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Slow, you call that slow, you don't know the meaning of the word😁 Looks like your zooming along to me. Looks very neat and well done as well. Chris -
Hello Scott good to see another Endeavour. I am like you, been absent for a fair while, but just restarted my Mermaid. There have a lot of quality Endeavours in recent times so plenty of logs to look at. I will follow yours with interest, mine is in a holding pattern currently till i find more space and time for it. Cheers Chris
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Howdy Rick The problem is I need to get back into it, too much work being self employed and running a small business that I am trying to build up and change direction to a retail one, a mother in law that is by herself and needs help with yard work ect as well as doing my own chores. The brain is just not in gear for sitting down and doing ship modelling. Chris
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Very nice James I am up to the same spot and keep tell myself to get back into it.
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Thanks all Mark, To me so far super glue is super glue, just been getting the standard one but now i see that there all sorts. Thanks Cog that looks like the one for me and i can get it in Aus from here https://www.modelflight.com.au/bob-smith-industries-insta-cure-plus-gap-filling-cyanoacrylate-2-oz-glue.html Thanks Canute yours is instant which i don't know if i can handle, instant types are what I have been using. Hi Hof looking forward to seeing more of your work. Epoxy glues seem to be messy with me. I will give the BSI one a go. First I need to make some time and do some modelling. I did come across this video, I think it is CA with an accelerator, imagine the mess i could have with that stuff. Cheers Chris https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2263190990446441
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Hi Canute does the rubber filling make it a bit slower to dry and a bit thicker as glue. I cannot use ca, never sticks, all my fault definitely. I would like a slower and bit thicker clear glue. Can you show a pic of what you are talking about? thanks Chris Oh and Howdy Hof I hope you are managing to make some progress. 😉😁
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Cabbie replied to kurtvd19's topic in NAUTICAL RESEARCH GUILD - News & Information
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Looking good Hof, yes you need to be careful of those thing that go "Sprooing…." Sometimes they fly off never to be seen again. There always seems to be new skills to pick up when modelling, soldering was another one for me. My father was very fond of "let your eye be your guide" Or as i say now now, If it looks good it must be good. Hooroo Chris
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Morning Hof Is it good working on a different type of model? Give the old grey matter a bit of a refresh having something different to think about. Going to be a big display case to put it in, better empty a room in the house for it. Cheers Chris
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Sounds very good Hof, better kick the kittens outside. And, oh dear another type of kit to build with a lot of words that I don't know the meaning of. Though there are at least some this time that I know what they are. Chris
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Its going to be beast when done. How much of the engine did you assemble? You know you have to build hanger for it...... then a landing strip................................................. then a control tower. Should look very nice indeed. Cheers Chris
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From master ship builder to aircraft engineer, you certainly need need to be multi skilled in this modelling world. Put up some more photos to give us a look. And enjoy the rest of the weekend yourself. Hooroo Chris
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Got to keep the old grey matter working Harry. Glues except pva always seem to be a problem to me, can never make super glue types stick. Do you know if there is an alternative clear glue other than 2 part epoxies or super glues? and still be clear?? Bad luck about missing the ship visit, since I am inland by the time i get to hear about a ship visiting they are gone.
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Howdy Rick Very slowly at the moment , i spent a bit of time creating the thicknessing sander for the lathe. And i have been working a bit on the deck furniture, made a companion way cover, fiddling around to see if i can make metal hinges for the doors. Next I think will be to re-plank the deck, take the old one off would be best I think. But it is going to be slow for a while now, work is very busy and I have just got a new kitchen design program on a test basis for a few weeks and need to give it a good work out. Should still be able to squash a bit of time in a the weekend. Thanks Chris
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Home made thicknessing sander if
Cabbie replied to Cabbie's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Looking very good Craig, interesting to see different ideas to achieve the same result. -
Not yet Harry too much temptation involved in that!!!!!
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If I buy it as well and since its not a boat, does that I don't have to answer to an Admiral????????????
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This is the on I want to do, as with you Harry I like the ships but this has hold of me. AArrrrggghhh one of these days, can't justify it but..... https://www.modelerscentral.com/model-kits/occre-model-kits/san-francisco-cable-car/
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Morning Erik I planked my now sad and very neglected Endeavour with Jarrah. Yes it is a hard and mostly brittle wood, with lots of funny grain. I had a lot of bits left over from a job. Some Jarrah, specially the pale colored wood can be straight grained and appear to not have much grain showing, Which is what I used. Because I am new to model ship building I really didn't know better. I used it because i was copying what the replica builders did, but it was hard work.
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It looks like an enjoyable build. Every now and then I think of wandering off the reservation and doing something different. I've had my eye on an old fashioned tram car for a long time. Hmmmmm.
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Howdy Hof, That is a kick in the guts, yes keep thinking and trying. The plane might well be a pleasant change, something different to help get you up and going. With a bit of luck something else will come up for you. Hooroo Chris
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Home made thicknessing sander if
Cabbie replied to Cabbie's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Another good looking one too Bruce. But I don't think any of the ones above can be held both ends. Thanks Chris -
Home made thicknessing sander if
Cabbie replied to Cabbie's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Thanks Bruce they look like a a top quality drum. I am a bit restricted by diameter up to about 35mm. And i like it also being held by the tail stock. But you prompted me to go looking again and come up with the links below. The first one is I thought might be able to be adapted, it has a blow up drum. The second one and bottom link is supposed to be made for a lathe using the attachment. A bit pricey but would last a long time, not sure if it can be held both ends though. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017ZE6DM2/?tag=ezvid02-20 https://hopewoodturning.co.uk/sanding-items/sanding-tools/69/hope-drum-sander https://hopewoodturning.co.uk/jig-s/threading-jig/49/2mt-cutter-holder-draw-bar
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Looking very good BE. It seems to be a real challenge which will keep you on your toes and me when I get to it. They are big spaces between those bulkheads I think i will be putting an extra bulkhead or 2 in. Cheers Chris
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Home made thicknessing sander if
Cabbie replied to Cabbie's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
No worries Tom, but don't hold your breath on the pear. I don't have any and not likely to. I did see somewhere else a suggestion for using double sided carpet tape to hold the sandpaper. Maybe other tapes would work, but I didn't want to make it hard to change the paper. Which could be ok it would still have a little bit of the squish that Bruce likes. Probably got too much squish at the moment. I have been thinking of putting some springs each side of the adjusting screw to help keep the table even, where to find them around here is another story.
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