NenadM

I`d prefer more to chat about some progress and to post finished wheel box, but ... ah that life ...

At present ... no, not really ...however, if your bobtail starts bumping into furniture and other things you could give him a red and white banded stick ...

 

Cheers

Sweet clumsy bear !!!! Also neckerchief, "Pearls in the hair" (Omega) ... bobtail has a hair, yes?

When it comes to music, I`m still in that mood. That

is classic stuff, I`ve been playing guitar in a rockband for some years. Still love it!

 

Regards, keep on rockin`

Gerhard

Also me Gerhard. But just to mention my taste - Deep Purple was not the same after Ian Gillan left. I still sometimes let the music of Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led zeppelin do the boards (?) ... volume to max ... until kids scream to shut it 

A great life philosophy, Nenad.   Let the spice flow and savor the moment.

My worm ... where is my sand worm ?

Hello Nenad,


What a fight against the Green beast!

We also had three of this monsters in our garden. Of course in the northern Part of Germany it groths up very slowly. But after some years it started to Lift up the garden way. And I must say that it was a hard fight to kill her and to get out the roots.

Helo and wellcome Angarfather. Two days after my back hurts, every muscle in pain, and job is not done jet. Office works and rain  #$%$ 

now your talking....that's my music taste.....but I tended to follow Sabbath more     I play bass........wish I has started that earlier in life too    

I have seen some photos of you playing on your old FB pages, Denis. I envy you for that. My last time ... seven years ago, when Hothead have got his drum set for 18th birthday, I was playing with drums also, and we decide to make session in attic of my house: My nephew come with electric guitar and a bass guitar with strong amplifier, he played bass, my twin brother solo, and I played drums ... Paranoid, Smoke on the water ... I think everybody in circle of 500m around house hear that  ... later I heard rummors as " ... that crazy attorney  ... he is fifty, what he is doing ? ...  ". I did not care, still do not care what people talk ... who know me well do not have any complains, who do not - this is his problem, not mine.

Life goes on it`s way, and when I try my guitar couple of months ago (after many many years) it just do not listen to me. Forgot to play, forgot to sing ... i remember with sadness that long ago my repertoire was :

etc etc 

Do you worked by old Tehnodidakta blueprints or by revised from Bašić ? 

Amazing, Denis !!!!

Nice looking Dog Nenad..... but how does it see where its going with all that hair over its eyes?

 

Michael

I suppose, Michael, on the same way we did, 40-50 years ago, when we had hair during Hippy movement          

Can you imagine me trying to be wild, playing electric guitar imitating Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmoor etc etc with hair under shoulder and hair bangs until my nose ? That phase lasts only 2 years (16-18) until I come to my mind. And believe me, you can see everything you want to see 

Hi Nenad

 

If I'm right, that would be an Ole English Sheepdog and, what a wonderful breed it is. Nenad, you're going to have a wonderful and faithful companion when he/she arrives. Hopefully, when that time comes, you'll be able to post some puppy pics!

 

Congrats and well done.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

You are right Patrick ! Pics will follow !

Hi Nenad

 

Yes it is an Old English Sheepdog.

My wife and I had three of them, they are fantastic dogs.

Lots of exercise and grooming ahead of you my friend.

 

Denis

I can`t wait it, Denis !

A new shop buddy!!!!!    Good for you.   Like Patrick and Denis said, they are great dogs.  

As I read, you are right, Mark. 

Hi Nenad

 

I am so pleased you are not going to put your new friend in a cage, they love people around them.

We never had the three Old English Sheepdogs out side the house they were always inside apart from walking them and showing them at shows.

 

I think by looking at your photo that your dog will have a tail.

That is a shame as in this PC world we live in they are not allowed to doc the tail off.

That is how they got the nickname Bobtail.

Why they cut the tail off was because a dog uses the tail as a rudder (just like a ship) .

 

They used OES dogs to herd sheep and cattle from Wales and Cornwall to London, a dog with a tail split the sheep and cattle up so you had sheep and cattle going every were, so they cut the tail off the OES dogs so they could not turn so quickly this kept the sheep and cattle in one herd and not scattered all over the land.

 

I hope I have explained how they got the name Bobtail.

 

If you look after him or she they will reward you an 100 times more.

 

 

Denis.

