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Well, the helicopter is done and on the shelf and memories found and remembered. So back to Belle Poule. The shop has been cleaned up, she's on the bench and tools are prepped. Then I had one of those moments... "what the hell was I thinking?" as I looked over the balsa filler. I thought about dumping it and starting over and doing it "properly", but then I'd still have a lot of sanding to do. So.. I'll carry on from where I am. Sidenote.... funny thing about strokes. Not ha-ha but weird maybe is right word. Right after it happened, my mind was shot. But it seems like things I thought were lost (like how to do a POB) but they've come back. Not completely but reminds of a computer backup. So memory gets trashed and then can be restored by back up tapes. It's the only way I can explain it. Hopefully, pictures in a few days of the port side I'm going to finish shaping.

Chinese? Google Translate will do it. 它將使用中文。("It will work".)

We had some "custom" work done on a few things. One CC had a "target" painted on his bullet bouncer because he figured the VC would aim for it and miss the target. Some painted names and art on their helmets, some didn't. The crews were basically all on a first name basis until you stepped off the bird, then it was military decorum. I saw the helmet/boots and "short" back then. One could even buy t-shirts with it on them.

I think it depends on what fittings you're looking for.

The Trafalgar Chronicles # 4 Peter Hore -Editor Seaforth Publishing, 2019 Softbound: $20.00 – 239 pages – Non-Fiction Order: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/ and also various book sellers This is the fourth in series of The Trafalgar Chronicles from the The 1805 Club and is themed on the people of Nelson’s time, his friends and his contemporaries, the battles they fought, as well as the technical and scientific changes taking place at the time. The 24 chapters are well referenced with footnotes supporting each chapter. This volume also contains 7 pages of color plates. Through out maps, drawings, and artwork along with a few plans where warranted. CONTENTS : President’s Foreword – Admiral Sir Jonathon Band Editor’s Foreword – Peter Hore The Decaturs, the Lehmans, and the Privateers – John Lehman The Summer Before Trafalgar: The Journal of Benjamin Sillman – Susan K. Smith Nelson was an Irishman – Das Grant Sin Bo’suns in Nelson’s Ships – Lynda Sebbage The Role of Women in London’s Sailortown in the 18th Century – Kenneth Cozens & Derek Morris North America’s Seafaring Cities – Harold E. “Pete” Stark Loyalist Mariners during the American Revolution – Tom Allen Admiral George Augustus Westphal – Tom S. Iampietro Admiral Philip Wetphal – T. Jeremy Waters Admiral of the Fleet Sir Provo William Perry Wallis – Jeremy B. Utt Lieutenant Richard Bulkeley – Jack R. Satterfield Admiral Sir Manley Dixon, KCB – Andy Zellers Frederick Rear-Admiral Thomas Tudor Tucker – Andrew a Zellers Frederick Captain William Gordon Rutherfor, CB – Anna Kiefer Rear-Admiral John Peyton: A Personal and Professional Re-Appraisal – Barry Jolly The Beach of the English Dead: Remembering Captain Conway Shipley – Rui Ribolhos Filipe Russian on the Tagus – Mark West Bringing Up Franklin’s Baby: A Short Account of the Advent of the Balloon and It’s Adaption to Naval Warfar – Anthony Cross The Carronade: A Revolution in Naval Warfare – Anthony Bruce The Battle of St. George’s Cay, 10 September 1798 – Michael Harris Captain John Perkins – Douglas Hamilton Contributor’s Biographies Color Plates Notes REVIEW When I first received this book and then read the two forewords, I was worried it was going to be a bit stuffy, perhaps pompous even. Not so. Overall, I found the book fascinating and, for the most part, very readable. The articles give a powerful insight into some well-known persons and some not so well known as well as several battles and other events that may not be well known to many readers. There is so much in this book that I am putting it on my bookshelf with my other books to re-read it again.

That is one impressive build just from the few pics. I can see where the burn out would come from, James. I believe you probably had to turn those out in almost a production line to meet deadlines.

Wow... impressive work.

