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  1. Jack12477
    So were the major computer manufacturers !
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    Denis, some of the ACE Hardware stores are carrying some of the Craftsman brand; also Lowes, but I think mostly the wrench sets in Lowes. I think Black and Decker bought the line.
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    One of mine was also sent to Australia from Clonmel Ireland for being a political insurgent but escaped in 1791 from Botany Bay with William & Mary Bryant after stealing the governor's 6-oar cutter, sailing 3,250 miles to Timor.
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    But you Dutch arrived here in 1609 and settled in Fort Orange (Albany) in 1614-1615. The "natives" were the Iroquois, Cherokee, etc. And the Stone Houses the Dutch built in Nieuw Dorp are still standing and inhabited.
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    It's JACK12477 --- bit off on the id, Ken. The PE brass is proving to be a giant challenge. Firstly, in identifying the appropriate piece(s) and then in bending them. Even with magnification it ain't easy.
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    Yes, rules are different for Credit versus Debit - when in doubt always use Credit over Debit.
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    WOW ! Impressive ! Nicely done ! I agree with Chris !
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    Nice job, Robert. Looks impressive
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    Call your credit card company and tell them it's a fraudulent charge. Don't know what the UK laws are but here in the US you are either not liable at all or only get nicked for $50 USD. Either way most cards have fraud protection for the cardholder.
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    Thanks, Kop, I do have a hold and fold and the appropriate blade. Got them a while back from The Small Shop in Oregon/Washington area.
  11. Jack12477
    Question for everyone : the PE ship's doors have a single very very thin brass band linking the doot to the door frame. I have been cutting the two apart, glueing the frame on first, then glueing the door onto the frame. I tried to fold the door over onto the frame but with only one thin brass piece holding them together they don't align correctly. How do you guys handle the doors ? One folded piece or two separate pieces ?
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    Thanks, OC, I think I have some of that glue. Wiil try it.
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    Thanks, Kop!
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    Is that available in US ? I've never seen it before . Only ones I seem to find are Elmers brand.
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    I've done both ! If I apply to part, it immediately seizes when it contacts the plastic and won't let me adjust it, even with medium/slow/15 sec CA. Thin CA is too fast setting. There is an even slower setting CA but it may be too thick to use - never used it before so I would have to buy some. I'm still experimenting.
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    Thanks everyone for the Likes, Comments and suggestions. I'm not having a problem picking up and placing the pieces. I have a very good quality set of jeweler tweezers that work well. The problem is keeping the part in place while I apply the glue to it; as soon as the CA touches it the part moves. I'm going to trying the PVA glue that OC uses and a variation on Carl's tweezers to hold the part in place while I apply the glue.
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    Did any of them settle in Nieuw Dorp, Chris ? (aka Hurley NY )
  18. Jack12477
    Thanks, Greg. What US ship did you order?
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    Actually, I find taking off my distance glasses makes it easier to see, no magnifier needed [YET]. I do have sunlight/daylight LED bulbs in both work lamps, 100 watt @COG , @RGL , do you guys have any tricks you use to keep the PE in place while you apply the glue? It's applying the glue that causes the part to move.
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    Some progress photos: looks like a few doors need to be reattached. Keeping them aligned is a bear. I am using a sewing needle with the eye cut off then inserted into a paint brush handle to place the glue but still tricky because the parts move. I'm using Medium CA (15 sec set time). Wondering if the Testors brand tube cement for plastic would work and still hold the brass. Might give me more time to re-position the doors better. The thin CA sets too fast and doesn't allow time to position the piece. I'm scraping the molded on detail off the molded doors but leaving the molded door a little proud so I can position the frame, rather than scrape it flush to sidewall. I will paint the open door openings flat black after I've painted the structure gray.
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    It is a metal hook used to attach wool or cloth while it dries, usually attached to a wooden frame or fence. I would guess that the Brits expression is similar in meaning to our Yanks expression "on pins and needles."
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    Label on bottle reads "Elmer's Carpenter's Wood Glue" "for Dark Woods" - no product number that I can find but the UPC code on back is 26000 00710 Says it is good for walnut, oak, cherry and other dark woods. Mine is a 4 oz bottle. In the bottle, the glue is about the same color as chocolate milk.
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    Elmers makes a dark brown wood glue, PVA, for use with dark woods like walnut. I used it to glue the deck planks down, it pushes out a liitle between the planks and looks like dark caulk when dried. Lightly sanding the planks removes any residue as does a damp sponge.
  24. Jack12477
    Chris, Card ! Wow! Even more impressive!
  25. Jack12477
    Really nice looking model, Chris. Nice camo also. Did you mask or free-hand the painting? I assume it was air brushed ?

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