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Keith Black

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  1. Keith Black
    Great brush work, Bob. I think both the hull and name plate turned out spiffy.
  2. Keith Black
    That's neat metal working, Gary. Great construction details and explanation.
  3. Keith Black
    Thank you, Ken Other than tracking via testing is surgery a possibility or would that be dependent on how bad the leak becomes? The vascular system is something I took for granted till I had my aneurysm surgery five years ago. I've tried to educate myself to some degree but I've been somewhat reluctant as I'm not sure I wanna know how the sausage is made because so many things can go wrong, it's scary.
  4. Keith Black
    Very nice, Bryan.
  5. Keith Black
    Mark, I'm not doubting you've done your research. What I'm doubting is the rake angles of the fore and main. If you draw a 90 degree angle and overlay it over your model, the fore should have (according to your #112 post) 13.5 degrees from 90 degrees = 76.5 degrees from zero and the main 10 degrees from 90 degrees = 80 degrees from zero. Those are not the angles I'm seeing in the last photo of post #112, IMHO.
  6. Keith Black
    Thank you, Brian. Good to see you and It's nice that you had an opportunity to stop by.
  7. Keith Black
    Mark, after visiting other Lynx builds and checking the first photo of your build log it appears that you have the rake set too far astern?
  8. Keith Black
    As Pinocchio was leaving the house to go out and play Geppetto called out, "and remember to stay away from dat fella Mr Knocklouder"
  9. Keith Black
    Thank you, Lynn. Yes, I am truly blessed by my MSW family.
  10. Keith Black
    GS, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
  11. Keith Black
    Thank you, Grant.
  12. Keith Black
    Impressive model, Phil.
  13. Keith Black
    Lynn, thank you so very much for thoughts and for the kind words regarding Lula. I hope you know when I say "you guys" that you're included.
  14. Keith Black
    I commercial salmon fished when we lived in Alaska. In all the narrowboat YouTube vids I've seen I've yet to see a narrowboat swap ends. I didn't much care for swapping ends on a 32 foot Bristol Bay gillnetter.
  15. Keith Black
    Amazing, Roel. That looks so realistic.
  16. Keith Black
    https://www.amazon.com/Model-Shipways-Pedestal-Brass-28mm/dp/B097C8MR42/ref=asc_df_B097C8MR42?mcid=f6a6e7708458395cab9593de10160427&hvocijid=16410595949143541372-B097C8MR42-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=721245378154&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16410595949143541372&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1019476&hvtargid=pla-2281435178058&psc=1 https://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/msw/msw813.htm?source=froogle&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_tmOSTh7S6ie6D1GQOEwMtTRtvp&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItKfR8cbsjAMV_EH_AR1WOS8UEAQYAiABEgLPZ_D_BwE https://www.bluejacketinc.com/cases-pedestals-baseboards/
  17. Keith Black
    Are you into the narrowboats and canal cruising? There are a couple of YouTubers that post vids of their canal journeys that i enjoy watching. If I were to have moved to the UK I'm pretty sure I would have wound up being an owner of a narrowboat.
  18. Keith Black
    MW, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
  19. Keith Black
    Eric, I hide my computer under my mattress.
  20. Keith Black
    LOL 🤣
  21. Keith Black
    Thank you, Keith. Thank you, Craig. Tom, thank you dear brother. Thank you, Phil. Thank you, mcb. When fighting the small letters for New York I decided then and there that transfer lettering was an invention of the devil with the intent of trying a man's patience. It's hard keeping my hands off Lula.
  22. Keith Black
    Thank you, Jacques. Thank you, Bob. Your thoughts and prayers mean the world to me. Thank you, Glen. I fell in love with Lula on first sight that's for sure. Thank you for your prayers. Thank you, Eric. If I had another the years of good health I don't know if I'd be able to get my sister up to speed considering I'm still trying to get myself up to speed. There is a bit of Lady and the Tramp about them. Thank you, Chris. Thank you, Gary.
  23. Keith Black
    Good to see some progress on this project, Keith. You're well on your way to making a nice model out of this.
  24. Keith Black
    Cutting that hull in half is like jumping out of a perfectly good airplane. It looks like it turned out great, Glen.
  25. Keith Black
    Thank you all for your kind comments, thoughts, support and especially your prayers. This evening was the last I'll be working on Lula for awhile. I need to direct my attention to getting the house and Maggie squared away for the upcoming events. My youngest sister is coming up from Arkansas to be here should I need surgery to help Maggie and to help me during recovery so I need to get a bedroom ready for her. The inspiration and Lula the pile driver tender. Unfortunately I missed capturing the quirkiness of the original Lula though I think I was able to replicate a little of her spirit. The necessary enlargements of the engine room and the pilothouse (because of the stove) eliminated the quirkiness that I was originally drawn to. To carry out the task of a tender Lula had to be redesigned but I tried to minimize that. Maybe someday, Lord willing, I'll try to build Lula the car ferry. On the forward wall I placed the levers as close to the windows as possible where i could add "New York" below Lula. For whatever reason the letters wouldn't transfer. Seven little letters, after two hours I threw in the towel If I try again I'll need to order another sheet of letters. I still need to add a bell and steam whistle to the front of the pilothouse. I need to add railing and two more lanterns, attach the dinghy, and add weathering/grunge. Lula and the pile driver, a tender love story. Thank you again, guys. i consider each and everyone of you as family and you make my world a better place. Keith

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