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Canute

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  1. Canute
    Nicely done, Carl. Turned out well.
  2. Canute
    High speed run, Carl? I'll follow this one also.
  3. Canute
    Yeah, mark. Although way back when any idea of using a primer was not in my work ethic. Learned that with airplane models.
  4. Canute
    I remember that stuff, kind of a tan color? Absorbed paint like a sponge, too. Used it a lot for custom car models.
  5. Canute
    Sometimes the brass is too soft and ends up pretty wavy. Not good for masts and the like.
  6. Canute
    Never been a fan of steel PE. You only get one shot at folding it.
  7. Canute
    Always liked the lines of that ship.
  8. Canute
    Sign me up, too. And I'll go for an Italian water ice, please. Any flavor will do. I know Greg will be putting on a tour de force with this dreadnought.
  9. Canute
    I've used fine grained auto body filler (Bondo here in the US) to even out the divots on plastic. Has a strong odor, so wear a good chemical vapor mask. And do it outdoors (peace in the family, lads). I have also seen folks using superglue with fillers. But you need to sand smooth fairly soon after you do that. Otherwise the superglue gets harder than the plastic and you remove the wrong parts.
  10. Canute
    Ah, well do I remember the good(?) sisters applying ruler to knuckles. Not too often luckily. The Brothers I studied under used chalkboard erasers as standoff weapons as needed. Particularly recalcitrant pupils were invited out back for thrashings. We had some big obnoxious kids in high school (I was a math & science nerd, so avoided those run-ins).
  11. Canute
    Well, I guess it was a little off-putting, OC. Stiff upper lip and all that, eh, what? Or as that infamous cartoon character said: "Doh!"
  12. Canute
    No sweat, Greg. Carl has been doing that to me for years. I'll start my search for data and aftermarket, too. Gonna be fun.
  13. Canute
    Hmm, will this be a multi-player like Vendetta? I am interested.
  14. Canute
    Greg, which battle cruiser is that for your build after next? A Splendid Cat, may be?
  15. Canute
    Be interested in seeing how you do up this sub. They appear to be painting challenges. I'n in, too, OC.
  16. Canute
    Bell peppers? Good stuffed and roasted, excellent with eggs and put into a sandwich. And a staple in some Mexican dishes. Yummy.
  17. Canute
    Marcus, look at the flexible block walls on the Walthers site: https://www.walthers.com/search/page/2?q=stone+wall They have many scales, including G scale, which is the outdoor/garden railroad scale. Take a look.
  18. Canute
    Yea, verily. Humidity in the air and moisture from the usual wood glues both affect dimensional changes in wood pieces. Judicious application of the glues works well. Just remember, neatness counts.
  19. Canute
    Piet, your work is stunning. A very fitting memorial to your father, his ship and the gallant crew. A double thumbs up!
  20. Canute
    Well done, Bob. It's great that we can do things like this for our remaining WW II vets.
  21. Canute
    Early radars (early WW II) were large arrays. But pictures didn't show them due to wartime censorship. Heck, even radio was pretty primitive, too. Morse code anyone? The rangefinders were pretty state of the art, with their optics and mechanical computers. Good luck with that rangefinder. And you could use a 55 gallon barrel for that crow's nest.
  22. Canute
    Gotta realize a lot of the earlier radar equipment may have been intentionally obscured, since radar was still a secret of sorts. I've seen pictures from the various photo collections that had been classified during WW II, but are now OK to publish, with these antennae blurred. And others with high definition pictures. Have to keep digging in the archives. All prt of the fun we have researching our hobby.
  23. Canute
    Carl, you don't have a need to know that. Get back to building. I for one would like to see that Fokker you're working on.
  24. Canute
    Well, we do have several flavors of English going here Carl (Mother tongue, US, OZ and the rest of yuns). I give the non-native English speakers a ton of credit for following the mish-mash of idioms. So we can really get sideways if we throw in a little French, German, Dutch or whatever. Yak away. Oh and find a helmet in case the incoming gets any worse. I like both your approaches, but am really interested in what Denis brews up for us rabble in his portion of the build. Build on.
  25. Canute
    This repartee is light years ahead of what passes for comedy anymore. The work y'all are doing is interesting, but the banter takes the cake. Keep on truckin'.

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