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    Augie, Thanks for the info......ordered a loaf... On another note.....it doesn't quite reach the status of a thermos bottle.....hot things hot and cold things cold.....how does it know? Cheers, Jim
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    Augie, Good progress... Just waiting to hear your feedback on the pencil sander. Probably better for fine work than trying to be gentle with a rotary tool? Is counting hours a new requirement? It makes me tired to think about that...... :D Cheers, Jim
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    So now there's a chance the ratlines are all just a mirage........... :o
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    Wow....a log with pictures of an actual build! Great work Andy! Jim
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    Sjors, Fine progress......the Aggie is getting closer!!!!!! Cheers, Jim
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    Sjors, Looking very good! And I am impressed by the organization and neatness of your workshop......... (Probably Anjas' doing......... ...not her work, just making you behave........ :D :D ) Cheers, Jim
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    Robert, Very nice work on the hull! Jim
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    Augie, Seen ships made of bone, ivory, needles, popsicle sticks, etc' but never yet out of petrified wood..... B) Maybe I can be the first..... I guess I better check my warning points.......... :P Sjors, The water is out the back door....for now...we are moving into our own house this week so I get my new hobby room! If you keep starting logs, you may be petrified before you finish any more ships....... :D :D :D Anja, Frank, Bob, Wayne, Per, Thanks for the compliments and for watching my build.... Cheers, Jim
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    Augie, Thanks, appreciate your comments...... But............................................................................................................................ Why did you have to reveal the old pie plate trick????? Truth be told, that penny was extra small.....it shrank from the heat....... :huh: Randy, Thanks for stopping by! Appreciate your comments! I believe I used a #72 bit....but it was so small I'm guessing.... Sjors, Thanks! Always enjoy your comments and enthusiasm.... My laundry list has the Marseille by Mamoli, a couple railroad engines, a Sopwith Camel and the Confederacy(already got the brass cannons and figurehead from Chuck's company) but will wait for Augie to finish his before even opening the box! I'm going to put a couple finish pics here as well... Thanks to all who looked in and commented or 'liked' my little tugboat!
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    Sjors, Thanks! No more decorations on this tug but who knows what it will take to get my next project in a prime display location...... Mark, Thanks! I suspect that come the Holidays I'll get......."Honey, Can't you get them so we can turn them on?"..... ...Oh, well...... The attached will be the last in process pics. I don't intend to add any flags as I think paper flags do not add anything to a model...... The blocks on the penny are under magnification. I had enough trouble even then drilling them out for the line....just to add to the lifeboat davits. I'm going to take the Lackawanna outside today and get some shots for inclusion in the completed gallery. Cheers, Jim
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    Robbyn, I'm sure the experts have better ideas but since they mustn't be on at the moment, I'll provide my two cents. I hesitate to say this but a picture may help them understand exactly how things are. On another note, there are myriad 'substances' available at a hardware store that will adhere to metal and can be tooled, drilled, etc. The store folks might have a good suggestion. Also, even though CA has a bad name here, it does bond just about anything to anything if used properly.....a little bit does more than a lot. I've used CA to attach 'rope' to places where I've missed drilling a hole and have yet to have it fail. Again, I'm anything but an expert .... Good luck and don't give up! Cheers, Jim
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    Wayne, Augie, Frank, Thanks for the visit..... If only you all were as helpful as Sjors....... :P :P :P :P :P :P Cheers, Jim
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    Sjors, Thanks! Claire came home and saw the Christmas bubs in the stacks.....and loved them! So now my little tugboat gets a place in the family room above the fireplace (yes, fireplace....for the two days a year it gets below 40. ) mantle as long as the bulbs are in the stacks during the Holidays......... So now what do I do to make my other projects into ornaments??????? Cheers, Jim
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    Hi Robert, Looking good. Nice to see another riverboat build log. Cheers, Jim
