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Hi Bob.  Thank you for the log.  Your Spray is wonderful.  So I found a kit and look forward to building it in the near future.

Sherry, you are so brave!  You took on the Mayflower as your first build and nailed it.  Congratulations on your achievement.  Your log emboldens me to consider the Billings Mayflower for my second build.

Mario, you made this small boat into a fascinating snapshot of the Bounty's everlasting mystique.  A gripping display.  Please don't ever take your log down!

Ditto! 

Hi.  You have a fascinating build there Brian. It'll make a really cool display for sure.  I'd like to offer you an interesting trick that might relate to your aft windows battle ( or anything where balance or alignment is sought).  A friend of mine is a sculptor, and he said that he pauses frequently to look at the piece in a large mirror.  Makes everything amiss reveal itself.  I used this method a lot back when I was oil painting and it saved me a lot of time!  I'll do that on my Willie when I get far enough for it to be useful.  Thanks a lot for your interest in my virgin build BTW!

Stunning.  Your son owes you big time!

I'm considering this kit for my second build.  You are doing great on it.

Following!

Dude, STUNNING.  Looks like museum should be her final berth. I'm a newbie too, and because of you the Mayflower is definitely on my list! 

Following your posts with high interest.  Carry on.

Hi.  Hope things are coming along well for you on the Basilone.  I'm inching my way along on my Willie Bennett but love/hate it to the end!  I did find the Gearing kit at a couple of places online & I'm saving up to buy one.  My shipmates still have a reunion every few years, and I hope to donate my model to the committee.  Well, carry on.

Thank you for the meticulous pictures throughout your build.  I'm just getting started and your log is a godsend.  I'm staying in your wake!

Wow.  After this they'll have to stop using the word "junk" in the name! 

Tim, Thanks for your tips , over on my Willie log.  I am so buzzed by your Basilone build!  I served on her twin, the USS Rogers (DD-876) in early 70's.  Looking at your log photos is such a thrill because of all the memories of this spot or that spot on the ship.  I was a sonarman,  and we handled the ASROC missiles as well..  I also was trigger-man on the big guns when in battle station mode.  Anyways, I'm going to find that kit right away so I can get on it when the Willie is finished.  What a fantastic guide your log will be!  Thank you so much for every word of it.  Carry on, sailor.

Jingren!  (translation: amazing)

Very exciting build.  Keep up the good work!  I'm following!

Magnificent.  Stunning!

Len,

Thanks for the info on posting pictures.  For some reason I couldn't find anything about it via the Help button.  Anyways, my pics aren't very high tech, but I hope to showcase my mistakes & whatever solutions come from others who are doing the Willie Bennett. 

By the way, your treatment of the winder is incredible.  I'd spent hours trying to identify all the little parts for it as I inventoried my box.

Could someone tell me how the heck I can get my pictures into my log posts?   Either my PC has a bug or the site has a secret handshake about it.  The image icon does not insert image, but rather asks for an url & locks up the whole page.   Thanks.

Hey Oliver.  Looks like your fun is very successful.  So much precision and innovation has to be rewarding.  Thanks for the pics.  And I admire your workspace so organized and tidy.  My space is still evolving (i.e. it's a mess!)   I'm just starting the Willie Bennet skipjack but aiming to do a Mermaid soon.  Anyways, thanks for sharing your thought process and outstanding results.

Rick

Did the Victory ever sport some other paint scheme(s) prior to Trafalgar's ochre/black/copper? 

Hey thanks for the time-inventory of your past builds.  I had no idea how long it takes, esp the big ornate ones. 

I can't imagine getting anything done in CIC!  (I was a sonar tech myself).  Well, I went ahead & purchased the Victory kit and put it away until I've done a couple of lighter ones.  I'm retired, living alone, so I have all the time in the world.

Stunning precision!  Incredible.

Friend, I hope you'll get situated soon & finish your really great-looking Mermaid.  Having seen your log, I'm pretty sure I'm going to do the Mermaid next myself (she will be my 2nd build).  Hang in there.

Sir Charles, you sure have been busy!  Which one took longest to finish?  Some big ships in there.

Thanks a lot for the inventory.  Watching that ebay Dallas but I like the similar Ranger you listed.

Rick 

Richard,

I've been looking for the Dallas kit diligently and not a trace of it anywhere.  Do you think your maker still carries it?  I think it would be a great model.  Best wishes on your hard work toward refining details.