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  1. ccoyle
    If I had money, space, a trailer & hitch, and a way to hide my activities from the admiral, I would love to add a daysailer and maybe a skiff to the fleet, but don't look for those any time soon.
  2. ccoyle
    I put the 2nd coat of epoxy on today -- I have it almost down to a science now. Today's work took only 45 minutes. I won't add a picture today, because the boat looks exactly the same as in the previous post. Once this coat cures, it will be time to do the major sanding, i.e. taking down all the lumps and bumps, smoothing the seams, etc., after which will come a final finish coat of epoxy. Time to start thinking about finishes, but still a bit of work before then.
  3. ccoyle
    Nicely done -- congratulations!
  4. ccoyle
    Now we're cookin' ... first coat of external epoxy done.
  5. ccoyle
    Am I missing something? 🤔
  6. ccoyle
    Congratulations, John! Finishing that first model is always a joy, and you pulled it off with a particularly challenging subject. Cheers!
  7. ccoyle
    Doris, I'm afraid there are not enough superlatives in our language to describe your work -- it is truly outstanding in every respect. Cheers!
  8. ccoyle
    Okay, everyone -- slow down! The problem here is that opinions were expressed, and then opinions were expressed about those opinions, and then ... well, you know how these things go. I think everyone agrees that this is Henry's model, and ultimately he can do with it whatever he wishes. So, let's leave the opinions aside for now and let Henry get on with his restoration. Back to you, Henry!
  9. ccoyle
    Agree -- I like the whole presentation. Congrats!
  10. ccoyle
    Where do you want to begin? Unboxing? Starting the build? Already part-way through the build? It's up to you.
  11. ccoyle
    Just noticed this in your signature. HMV beat you to it. 😉
  12. ccoyle
    I had a distant cousin on board the Samuel B Roberts at Samar.
  13. ccoyle
    So I just now finished putting the second coat of epoxy on the coamings. This was such a small amount of epoxy (one squirt each of resin and hardener) that I announced to the womenfolk that I wasn't going to change into my grubbies for the job. Doubt was expressed about whether I could do this without making a mess. Ten minutes later, upon coming in from the garage, the following conversation was had: Me: "I'm done." Wife: "Did you get any on you?" Me: "No." Daughter: "Then I owe Mom five bucks." 😆😆😆
  14. ccoyle
    Great subject. I added a bit to your title for those of us (perhaps only me) who had no clue what 'HDML' stands for.
  15. ccoyle
    It looks like you made a good recovery!
  16. ccoyle
    Finally an update. Have been working on this project slowly, interspersed with with bits of boat building. I now have White Tail's fuselage completed to the same stage as Spanish Nationalist. Remind me not to build any more airplanes with W engines -- three cylinder head covers per plane got kind of tedious. 😬
  17. ccoyle
    Second coat of epoxy on the decks and first on the coamings.
  18. ccoyle
    Duke of Abercorn was launched in 1919 as TSS Curraghmore, renamed in 1930, and scrapped in 1935. This model suits your skill set, Valeriy -- you should build one!
  19. ccoyle
    To use a phrase by Daffy Duck, "Da-rool, da-rool, da-rool!"
  20. ccoyle
    Forgot I needed to add the coamings. These were about 3 mm too long, so I used a sanding drum in my Dremel tool to take off the extra length and to round off the edges.
  21. ccoyle
    Good luck! Interesting shop you have there -- very tidy, and with an enviable stash of plastic kits in the background!
  22. ccoyle
    Looks fabulous, Jan! I hope you will create an album for her in the gallery. Cheers!
  23. ccoyle
    A lot of old sailing workboat designs found second lives as pleasure craft, so I'm sure that taking liberty with the kit's rig and color scheme is not unprecedented.
  24. ccoyle
    Man, that is taking a Guillow's kit to a whole new level! All of the balsa-and-tissue models of my youth came to assorted sad ends. 😬
  25. ccoyle
    Nope -- just didn't know what the "V model" was. Now I know!

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