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    We want pics!!!!! ( just filling in........ (-: )
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    Sjors, Thanks for the history and pics. I am sorry to say I had no idea it was Nelson's first command. That does explain its popularity. American education, I guess. Best of luck in not starting the build. When I tried starting my tugboat before finishing the stagecoach it was a disaster so I shall stay one at a time. But it does appear that you have the ability to handle two.......could it be three???? Cheers, Jim
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    Augie, This log is becoming quite educational........I am not going to fall in to the joke trap...... Cheers, Jim
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    Augie, Mark, Mobbsie, Sjors, Thanks for stopping by...... always appreciate it! I had to stop work for a bit......the following pics should need no explanation.......... :D :D Cheers, Jim
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    Bob, Thanks for stopping by....appreciate it! Tapered and stained the masts, installed the stack stay rigging cleats, davits and lifeboats. Took a while for the lifeboats as 'we' couldn't decide what color the canvas should be. Also had to pick a color to represent water in the fire buckets....... Still looking for Christmas lights. :P Remaining items are searchlight, lights, masts and rigging, maybe a flag..... Cheers, Jim
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    Dr Per, Thanks for stopping by! Sjors, Thanks for the visit.....still looking for Christmas lights..... but that might have to wait until we are moved.....hopefully in about two weeks. Progress...... Was able to install the stanchions and railing with the help of my magnifier, light oil and tweezers as well as a lot of patience. The holes in the posts are so tiny it was hard to see them even under magnification.....took a bit of poking with the tweezers. And when there was any misalignment, the bras wire would drag, thus the need for oil...... Also made progress on the lifeboats and life rings..... Cheers, Jim
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    Wayne, Missed this build completely but found it early enough for the front row! I would assume front row seating has a few percs......perhaps the occasional crustacean..... Must be tough to be traveling again....hope you get some enjoy time..... Cheers, Jim And wish the Boss many more!,
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    Mark, Thanks but not a good idea....... :mellow: There's always a wet blanket out there that would take her side...(Ahem....)...then what...... Augie, She's always correct...... .....so I came up with a fix......... Sjors, Thanks! I was going to add Christmas lights to the stacks.... :D ...may yet.... Wayne, Thanks. And yes, the colors are firming until they're not. It was okay to do the life rings in white and black until she decided they needed red trim instead for safety..... "Yes Dear....." Pictures...... Did quite a bit of installation (once the stack issue was resolved.) The first pic is a 'tool time' suggestion. I'm certainly a novice here but perhaps someone will find this useful. The two 'sticks' in the picture are polypropylene dentist tools. They use them to clean stuff off of molds and forms used for bridges, crowns, etc. Almost nothing will stick to them so I use 'em for gluing, paint touch up, clean up, and as a toothpick.... Since they are disposable, my dentist just gives me a bunch whenever I ask(new ones, not ones he has used). They have a tiny brush on the end, which I remove for most uses. Anyway, on your next dental visit, look around....they have many useful tools they may be willing to share! Then pics of my stack leveling, placard installation, vents, running lights and lifeboats. The placards were photo etched so I painted them black and then removed the top layer, revealing the lettering.... Cheers, Jim
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    Sjors, If one looks away from your log for a minute.......another page is added...... :P Glad you are back up to speed...hope you can remember what you are building....... :D :D :D :D :D Cheers, Jim
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    Mobbsie, Looking great! And very creative as well! But I need a bit of translation of 'bob's your uncle" ???? Cheers, Jim
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    Did another dry fit and then actually attached some things. Also painted a bunch of parts. The fore stack is fastened in place but the aft stack is not. Claire thinks the aft stack 'leans'....... Perhaps it does but it is not perceptible to me..... Can anyone else perceive a lean?.. Did the access stairs and guide lines for the pilot house............small parts...... :D :D The last pic show some of the remaining items.....yet to have their colors 'approved'..... Ant then I'll start work on the masts.......probably leave the ratlines for last........ :P :P :P Cheers, Jim

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