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An update, since it has been a long while. As many of us have noticed, the world is in a bit of chaos right now. My job and life surrounding my family and job have been really... "wild"... and unpredictable. I am still working (good), teaching astronomy and physics (good, too) and almost all remote (also good). I got back to the Syren build this week, which has me excited and happy. It offers some respite from the world's craziness. Right now I am continuing with the boxwood planking above the wales. I've decided to finish off one side first, perfect my methods then work on the other side... m
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jablackwell replied to jablackwell's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Ray - happy tp help out. Enjoy the build! It's a good one, and the results are great to look at. Be sure to see Mike Dowling's build here, too. He also did the Fokker Dr1 ~john -
Jesse - it has been a real pleasure watching you work through the build: those flags are gorgeous. Nice work all around. You have given this old guy the urge to get to the shop and resume work on the Syren which has been an idle build for about a year. Congratulations! ~john
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All, Still working on the Syren - I haven't given up, honest! I hope y'all have had a marvelous season and enjoyed the holidays. With some of that luscious time off, I got back to planking the ship. It's slow going, but I am enjoying the pace, taking my time and slowly seeing it all come together. Some images of the current progress. The boxwood has been making this a real pleasure: ~john
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Thanks, Mike - I will check this out for sure! ~john -
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Mike, Where did you find the pilot? Thanks! ~john -
Awesome work on that netting: I am taking notes! Nicely done, Jesse! ~john
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Today has been a fabulous day: a friend walked over and, for my birthday, handed me a kit that had been in his barn for decades..... A Sterling Models American Scout C-2 Cargo Ship.... this was made some time maybe in the 60s? Hard to tell, as there are no dates anywhere to be seen. This was originally designed to be an RC model, but I think that, when I get around to it, I'll make this a display instead. At 50" length (1.27m), it'll be a large display. Most if not all of it is balsa. One fun piece of paper in there was a warranty card which notes a $0.50 shipping and handling fee for returns
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Yep - a teacher - astrophysics during the school year and researcher during the summer months. It's good work, and allows for some interesting off-time hobbies. Been working the planks up to the port openings. I have some images here to show how I am handling the cutting of the notches into the planks. I am using a small saw to notch the planks first, to the depth of the needed notch, then I use a #11 blade to remove most of the wood, then a small file to finish it off. It looks pretty good. It was a trial and error type thing at first, with a couple of horribly failed attempts. I am sure
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Some free time has evolved into my schedule - namely, school is over! 3 X Huzzah! I've been working on the upper planking with the boxwood, and it is moving along nicely. Made a "wall of planks" to use as a test for the total height above the wales, and it looks to be just about spot on. So far, so good. Using PVA, and going slowly to allow things to set overnight. Some pics of the process.....
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Patrick: no worries! I am doing well to remember my name on most days ;-) All: Yep I have TONS of binder clips.... best thing ever for frame clamping, as long as there is a bulkhead in place to attach the clamp to. Their price is right. ~john
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