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I think in that context, it may refer to the metal being unpainted and kept free from rust, rather than being brass. Mixed metals in a salt water environment results in one corroding at a rapid rate. Andy -
Well... What can I say... The weather is not conducive to ship modelling... Or doing much else beyond lounging in the lake... At the same time there has been an utter paucity of wind... So my sail boat remains tied up to the dock.... But it's not all fun and waiting games.. Tore down the old "boat house" now we have to clean up the mess and build a new one.... A little sturdier than the rotten old log lean-to we pulled down today. Andy
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I can just hear the rumble of that V8.... burbling exhaust just under the waterline at idle.... calling to you....
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If Tenax is giving you issues, try Ambroid ProWeld. Slightly different solvent, not quite as volatile as Tenax. To be honest it sounds like you have other problems than your glue. If you'd used too much, the pieces would have turned into a gooey mess... Not fallen apart. I agree with Popeye, you may have an issue with the styrene itself breaking down (rare... But it can happen) Andy
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You have my utmost sympathies in your time of Murphy-induced misfortune.... But I have to be honest... The longer you keep him busy at your place.... The longer the rest of us have breathing room against our own personal misfortunes (Provided, of course, he keeps his attentions squarely on your fleet of motor vehicles..... And not your ships... ) Andy
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Way to go Augie! Enjoy the fishing, hope it doesn't rain on you too much.... Unless it helps make the fish hungry.. Andy
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Looking very nice. Andy
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I wouldn't spend too much time contemplating #3.... You know what they say about self fulfilling prophesies...
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Well I must confess I strove to have everything as tight as I could get it. In this case, with the paint, a slight gap proved to be more advantageous to the end result.
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Did I see a picture of rigging happening? All this talk of moose... er swamp donkies... (LOL Ben).... Looks good Augie... Keep those spiders in line until they're finished... Andy
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B.E. I'm not sure of the exact diameter.. I have at measured... But by eye I'd say it's somewhere less than 0.05mm, button thread. When I'm home again, I'll try and give you a good measurement of the thread size. The weather wasn't exactly nice today... But hopefully it will improve tomorrow... I've got a speed boat and sail boat to exercise... I think the need to be out on the water is some sort of illness and I have a particularly acute case. Never mind about a cure... I wouldn't have it any other way Andy
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A little bit.... But it is summer time and the lake and the fresh air is calling... Andy
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I'm sure the message was received loud and clear without having to say it!
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Another friend of mine actually did manage to bring a moose down with a lucky shot from the hip...through some bushes... The butcher they brought the carcass to for processing couldn't figure out what happened as he pulled out twigs, leaves and splinter after splinter from the meat.... And in case anyone is wondering, no, I don't hunt myself, I just happen to know a lot of people who do... Andy
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Well.. a big thank you to everyone who endeavoured to keep this thread alive (for good or evil) during my last work session. I have a small update before I head north later today. Let us hope that normality will be restored and the weirdness will stay hidden under whatever dark rock it came from in the first place.... So... without further a-do... The first set of main shrouds.... Serving the leading shroud took a good while. Anyone who recalls my machine is only good for about 6 inches of serving at one time.... (well 5 1/2 to give yourself a little working space)... anyway, to server a length of line almost 12 inches required a few adjustments along the way. A simple matter of securing the leading edge of the serving with a single overhand knot to keep things from unravelling, adjust the position of the shroud and resume. I found I didn't need to untie the knot as it's almost invisible. It actually served as a proof of concept for more complicated servings I will have to do in the near future (cut splices etc.) .... it is possible to stop, adjust and restart.. without having things turn into a rat's nest later on... at least not by themselves... what I do with them will be another matter altogether. Andy
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A nice compromise. You've captured the essence of what the book describes despite the shortcomings of the kit. I still can't get enough of those quarter galleries you built either Andy
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Honestly.... I wouldn't say that... I know from that story it doesn't look like he's a good shot... But trust me... I would never put myself down range from him.... I think he did most of that shooting from the hip... So unless you're a real pro, you'd end up with the same result. Andy
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Know anyone on this side of the pond that sells bed extensions?
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Now that's a great idea... Like doing transfer lettering (for a signs or vehicle or whatever).... Only much smaller... Wish I'd thought of that when I put the name on my build... Well maybe next time... Andy
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A friend of mine regularly goes hunting with his buddies up near Sault Ste Marie (ON). One particularly grey rainy day he'd put his back pack down on the trail, and walked ahead through the fir trees to a clearing at the edge if a hill, to have a look around. He suddenly heard this sound behind him of rattling cans. He turned around, and there was a moose rummaging through his pack.... He was so shocked, I can't remember if he said he had a thirty-ought-six or a thirty-thirty, but somehow he managed to unload an entire magazine at the moose and not hit it once.... Well maybe he grazed an ear... He said he managed to chamber two more single shot rounds as he chased the moose through the bush.... But rest assured.... That moose lived another day... And my friend had to explain to his buddies why there was a volley of artillery that sounded like the opening of the spring offensive.... And no moose... Andy
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Yup... sunk in September 2009 while under tow to China to receive a new forebody. For more photos and some really cool video taken by members of the tug, check this out: http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/algoportsink.htm
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For me, price is not an issue, I'm more concerned with the trustworthyness and reliability of online retailers. I've seen proxxon tools available from a retailer I have bought from before.... Like Hank, I am curious about what other people think. Andy
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Anything with headlights really stuns 'em good... I don't know what it's like where you are, but up north you see a lot of big rigs fitted out with guards... Like the Aussi 'Roo Guards you see down there.... Don't know how well they work though.... Moose being slightly bigger animal... Incidentally, to anyone not familiar with moose.... They are genetically designed to crash straight through an automobile's front windshield when struck... A good reason not to drive at night in some of the wilder places around here.... Andy
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