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  1. John Allen
    Tim, Late catching up WELL DONE. Like the historical photos interspersed with updates. Kudos on my scale 1-10 a 14
  2. John Allen
    Mark, Upon further review the Stylo only has 20,000 rpm, and no foot pedal. I was looking for more rpm. I'll stick with my Markatt manicure machine has a foot pedal and speed control runs at 35,000 rpm costs $60.00. It has no collet flip in flip out
  3. John Allen
    Very Impressive.
  4. John Allen
    Even the parts have parts, too many parts to part. Gonna knock your socks off when finished, might have to wear sunglasses.
  5. John Allen
    Has anyone purchased a Dremel 2050 Stylo + ? I saw one in Wal Mart $ 60.00 it's really small about the size of a fat permanent marker? Worth the price. Looks like there might be some advantages.
  6. John Allen
    Plastic bag in certain environs cold to hot to humid can accumulate moisture. Might be a little better in a hard case plastic or wood storage container. Have lost several accessories and fittings stored I sealed plastic bags , worse when barometric pressure falls and you have high humidity.
  7. John Allen
    Voila, worked out well, looks very good. Use the rest of the skewers to grill some shrimp & veg kabobs.
  8. John Allen
    Coming along nicely, do not see how you folks adding the PE don't go blind. Well done Jack.
  9. John Allen
    What can I say outstanding.
  10. John Allen
    Y.T. There are many mini food mixers on the market, some like the pic have a plastic spindle. Remove the blades from the spindle scribe lateral lines on the spindle wide enough to slide sandpaper in. Use PVA to hold paper which would be easy to u remove when paper lost its abrasive. Advantage some have variable speed, or use a speed controller. Someone may have already posted this, have not figured what the cons would be if any.
  11. John Allen
    Mark, Thanks for the links, awesome its a testament to what folks are capable of. Makes me feel like a Neanderthal working with a stone ax.
  12. John Allen
    Steve, Just caught your build excellent, fascinating story. Stories like these ought to history 101 in high schools "LEST WE FORGET"
  13. John Allen
    John The one I made was a 2x4 and 4 to six nails and foam padding. The 2x4 was 24 inches long, used 3 inch nails with a large head, 2 holes were drilled every 6 inches at an angle, to cradle the hull I used thin foam doubled padding. you can actually rotate the hull in the cradle quite a bit to change the angle depending on where you are working. Man it is ugly but works well if you have shallow pockets.
  14. John Allen
    Hey CD, Its amazing all the goo gahs and foofarahs available to dress up a plastic model, man times they are a changing. I'm always impressed with the artistic and imaginative prowess of all the plastic and card builders on this site. Beautiful work I believe your doll is almost ready for a walk down the red carpet.
  15. John Allen
    I don't believe you can call this a model. Its more like a creation of thousands of masterful hand made parts and hand machined that end up forming the whole. Anyone can make a model this well beyond. As well as a few others posted on this site. Well done
  16. John Allen
    Frank, Look at Spyglass's last posted pic, it simplifies what everyone is advising in just 1 picture, The boat is turned turtle-upside down, the first 3 planks are full and have not been shaped, it is exactly like what you have done so far. Then look at the planks below those 3 you can see they have been cut, shaped, spiled whatever term you want to use, I think this pick simplifies what you are asking
  17. John Allen
    As stated before I who have (as well as others) shallow water pockets find Micro Mark and other tool suppliers a rip off. I refuse to buy such an overpriced this is the next best thing. I find being patient there are many outlets to find the same items at a much lower cost. There are 2 groups of modelers. 1. Those that are advanced and need specialty power tools. Metal and wood working lathes to make your own shackles, stays, turnbuckles, cannons and turn wood, etc. 2. Those that need a few basic tools Dremel, and a bunch of knives, and glue. I have seen some impressive work conducted with a Dremel, scalpel, cutting mat. Y'all are a bunch of hoarders, several walk in closets with models from the middle 1800s to present day, boats, planes, trains, all be completed after 11 re-incarnations. Tools and workshops to start a shipyard to replicate a full size Vic or Queen Mary. Imelda Marcos only had 1200 pair of shoes she would be very jealous of how she has been relegated to last place. (hey all in jest)
  18. John Allen
    Good site good people keep posting looking good
  19. John Allen
    Dave, I agree with Jim Rogers and all of his suggestions, even the right viscosity CA may be better than holing and pinning considering the time involved. I am not a pro I rank myself as an amateurs amateur, model builder in training. I was planking my HMS Vic. and grabbed a push hammer, it worked well on basswood planks, ply bulkheads a problem I was very careful about pressure. About midships had bent 3 nails at this one spot (not a bulkhead) on the 4th nail with more pressure caved in 3 rows of planks 2 inches in width messed up 4 gun ports. Sad day in Mudville. Was able to sloppily repair and the 2nd layer of planks covered the mess I created. I took that push hammer threw it in the bad tool box never to be seen again.
  20. John Allen
    Nice build looking very very good.
  21. John Allen
    Your creating a little masterpiece. Kudos have thoroughly enjoyed the build so far. Kudos
  22. John Allen
    Looking great I wish there were more wood kits of sidewheelers, neat vessels. Looking forward to the finish
  23. John Allen
    All suggestions sound promising.
  24. John Allen
    Dave, Looking forward to the end result looks like a keeper
  25. John Allen
    As regrets go had a 1967 Austin Healy Mark III, loved the car being a kid needed money had to sell, my love was a 1967 GTO convertible his and her shifter, that was a neck snapper, that one snagged me the boss (OOH what a nice car can I go for a ride) then a marriage to the boss cost me that one but that is what memories are made for. The goat was cherry the guy I sold it to still has it. I paid $ 2,300.00 for it, now they go for around 46,000 to 80,000 depending.

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