Yep... we drifted off to food. I think it's in our DNA... Had some off the wall foods in 'Nam doing MedCaps... muc nam, lots of rice and some other vegges but not sure what they were, and I think at on village we had dog. Not sure as they wouldn't tell us and as honored guests we weren't supposed to ask. On the Malaysian trip... cuttlefish, octopus, and eel. All those again from the villages on the coast (we did "good will" trips). Inland, I never asked just like in "Nam. Just bowed, thanked them and smiled while eating it. Once we left the village (both places), washed it down with beer.

Keep doing what you're doing, Lou. Looking great and if details get lost, you (and us) will still know they are there. I can't see squat in my -53 cockpit or in the cargo area but I did the best I could. Oy.... the helmets. I always hoped for a bit "color" but they wouldn't let us paint anything on them. And the sunglass part was dark. I usually just had the clear as I was watching the ground. With the sunscreen part down, if took a step back from the gun and turned, I'd trip over something as it was too dark to see. We gunners also (for awhile) had "bullet bouncers" which was a hard steel/fiberglass" laminate breast plate and back plate. At some point, they told us gunners to feel free to wear our flak vests (like the infantry had). A lot lighter and you could actually bend over easier and a lot cooler temp wise than the bouncers.

Yes, the bugs would be better than any of us. I guess I just panicked a bit as I'd hate to see the great work you're doing get eaten.

As I recall, there's battleships and cruisers t;hat fire BB guns.... against each other... to the death (or sinking if you prefer). Then they wade out, recover the ship, patch the holes and do it again.

I don't think so. I've been here since I think around the first year and learn something new everyday.

Is the Gray Water for cleaning or is it the dump tank from the urinals and sinks? I'm curious as the definition may have changed to the toilet/sink water draining.

Do you remove the butter somehow? I'd hate to hear that it went ransid and drew bugs to it.

jmegnin, If after you quote, go to the editing area at the bottom of the page. Then scroll down in that window and you type your response so it appears as one post and not two.

Nah... I've heard that if he falls asleep he snores.

Looking great, Craig. I've got a question... is the turret all black or is the lighting?

Great news, OC. I'm pulling up a chair also.

Lou, we'll be there as you travel that road. And indeed having companions in a journey is a blessing. I've heard of such things. One of my uncles in WWII at one point were eating just about anything they could find including horse, mule, and assorted small critters. Well.. it has been a trip. I'm leaving one of my favorites. I may have posted the same music somewhere else, but this one, when I saw the movie, hit me hard..... Peace to all. See you in the build logs. I'm taking a few days to clean up the workshop, do some shopping and then figure out where I was on it.

I am indebted to you for this. Thanks for sending it and being patient. For some reason it had to sit in closet and wait. It wasn't about the model or the finish, but the journey. At first, I didn't want to go there but as started the build, the journey was good mostly even though there were some emotional rough spots. I realized the meaning and truth of the old Dylan song "My Backdoor" and the chorus: "I was so much older than, I'm younger then that now.". A healing has occurred I think. I talked it over this past Saturday with my shrink (we're now friends and every Saturday afternoon we meet at a pub), it's I buy a round and he buys around and we just talk or listen to the music. He thinks it was good. So we both thank you. And I thank for the forum and followers for putting up with my rambling.

That works. They'll leave them alone.

Ah... the catch is the in real life, gunports seldom are equidistant from each other. You can move them a bit or put them where the plans say they go. I'll be running into that on my Belle Poule build probably sooner than later. The plans show ports with a bulkhead right in the middle of them. On the other hand, with the spacing of the deadeyes in the channels, it's a necessary evil so firing a cannon doesn't kill the rigging. Your ports look great from here and I'd say all the fussing and frustration is worth it.

It's great to see you back, Jan. The model is beautiful. As for being gone for a period of time... it's not a problem as life gets in the way of model building.

I too like your collection and the display of each. To answer Bob a bit.... he's right. Any kind of ship model or related are allowed... we have everything from scratch wood/metal/plastic to just about every kit in our logs section. As an aside, we also have an area for "non-ship models" in the shore leave area. Judging purely on raw numbers of members here at MSW along with various forums in Russian, France, Germany, etc. I'd say that model builders are a pretty good sized group. As for places like China, Asia, and others places, the hobby seems pretty robust overall. I should note that we have builders from all over the world here at MSW.