Adrieke

wonderful work you are doing there Piet

Thanks Mick  and yes I have some good news

I saw the skin specialist today and he was happy with the progress. he figures about 2 more weeks before all the red itchy skin bits are gone and about 1 or 2 more months before my skin is back to its normal self

to find out what caused the allergic reaction he suggested trying out a bit myself by trying out one by one instead of doing an expensive test which also meant no showering for almost a week

when he said to try and apply one of the things I come in contact with on my lower i was thinking how it would look painted in red ochre or covered in white glue

anyway I have decided to wait till itchy skin is gone and then slowly try doing some building work but use some gloves and be more mindful and make sure to wash of any paints glue or whatever

on the other hand I have some news I am not to pleased about. the specialist says that the underlying issue why everything happened is bad blood circulation in my lower legs. I will need to wear special stockings to improve this which will be uncomfortable (certainly in the beginning) and most likely for the rest of my life

thank you Robbyn . i am hoping to have a better idea tomorrow wheni  have visited the skin specialist

and congratulations  i ll have a look at pictures when i catch up with everything

thanks Keith and i hope everythign for you is getting better too  . been looking in on your build and others just but havent in the right place to post much

mobsie   :D . its good to be back too  

Hi Randy,

 

Be careful and notice that your ratlines are not straight.

Some are lower on the same rope then the other.

I mean the knots…..

When you tide them up, drop a little glue on the knot and then use a tweezer to make the knot in the right place and let the rope goes with the line on the template.

Then it goes straight…...

They are not terrible but you can do better ! 

And you can always do the same thing as I do.

Make another row between the ones who are all ready there.

If you have any question about it or you want to see a picture how I do it, please let me know.

I have to work tomorrow and when I get home I shall look for your replay.

Don't give up my friend.

You are on the right track !!!!

 

look at Sjors he is now already giving advice on making ratlines

hi Sjors when i have finished this one i ll check in to the toystores to see what i can find.

i ll try an dmake a pic of where i am curretnly at

thaanks for looking in Rowand and  yes i am getting on well . i am back at work but building is still on hold

looking great Rowand. lookign at it makes my hands itch to work on my build

Sjors i am sure i can find some fun work for you to do on the GF and in the garden

popeye i ll have to check with the admiral and imigration if its allowed to keep him

you can stay Sjors but you ll have to work for your food and drinks

looking good Piet

you l have a long wait ahead of you Sjors. even if i can get back to building rigth now i dont think i ll be able to start on her this year

thanks Mark,Anja, David,Edwin, Sjors and popeye

i would say send them over Sjors but the postage costs would probably be more then buying a new one here

yay finally i am going to see rhose ratlines

looking good Mark

well done Randy

Hi Randy I must admit 3000 pieces is a lot ( have only done 1000 pieces before) but at least it will keep me busy for awhile.

for building that probably will still be weeks before I know.

whatever the verdict I will at least finish this build

I received my replacement parts

after a first check I couldn't find 2 of the missing parts (3 of each) . they are labelled as luces (lights). after going over the plans again I came to the conclusion they are actually the same as some other parts (remaches : rivets).

I also received a wooden plaque with the name of the ship and build by ....

from this I can conclude that this is as a result from my email to OcCre and not from the hobby store as they would not have included the plaque

anyway I l be putting the replacement parts in the box and hope that one day I can build her

thank you Mick, Robbyn, Randy and Popeye

haven't been on much this week

yesterday I finally had the last of the iv antibiotics . my foot and leg now look almost normal again (except the spots off the original infection)

I will still need oral antibiotics for about a week just to make sure it doesn't come back

the rash and itches is also much better

tomorrow I am hoping to have the all clear to go back to work

since I still can't do any building I have resorted to some other kind of building to keep me from being bored :

a 3000 pieces puzzle of an underwater scene (there where none with any ships )

congratulations she looks awesome and am glad you are going ahead with building another ship

yup Sjors I know that and appreciate it

very nice Mobsie

Wow Mick you are going well

very nice Randy  

she is coming along nicely Sjors and the little boat looks good too even without the oars

still waiting but I guess it doesn't matter now since I cant build at the moment ( if ever) 

thanks Anja . my leg feels almost normal again although still la bit swollen

no worries Mark. yes hopefully and sooner then later

I have cleaned up my work bench and covered over the kom and the endeavour