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  1. Carl, don't want to hijack your group build log so I will keep it brief. Here's a link to a little info on the History of Irish Navy. Also I'm trying to find other information but I did find this one model of an Irish OPV (Offshore Patrol Vessel) L.E Roisin. Other than this I haven't found any models; still researching the history also. Here's a link to photo of finished model.
  2. Yes, but Ireland since 1922 or maybe 1938, has it's own Navy (or more precisely - "self Defense Force") with their own ships. designated LE or Long Eireannach, example LE Samuel Becket P61. BTW, Carl, if I remember my history correctly, RBN includes Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland only - it does not include the Republic of Ireland.
  3. WOW ! Beautiful model. Are you going to build it for R/C ? Would look cool cruising around a small lake or pond. What's the overall length as she is built now?
  4. You got that right Lou. They're about the size of a WWII Navy Hellcat, fly in tight formation, and can dive bomb better than Navy Aces. Only thing worse is their "No-See-Em" stealth black bugs. I've been in Florida in July. <evil grin> You planking looks good, Lou. That's similar to the way I did my two AL kits.
  5. Just a short update to let everyone know that I am still upright, ventilating, taking nourishment, and on the green side of the sod, as my Dad used to say. It's been so humid around here this summer that I've had no ambition to get into the shipyard and work. And summer activities have also interfered. I did get the two sails cut out and sewn. I just need to attach the bolt rope, make some decals for the numbers, and attach them to the masts/spars. I decided to forgo the grommets, couldn't get anything that looked right at this scale.
  6. CDW, N-scale Model Railroad is 1:160 , might be close enough, if not, Z-scale is 1:220. You might find a set with Railroader workers.
  7. Yea, but the side benefit is you suddenly have a lot of fish to scoop into the boat.
  8. A jerry can filled with water and a large can of lye - quickly sealed and dumped overboard - made even better depth charges.
  9. Ok so the next coat of paint is a wash ? How much do you dilute the paint ? Yes, I could have chosen the chairs in the front, but the bleachers have more height; all the better to throw popcorn at you . But of course, I have to wait for SJORS or MTAYLOR to bring the popcorn machine first......
  10. Carl, would you explain the "pin-stripe" effect you painted on the hull. I know HOW you did it but not WHY. What is the ultimate effect? I saw it in yours and Gregg's previous builds but not sure I understand why.
  11. Bleechers - actually misspelled should be bleachers. Yes, Greg did sneak in while I was typing my response. Oh well ! bleach·er ˈblēCHər/ noun plural noun: bleachers. North American a cheap bench seat at a sports arena, typically in an outdoor uncovered stand.
  12. Try living in the Finger Lakes region this past week. Seneca Lake, the 2nd longest (38 miles, 61 km) and largest (by volume, estimated at 3.81 cubic miles or 15.9 cubic km) lake in the Finger Lakes saw the lake level rise 10 inches between 3:30 AM and 1:00 PM on this past Tuesday after 5-9 inches of rain fell in a short period of time over the southern end of the lake. Seneca Lake, for those not familiar, holds about half the total volume of all the other Finger Lakes. Cayuga Lake, its neighbor and the longest of the lakes( just under 40 miles, 64 km), experienced a water level rise of about 3 inches. That's a lot of acre feet of water. The system sat off the New England coast pumping moisture off the Atlantic into central NY in a counter clockwise pattern, dumping most of it over the Finger Lakes area and central Pennsylvania.
  13. Outstanding job on the weathering effects, Carl. But really, Carl !?!? Would any Fleet Admiral allow one of his active duty Naval Warships to get that grungy ? I would think at the Admiral's next Inspection visit, he'd relieve the ship's Captain of his command and put the crew on latrine duty for not keeping their ship all nice and ship-shape and "purdy" <pretty>. Or is this one of those mothballed ships? But again ! Outstanding job of weathering.
  14. That worked well. You can play with the light intensity just by adding or removing layers of tissue. Nice work on the boat and painting.
  15. why not just use the weights they use in the Pinewood Soapbox derby cars the Scouts build and race - they can be cut to various sizes and would easily fit inside - I think Loews, Home Depot and Michaels all sell the kits and accessories.
  16. CDW, try placing a single layer of Kleenex (brand or any similar brand) tissue over the built-in flash when you take the pictures. If one layer still is too bright then add another layer. The tissue will diffuse the light, make it softer and help keep from "washing out the color" in the extreme close-ups. You'll have to experiment with the number of layers of tissue until you get what you want. It's an old photographers trick.
  17. Brooklyn or Rainbow ?????
  18. CDW - Could be? But on my cameras, it's on the SET FUNCTION button (or FUNC SET). On yours trying selecting it and see if you get a screen with various LIGHTING settings - you are probably on AWB (Automatic White Balance) which sometimes doesn't work well when you switch between indoor and outdoor especially when you take the camera off of AUTO mode and select one of the other modes, e.g. AV (Aperature Preferred/Priority), TV (Shutter Preferred) or P (Programmed), etc. On mine when I take it off of AUTO, I manually select the Lighting mode (WB). I'm using a Canon PowerShot SX130.
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