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  1. CDW
    Believe it or not, mosquito's don't fly far from where they hatched...I think no more than about 500 feet if memory serves correctly. Maybe less. So whether in Florida or anywhere else, the secret to staying free of mosquito's is to keep any standing water from collecting around your abode. Besides pots, pans, or other obvious things that can collect and retain stagnant water, certain plants also serve as a breeding ground because of their propensity to collect standing water. Elephant Ear plants come to mind...very bad for breeding mosquito's.
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    It's WAY off topic but I just have to mention this because of my last post. When I was a kid, my dad was a politician. He and I were traveling to our weekend home in the country one Saturday evening right at dusk. My dad's car overheated (a chronic problem) and we pulled off the road to let the engine cool down before dad added some water to the radiator. While we were waiting, we saw a UFO. My dad told me not to tell anyone about it because he didn't want the media to get a hold of the story at print it because it would make him (dad) look nutty. Well, the story got out there anyway and it got printed in the local newspaper. My dad was so pissed off. As years go by, that incident makes me laugh every time I think about it.
  3. CDW
    In 1905, they were firing at UFO's...but nobody told about it in fear they would be thought of as lunatics. 🤐
  4. CDW
    Hey Cog, that is amazing. Very nice.
  5. CDW
    Nice work, Lou. Love your wooden ship model.
  6. CDW
    She's looking mighty fine, Denis.
  7. CDW
    Just for grins and giggles... Here are the photo etch and turned brass parts for assembling 2 ea, 3" guns. This is before filing, folding, gluing, and mutilating. And then some paint.
  8. CDW
    So that's how it's done. I always wondered, now I know. Thanks for sharing that video, Jim Rogers.
  9. CDW
    I just realized the gun in this picture is in the wrong place. This is a 47mm gun, and a 3" gun like I'm building now should be in it's place. I'll need to switch them out when time allows.
  10. CDW
    I know, Sam. I was thinking the very same thing about painting them. A lot of this photo etch is that way. It would almost look as good unpainted rather than painted. Maybe even "blued" or "blackened" would look better than paint as well.
  11. CDW
    I am so glad Pontos saw fit to include some extra photo etch parts in reference to the parts necessary to build the guns. There are some very small and delicate pieces that require folding...and there's only a small chance the modeler won't either break or lose a couple of them in the process of building 16 guns. Without those extra parts, one would be "screwed" as they say here in Ybor City. I don't know if it's strictly an American thing or not, but as kids we had this little game we played called Tiddly Winks. The game had a bunch of small plastic disks and a cup. The object was to scatter the disks on the floor, then using one little disk in your hand, squeeze the edge of the disk against one of the disks on the floor and cause the disk on the floor to "plink" - fly off and into the cup. Well putting these parts together reminds me of playing tiddly winks. You'll sometimes hear that dreadful sound of "plink", and you know you've lost another part. They are WAY too small to find once they go "plink" unless it's just your lucky day.
  12. CDW
    My speed picked up a bit on these last two guns...got two done in an hour. But I doubt I'll get much faster than that. This leaves me with a solid six or seven hours to do the remainder of the 3" guns. And it says nothing of how long it will take to do the dozen or so remaining 47mm guns that need to be built. Stay tuned for more guns...🤐
  13. CDW
    And I almost need an atomic microscope to see it, Sam. No joke, these macro photos are the best look I've had at what I actually built. I didn't even see those 'glue strings' until I saw my own pictures. 😄
  14. CDW
    I think it's time for a sanity check. Just spent close to 2 hours building this little 3" gun. There are a total of 16 of them to build. Sheesh. 😏 Besides that, I got some more painting and a little gluing of parts together today. Maybe I can move a little faster with the 3" guns now that I know the proper order of assembly. Pontos can be rather terrible at giving one a clue as to sequence/order of construction. I guess they figure, if you are a good enough modeler to tackle their update sets, you're good enough to figure out the best build sequence for your self.
  15. CDW
    At the rate we're going, it's hard to imagine or tell what folk might be doing 50 years from now. I guarantee that 50 years ago, none of us would have predicted what we're seeing today. I do vividly recall reading and looking at the periodicals 50 years ago and being dazzled by the things skilled modelers could do with a kit from that vintage. And it was all good. I would sit and look at the pictures and read the articles for hours at a time wishing I could do something just a fraction as good as what I was looking at/reading about.
  16. CDW
    Just remember, these models were cutting edge stuff when they came out way back when. Makes me wonder what modelers will think of our models 50 years from now...probably pity the stone age Neanderthals that built them. 😄
  17. CDW
    I've been working off and on on this thing all day long, but it's one of those days where it seems like nothing much got done. Under this next level of superstructure and decks, there are details that were painted and added, but you can't see those with my pictures. Just wanted to get some dry fit photos to see where we're headed with this model. Before this next level of decks are permanently added, a number of significant details must be added. Guns in particular. If I am to add any sailors to the gun deck, I need to wait for my figures to be delivered before adding the next deck level. Once added, it would be much more difficult to put any in sailors place there.
  18. CDW
    No worries...my idea of weathering and stain is minimal at best. Remember, I worked as the operations chief for a major general and I know first hand the expectations of maintaining a high standard. Been there, done that, and got the tee shirt. Not on a ship, but nevertheless under a general officer. If that gentleman saw anything out of sorts, there was hell to pay...guaranteed.
  19. CDW
    I would say that if a modeler used a 3D CAD program to design his/her model, then printed it on their 3D printer, most definitely that would be scratch building. Hands down.
  20. CDW
    Come to think of it, certain areas on the deck of the ship, and it's probably safe to say around all the coal chutes, there would be coal dust/staining where the frequent resupply of coal would have taken place; regardless of how much combat the ship had been in. So I need to dirty up those areas a bit before everything is all said and done. I'll have to check the model railroad section at the hobby shop for some black ballast that might be a reasonable representation for coal in this scale.
  21. CDW
    Thanks, Jack. I just found these 1:200 scale sailors at Shapeways, and ordered a set. I think I can make these work for me.
  22. CDW
    Thanks Popeye. In the particular paint scheme I am doing, I don't think the ship would have ever seen any combat yet, and not too much time at sea, either. So I don't intend to add much in the way of severe weathering or battle damage. I want to begin looking for some 1:200 sailors, maybe from Shapeways? Want to give it a somewhat busy look by adding some action figures. Maybe could add some guys shoveling coal into a few of those "coal chute covers" on deck. Gonna look to see what I can find that's close to being period correct.
  23. CDW
    Thank you, Sam. So glad to have you aboard.
  24. CDW
    Keep whittlin' away at this thing...
  25. CDW
    One of the four 47mm guns that are mounted to the front bridge lower deck.

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