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jbelwood got a reaction from Bob Cleek in Old Floquil paints?
Spent the past 6 months searching for a bottle of Floquil Brass paint for the paddle boxes on my
Bluejacket Portland. Visited a long time friend last week and noticed he had a cache of about 400
bottles of various paints acquired over the years that were no longer needed. I therefore dug in and
came out with 3 unopened bottles of Floquil Brass paint. Life is good.
John
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jbelwood got a reaction from Altduck in Old Floquil paints?
Spent the past 6 months searching for a bottle of Floquil Brass paint for the paddle boxes on my
Bluejacket Portland. Visited a long time friend last week and noticed he had a cache of about 400
bottles of various paints acquired over the years that were no longer needed. I therefore dug in and
came out with 3 unopened bottles of Floquil Brass paint. Life is good.
John
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jbelwood got a reaction from thibaultron in A Model Railroader adding ships to the repertoire!
Hi Tim,
Like you,the model railroad craze kept me going for 33 years until I actually finished the layout. What a bummer that was.
Needing a new challenge, I started building Bluejackets Portland. It has taken me 18 months to get this far and I suspect
this was the easy part. The build is way over my head but I'm determined to keep going. At 77 I hope my stamina keeps up.
John
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jbelwood got a reaction from mtaylor in A Model Railroader adding ships to the repertoire!
Hi Tim,
Like you,the model railroad craze kept me going for 33 years until I actually finished the layout. What a bummer that was.
Needing a new challenge, I started building Bluejackets Portland. It has taken me 18 months to get this far and I suspect
this was the easy part. The build is way over my head but I'm determined to keep going. At 77 I hope my stamina keeps up.
John
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jbelwood got a reaction from T_Warris in A Model Railroader adding ships to the repertoire!
Hi Tim,
Like you,the model railroad craze kept me going for 33 years until I actually finished the layout. What a bummer that was.
Needing a new challenge, I started building Bluejackets Portland. It has taken me 18 months to get this far and I suspect
this was the easy part. The build is way over my head but I'm determined to keep going. At 77 I hope my stamina keeps up.
John
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jbelwood got a reaction from Jack12477 in A Model Railroader adding ships to the repertoire!
Hi Tim,
Like you,the model railroad craze kept me going for 33 years until I actually finished the layout. What a bummer that was.
Needing a new challenge, I started building Bluejackets Portland. It has taken me 18 months to get this far and I suspect
this was the easy part. The build is way over my head but I'm determined to keep going. At 77 I hope my stamina keeps up.
John
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jbelwood got a reaction from mtaylor in Newbie - Any Diorama advice?
You may want to look into this great book by Justin Camarata.
https://www.seawatchbooks.com/ItemDisplay.php?sku=107002
John
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jbelwood got a reaction from Bob Cleek in Show pictures of your work area
I've shown this photo of my workshop in a previous thread on the same topic. This was taken last November. The Portland is somewhat further along.
A portion of my 12' x 16' model railroad is seen at the far left. The second photo, shot by Phil Monat, gives you an introduction to the level of detail
I incorporated over 33 years of construction. Layout has approximately 8' of water front.
John Elwood
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jbelwood got a reaction from coxswain in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
They are described to me as wooden fenders. Keeps the boats away from the pier no matter what level the
lake or river water is. Lower end placed on deck when underway.
John Elwood
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jbelwood got a reaction from aviaamator in Show pictures of your work area
I've shown this photo of my workshop in a previous thread on the same topic. This was taken last November. The Portland is somewhat further along.
A portion of my 12' x 16' model railroad is seen at the far left. The second photo, shot by Phil Monat, gives you an introduction to the level of detail
I incorporated over 33 years of construction. Layout has approximately 8' of water front.
John Elwood
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jbelwood got a reaction from Seventynet in Show pictures of your work area
I've shown this photo of my workshop in a previous thread on the same topic. This was taken last November. The Portland is somewhat further along.
A portion of my 12' x 16' model railroad is seen at the far left. The second photo, shot by Phil Monat, gives you an introduction to the level of detail
I incorporated over 33 years of construction. Layout has approximately 8' of water front.
John Elwood
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jbelwood got a reaction from Kurt Bainum in Portland by chborgm - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters
Hi Clarence,
Hope you don't mind but I thought I'd send some pics of my Portland as of today. After 16 months from the start, I finally got the hurricane deck painted and
temporarily in place. Age related medical issues have weakened my resolve but I'm still going forth. Thus far this seems to be the easier part of the build. The
instructions from here on are extremely lacking in detail. Also, the upper rub rail and remaining trim will be painted white as shown in photos of the prototype.
This has not been an easy challenge.
Be good my friend,
John Elwood
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jbelwood got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Portland by chborgm - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters
Hi Clarence,
Hope you don't mind but I thought I'd send some pics of my Portland as of today. After 16 months from the start, I finally got the hurricane deck painted and
temporarily in place. Age related medical issues have weakened my resolve but I'm still going forth. Thus far this seems to be the easier part of the build. The
instructions from here on are extremely lacking in detail. Also, the upper rub rail and remaining trim will be painted white as shown in photos of the prototype.
This has not been an easy challenge.
