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  1. mtaylor
    Nice work. I really wasn't able to visual how large this model is until now. Note to self... scratch this one off the "maybe" list due to room.
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    I recall having a few of those rapid disassembly launches around '71 when the Estes were the rockets of choice. Seems if you dropped those "motors" on concrete accidentally, they would explode either at "launch" or just as it left the launcher. If I'm remembering right, those Saturn V's had 4 motors and were only a single stage. Some smaller ones were two stage with one motor per stage. We started off launching at Wright State University which was mostly field back then as they only had a few buildings up. The AF sent out a truck with MP's on Sunday and asked us to go somewhere else as one of the jets landing saw one of our rockets (the smoke trail) in front of him.
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    So far, none but I will look in the vacuum cleaner bag when I'm done.
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    Is this your log?
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    I used almost entirely wood glue for hull planking as the CA smell gets to me. But use what you're comfortable with.
  7. mtaylor
    I hope the back problem is solvable, Tom and you can return to doing what you want. This getting old stuff ain't for sissies is it?
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    Well, I'll put in my 2 cents. As kid we didn't have any hills in the subdivision which basically was filled with housing bought by folks on the GI Bill of WWII. However, there was a large hill probably 1/4 mile away or so that was undeveloped and had tall grass. Our summer time had many trips down that hill on either a big sheet of cardboard or an old car hood (several were stashed there by us kids). Great memories of fun times. BTW, the hill was known in the neighborhood as "Cardboard Hill". Back then, we'd leave home in the morning and not come home till dark and no one worried about us. We'd wander (usually on bikes) to the hill in on direction, the grade school in another, and then there was creek on a large state owned farm that was a great place on hot day to sit in the water and talk.
  9. mtaylor
    I'm' just flabbergasted.
  10. mtaylor
    Thanks for the comments and the likes. Found a space for display (temporarily) and currently doing a deep clean of the shop. It really needs it. The Belle has been dug out of storage and is now on the bench. Hopefully, I sort out where I paused at get back on her this weekend.
  11. mtaylor
    Seems Murphy hit that one pretty hard.
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    Risk Awareness? Back then there wasn't such a thing. You were either "normal" or a "wimp". The saying "There will be blood" was more of a challenge than anything else. Today's kids have no idea.....
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    Well, it's finished unless I move into a bigger apartment. Been an interesting journey as I've re-learned much that I lost and also also learned many new things like PE, painting, It is a great kit though I think I could do better since I won't have to relearn some things from scratch. For now, I'm headed back to Belle Poule after I take a few days to clean up the shop, pack up all the parts I didn't use and put them away. Oh.. clear my head and raise a brandy in self toast. Here's the pics. Kindly ignore the dust as like I said...need to clean up the dust, etc.
  14. mtaylor
    You raise a good point. However, it seems on most ships that the garboard was tapered to a point.
  15. mtaylor
    A wise person once said: "Treat each part as a model and at the end of the day, you'll have made more models than most will make in a lifetime". Or words to that effect any......
  16. mtaylor
    Almost there.... hand ropes on the foredeck and hammock cranes added and "rigged" and roping around the quarterdeck ladderway. Stern lamps in place. Basically fiddly bits and touch up. Starting on the stand.
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    Have a great road trip, Chuck. About time you got away from the shop and all the related activities.
  18. mtaylor
    This should be great to ride along with. The river steamers are fascinating.
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    What Bruce said.... and I'll add, open a log on your builds.
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    Sorry to hear of the accident. I find that it seems to be rite that there's at least one "oops" moment for every build. Luckily, as in your case, the damage was fixable.
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    It's great to see you back and that you've recovered, Michael.
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    I hope and pray for the best for your friend, Glen. She sounds like she's a one of a kind jewel.
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  25. mtaylor
    Obviously a master of understatement.

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