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@Glen McGuire - @Keith Black thank you both for your encouragement and kind words! There's so many mistakes and errors in this build so far, and it's messy at best, but your encouragement makes me think it will look fine (from a distance!) when its finally done! I am ok with its current state, giving myself alot of "grace"! But I am absolutely terrified of working with the remaining blocks and deadeyes, simply because they are SO SMALL! (even tho you both have worked with much smaller items!) So I'm going to muddle thru, and I appreciate your words and your support! (It also helps that the other model is out of stock, so I can't get it anyway!) I am going to work on it a little at a time, since golf is in full swing, and I've got some other commitments, but I have to tell myself it isn't a "race" to the finish line, but a "stroll" through an activity that I enjoy, that I can work on a bit at a time! Not only that, it occurs to me that each new difficult task is helping me learn and improve my limited skill set! So I thank you both again for your wonderful encouraging support!
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lraymo reacted to a post in a topic: Phantom by lraymo - Model Shipways - 1:96 scale - New York Pilot Boat
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I worked a bit more on the Traveler, trying to make it look a little better and straightening the legs (staples!), and painting it black. It needs another coat, but this is ok for now. This has not been glued in, I just wanted to see it in position. Disregard the pencil marks, and all the other blemishes! I'm seriously considering going back to the 3rd ship in the Shipwright series (I had only done numbers 1 and 2). The 3rd ship is at a 1:24 scale, which might help me become more experienced, before trying to finish up the Phantom.
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Glen, thanks for the kind words. I am awed by the talent in MSW, and love watching what everyone is building. Obviously, i am a rank beginner, and at the moment, having a very hard time with the small scale of this ship... but I'll forge ahead for now. Meanwhile, I jumped over to your Kentoshi build. Wow! Incredible!
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lraymo reacted to a post in a topic: Phantom by lraymo - Model Shipways - 1:96 scale - New York Pilot Boat
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I vote for Glen's story as well. My Dad used to make our family car trips really long because he didn't like to ask for directions and also didn't like to turn around! So we might've ended up on a ferry trying to return to where we were supposed to be! As for women in pants, I cringe now at the memory of having to wear skirts and dresses into the office. Ugh, so happy that I no longer have to put up with that!
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lraymo reacted to a post in a topic: Lula by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver
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lraymo reacted to a post in a topic: Lula by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver
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lraymo reacted to a post in a topic: Lula by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver
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Fun with superglue and itty bitty pieces! So I installed belaying pins and eyebolts on the cap rail. I dragged each of the belaying pins thru some superglue (conveniently poured into a plastic bottlecap for ease of access). But since it appears I can still move some of the pins, it apparently didn't do the trick. However, it looks like these pins are for "show" and don't have anything else attached to them, so as long as I don't hold the ship upside down, I'll be ok! (I wish my phone could take clearer pics!) Also created the Traveler. I went completely off script trying to create this little gem. Couldn't get the legs right using the .22 gauge wire they suggest, but I stole a couple of staples from my stapler and they work rather nicely! The actual Traveler is a completely made-up version of what they asked for, but at this point, it'll have to do! It's not secured yet since I still need to install an eyebolt under it. While working on this build, I also took some time to read "All Hands on Deck" by Will Sofrin. It's the true story of sailing a refurbished 1800"s "tall ship" from New Jersey to California (thru the Panama Canal) for it to be used in filming the movie "Master and Commander" with Russell Crowe. I learned many new words associated with sailing (who knew that "dismasting" is how to describe a broken mast?) It's a fascinating story of how a small crew sailed a 3-masted tall ship through treacherous waters, and survived some harrowing experiences (dismasting, for example!) to successfully deliver the ship to the movie makers. A fun read!
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