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  1. Papa
    Nice jig! Much better than the "Fair-a-Frame".
  2. Papa
    Stunning work. i can only dream of achieving this level of perfection.
  3. Papa
    Quite impressive what can be done in paper. I am very tempted to try a paper ship kit. I recently did a monastery in paper and found that an enjoyable build. I will continue to enjoy this build log/ Ron
  4. Papa
    I received the needed strip wood from Model Expo. They are really great at supplying missing or broken parts. Now waiting for the red paint to dry so that I can finish the paddle wheel. In the meantime I've started rigging the front boom. The lines are very fine and don't show up well in the photo.
  5. Papa
    incredibly neat work. This is a beautiful model.
  6. Papa
    I ran out of the strip wood needed for the paddles. While waiting for Model Expo to ship some more I thought I would get as far as I could on the paddle wheel.
  7. Papa
    Thanks for the links!
  8. Papa
    After seeing two Model Airways build logs here in shore leave, it seems to me that there should be a model aircraft equivalent of "Model Ship World" out there in the Internets; but I haven't found it. All the sites with "world" in the title are stores. Ron
  9. Papa
    Lots of little bits to take care of as one moves toward the finish. Paddles, masts , the ramp, life boats, stern timbers.
  10. Papa
    There are 2 sets of rear stairway frames, part 114 P/S. I used the one on the right, never noticing the set on the left until just recently. The pair on the right matches the gap in the battens and the drawing on sheet 2. Has anyone else noticed this? There are no other stairs in the model. Was this an error or what? Ron Gove
  11. Papa
    I made up 4 "storypoles" to maintain the proper spacing and alignment of the paddle frames for gluing. I think I will stain the whole assembly and paint the paddles red as suggested in the instructions.
  12. Papa
    Looking forward to seeing this build.
  13. Papa
    Good grief--what was I drinking? I just discovered that i put the stern wheel support timbers on upside down last November. Must have had too many glasses of wine before getting to work. See the image below. The curved part should be down and the flat up. Fortunately the glue did not adhere well to the varnish on the deck and I was able to remove them without damage and install correctly. The corrected support timber is below. On a separate topic, I wish MS had done the profile plan sheets in scale. There are many items that have to be positioned by guesswork--for example the stern wheel! I assumed the the "not to scale" drawing was proportioned correctly and some simple ratios between the actual model and the plans gave me a number that looks reasonable.
  14. Papa
    Started on the paddle wheel assembly yesterday.
  15. Papa
    I have my PhD in mathematics, from Brandeis University (1972). I worked for many years in the NSA and later for private industry in the area of communications security. And as a visiting professor at GWU. Been retired for about 10 years now. Ron
  16. Papa
    Thanks. I started the log late in the build and it is kind of slapdash but I hope it helps. Blighty's build log has a lot more images if you need to see some detail. Ron OBTW, why "Pythagoras"? You don't happen to be a mathematician do you?
  17. Papa
    Thanks Blighty
  18. Papa
    Actually, the stair support was floating. That is now fixed. Completed the pilot house and stairway and attached. I didn't think that it made sense for the stove pipe to go through the roof in front of the door. So I moved it over to the opposite corner where it attaches to a small wood stove, not visible in the photo. Also installed the stacks. I still need to paint the shields at the base of the stacks and the stove pipe cap.
  19. Papa
    Very clever clamps. I will adopt those the next time i plank!
  20. Papa
    Whoops. Just noticed that the right stair support is misaligned. Need to fix that!
  21. Papa
    Assembling the pilot house stairway, and painting the wheel. Thank you chemistry for super glue!
  22. Papa
    Pilot house wheel under construction using tooth picks and styrene. Not prefect put it is mostly hidden anyway.
  23. Papa
    The Texas is in place. I am now working on some details for the pilot house. I was inspired by Kurt Van Dahm's Chaperon to include the ship's wheel and a stove in the pilot house.
  24. Papa
    I am speechless. Amazing work
  25. Papa
    Glued the Texas on today. I discovered after I had glue on everything that the etched line showing where to put the Texas was significantly off center. Had to measure and draw some new guidelines; seems to be good now.

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