I am not intend to grown dog for exhibitions and shows ... as a Princess Persian cat which has genealogy papers better than all members of MSW together ... Adrian the Cat is, as a Bobtail will be, our friend and, on some way, a member of family. Admiral is gone, Hothead (25) is in another city plans to find his fortune somewhere in Europe or in the world right away when finish study and master of architecture, Princess (27) finished her study of medicine and has steady job, and this days she said that she is thinking about her independence, which is quite all right and I support her in that direction (she works, has empty flat), and I do not want to be alone until life eventually comes with some solution 

your making some great progress Nenad.........glad to see your world is returning to some sort of normalcy   cute new friend too........  

Thank you Denis for nice word. Eh ... if I had this passion and patience at the beginning ... life must go on, and a "Show must go on" . we live today, we can not live in the past, and we will live tomorrow. So, use a time you have today and tomorrow to fulfill your life with nice things

Nice, very nice !

Decision was hard ... We like and want big dog, and haired dog, frendly to everyone. Siberian Husky was option, Serbian Sharplaninac, Samoied, but ... my office is settled in my house last two years and will be there until my retirement, and just imagine clients waiting in front of yard untill I run throught yard and arround house trying to catch and tie wild beast with weight of 50kg ... I don't need sharp quard dog

On the other side, I hate to keep dog in cage or permanently tied. What's the point having dog in that way? My yard of 700m2 will be his realm. Flowers will survive, I hope. If not ... what to do, Bobtail is ... Bobtail

Just echo last post. Take it easy and with patience, and think about next 3 steps forward with question - HOW?

Answer about tools you need will come!

Some tools you can easy make by yourself (needle in BBQ strip, file made with sandpaper glued to 2x2 mm strip...)

Almost every tool except power tools you can bye or you can made. And almost any stage of build you can do it on easy or on a hard way. Your decission and choice. Ship model build is not Lego! Many parts can be/must be fitted/remaked for many reasons ( bad material, you do not like how it looks, you broke something, wrong cut on wrong place, you lost part or piece...)

And make tests to learn how material reacts, and to see can you do it better? Learning curve wil rise

And ... Even the easiest kit you can complicate with details and micro works if you want and like. As the time pass by, your apetite can grow! That happened to me

Good luck, anyway you decide

Good luck with wheels, Tom.

Just passed this stage, and ... Uhhhhh....

There is something in life beside hobby

A new pet reserved

Those days it is in making proces if ok, 60 days to delivery and 2 months to grow enough to be separated from mother, means ... have to wait until July

My CS learned me patience

Nice tabel a good faundasion for a strong wellhouse, im schure.

Thanks for your comment, Samson. Ver 2 is better, and strong enough because it has bamboo legs

Hi Nenad

THIS is it! Lots better than before, will fit well to your steering wheel.

 

Regards

Gerhard

Thanks Gerhard. Still a box to make, and to see how table, box and wheel match to each other

I see you did battle with the Evil Green Knighst. And won!!!! Hard work, indeed, Nenad. Rest, refresh... feel good in the victory.

I was so tired, Mark, that I missed my swimming excersize today. As you already know, this beast has roots to another side of planet, and it is almost imposible to kill it forever. God "bless" friend who gives it as present to my Admiral. When grows, totaly out of control. Wild thing

Holly tooth-picks and bamboo again, and new constructuion approach

Main problem was how to fix table legs to be strong. I drilled holes for toothpicks all throught, cut and glue toothpick's pieces with CA, add extra wood inside do get strong structure, and start sanding with self made micro pils to get squared profile of legs

Also with micro pils thined width of understructure

Slowly and easy, and desired form appears after a while

At the end, put veneer strips arround, fill gasps with putty, thinned veneet and fine sanded all

At the very end, sand (no cut!) leg's lenght to 5,5mm front and 4,5mm aft , and thined table surface to 0,5mm

And this is it. Better, I suppose

It is lime tree 2x2 mm thined, Gerhard, not balsa. Balsa is soft, and weak, and it is imposible to work with balsa with 2x2 strips thined to less than 1mm, making 18x8x5 mm table with lehs, supporting mouldings etc. I have tried with oak strips 1x1 mm, but on that dimensions, oak is just to much brittleness. Evening will be smarter than a noon ...

First I have to finish "Yuka war". See beast in left part of picture? That is only half of jungle. 5 knights with 100 hands each holding sharp sword, with legs deeeeep in ground, ready to attack me even when I approach. (remember this, Mark?)

I must call Daenerys Targaryen with Drogon to help me ...

At the half time ... after Dance of Dragons and 2,5h of digging, digging digging...

