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    Ottawa, Canada
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    Cycling, Nordic Skiing, Back Country Canoe Camping, Pets, Ships

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  11. Ian_Grant
    Loved Hawaii. Recommend taking a beginner surfing lesson for fun! Have a great time!
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  14. Ian_Grant
    No, you can't have seen it because I grew up in Bramalea just north of Toronto airport. Moved to Ottawa in 1981 after university but Lion hasn't seen water since. I just started on ship models again a few years ago and only joined the local RC club last year.
  15.    Ian_Grant reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Lion by Ian_Grant - 1/150 - RADIO - RESTORATION - WW1 Battlecruiser
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  17. Ian_Grant
    Boy, even I don't remember the table I built on. Any motorcycle yet?
  18. Ian_Grant
    In the case of Glen and his wife, "junk item" could be construed as "a short section of railway track".
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  25. Ian_Grant
    Yes it was nostalgic to find the note, and remember my young self. When the time comes I will put the note back, along with a new one dating the rebuild. Full disclosure: build quality was helped by my dad. He turned the main gun barrels from aluminum in spare time at work, and made the turrets on a mill. The secondary armament and fittings I bought somewhere. The rest was me. I think the funnels are balsa too; I recall wrapping them in silkspan to improve the finish.
  26. Ian_Grant
    I think I had David MacGregor plans for Hood too! Many more sheets than the two for Lion.
  27. Ian_Grant
    Short update. I needed to patch the bow but while doing so I found it is balsa ahead of the first bulkhead. Delicate choice; I decided to chisel off the balsa and will replace with pine. I did cut the curve of the forefoot into the proper shape . Before I removed the balsa she looked much better than the old squarish forefoot. Also found a dip along about 4" of the port forward sheer while I was trying to align supports for the A/B turret baseplate. Clamped on a thin piece which I will shave. This project has evolved into more work than I expected initially but I'm excited about the final outcome. Still thinking about the smoke unit. We're going away until later in Nov so this log will be quiet for a while.
  28. Ian_Grant
    Now that all the ballast is out, the hull weighs next to nothing. I'm guessing 1-1/2 pounds, maybe? Maybe even less?
  29. Ian_Grant
    You're a brave man Eric! Amazing model!
  30. Ian_Grant
    Thanks Patrick for taking the time for a long drive to get it straight from the horse's mouth.
  31. Ian_Grant
    George - another magnificent model meeting your exceedingly high standard! Fantastic at this scale, or indeed any scale.
  32. Ian_Grant
    Suggestion: 3D print.
  33. Ian_Grant
    Removed the aft deck to find more ballast and more sytrofoam in the inaccessible aft compartments, and also a time capsule note for posterity...... 😏 Aft compartments, with rudder linkage. Here's how much metal ballast was enclosed aft. Speaking of posterity..... Here are the timing gears and belts involved in pivoting A and B turrets in unison. I laser cut a plywood baseplate to set A and B shafts at the correct centres for the first belt, and also set the micro servo's arm axis at the correct centres for the second belt to B shaft. I hope to assemble and test tomorrow.
  34. Ian_Grant started following HMCS Bonaventure by NavyShooter - 1/96 scale - an RCN fitting out
  35. Ian_Grant
    Nice pics of scenic landscapes. An area I've never been to.
  36. Ian_Grant
    I believe so.

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