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Frank Burroughs

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About Frank Burroughs

  • Birthday 07/11/1957

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    Great Falls, Montana
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    writing, bookbinding, woodcarving, dog carting, reading, computer games

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  1. Hi Frank,

    I hope all is well with you.  I noticed you had what looked like a CM Russell painting hanging on you wall, then I noticed why because you are in Great Falls.

    I was born and raised in Great Falls and would wish to move back someday.  Too bad I still wasn't there so you would have another build buddy.  I was the only one in the model club back then that built sailing ships and it got quite lonely.

     

    Blessings to you and your puppy.

    Scott

    1. Frank Burroughs

      Frank Burroughs

      Hey,

      You should move back!  The place is starting to grow again.

      Frank

    2. ScottRC

      ScottRC

      I would love to, but cannot afford it.  There was never any work for what I do there.  I would like to return when I retire.  

  2. First day back we put the veneer deck over the plastic one.
  3. After a long recuperation this Summer, picking this project up again. The veneer deck was put on the three part deck. The stern part was warped enough to split the hull a bit. This has to be repaired with plastic strips and puddy. Good to be back.
  4. In the early 80's I started making blank journals using whatever could be found for personal use. In the 90's the materials improved and I sold a few. I started selling more. Linen thread soaked in hot bees wax was used to sew them together. A crock pot fitted with rollers to squeeze the wax out of the thread I invented. Never has the old thread given a problem. It is so much easier to work with waxed thread.
  5. I must say I was stumped on a few things until this book came. This book and putting a rod in the lower plastic mast and filling them with epoxy is the breakthrough needed. After five weeks of being sick, I'm back on track again!
  6. That sounds good to me. My shipyard has been closed for a month because my lymphedema has me very sick. When I start back this might be the approach to take with the lower mast. The book has taken forever to come. Should be delivered Saturday. Been reading as long as I can stay awake with other books during the convalescence. Best thing about being down, books!
  7. SHIPS IN MINIATURE: The Classic Manual for Modelmakers Hardcover – March 1, 2003 by Lloyd McCaffery This book? He has two.
  8. Yep, I am muddling my way through the tec workbench right now
  9. I bought this and find it very instructive and straight forward. A great place to start and learn the basics before a tougher model. Which ever model you start with, buy the best tools you can afford.
  10. Are these terms interchangeable?
  11. Just bought S.S. Great Britain: The Model Ship by William Mowll
  12. Occre Sir Ernest Shackleton Endurance 1:70 Scale is right up my alley. thanks! Discovery RRS Model Ship still not found used
  13. Amazing how over the years prices have come down. It's not the $300 for the 3D printer that stalls me from buying. I've run out of room. I think... Enough recommendations it goes on the list to try. Does it use STL format? DELFTShip does. Spend today trying FreeCAD vs TinkerCAD. Then pull out the calipers
  14. That makes sense. Blender is out. Today I need to draw plans for three mast and their yards. Since I know GIMP, that will do. For the next year or two kits with aftermarket parts will fill my workbenches. During that time working on the plans for my tramp steamer will go on. FreeCad is worth learning. DELFTship intrigues me. That is a must in time. I think it has the greatest learning curve. Believe that will cover my needs. By the way, when I am called a gimp, it means "Gifted Intelligent Motivated Person".
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