Be good my friend,
John Elwood
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jbelwood got a reaction from CPS_skybolt in Portland by chborgm - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters
Hi Clarence,
Hope you don't mind but I thought I'd send some pics of my Portland as of today. After 16 months from the start, I finally got the hurricane deck painted and
temporarily in place. Age related medical issues have weakened my resolve but I'm still going forth. Thus far this seems to be the easier part of the build. The
instructions from here on are extremely lacking in detail. Also, the upper rub rail and remaining trim will be painted white as shown in photos of the prototype.
This has not been an easy challenge.
Be good my friend,
John Elwood
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jbelwood got a reaction from coxswain in Portland by chborgm - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters
Hi Clarence,
Hope you don't mind but I thought I'd send some pics of my Portland as of today. After 16 months from the start, I finally got the hurricane deck painted and
temporarily in place. Age related medical issues have weakened my resolve but I'm still going forth. Thus far this seems to be the easier part of the build. The
instructions from here on are extremely lacking in detail. Also, the upper rub rail and remaining trim will be painted white as shown in photos of the prototype.
This has not been an easy challenge.
Be good my friend,
John Elwood
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jbelwood got a reaction from pythagoras in Show pictures of your work area
I've shown this photo of my workshop in a previous thread on the same topic. This was taken last November. The Portland is somewhat further along.
A portion of my 12' x 16' model railroad is seen at the far left. The second photo, shot by Phil Monat, gives you an introduction to the level of detail
I incorporated over 33 years of construction. Layout has approximately 8' of water front.
John Elwood
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jbelwood got a reaction from Omega1234 in Show pictures of your work area
I've shown this photo of my workshop in a previous thread on the same topic. This was taken last November. The Portland is somewhat further along.
A portion of my 12' x 16' model railroad is seen at the far left. The second photo, shot by Phil Monat, gives you an introduction to the level of detail
I incorporated over 33 years of construction. Layout has approximately 8' of water front.
John Elwood
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jbelwood got a reaction from gjdale in Show pictures of your work area
I've shown this photo of my workshop in a previous thread on the same topic. This was taken last November. The Portland is somewhat further along.
A portion of my 12' x 16' model railroad is seen at the far left. The second photo, shot by Phil Monat, gives you an introduction to the level of detail
I incorporated over 33 years of construction. Layout has approximately 8' of water front.
John Elwood
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jbelwood got a reaction from riverboat in Show pictures of your work area
I've shown this photo of my workshop in a previous thread on the same topic. This was taken last November. The Portland is somewhat further along.
A portion of my 12' x 16' model railroad is seen at the far left. The second photo, shot by Phil Monat, gives you an introduction to the level of detail
I incorporated over 33 years of construction. Layout has approximately 8' of water front.
John Elwood
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jbelwood got a reaction from Mike Y in Show pictures of your work area
I've shown this photo of my workshop in a previous thread on the same topic. This was taken last November. The Portland is somewhat further along.
A portion of my 12' x 16' model railroad is seen at the far left. The second photo, shot by Phil Monat, gives you an introduction to the level of detail
I incorporated over 33 years of construction. Layout has approximately 8' of water front.
John Elwood
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jbelwood got a reaction from tasmanian in Show pictures of your work area
I've shown this photo of my workshop in a previous thread on the same topic. This was taken last November. The Portland is somewhat further along.
A portion of my 12' x 16' model railroad is seen at the far left. The second photo, shot by Phil Monat, gives you an introduction to the level of detail
I incorporated over 33 years of construction. Layout has approximately 8' of water front.
John Elwood
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jbelwood got a reaction from Altduck in Show pictures of your work area
I've shown this photo of my workshop in a previous thread on the same topic. This was taken last November. The Portland is somewhat further along.
A portion of my 12' x 16' model railroad is seen at the far left. The second photo, shot by Phil Monat, gives you an introduction to the level of detail
I incorporated over 33 years of construction. Layout has approximately 8' of water front.
John Elwood
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jbelwood got a reaction from BETAQDAVE in Show pictures of your work area
I've shown this photo of my workshop in a previous thread on the same topic. This was taken last November. The Portland is somewhat further along.
A portion of my 12' x 16' model railroad is seen at the far left. The second photo, shot by Phil Monat, gives you an introduction to the level of detail
I incorporated over 33 years of construction. Layout has approximately 8' of water front.
John Elwood
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jbelwood got a reaction from Bishophobbies in Show pictures of your work area
I've shown this photo of my workshop in a previous thread on the same topic. This was taken last November. The Portland is somewhat further along.
A portion of my 12' x 16' model railroad is seen at the far left. The second photo, shot by Phil Monat, gives you an introduction to the level of detail
I incorporated over 33 years of construction. Layout has approximately 8' of water front.
John Elwood
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jbelwood got a reaction from Moxis in Show pictures of your work area
I've shown this photo of my workshop in a previous thread on the same topic. This was taken last November. The Portland is somewhat further along.
A portion of my 12' x 16' model railroad is seen at the far left. The second photo, shot by Phil Monat, gives you an introduction to the level of detail
I incorporated over 33 years of construction. Layout has approximately 8' of water front.
John Elwood
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