Auger

So I managed to twist it back, then noticed that the port stack fell back due to the twisting.

Installed the stacks but one of them twisted after I walked away.

An Estes rocket finished:

As in other builds, I ran into the problem of the steam stack bases not matching up to the pre-cut holes in the deck. So I had to do as others have done and file the base down until it matched up.

A builder after my own heart!

The camera shows all the little mistakes, changes and oops… still working on trying to clean some of those things up. I’ve stopped using CA due to the irreparable traces it leaves when things don’t work out. Those drill holes to the left would have cleaned up nicely with the filler, but the CA left its scars.

2 hours ago, Knocklouder said:

Your there Cleat, both of you, your logs are so impressive.  Auger your work is amazing.  Thank you both for your wonderful logs.

Thank you for your kind words. Cheers!

3 hours ago, Cleat said:

Your build looks great.  Your craftsmanship is impressive - it is a level I hope to achieve some day.  

Thank you for the glowing compliment, but I’ve been tagging along your log and others as well. There’s always a good idea here and there and some I incorporate into my own build. So you, my friend, are an inspiration for me as well! 

For future builders, your method of top-down for the railing columns is invaluable. I worked bottom-up per the instructions and see now that I’m going to have some issues with spacing between the columns.

You should do a write-up on your case making. 😉

Also love your blue sky case backgrounds. ❤️

A few update photos:

Asterix and Obelix are looking pretty good from what I can see in the photo.

Like this.
Going to follow along.

1 hour ago, Bob Fraser said:

Definately looking good!

Thank you!

And some railing, freshly glued:

A little progress with some stairs:

Might I add that her request plunged me into a whole new world of research. Sure, I was in the U.S. Navy, but it was nothing like this. My hands were full of rags, Brasso and all the gear I had to haul out to the aircraft and back; not blisters and Marlin Spikes. In high seas, we stayed below, not called up on deck to climb masts and adjust rigging with no protective equipment. I can’t even imagine what those guys considered routine. Can you imagine all of the lawsuits and letters to Congressmen these days?!

”Two Years Before the Mast”, a book offered by my late Grandfather when I set-out to sea for the first time changed my view of my own personal cruise experience. As I laid in my rack in the morning ( I worked midnights ) I realised that I didn’t have it so bad. Looking back, maybe that was his point.

Just gave a good dusting to the very first kit I ever built. The AL Bounty Jolly Boat. To recap everything that was lost in the Great MSW Server Crash, my wife asked me to build her a nice wooden ship for the office since I could build RC aircraft. I told her I didn’t know if I could do such a thing and asked for time to try my hand at a small kit, to see if I even liked it. Well, she approved of my handy-work which lead to her Constructo Enterprise, which she picked out from every kit on the market at the time because she found it to look, “elegant” (circa 2009).

So now, whenever I buy new kits it’s, “her fault”, because she put me on to this in the first place. But I don’t hear too much complaining, hence this current Mississippi build, it’s her choice too as I stated. But my kits are on deck! 

Good vacation spot? Perros-Guirec in Bretagne (The Coast of the Pink Granite). Beautiful place.

I’m a beach lover, hiker, surfer, performance kite flyer, and I had a ball out there. Flew my kites, hiked and even kayaked the channel with my wife. Good times! Be sure to catch the boat out to the islands with a good telephoto lens. You’ll get some really good nature shots.

Another boite of heart food crushed. Bretagne has some good products.

…and received my L1 attempt rocket. 😁

great company, BTW. They worked with me to get it over here and it was packaged very well. Highly recommended.