BobG

Truly exceptional work, Grant!

2 hours ago, Freebird said:

Did I take too much off, or do the bulkheads on either side need be sanded some more?

I like to be of help, Glenn, but fairing the bulkheads or frames one of the ship modeling tasks that I am the most uncertain about. I've done the same thing in same areas that you are showing in your photos. I find the forward 3 or so bulkheads to be the most difficult to get right even when I'm checking often with a batten. I seem to always end up with a gap as well and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

I'll be interested to see how you proceed. Good luck!

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The Avro Lancaster is a British Second World War heavy bomber. It was designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax, both bombers having been developed to the same specification, as well as the Short Stirling, all three aircraft being four-engined heavy bombers adopted by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the same wartime era.

 

In 1943 the Lancaster was part of a raid over the Ruhr area with the aim of suppressing the region's industrial output. A lot of civilian were terrorized both by the Nazis and the bombing. So were part of my family who died during the bombing of Duisburg. The Lancaster project is some kind of process of coming to terms with the past. It was important to defeat the Nazi terror regime but as in all wars the civilian losses were pure tragedy. The Ruhr area was the target of many intense attacks during the years 1940-45. With the so-called first Battle of the Ruhr (spring and summer of 1943), the attacks reached an unprecedented intensity and were directed for the first time against the population.

 

The goal was not only to destroy weapons production but also to destroy the morale of the population. The people in the Ruhr area had to suffer under the bombs and the rule of the Nazis at the same time, who had declared "total war" in Berlin shortly before the bombing of the Ruhr. This led to the outcry among the population, "Dear Tommy, fly on, only the Ruhr workers live here. Fly on to Berlin, they all cheered 'yes'."

 

This statement, placed under the wings of the aircraft, represents the central ambivalence of liberation and suffering alongside the 3D typography of 43-44 and Ruhr. My good friend Erick Miotke put these thoughts into his fantastic composition which supports the animation in an impressive way.

 

Music: "Warmachine Contradiction" from Erick Miotke.

 

Here's what he says to his composition: "the track for tom's lancaster model and film is to be understood as a nod to the heroic pilots of these warmachines, just as to the civilians who experienced the hell unleashed on them in the german city targets. It is a contradiction expressed in the two different parts in the track: heaven and hell with a painful but peaceful ending."

I'll pull up a chair and follow along too, Rick. The Cheerful is a gorgeous model that I have always admired and I'm sure I will learn a lot watching you build her. Good luck!

The weathering looks great, Tim. This is turning out to be a very fine model.

You've built a beautiful longboat, Rick. Congratulations!

Nice progress, Bill! I'll follow along as well since I really like this ship and its history.

Gorgeous models, Ben!

Really nice work, Tim!

Beautiful work!

Your carving skills are outstanding, Pete!

Wonderful photos, Glenn! They brought back a lot of memories of our trip. It looks like you may have had some better weather overall than we did. We got a mix of everything from 75 mph winds to torrential rains and snow flurries. We had some days with puffy clouds and blue skies also just fewer of them. A second trip is on my travel wishlist.   

The book, Endurance, is one of my favorite books about arctic exploration that I've ever read and I've always wondered why it took so long for a model kit of this historic ship to become available. I'll be following along with great interest, Tom. Good luck!

Amazing detail work, Grant!

12 hours ago, gjdale said:

Once again, my little DSPIAE vice proved its worth, holding the piece securely under the drill press. 

Is DSPIAE an acronym or a brand name? Also, what brand and model is your small drill press?

23 hours ago, hollowneck said:

What an interesting idea for a (large) diorama!...Quayside, sails furled, Burton pendants (and other spars) hoisting a last-minute carronade, water and provision barrels being swung over from the dock, etc. I also like the idea of placid water at the waterline. I think I could only pull this off if Chris could make a handful of figures I could add to such a depiction. Building one of Chris' models in this manner would truly be like jazz improvisation!

This would be a fantastic diorama and you most certainly have the skills to pull it off! I hope the idea grows on you and we get follow along on epic build at some point.

Coming along nicely, Kevin. I noticed that you have some Titebond Thick & Quick glue. I really like that glue as well.

I really like the addition of the chests, bucket and grapnel anchor, Jean-Paul. I might have to think about adding something like those to my model as well. 

Whoosh....I can feel your excitement from across the pond, Kevin. Great start! 

There have been many discussions of the pros and cons of CA glue here on MSW and there is not definitive consensus that it is hazardous to your health and is to be avoided like the plague. CA is widely used safely without allergic reactions by most users. That doesn't mean we need to not be cautious in it's use and, certainly, if you have found that you have a sensitivity to it, you should avoid it or take precautions to protect yourself.

I personally do not like the CA fumes but I'm sensitive to just about any strong odors like perfumes and household cleaning agents etc. However, I have found CA  glue to be very useful especially for planking without the need for extensive clamping and for other situations where I need a quick, strong hold that would be very difficult to achieve with other adhesives. When I do use it, I use it with good ventilation and I have CA debonder readily handy.

Have I glued my fingers? Yes. Have I messed up with it in other ways? Yes again. Is it my favorite glue? No, but it certainly has it's place at my modeling table and sometimes just a tiny spot of it applies with a needle or something similar will get the job done very effectively.     

Thanks, Bob. Visiting those sites will be very interesting and fun.

Also, I can't get any of the photos you posted to open.

7 minutes ago, Dr PR said:

This is  a beautiful ship, and it is worth the time/effort to visit San Francisco just to see her. I have been aboard a couple of times and would like to go back again. There are other historic ships there too - and of course San Francisco and a lot of good restaurants. It is a great place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there!

My son lives in San Francisco. He loves living there and my wife and I visit him fairly often. He's a young professional with a great job at Google and the city is an exciting place for him with such a great offering of world class fine arts, an amazing music scene, restaurants of every ethnic variety, wonderfully diverse neighborhoods with beautiful parks with stunning vistas and a fabulous waterfront. Yes, it's very expensive and traffic can be a nightmare and, of course, it has it's own social problems just like any other major city but we think it is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. There's also the Giants, the 49ers and the Warriors too!

It's hard to believe, after all the time we've spent in San Francisco, that we've never been down to the Hyde Street Pier and explored the ships there. Visiting the  C. A. Thayer is high on our list of things to do there now after seeing this video.

I'm coming along for the show, Kevin. Good luck on your build!

You're off to a good start, Joe. I really like these working boats. Good luck on your build.

59 minutes ago, ccoyle said:

I would dearly love to see a kit of her developed

She'd make a beautiful model and I'd buy a kit of her in the blink of an eye.