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  1. gjdale
    Hope the new meds do the trick for you Sjors. I caution resisting the urge to attempt rigging while under the influence of pharmaceuticals - although WE might enjoy the results, I'm sure you won't!!! Get well soon my friend.
  2. gjdale
    Didn't you say you'd already retired three times? Hmmmmmmm............. They say a change is as good as a holiday, so best wishes for success with your Change. Personally, I'm opting for Holiday - five weeks, starting tomorrow!
  3. gjdale
    Wow Mobbsie! I've no idea about accuracy, but I love what you've done with the decorations. The splash of colour really adds life to the model. I'll look forward to a closer personal inspection in a couple of weeks time.
  4. gjdale
    Happy Birthday Mobbsie - hope you were spoiled with lots of ship modelling presents!
  5. gjdale
    Hey Aldo, Looks like you're making some good progress there. I don't see any barbecues in your near future though - no wood available!
  6. gjdale
    Excellent tip Roger. Thanks for sharing your technique.
  7. gjdale
    Thanks Lawrence, Mark (again), B.E., and Keith. Mark - while a Chuckie franchise might sound attractive, the slave labour margins put this out of the question. Besides, I don't think I'm yet able to meet Chuck's QC requirements! And Keith, yes - doubles / triples are on the agenda. Stay tuned ....... Had planned more work in the shipyard this weekend, but instead spent most of the time doing preps for our big O/S trip. We fly out a week tomorrow. Somehow I don't think there will be any more progress until we return at the end of September. I'll still keep checking in with your various builds, but my own shipyard will now lie dormant for a few weeks.
  8. gjdale
    Congratulations Rusty. Excellent work all round and a finished model to be proud of! Looking forward to following your other projects through too - don't let that work caper steal too much of your time!
  9. gjdale
    Now that is some quality netting there Mobbsie Looking forward to seeing your take on the stern decorations.
  10. gjdale
    Well done Mark. That high-tech bending jig seems to work very well!
  11. gjdale
    Hey, is there still room in the front row for the Confed build? I'm in!!! Glad to hear the case arrived and you're happy with it Augie.
  12. gjdale
    Was it that pesky Moose again Augie? Glad to hear it was nothing serious. Take your time recovering - you don't want to end up back there in a hurry! I'm surprised you-know-who isn't demanding pictures from the hospital though! :P
  13. gjdale
    Just fabulous Chris. Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to post this excellent tutorial.
  14. gjdale
    Sjors, Hope the colour coded template works for you (once you have your arms out of the plaster casts, the bandages off your head, and can see out of your eyes again that is).
  15. gjdale
    That's some seriously nice looking ratlines Sjors. Good job my friend!
  16. gjdale
    Great work Mobbsie. Love the hammock netting
  17. gjdale
    Nice work on the boats Joachim. Hope you have a nice holiday.
  18. gjdale
    Nicely done Clare. My wife describes the Lathe (and Mill for that matter) as "an Accessory sport" Fortunately for me, she is also very indulgent of my addiction!
  19. gjdale
    I'm a bit late to the party, so I'll just take a seat in the second row to watch this one. Looks like a fascinating project.
  20. gjdale
    Thanks Brian, Yes, they all received three minutes in each of the 120 and 400 grits, followed by five minutes in the 600 grit. These were the tumblers I made and posted about a couple of months back. They work really well and as you can see produce a very nice finish.
  21. gjdale
    Congrats on the lathe purchase Clare. The Sherline stuff is really top notch and a joy to use - I keep looking for more excuses to use mine! (and I'm still very much a Learner Driver with it).
  22. gjdale
    Glad to hear its not Gnome Flu Sjors. A strained muscle in the chest eh? Must have been from laughing too hard at Mobbsie during our Skype chat! :P
  23. gjdale
    Thanks Mark, I don't think I'm quite up to Chuck's standard (or production rate) just yet, and besides, I promised Chuck that I wouldn't go into competition with him! To be honest, I don't know how Chuck can sell these for the price he does. Even with the mass production method refined, it would still be a minuscule return for the effort involved. If people don't already realise it, Chuck is doing everyone a real favour here and deserves all the recognition we can give him.
  24. gjdale
    Sorry to hear you're not feeling well Sjors - I hope you get well soon. The ships are patient and so are we, and if you're sick, then at least you-know-who won't be bugging you for pictures!
  25. gjdale
    Kevin, I'm no expert in photography at all (as you can probably tell from my own photos), but I believe that a blue background is said to be the best for this. If you have a look a some of Chris Watton's updates, I think you'll see a few examples of this.

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