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  1. Jack12477
    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.
  2. Jack12477
    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.
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    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.
  4. Jack12477
    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.
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    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.
  6. Jack12477
    Lou, send Denis, Popeye, a PM. He has the software. He can point you to the source for making your own decals.
  7. Jack12477
    Looking good, Denis.
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    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.
  9. Jack12477
    Mark, have you tried one of your finger planes, instead of sanding? Or don't they work well on balsa ?
  10. Jack12477
    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
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    Yea, Chris is right. I have that same kit. Will probably start it when I complete the Titantic Lifeboat, also by AL
  12. Jack12477
    Thanks, Ryland. And Happy New Year to you and Pam also.
  13. Jack12477
    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.
  14. Jack12477
    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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    Rick, I have used artists Gesso to seal wood before painting with good results. It is also water clean up. Acrylic paints work well over it.
  16. Jack12477
    Well after a 2 week stay in the hospital followed by 2 more weeks at home feeling like a slug with no energy and no ambition, I finally ventured into the ship yard to at least finish the ropes I had started to install before my unplanned surgery. I'm still restricted to no lifting over 10 pounds and no driving but I am getting outside for walks around the neighborhood. I used some tiny doll clothespins I picked up in Michaels some time back to hold the rope in roughly the shape I wanted while the white glue I applied to the rings dried. Photos follow: Got a few goodies for Christmas. I picked up the Lee Valley Veritas miniature bevel up Jack Plane which works really well and it is only 5 inches long. And my son decided I needed a few more kits to build so he got me a 1:700 and 1:320 destroyer kit. the 1:700 Tamiya waterline series kit of the USS Cushng DD797 and the 1:320 Atlantis kit of the USS Forest Sherman DD931 I hope everyone had a nice Christmas and a Happy New Year to come.
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    Throw a bag of moth balls under the shipping container and/or shed and the skunks and woodchuck will leave. Did that to my garden shed, no more critters.
  18. Jack12477
    Build is on temporary hold while I recover from recent surgery.
  19. Jack12477
    Nice job, Denis !
  20. Jack12477
    I would say Mission Accomplished ! That is a very accurate replica, Chuck. As always magnificent craftsmanship.
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    Nice !
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    Mine is not permanently fastened to stand, so I can detach it and attach it to a limber if I want
  23. Jack12477
    Nice work on the model. I found the same weight balance problem when I did mine, constantly wants to tip over backwards. I made the tongue support stand a bit lower so the model tips slightly forward.
  24. Jack12477
    Ah but Lou, Ezekiel is coming to torment you !
  25. Jack12477
    Now that I have completed the basic hull structure and repaired a few ooops the instruction call for painting the hull white and the walnut cap rail and side with a mixture of "asphalt mixed with solvent ??????" Asphalt is what we pave roads with not paint boats with . So I guess what they mean is a Mars Black. For the white I will use Winsor & Newton Titanium Oxide acrylic. To prep the wood I use artist's Gesso. Four coats of Winsor & Newton white applied. Also received my newest addition to the growing collection of miniature tools. The Lee Valley Veritas miniature honing guide. Works really well. Next up is paint the gunwales and cap rails black.

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