popeye the sailor
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what else?..........the swampland in Louisiana had already been sold ..... I put the alternator and idler pulley in late yesturday afternoon {possible pun.......could be?!?!}. I took the day off today so I can be around in case he needs help. if you see massive smoke to the northeast..........no worries, it's just my garage burning down BTW......how do you contact the DHC, to let them know it isn't a terrorist attack? -
they are not too bad........since the wood barrel is bare wood, simply sand around the hoops and restain. wait a day or so to be sure the paint has cured completely
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really cool
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flak bait is also what you call the stripes on the wings and fuselage I have been doing some research on nose art......I came up with an interesting site Nose Art and Ground Crews I'm aware that it's also the nick name of a B26 Maurader. I had another site that had names for other aircraft.......didn't bookmark the darn thing
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no........my son the music nut! he put in one of those high-falut'in amplifiers in his truck. I reminded him that the folks that are into this kind of stuff, usually upgrade the battery and alternator to make up for the extra power needed to run it. he said he knew.............OK the funny part came when he started up the truck....ran fine.....'cept he didn't have dash lights....... it's a long story...........a rather costly one at that. gets an alternator specially made and shipped from Michigan, only to find out it doesn't fit his truck! I asked him if he checked out anyone local.............he said no so he went through the cost of sending it back......and a week or two later, get told that they can't help him. of course, it was me putting it in, so I had to be the one to discover that the casing and 'bolt ears' were off. luckily, he got his money back and was able to fins a place closer to home to have one made up.........with the correct casing {I gave 'em the specs}. the alternator will put out 240 amps.....stock is 130 amps. then he tells me the other day that he had to get another battery.......I ask him why. there are no hold downs on the one he bought, and that he bought a 'series' battery. I said "what?!?!?!" who fed you that nonsense? he's no running multiple batteries and no matter how he sets it up, it will be tied to the charging system. "how much did you pay for that battery?" $240.00 was his reply. upon hearing that............I tried to sell him something
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thanks OC........haven't made any this week though. other thing have taken the front burner. on the other hand......we just went through the spare room and reduced a lot of clutter. this could equate to more room for modeling I went down in the cellar to get some empty bins..........my god!.......found the cardboard roll that has all my music posters in! on top of that........Kevin's Alternator for his #*@%& truck is here WHOOHOO! ....now that god forsaken monolith can leave my garage!
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I have a friend who retired from the Portsmouth Naval shipyard......if I see him, I'll ask about that. should be an interesting discussion I didn't notice it, but you finished it on my birthday kinda special.
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flak bait! paint job looks super! that's the Revell B 17, am I correct? I bought the Lindberg B 17 nose art edition. unless you want to do a lot of modifying and hunt for the correct decals...don't bother with it. it does come with a stand though........I haven't built one with a stand for a number of years.
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you'd need to figure the scale.......the kit is 1:426. I've been using 1:350 scale PE.......the hood set I bought. thanks Javlin.......I've done it with regular thread in the past.......always hated the fuzzy dust thing. hoping that this super thin wire will be different
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bombers are neat........I recently bought a B 25 and a B 17G look'in good so far.
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nicely done Danny........I see the trucks move as well. you did a super job with this one
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thanks gents I think if I study the pictures @ Battleship Photo Index BB-39 USS ARIZONA more, I might see more to add. what I'm using is some really thin electric cord wire.......I stripped an abundance of it a while ago.....it will look better than thread, I think once it is run, a little bit of primping will straighten it out, although I have it in a bag to keep it from getting all kinked up. thanks for the kind word, and thanks to those who hit the like button would a drowning man refuse a life preserver?.........PM going your way Craig thank you for the offer!
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yes........there are pictures! looking at the PE, I saw these parts that might be of use..........I'm sure there are more. I made up the larger davits.......these are related to the boat booms, so I will try and do some rigging too. I added the boarding ladders......still need to touch them up. the port side only has one....and as I mentioned, I began to start the rigging. the stern mast is a lot easier than the main mast....there more rigging associated with it. more soon.........thanks for look'in in
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with what I have so far, the screw pile really needs to catch up. for that, I need the main deck, so I can run the other section of braces. on the other hand, if I'm going to paint and run the wiring through the base, the beginnings of the 'pile' needs to come off the base. there was some CA leakage to the base of the posts, as this much was being assembled. there was also instances where joints came apart as I progressed, so I had to re-cement those joints, compounding the problem. this thing may very well be cemented to the base.....could be a challenge to remove whole it actually came off rather well. some of the post were a tight fit, but pushing them from the bottom, little by little.......and equally, worked. only one joint broke in the whole process........it's already repaired. the base, on the other hand, needs a ditch dug under the perma frost . this will be for the wire as it comes out from the center. I have an abundance of the wooden cast off hole plugs from laser cut kits........I will plug off the holes at the bottom, so that when the posts are put back in, they will only go in so far. otherwise I will have to trim the center post. since this will be a display, I decided to simply paint the base gray, like the decks. one thing I did not see, was that the squares for the spacers were 'cut' into the board. this is only one coat of gray primer. here's a shot of the structure as it sits right now
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yea......I hear you on the time thing Piet........my vacation was broken here and there still managed to have a good time....and the seafood festival was awesome {ate my weight in clams}! if your like me, I'll play around with something, till I discover that it's turned into a doable project. problem here is.........I have quite a few projects that are like that patience is a virtue my friend.......I'll keep my eyes open for a new project of yours...or the revival of an old one. gives me something to look forward to. I did a little today on the Arizona. at first, I wasn't going to use the boarding ladders........I've changed my mind since. I've also run the first bit of rigging at the stern. to be honest, I haven't done the rigging on too many of these types of ships. my main stumbling block is how to terminate the lines on the deck{s}. do folks drill holes, or just cement them to the walls or deck floor? the hood PE may have some means to help me with this...I hope it does. I will also add the davits Lou.......our talk this past conversation was helpful. I have the large and small ones. sadly now.......I have to go back to work tomorrow......the normalcy is going to kill me. I think I have a picture or two......I'll check
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checking in to see your progress.........sorry to see your suspending the build. must have taken a lot of work to get the starboard side look'in like that all for the best I imagine. I've never looked into a group build before........it should prove quite interesting hey....what the heck.........tinker in your spare time.........you may be able to save her
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yes Ken........that is what I thought too I have a couple of alternative types of wire I could use.......I even picked up a roll of wire along the side of the road while walking Gibbs. I had passed by it on a couple of occasions, but this time I stopped to pick it up.......I'm in the habit of picking up trash during our walks {I absolutely hate littering}. it had been run over a few time, but it's still good.......there quite a roll of it......very thin gauge wire. I am using what is supplied in the kit though......it cuts well and is pliable enough to shape any way I need it to. I played around with the Arizona a little today.......with errands to run, there was no sense getting into anything too involved. thanks for look'in in........thanks to all for the likes
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congratz on the finish of your model! she looks great on display, along with your other ships. truly wonderful job on her....the paint is extraordinary.......such detail
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checking on your progress Eric....and boy.....you have done some amazing work! such wonderful detail the second level really looks nice........I have Northeast scale Lumber bookmarked. I found it when I was doing some research on the Ambroid company, which is what they were called back when they made model train kits, along with the scribed wood. Arabia is coming along nicely.....the history is really interesting too great job!
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