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That's what I'm afraid of Yeah... Cold... I'll be packing the thermal clothes.... Someone forgot to turn on spring this year... Andy -
You need to check out Petrus' scratch build O19, he's got a whole history lesson on his father's service (and a photo of the Java) Andy
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**Pokes at Sjors with a stick** Of course we can wait. We've been waiting patiently so far, we can continue do so. Andy
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What? Not a tug? Is the world turned upside down? Andy
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Here are a couple sites you can use to follow the ships: http://www.greatlakes-seaway.com/en/navigating/map/index.html That one deals exclusively with the St. Lawrence Seaway and Welland canal http://ais.boatnerd.com/ That one covers most of the Great Lakes. Andy
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'Bout time! You've been slacking off... Building other ships...tsk.... Andy
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Which kit manufacturer is best?
realworkingsailor replied to Shazmira's topic in Wood ship model kits
Great.... Now the natives are restless... Somebody better start sawing logs to settle 'em down.... Andy -
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realworkingsailor replied to Matrim's topic in Nautical/Naval History
I think people don't realise the true cost of keeping a museum ship, let alone restoring one. It's easily in the millions of $$ per year, and unless there's some kind of public support, most good natured intentions are doomed to fail. Andy -
Tools That Are a Waste.
realworkingsailor replied to fish's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
If you check out the home page, head over to the "articles and downloads" section. Under "tools and materials" is the list. Andy -
Soon, if we keep that up,he shall be known as "The ego that walks like a man" Andy
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Very nice! Although looking at you last photo... For some reason I had the overwhelming urge to shout "Pull Up! For the love of god Pull Up!" Andy
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Shhhhhh! Don't encourage them! And that goes for you too Sjors.... I'll be watching you from afar... I know who starts all the "trouble" around here.. Andy
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One day, I swear, those paint bottles will organize, and rise up against their oppressor... Andy
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Well now that once again we're back on.. A small update, it might be my last for a while, we'll see. Since I'm now pretty well decided on replacing the upper masts with square stock, I decided to go ahead and work on the remaining lower masts, since the doweling is adequate for that job, although I can see where square stock would also be advantageous in some respects.There's still alot of hardware to go on, and the tops are not finished yet, but all that will be fore the future. Andy
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Which kit manufacturer is best?
realworkingsailor replied to Shazmira's topic in Wood ship model kits
Robbyn, I've often wondered, if you had a set of CAD plans, what the cost would be to get it laser cut. I guess it would depend on complexity, but I imagine a POB would not cost too much. I'm thinking solely in terms of the keel and bulkheads. At least it would get you started scratch building without having to go all out on costly power tools. Just a thought to consider. Andy -
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realworkingsailor replied to Matrim's topic in Nautical/Naval History
It's alway sad to see such things... But looking at her condition before she was sunk....it may be a hard thing to say... But sinking was probably a mercy. The obvious neglect she suffered was more of an indignity. Andy -
Star of India?
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Which kit manufacturer is best?
realworkingsailor replied to Shazmira's topic in Wood ship model kits
Robbyn, As a matter of fact.. I have done a couple of AL kits.... way back when I was much younger... don't ask, they turned out terrible by today's standards Believe me, I was not trying to discourage you from challenging yourself, just trying to share my experiences. This all goes back to last summer when I was contemplating which ship to build after I finished my Pegasus.. I settled on the USF Confederacy (you might consider that one too), at the time the RW teutorial kind of scared the crap out of me (not litterally of course, I just shied away from the amount of work involved). There where very few buld logs of Euromodel Kits on the old forum, and fewer if any now. Another option you might consider is one of the Victory (Amati) models, Pegasus, Fly, or Mercury (even Vanguard if you're up for it) lots of online assistance here for those ships. Andy -
What did I say... "Never let Jan win!" Andy
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Well....now it is official. Got "The Call" a few minutes ago. I leave Thursday... Andy
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Yeah... Look closely, that's a Russian flag flying from the main mast gaff. Andy
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Yeah...no. I mentioned before.. Stuff tends not to survive the journey packed in luggage. Fragile parts break easy and with all my other stuff,clothes, work gear, supplies (think 3 months worth of all the daily stuff you use), there's really not the space. Besides, most of my "downtime" is spent either eating or catching up on desperately needed sleep. Andy
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Which kit manufacturer is best?
realworkingsailor replied to Shazmira's topic in Wood ship model kits
Robbyn... A word of caution... Before you drop a couple thou. on the RW, if you have not already done so, download the tutorial from the Euromodels website. For me it was a bit of a wake-up call. A "hang on a minute here" moment. Not saying this to scare you off what I think is a good build... Just get a sense of the magnitude of this one. And www.agesofsail.com has her for $1400 or so. Andy
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