remaining six were injured severely enough to be taken to the hospital, including one who was airlifted. Among the dead were the pilot and co-pilot, aged 75 and 71 respectively. One person on the ground was injured. The plane belonged to the Collingwood Group.
  9. For us, the person doing the notification had to be of equal or higher rank to the deceased member. But the Survivors Assistance Officer who helped with burial arrangements, benefits, etc was either a Warrant or Commissioned Officer.
  10. What years was this, Lou ? When I was in (1965-1967) an E4 was either a Corporal or Specialist Fourth Class. I was E5, Specialist Fifth Class, aka SP5 or Spec5 . They abolished the Specialist ranks E5 to E9 sometime in the 1980s I think and just kept Specialist/Corporal E4 after that.
  11. Yep, you got it right Lou! If you read his citation, it is a miracle he lived to actually receive the Medal. He retired as a Colonel. The Medal is impressive to see first hand. Yea, the notification was not "fun", had some scary ones also. Not all were KIA or MIA notifications, a few were auto accidents state-side.
  12. Since you all are reminiscing about Nam and Medal of Honor recipients, can anyone name the man who was the 1st to receive the Medal of Honor in Vietnam ? Hint: He was born in the town in which I now live, and I have personally met him on at least 3 occasions. I was an Army Draftee, 1965-1967, after Boot Camp in NJ, by some stroke of good fortune I was assigned to an Army Ordnance Research and Development Arsenal in northern NJ. It was basically an 8 to 5 job in uniform doing R&D on various weapons systems, except we were tasked with doing Notification of Next of Kin for the 5 counties in northern NJ. All Officers, Warrants and Enlisted with rank of E-5 and above were assigned to the duty roster and as an E-5 I pulled my share of Notifications. We also provided Pall Bearers and Honor Guard for all Army funerals in the 5 counties.
  13. Harbor Freight makes One for $69.99. I have one similar to theirs, both handle up to 40 psi, mine works well with my Badger and Paasche brushes. Actually, better yet, check out our sponsor USA Airbrush Supply. I just checked their site and they have somu starter sets as low as $50.
  14. VOC regulations killed it decades ago. You might get lucky and find some old stocks of it but very rarely. I have a few bottle of railroad colors left but no military colors.
  15. Lou, send Denis, Popeye, a PM. He has the software. He can point you to the source for making your own decals.
  16. Denis, you are not that far from Portsmouth, which has a bunch of lighthouses you can tour, some by boat some by land. There is Isle of Shoals, Portsmouth Harbour, Whaleback, Boon Island, Cape Neddick, White Island, to name a few. I have visited these myself. Bookmark these Maine open lighthouse day Maine lighthouse museum.
  17. Mark, have you tried one of your finger planes, instead of sanding? Or don't they work well on balsa ?
  18. Go slow with the instructions. If they are anything like the ones in my Titantic Lifeboat kit, they are less than stellar, and somewhat confusing. Take your time, you will figure it out, read ahead a couple pages as you go. Nice recovery on the broken false keel/backbone
  19. Yea, Chris is right. I have that same kit. Will probably start it when I complete the Titantic Lifeboat, also by AL
  20. Thanks Lou. The 1:700 kit measures about 8 inches in the box so I guess the model is around 6 inches. The other kit has markings for the Turner Joy as well, so I can build either variant.
  21. Happy New Year to you also, Michael. Yes, the instructions do not mention anything about a rabbet in the bow or stern posts. In looking back over the build and instructions, after installing and fairing the filler blocks bow and stern the instructions called for installing the real keel and bow/stern posts before beginning the planking. In hindsight I think I should have just installed the keel first and left the bow/stern posts for last. I think that would have allowed me to bring the planking past the bow/stern a little and then fair it back to the "backbone" leaving room to install the bow/stern posts. Lesson learned. Yes the Jack Plane is nice. I've already given it a try and it cuts nicely. I think I now have Lee Valley's entire offering of miniature planes. I use the block and shoulder planes the most, especially for trimming planks. Thanks for the compliment and for looking in.
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