Final Drogon flame to light my cigarret, and ... Oh, boy, every bone and muscul are in pain ... Beer dpes not help ... going inside to make dinner (Cezar salad) for me and Princess, and to take a little rest before shipyard

Not precize enough ... let's do it again

And I found mistake in Campbell's plans: lenght of stearing box on sheet No 1 is not equial on both places where box is drawn

Thanks Samson, the great builder of competitive sail ship. I am following your build with great interest

Hey, Gerhard, please try to keep your bones attached to you , you`ll still need them ! 

And time for return to ship yard returns.

Next is wheel box, so I use Adobe Illustrator to define all structural parts as well, and to prepare myself for another micro work

Pretty small beast

Hmmmm

Back end of box is a bit lower than front end

And there are some hinges upward ....

And just discovered.... I am kind of idiot ... I did not saved old AI drawings I made in AI format ... maybe it could be useful for somebody ... 

Flu is so boooooring thing

Keep climbing

Keep climbing

Keep climbing

Keep climbing

Keep climbing

Keep climbing

!!!!!

Hi Nenad

 

Good to hear from you! Just sort out things you need to do, then you MAY need to do, and things you LIKE to do. Then you will see, what to do next. And Uncle Murphy will not appear !

 

The best to you

Gerhard

Hi Gerhard

As I ( maybe)  wrote earlier, there is a great life truth: There are not boys and girls, man and woman. There are only SMALL AND GROWN WOMAN and LITTLE AND BIG BOYS ... which means on some way ... we ( BIG BOYS) like to play all our lives. It is not important is it some kind of Game of Thrones, different kind of company, power, job or money "games", our endless hobby list, avoiding home-works, football, baseball or similar most important events, pub meetings etc etc Playing is common factor of almost all our activity

So, order of "need to"  "may need to" and "like to" is ... ok, just debatable ...

Why are we from time to time on MSW during office time ?

Just kidding ... but there is some truth in this, yes?

It seems I am still drowned and stuck in office jobs and job remains from last couple weeks ... but it also seems everything returns to line slowly ... Hothead go back to his study, Princess works double shifts, I am jumping cross downtown at afternoon, and had endurance test for extension of my back  how long it can be peaceful in office chair the rest of day, and when evening comes, usually it is to late to go to workshop. But I hope to arrange it all in next few days ... maybe even tonight ... next three days I am not planing to go to downtown, only to be in office mistreating my PC and my mind ... but ... probably "uncle" Myrphy wit his laws will appear as always ... when you expect peaceful day, something jumped in, and turn you into the chaos, and opposite - when you did not like to rise and shine having in mind chaos that is waiting for you, all clears in couple of hours ... we`ll see

For sure a lot to absorb all at once Nenad. All I can say is get back into what's normal for you at your own pace. No point in rushing into anything! 

Have you heard about new cartoon, George ? "Sponge Nenad" 

Hi Nenad

 

Good to see you in the saddle again, but ride slow! Nothing more than your own recreaction is important at this time, dont you worry about modeling, we`re waiting till your strong enough to go on!

 

Best wishes

Gerhard

Hello George, my life problem is - I just didn`t learn how to ride slow. I just can not stand still when there is any problem in front of me to resolve. But, I seriously talk with myself about this approach

I wish you well Nenad.

Thanks Denis. So do I

Ah Nenad, they say life is a box of chocolates, and when we get our age, we look into a box full with many empty wrappers with just memories of enjoying the sweet chocolate.  You are still fortunate, beautiful kids, a job, and your love of working with your hands and mind.  I know how you feel, I lost parents, and although I have my wife, I have lost my child.  Worse of it, it does seem to all come at once.  But we get over it, the doldrums of life will again open up to some warm prevailing winds and we can sit down and enjoy building a sailing ship to take us to our thoughts and dreams and away from reality for awhile.  Scott

No comment needed. You have got my PM. And your post filled my batteries to the 95%

Good to see you back Nenad and happy to hear of the great support of your children.  Yes, stress is not good for the heath of our bodies and mind, exercise is one way to relieve most of it and then other activities to keep the mind focused on job and hobby.

Keep well my friend and keep strong.

 

Cheers,

First move done, Piet - I bought cigarettes lower with nicotine and tar

Just be good to yourself, Nenad.  Everything else will fall into place.  

Mark, that is exactly what I am saying to myself every morning

That's the spirit Nenad.
Life goes on, and all we can do is make the best of what precious little time we all have here on earth. In a blink of the eye, it's all over.

As for me personally, when my time comes, I plan to be completely warn out from being as active as I possibly can be for as long as God blesses me with the strength and good health to do so.

Thanks Dave. Life energy is main thing in our lives, and i feel it comes back 

Baby Titanic ?

Maybe this helps?

Masterpiece in masterpiece. I like it !