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Todd Hart
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I was using my chopper to cut 56-11mm x 4mm x 4mm Ramen strips. I didn't realize after cutting the first 8 pieces that my guide was moving slightly so now I have about 20 pieces of varying lengths. The lesson learned is don't try to cut 4mm x 4mm pieces of wood with the chopper.
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King of the Mississippi kit from the 1980's.
Todd Hart replied to Todd Hart's topic in Wood ship model kits
Dave, Thanks for the response. I have thought about a build log. I do have the first two decks together and the other decks planked. If you ever start again on this kit, let me know. I might be able to answer some of your questions. Thanks for the response. I did check the existing build logs, again and I found the one by Dan Vadas. I found an answer to my question. Thanks again for the suggestion. -
Has anybody built this kit from the 1980's? I started this kit and had to stop working on it when I moved to another city. I haven't worked on it for 33 years. I am retired now and have started to work on it again and I need some help.
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I just finished repairing some damage to my Swift that I built back in the 80's. One of the Smokestacks is broken and missing. I've looked online for a replacement, but I haven't found one. Does anybody know where I can buy a replacement?. Also, while perusing this forum, I have seen pictures of different versions of the Swift and on some of the models, the anchors are in different positions on the front of the boat. I was thinking about not gluing them back down and leaving them loose. Is this a good idea or should I glue them?
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Almost 30 Years since my last build!
Todd Hart replied to Todd Hart's topic in New member Introductions
Mark, I live in Michigan, so yes, we do get snow. I am OK with not having an addition. -
Almost 30 Years since my last build!
Todd Hart replied to Todd Hart's topic in New member Introductions
It's been over a year since my last post in this thread. I ended up not adding a room onto my house. I met with the building inspector and although I could have added a nice size room onto the back of my house, we both agreed that the cost of the room would be a bad investment as I would never recoup the cost if I were to sell my house. All three estimates for a basic room were over $30,000. One was over $40,000. I asked the building inspector why the quotes were so high and he told me everybody is busy and they can get top dollar. I called a friend of mine in Florida who is a contractor and I told him what I wanted and he gave me rough price of about $25,000. He couldn't believe it when I told him about the one estimate that was over $40,000. It really would have been nice to have a new room, but will have to make do with what I have. Right now, I am working on a table in my bedroom. I am making some repairs to my first build. It's looking good again. Stay Safe and Stay Home. -
Almost 30 Years since my last build!
Todd Hart replied to Todd Hart's topic in New member Introductions
Thanks everyone for the great responses. I have to meet with the building inspector first to see about the permits etc. It's Winter here, so this project won't get started for a few weeks. I will try to post pictures of the progress etc. If anybody has pictures of their rooms, benches and storage, it would be great to see them for inspiration. -
About 30 years ago, I lived in a duplex with a basement. I had a hobby room in the basement that I used for modeling and I built my first model there. The Swift by Artesania Latina. I started my second model, the King of the Mississippi, but I ended up moving before it was finished. For the last 25 years, I have lived in a house with no basement or spare room for modeling. I was able to build a Campbell Scale Model of an Abandoned house. I worked on that in my utility room. It wasn't very big so it didn't take up very much room. I am going to add a room onto my house and it will be my Hobby room. I am going to have a large work area and plenty of shelves and cupboards. If you were building a room just for modeling what would you like to have that you don't have now?
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