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Keith Black

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  1. Siggi, a clever solution and the lids look fantastic!
  2. Very true, Eberhard. John, please banish any thoughts that you might clutter this log. I've seen ship's cats and dogs but never a ship's goat. How bizarre. Siggi, that's a bit of unexpected disorder around a gun unless it was decommissioned? Thank you, Ferrus. The last of the 'to do' list includes the crew, the hog chains for the cylinder timbers, and given time, handrails up the stairs and around the pilothouse. Thanks for the laugh, Tom. Thank you, mcb.
  3. Arnall, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
  4. Ferrus, and you thought post# 37 was expensive!......... https://www.ebay.com/itm/197231829986?_skw=sternwheeler+model&itmmeta=01JV68ATGDPPQ7F0G65YAHYKRW&hash=item2debeee3e2:g:c2cAAOSwVEtoBDox&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dXzjYaMntF1odS%2Bt5rG7ZV3l1hCEk3MT%2Ba1pap1Hu9hUM5e7R%2FOJgVZ6jg3b8E9PFLr%2B1fMWRJG3TcP1KwEwJwRseSpSSMApxpWY11M3rCa%2FYTBobLLBSiog0F01U5VukWDcCSvTUvGy1%2FNVkLxg3rKnH2Nq4P46AxKBtFiiCT3TT3yuVRZqYfrIrLHPZqwx1Gi2BJY70Awlbe%2BATnteCAaltoWUSgD%2BKQxTk4Sz7hi2WtO4aaWx%2FVCnSdcKmuvU2OINIsDx7xFwsUSFJKxIl9YdivLo4FfeiVlv%2BQz3%2FJYw%3D%3D|tkp%3ABFBMrKiryNll
  5. Thank you, Ferrus. John, I'll think of some detail and think 'I should add that' so it goes on the list but i need to call a halt here pretty quick or else Lula is gonna start looking like the junk man's horse drawn wagon. Thank you, Eberhard.
  6. Stephen, welcome to MSW. Were I living in your part of the world I'd be using Cornwall Model Boats as my main supplier. I've order from them in the past and they're a good company, IMHO. Glad to have you aboard. https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20303646385&gbraid=0AAAAADCl8FeBmt0vSHr_U54bynT_DlEXB&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2My53JGgjQMVoUT_AR2xuClLEAAYASAAEgK46vD_BwE
  7. Thank you, Lynn. Thank you, Ferrus. Smoking a pipe is very different than smoking cigarettes. I gave up the pipe because tobacco is the number one cause of cardiovascular disease. It would be stupid of me to not quit. Thank you, Keith. Thank you, John. Thank you to everyone for your nice comments and the likes. Another small item scratched of the list today. I got the fore lantern and light board made, painted, and installed. Next on the list is getting the crew shaped up and painted. Clear image of the bell frame. Thank you to everyone for following along and for your support. Keith
  8. You're over a year into her beautiful restoration, John. The end's gotta be closer than the start.
  9. I don't blame you a bit. Crazy factoid about cigarette tobacco is, of the 1,000 chemicals used in manufacturing cigarette tobacco, flame retardant is one the chemicals used. The last two photos in the post above are very convincing. 👍
  10. Thank you, Eric. There's a rhythm to life and it's easy to lose the daily undertaking of a hobby. The more you love a hobby/project the easier it is to regain that daily rhythm which equals real progress, being at the tail end of a project makes it more difficult, IMHO.
  11. John, now that there's light at the end of your tunnel, do you think you'll be taking on other projects there at the museum?
  12. @Desertanimal @clearway @Ferrus Manus @TBlack @LJP @FriedClams @BANYAN @lraymo @Canute Thank you Chris, Keith, Ferrus, Tom, LJP, Gary, Pat, Lynn, Ken, for your kind comments and thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers. After what seems like a lengthy layoff, in the past couple of days I've been able to regain the rhythm of working on little Lula. Lula's main construction is done, now it's a matter of finishing up all the remaining small details. Three I just crossed off the list are the ship's bell, steam whistle, and grab handles attached to the pilothouse fore wall that aided in getting from the engine room deck to the boiler deck. Thank you to all for your patience in regards to the disruptions of the past month. One last personal, it will be a week tonight that I've given up my pipe. I don't miss the nicotine but man, do I miss the ritual. May God bless each of you. Keith
  13. What a grand idea using blended leaves for soil, Eric. it looks totally real. Are you using any flame retardant chemicals in the mix?
  14. That hull has the best copper sheathing of any model I've ever seen, IMHO. Is your wife's mother all moved in, Mark?
  15. Tillsbury, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
  16. D, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
  17. At times one marvels at the exactness of detail in the construction of a thing, such is the case when viewing the last photo in post #2396. All three disciplines of woodworking, metalsmithing, and rigging have been executed to a degree seldom if ever seen. I am in awe of the near perfection, Johann.
  18. SS, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
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