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bruce d

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  1. For anyone in the UK, this appears to be an identical blade: https://www.re-newflooringtools.co.uk/product/crain-184-trimmer-blades/
  2. Karen, this looks very interesting. Can you tell us the scale? Bruce
  3. Hello Amanda, glad to help. I probably did rant about the mass destruction of logs considered 'unimportant' by a misguided soul because he needed the space. See? I'm ranting again. Having a capital ship in a fjord was a big deal. Prewar publicity and propaganda would have shared the names and pictures of every one of the major vessels and it would be no problem at all for local well informed people to tentatively identify one (the list of potential ships was small). There would be hundreds of people coming and going, work for local businesses, mouths to feed and omnipresent security measures such as flak and harbour patrols, all interacting with the locals to some degree. The identity would be an open secret. PM me if you want. Bruce
  4. Amanda, just a few words to shed a bit of light on the UK side of things. I attended many UK Coastal Forces reunions, met and interviewed the veterans and they even generously loaned a few diaries: I never once heard an MTB, MGB or ML referred to by a nickname. I was surprised by this because of the great affection many of these veterans had for their wartime craft. On the other hand, be aware my interactions were all with Royal Navy and RNVR personnel so I can't speak for the Canadian, Norwegian, Polish and other nationalities that made up a large part of the Coastal Forces. Just as an FYI for historical background, I don't have the statistic but a lot of the Coastal Forces officers were RNVR, not RN, and this frequently was relevant to the way command of operations was decided and 'need-to-know' information was shared. Also, if your character is by any chance landing or picking up people from occupied Norway be aware that this was specialised work and usually was carried out by the same crews (or at least mission commanders) repeatedly. This both utilised experience and recent local knowledge, plus kept knowledge of the operations and personnel to a limited minimum number of people. Hope this helps, good luck. Bruce
  5. Karen, I'm looking forward to seeing your build log. Full marks for choosing Admiralty style. Bruce
  6. Sitting down, Roger? $348,500
  7. Roger, I think you've got a pretty good grasp of the demons that drive us. That portrait is quite a find and it raises hopes for even more good stuff to be found.
  8. Ian, a warm welcome from chilly Sussex.
  9. Dave, welcome to MSW from the UK.
  10. OK, here goes. There has been discussion lately about the Ultimation tools, especially the hand-disc sander. There are other products of similar concept in use by jewellers and picture framers. I am making a hand powered disc sander along those lines but not a copy. The prototype is encouraging. Looking at the jigs and fixtures I will be using it would be easy enough to make multiple assemblies. Without commitment, is anyone out there interested in one after the trouble-shooting is done? Bear in mind I am UK based.
  11. If I squint a bit, it looks like a tow vehicle for a '60s drag car to me. Got a trailer?
  12. Well said Kevin. Based on my own limited contact with him, I am sure your experience with Jim was repeated many times with modellers all over the world. He really cared about his creations and took the time to help the people using his machines. This was a rare quality.
  13. I couldn't bring myself to hit the 'like' button on this post, so sorry to hear of your loss. Bruce
  14. A warm welcome to MSW from the UK.
  15. Have you considered aluminium thick wall tubing? That will keep the mass down.
  16. Pat, Just take care of yourself and make peace with the Gobble-Up-Chair. As Mark said, the model is patient. Bruce
  17. Great news Chuck. Don't be surprised if Ed Harris is a good student. He has a reputation for diving deep when approaching a new subject.
  18. George, please accept a pat on the back for your choices of subject and reasons. Looking forward to seeing a well researched barque rigged steamship on the workbench. BTW, do the Lloyd's digital archives have anything? Sorry can't give the link at the moment. Bruce
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