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  1. cog
    That's the intention Lou
  2. cog
    So they beat you senseless?
  3. cog
    Gents, a man with experience! He can even define the sex gender by the type of punishmen applicator!!!
  4. cog
    lou, that would make the container obsolete
  5. cog
    we used a so called Spanish reed for that. the ruler was for spanking, a lot bigger too
  6. cog
    yes, but then I would have to take the armament off. It took me enough time to get that on
  7. cog
    Type of brush? Kind of bristles? Paint brand? You won't be let of the hook that easily, to call yourself an achiever of stupid painting endurance you will have to be at it a lot longer mate, note just a few hours. Besides what you find inacceptable could be well within the margins
  8. cog
    Yes, and ... she is convinced ...
  9. cog
    WIth that amount ... you run the risk Daria, Have a nice summer holiday at grandpa and grandma's keep your father in line, he should be continuing his Cromwell
  10. cog
    Poor performance ...?
  11. cog
    Hahaha, thought you would take the bite. Either I will make the cradle from plexiglass, or mount it on 4 plexiglass stumps, in either case not fixated to it's stand
  12. cog
    Missed your post birthday boy, no more designing, just some major redisigning .
  13. cog
    Interesting. Maybe to avoid it from passing over the top of the mast ...
  14. cog
    Didn't know the extend of it. Interesting reading, especially the political references ...
  15. cog
    Sublime!!! I have to try it out with all the brass parts which skittered over the desk whilst trying to avoid final entrapment on the model, although, I would probably need a slightly wider hose
  16. cog
    Thanks Denis, I'm not there yet, so you can still double me in the fast lane ... A heads up on PE (for those who aren't used to working with it). When you cut PE, use a firm undergroud ... I use a tile, some use perspex. If you use a cutting mat or wood, or any other softish material, you'll deform the PE whilst cutting it ... often with irreperable results. Better to change your knife regularly too. So far for the PE, be warned. Paravanes ... you can do it with the ones from the kit ... but Greg was right when he said the winches were, actually are, far from real, especially when you see what's available as after market ... it does mean additional cost ... (admiral's consent for some ...) I wanted to get mine from BNA (Australia), but those are out of stock, so I got them from Hong Kong. Additional PE ... it's mainly what you find important for your build and what not to replace, or what you can accomplish with limited resources for whichever reason ... can't wait for Wednesday!!!
  17. cog
    Mark did you take into account the forces on the top of the mast. Those would be tremendous, and I wonder if the mast top would be able to withstand those. I would expect the top to split without the aid of a metal band - which wouldn't be available at that time, at least I presume it didn't ...
  18. cog
    If group builds tend to have a high threshold, and you want to get newcomers, or inexperienced builders to join in, why all these difficultish builds? I have read the suggestions, but as a newby I would run in the oposite direction. Personally I would go for the type of boats Russ builds, maybe the same type of boat, but from different countries, like US, France, Spain, Italy, Norway, maybe a fraction smaller like the fishin boats from Malta ... people tend to identify themselveswith what they build, often through their country ...
  19. cog
    As stated, paravanes stuck on a.o. the deck, racks in place (next to the funnel) need to do some touching up on the top of these latter ones, dinghies ready to tie down ... every time I think about the zillion things I still have to do before this thing ends ... some more eye sore ...
  20. cog
    Nice progress OC. Looks like a pritty solid colour to me ... so you'll be repainting your acoustic tiles again?
  21. cog
    Which means you are in Greg, found the first to join you in the build ...
  22. cog
    No, no, no, no, no ... you are changing priorities, it wasn't to be the next build, but the next, next build if I recall well. Rigging ... you are kidding me, rats ... all those lines ... first some more paint work. Got the paravanes, another reel, and the rack to tie the dinghies to in primer. In a few hours time they'll be ready and I can stick them on. I saw I missed some AA guns on the aft deck, need to fix that too. I haven't made the galley funnel yet, not a lot of work, but it needs to be done too, get the dinghies on, fit the boats, enough left to do before I even try to find my elastic thread ...
  23. cog
    Thanks for all the likes and positive comments (Greg, nothing to nag about ...?) Steven, It's not so hard as i seems. Some elements are not much more than a piece of brass rod, tipped with some glue, other elements require a bit of patience, telescope eyes, and nimble fingers. Something like you need for your build ... so 'at off to you sir Finger control ... I thought I neede what the Germans call "fingerspitzengefuhl" ... darn, now I need to get me a control box for each hand ... cheers
  24. cog
    Good on you, I still find it hard to remember what the '"+" is for, so I crash and burn after the 2 Since when is it that laptops do not have a desktop ...??? I'm a programmer, and will not use anything over Windows 7, i.e. if I really have to use windows, so I can relate to your sticking to a stable system. I shan't advise you on a newer OS. Keep what you feel comfortable with. Most changes are for the worst, despite the attempts to convince you of the contrary. Let's leave it at that, and stick to model building ... how's your plastic press (lbs or kgs?)
  25. cog
    Thanks Lou "desktop" Lou ... I thought you were sharper than this ... alas ... No a Bling , unlike me OC, I use a rattle can. I've tried the airbrush stuff, but that didn't turn out the way I wanted ... so I got my info, and bought meself a gloss and a matt clear laquer can from Vallejo. You have to get used to it, but whilst liquid, you can still "suck" some off with a paper hanky. I like the way the gloss turned out when you look at the stern in the first picture from this post

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