captainbob
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You're coming along much faster then I thought. I'll have to pay closer attention to this beautiful build. Bob
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Glad you have power back on. Hope you can stay home through this next round of storms. I'm curious to know how all the boats in the bay made it through the storm. Hope not too many were lost. Bob
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Now that I know so many of my audience are what I consider master builders, I'll need to up my game. Thank you all for the likes and praise. Bob
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Wow so many responses. I did not know there were so many following my build. I'll have to be more carful in the future. Any way, thank you all for your kind words and encouragement. Bob
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Jond, I agree, she is such a fine boat, I don't known if I would put her in the water. Bob
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I always interested in new technics. Where are the drawings of admiral Paris available? This looks like a fine boat to model. How long was she? Bob
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So here we are finished. It was fun building these two boats. But I don’t think I will build two at the same time again. One is enough. Thank everyone for looking in and commenting and thanks to the likers also. So what next? I’ve wanted to build the SS Mariefred. I down loaded lines from the museum but they are so far out that I don’t know if I can correct them. I also want to build the Alma tug from Morro Bay. She was instrumental in saving the lives of the seamen whose tanker was sunk by a Japanese sub of the coast of California during WWII. Then there is the Thealka. A little side wheel steamer whose name should have been The Alka but the painter forgot to put in the space. And again I want to build the Lagunitas RR ferry in HO scale for my nephew who’s into that sort of thing. And that’s just a few of the boats on my list. Bob Meanwhile here are the pictures.
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It was all by accident. A lot of members talk about "wipe on poly" so I went to get some. My admiral is on O2 24 / 7 and cannot stand the fumes from most paints so when I saw the Minwax Polycrylic I had to try it. It's nice on these boats that are normally highly polished, but Its too shiny for most of my boats. Bob
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What a wonderful chess set. But I don't have tweezers small enough to move the pieces without knocking all the others off the board. Bob
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There was no forced air air conditioning in those days, so they needed all the vents, and if there were an electric fan all the better. Bob
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She's a beauty. I'm always awed when I look at this ship. She's so much nicer than the 10 story monsters on the water today. Bob
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"Work went very slowly", he says. From hull to finished ship, that's all. well done. Bob
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There's a lot of tricky assembly on a fine grating like that. Well done. Bob
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David, I brush on two or three coats of acrylics I buy at the local craft store. I usually buy Americana brand. The blue is Primary Blue. The other boat will chang from white to Tomato Red. And then a couple coats of Minwax Polycrylic. Bob
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Looking good Ben. Good to see you back. Bob
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Popeye, I just wish my envisioning skills would let my know what is going on ahead of time. Then maybe I could figure out how to do it in my dreams, like you do. Bob
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Julie, Julie, Julie I see it all now. It reminds me of when I bought a boat with my brother-in-law. Since I was single, at the time, I moved aboard to pay the dock fees instead of rent. Guess who sailed her the most. Good try Julie. Bob
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