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- Birthday 11/25/1956
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International Motorsports Association (IMSA) - a division of NASCAR - I drive truck for them.
Camping
Harley Davidson
And of course, trying to build model ships......
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Wow - I know you said this was going to be a very detailed model - but damn.... Love the details. Hope the will be part of the kit - or at least available. Awesome stuff....
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Well, I'm calling the Winnie a finished ship. Well, 99.5% finished. Everything is done with the exception of installing the bumpkins and the ships lantern. Both of which are ready to install but the model has a trip from Michigan to Florida ahead of it so I'm going to wait in installing those for safety reasons. And I almost forgot the 2 seats of ease which will be installed tomorrow. Below are a few last pictures. It has been a fun journey and it sure would not have turned out as good as it did without all the tips & project logs of those before me. Thank everyone for all the likes & comments. They sure help to keep me motivated. A special thank you to Chuck for the plans and everything to make this possible. It is a beautiful model...... Time to clean up the shop & get things ready for the next project. Steve
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Just a short update since I am officially done with Chapter 11. I am still debating about adding the swivel gun but they are easily added later. Moving on to the last chapter. I will have to keep reminding my self to be patient & take my time... Steve
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Wow - I can't believe it has been almost a whole year since my last update. Mostly because I have been in Florida all winter while the ship has been chillin in Michigan. Anyway, I have been back in the shop for a while and am in the process of finishing up Chapter 11. While not done yet it is pretty close. Some photos of the current state of affairs is below. Finished up the gangways & ladders. It was nice to finish up the inside details I have to finish attaching the chain links, the fenders & steps and clean up the nail heads & some other little details. Then I'll be moving on to Chapter 12 in a while. Looking forward to that.... Steve
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Beautiful job Rusty. Love the cherry wood and you did a fine job. Congrats!!!
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Wow -- awesome stuff Chuck. I always look forward to your updates. Your a very busy young man... Can't wait to get my hands on one down the road....
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Congrats Chuck on a beautiful model. I think all of us have learned a great deal from your talents in both design and modeling skills. I know I have!!! Speedwell looks like a fantastic project & I have purchased both books a few months ago. Pleasantly surprised to see it at 3/8 scale. Hope that will be the 'production' scale, if so I am definitely in. It will make things a little easier with these fingers.... Enjoy your well deserved vacation....
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Thanks everyone for the great comments. Not sure I deserve them but we are our own worst critics I think. I just used a small sanding stick very much like a finger nail file. They were a little time consuming but most of them turned out pretty good. Steve
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Here are some pictures of my Chapter 10 work. It is pretty much finished except the eye bolts along the rails. I have all the holes drilled but need to make more eye bolts & rings. I have not done the ships wheel yet as I forgot to order it with the Chapter so will probably wait till Chapter 12 is available & get that done then. I also need the chain plates, etc, for Chapter 11. None of the cannons are attached yet. They are pretty glossy so I might dull them down a bit. I think I will put the emblems on the Binnacle but leave it natural color. Also leave the capstan natural - I couldn't bring myself to paint it..... Pretty good progress for the last 3 weeks. Till next time..... Steve
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Hello everyone: It has been a long time since my las update - almost 6 months. Been pretty busy with life and a few other things. I have managed to get in some shop time lately and thought I would let you all know I'm still plugging away. I have finished up Chapter 9 (still a couple things to add) and have a small start on Chapter 10. The planking on the sides of the fore deck proved to be quite a challenge. Below are some pictures to show my current state of the Winnie... And my beginning of Chapter 10..... Hopefully it won't be 6 months before I have another update. Be safe everyone.... Steve
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