Jerry

Almost up to date.... May 25 to 27

And La Nina is shaping up.. May 22, 2017

Building La Nina, May 9 through May 17th

back again... May 1 to May 8, 2017---- The laser cut stem, keel and stern post were terribly out of fit so I bashed the kit and made my own from the billets that fortunately had enough wood left in them.

Hello, Continuing on...April 13 to 15... I don't remember the reason, but i didn't do anythng on this project for a couple of weeks afetr April 15th. Thank goodness, it wasn't due to any medical reasons..enough is enough! Best, Jerry

April 4 to 11th.....

La Nina... April 29 - 30. Decking planking completed, Hull planking begins....

Hi, Unfortunately, my body must have been in trouble as the new year began because, suffice it to say, I had to lay off ship modelling for a couple of months due to one or more infirmities. But this old guy wasn't about to give up and as soon as as I was able to, I once again began working on La Nina: April 22, 2017 through April 27th....

And now, to the end of the the year, 2016

The building of La Nina... December 27, 2016

Hello again everyone, I started to write this log about an hour ago and for some reason, it disappeared. So, I'll try again and hope for better results. I started to build this model last December but for selfish reasons didn't begin a log. I did have a couple more medical situations which discouraged my contribution to this site but after some additional surgeries I am feeling much better so I decided to make this post. I worked a little here and a little there on La Nina and little by little I made some results. I am going to treat this log as more of a pictorial by listing my progress by date until I catch up with the present and then finish in normal style. I hope nobody minds. My admiral, Charlene, actually built the hull frame so I'd like to acknowledge her contribution to this build. She is now busily painting the "cross" emblem on the two sails, as at present the mounting of the sails to the two lateen booms is at hand. My next post will begin this story. Best, Jerry

Hello Kevin, I did see your post but I'm terribly sorry that I didn't understand it. I followed your instructions but somewhere along the trail I must have done something wrong. I sincerely appreciate your effort to help me and enjoy your friendship. Best regards, Jerry

Hello Mark.. Thank you so much for the signature information. I will use it tomorrow; much obliged for your taking the time to help me out. Best, Jerry

By the way Kevin, I have completed a lot more models since then but my posts only show the Viking Ship. I don't member how to list one's builds at the bottom of the post. Maybe you can help me out there. Jerry

Hey Kevin, Just checked my Victory display and realize how time is passing. I finished Victory in November 2014.. Best, Jerry

Hi Kevin.. Happy to see that your Victory has finally emerged again. It's stunning! Have a happy day. Best, Jerry

Hello again Popeye... What a sweet reply for which I sincerely thank you. Now don't get me wrong, I moved to Florida from the 'sticks." Before I lived in Naples I lived on a small farm outside of Fayetteville Arkansas. This was the country indeed. All the things you mentioned, dirt roads.. logging roads, etc.. We bought 38 acres of land and built it up from nothing. We built our home, our barn, our pastures, our corral and a nice pond. I must admit i enjoyed riding the tractor every day; it was a lot of fun...We had a couple of young horses to break in, 10 calves, 2 dogs and 2 cats. Oh yeah...and plenty of bumpy roads. The "nuts" part mainly refers to the fact that in the new environment sweaters and jackets will be back in vogue. That, along with uprooting an old man with all his belongings. I appreciate your envy and I suppose in the long run walking to my little boat every day will give me time to recall the happy happenings of my past and if that walking time isn't enough I'm sure the time with spinning rod in hand will provide any memories I may have missed. What bothers me most is the thought of packing for the move. Charlene, God love her, has said not to worry about that 'cause she'd take care of everything...and you now what, she will! So, the current house been up for sale for the past two days and now we'll see what happens. Oh yeah, don't envy us, come and see us. Have a great weekend. Jerry

Hello Popeye... We just listed our house today. We are planning to move to the north-west corner of South Carolina to a place called, Keowee Lake. (Google Keowee Lake, S.C. ) Charlene and I visited there about 10 days ago and we were very impressed. The winters, although not tropical as where we live now, are very mild. When we were there, Feb 3-6 the afternoon temperatures were in the mid 60's to 70's F. We will be living next to the lake and anticipate buying a small pontoon boat so we can go fishing the rest of my life. One can go boating and fish year round as the lake never freezes. Charlene really wants a change in environment, one with lakes, hills and plenty of trees. As she puts it, "I want to drive over bumpy roads." She's Nuts... I may even try to build another ship model. Charlene once again has forked over her Nina to me and asked me to finish it. I may do that and I may not. I hope you are well and offer my best regards, Jerry

Hello Peter... it was very nice of you to visit my log and to send me the picture of your "bundle." As I mentioned above, I'll probably drive the models myself as I believe I trust myself more than any shipper. Thanks again and Best, Jerry

Hello David... very nice to hear from you. I appreciate your advise and will look into it. Right now I'm thinking about a very simple method that some of my fellow club members have used successfully in the past. They secure their model to a working cradle and secure the cradle to a large board. Then they secure the entire structure to the floor of a van so it can't move and drive the ship model to their destination. No covers, no wrapping...Just the free standing model on the floor of the van. I believe I'll do the same thing with all of my models. I'll be driving a distance of about 700 miles so I anticipate an overnight drive with a stop at a motel for the one night. Right now I'll be loading about five or six models in the van. This won't happen until late spring or summer but i'm collecting ideas now. I'll be wrapping the acrylic display covers for shipping and the movers will handle those. Many thanks again old friend. Best, Jerry

Hello again everyone... I'm not sure if I'm posting this question in the right place but I couldn't figure out where to do this. We may be moving out of state and that means shipping our models. I shiver when i think of the delicate handling that is necessary but my biggest concern is how to pack or crate my several ship models for the move. I hope someone sees this and has some idea as to go about this. perhaps I need to post this in another area in the forum. Can anyone help me out? Many thanks, Jerry

Hello Bob, It was very nice of you to visit my log and pay the compliments you did. I certainly appreciate what you had to say. I have visited your log and am very impressed with the detail you have chosen to exercise and your model looks great. As I have said in the past, the practicum has its value but turned a very fine scale model into a beginner's build. When I first looked at the kit plans i thought to myself that here's a model with beautiful detail if one chooses to take one's time and complete the project with care. Choosing to follow Bob Hart's practicum is one way (leave out much of the detail)... or build like you have, the complete way. Thanks again for what you have said and the best to you on completing your Bluenose. Jerry

Hello David.. The best to you for a new year without any problems. Good to hear from you. Looks like Cutty Sark is in good shape these days. Miss you Best, Jerry

Hello Peter... Happy New Year to you too. Thank you very much for visiting my log. I appreciate your kind words. Thought you'd like to know that I am of Ukrainian decent; my grandparents came from Kiev. Best to you, Jerry

Hello Popeye... Happy New Year to you and your family. What's next? I have no idea! I suppose some of the near future time will be spent assisting Charlene and her endeavor with La Nina. She's got the deck base mounted and seems to be happy going ever so slowly. I'm not about to discourage her or rush her as she's her own boss and has now made a little progress. I'm still waiting for the display case for Bluenose which I'll probably see next month. I'm not sure where the model will stand once we see how it looks in the case. Take good care Best, Jerry