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 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 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

Hello Dave.. (generic Dave)
 
You are much too modest.  I have visited your site from time to time and have admired your attention to detail.  The construction methods you have used are awesome and the deck furniture is stunning.  There is no comparison to my efforts.
 
Many thanks for taking the time to write to me; I appreciate your remarks and your friendship.
 
Best,
Jerry

Hello Lawrence..
Thanks for the visit.  I'm very thankful that the eye surgery was successful and I was able to keep going on the hobby. Next??  Don't know but I don't think I can hang around the shipyard too long without a project.  Problem is we're running out of display space.  Oh well, there are still some walls around with nothing hanging on them.  Charlene sends her regards and asked to be remembered to Bernadette.
Best,
Jerry

Hello Popeye...
Well I still have a little bit to do on the Bluenose.  I;m waiting for a flag to arrive; the one supplied in the kit is too modern for the Bluenose era.  I have some painting touch ups to do and I need to build a cradle for the display case.  But sooner or later I'll get stir crazy and probably will look for something to make.
Take care,
Jerry

Hello David..
It's always good to see you and to  have your compliments.  Hope all is going well with you  and your build.
Best,
Jerry

Good morning Popeye...
Your comments are very much appreciated and thanks for all the encouragement you gave during my eye problem time.  Things are okay now and I feel very lucky to be able to read and answer all these good wishes.  I hope you have a great day.
Best,
Jerry

Hello Don..
 
Thank you very much for your visit and your compliment.  I hope you have a great day
Best,
Jerry

To Mike and Doug...
Many thanks for your visit and comments.  It's good to know that one's posting reaches many others.
A great day to you both,
Jerry

Hello Robert..
Nice to see you again.  I appreciate your compliment and wish you a wonderful day in the UK.  I'm a poet and didn't know it...
Best,
Jerry

Good morning, Bob...
and thank you very much for your visit to my log and especially for your advice regarding the correct flag for the Bluenose.  I plan to look around today in order to find the right flag which hopefully will be more accurate then the one that came in the kit.  Your build is just downright beautiful .  I admire the detail you accomplished and especially the way you treated the attachment of the gaffs to the masts.  Wikipedia was useful; many thanks again.  I hope you have a terrific day.
Best,
Jerry

Hello Everyone..
 
Well, today is the day that for all practical purpose, my "Bluenose" has been completed.  I still need to mount her on a base, run up the Canadian flag and encase her in a display case.  I didn't attach the flag because frankly I don't like the one that came with the kit.  It looks like it has a perpetual erection and certainly doesn't look like it will hang naturally.  So, I'll look around and see what I can find in the next few weeks.  The display case will take some time to arrive and I'm still not sure how I want to mount the model to the base.  She is surprisingly light; I don't think she weighs more than a pound and a half,  so I may stand her on a pair of 2 mm brass wires glued into a finished base.  There's a lot to be said about this kit but I think I'll spare Model Shipways my thoughts so as to not embarrass them and most importantly...myself.  This project took a little more than five months and it would have been quicker than that if I didn't go through the problems with my sight.  So this won't be my last posting but it will probably be a little while before my next one which will wrap up the project.
 
I have several more photos which I shall post and unfortunately the ones of the full shot of the ship are not very good due to bad contrast.  A white background hides the natural rigging lines and a dark background eliminates the black lines.  I tried placing the ship on the table in front of my black faced TV set to bring out the natural rigging but as you shall see,  the reflections ruined that.
 
Here is the last group of pictures I have and when the ship totallt completed I'll post a few more to finalize this log.
 
I wish everyone a very happy evening.
Best,
Jerry

Hello once again, Everybody...
Bluenose has finally been completed.  It took quite awhile to receive the proper flag from a Canadian resource but it arrived today and was quickly attached to its proper place.  The cradle and nameplate are finished also and all that remains is the arrival of the display case.
I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and look forward to meeting you all again when the new project begins.  
 
Best,
 
Jerry

Hello everyone...
As I mentioned above, I planned to have had the hull wood filled and sanded by today.  I used most of the 4 oz bottle of Elmer's wood filler to do the job and believe me the hull didn't look pretty.  My admiral let out a slight shriek when she saw the hull coated with wood filler and I assured her that after the final sanding it would look like a model ship again;  and it does.  I wish she would pay less attention to my project and get going with hers' which, as mentioned earlier,  is La NIna by Artesania Latina.  Anyway, I'm ready to move on which I think means planking the deck. Onward!!
Best,
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 once again, Everybody...
Bluenose has finally been completed.  It took quite awhile to receive the proper flag from a Canadian resource but it arrived today and was quickly attached to its proper place.  The cradle and nameplate are finished also and all that remains is the arrival of the display case.
I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and look forward to meeting you all again when the new project begins.  
 
Best,
 
Jerry