Gorch Fock by Adrieke - OcCre - 1:95

[Adrieke]

class finished early so had some time to kill and there was a hobby store just a few blocks away

 

just had a bit of a browse didn't buy anything

 

put a second coat of paint on doors and windows

 

for tomorrow I hope they are wrong with their predictions :

 

39 degrees (102 Fahrenheit) and strong winds and its only spring

[lamarvalley]

Weather patterns have never been my strong suit Adriaan but.... in the US we're heading into winter (soon)... but you are down under so you're heading into summer right?

It is always odd to think that we're pulling out the gloves and scarves and you're region of the world is pulling out the shorts and flip-flops   Big wide world it is! 

[Adrieke]

hi Randy yup we are heading for a hot hot summer

 

we havent even put away the shorts and thongs (thats what we call flip-flops) as it was a mild winter

 

we didnt reach the record temperatures yesterday but 37 degrees iwas very unconformtable (more so when you have been in an airconditioned building all day)

 

atleast there were no big bush fires

[Micklen32]

hi Randy yup we are heading for a hot hot summer

 

we havent even put away the shorts and thongs (thats what we call flip-flops) as it was a mild winter

 

we didnt reach the record temperatures yesterday but 37 degrees iwas very unconformtable (more so when you have been in an airconditioned building all day)

 

atleast there were no big bush fires

 

Just been watching proposed Australian weather on the news Adriaan and it looks awful. Super high temperatures, loads of cyclones, chance of more bush fires. The weather's gone mad. I'd move back to Europe I tell you

[augie]

Down Under is still a developing area.  Here in the Rockies we have learned to temper the high temperatures, wind, forest fires and snow with the occasional 500 year flood 

[Adrieke]

yes it was a bad day again today .

 

and glad we didn't decide to go to the aquatic centre in Homebush

 

Mick I don't think you can escape the crazy weather. we get high temperatures this summer while you guys are freezing

 

and Oz is my home now

 

didn't get to do much this weekend but I did get to experiment with the spray painting. I ll have some pictures of the results soon

[Sjors]

You have the heat Adriaan, we have the rain……

 

It's start raining last night and it didn't stop.

At the front of our house, we have a play ground for children.

They now have a swimming poole 

 

[Micklen32]

The weather all over the world is just going crazy

I don't think it matters where you live

You are going to get crap weather you are not used to

Our papers were full of "Worst winter weather for decades"

Can't wait

[robert1965]

You have the heat Adriaan, we have the rain……

 

It's start raining last night and it didn't stop.

At the front of our house, we have a play ground for children.

They now have a swimming poole 

 

Slors you can try or the ship is waterproof    

[Sjors]

I can try that       

I think you have the same in Overijssel ????

 

 

[robert1965]

I can try that       

I think you have the same in Overijssel ????

 

 

 

Yesterday it was very rainy here, but today it is dry all day

 

 

But 37 degrees is far too much for me.     

[augie]

Hey Sjors......  you should try fishing in your new pond.  I'd suggest you try a #20 dry fly.

[realworkingsailor]

I'd be careful about that... what he might catch could prove to be an 18 year long, spare room occupying, food eating, drain on the bank account....

 

 

 

And I think he's already done that once.........

[edmay]

Take care,be safe from the weather,glad you explained the flip flop thing.Edwin

[Ferit]

The climates are changing, it's too difficult to estimate how the weather will be...

It's a common humor but I always like it...

[Adrieke]

You have the heat Adriaan, we have the rain……

 

It's start raining last night and it didn't stop.

At the front of our house, we have a play ground for children.

They now have a swimming poole 

 

and if it keeps that way they ll have an ice skating ring

[Adrieke]

Yesterday it was very rainy here, but today it is dry all day

 

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But 37 degrees is far too much for me.     

 

Robert 5 years ago i would have cringed when hearing those temperatures but now i got used to it. and however weird it sounds i sweat alot less here then when i was living in Belgium.

 

one of the first years i was here on new years day we had 47 degrees and bushfires all over (almost had to stay somewhere as the roads into sydney where closed). thats the first time i was in such heat and it was like sticking your head in to an oven

 

the way its going wont be surprised if we l be getting close to those temperatures this summer

[Adrieke]

The climates are changing, it's too difficult to estimate how the weather will be...

It's a common humor but I always like it...

Ferit i think that stone is more times right then the reall weatherforecasters

[Adrieke]

the spray painting isn't going as it should but not giving up on it yet

 

I did get a bit more done on the gratings

 

the right part is almost done just need to fit the last piece on and sand the edges

same goes for the middle bit

 

when studying the instructions I noticed that the middle bit will not be supported from the bottom.

2 choices I add a bit of construction underneath myself or drill holes in the parts and use dowels (tooth picks) to secure it the outer parts

Edited October 14, 2013 by Adrieke

[Ferit]

Hi Adrieke,

Very neat... Shapely...

Tooth pick is a great idea...

Sorry, may I ask a question?

Do you think to add a white wooden piece of frame to the inner section of the brown inclined strip to complete all outer frames of the gratings?

[Micklen32]

I don't have any of those Adriaan

I think I can remember making them for the Thermopylae

I think I also remember that at that scale they were right ******* to make

You certainly have made a good job of those

 

 

Sent from my iPad. Lying on the bed watching TV. Chewing a raw carrot

[Adrieke]

thanks Ferit

 

the instructions only say to cut off the corner but it might look better if i do what you suggest . i might have a look doing that on the other piece and if i am satisfied with it i can redo the other one

 

thanks Mick

 

they where actualy easy to make . OcCre instructions make you assemble them first then apply glue with a brush on top. this makes the glue soak into the cracks. when cutting to size i used exacto knife to carefully cut them then apply some more glue with a brush on the sides to keep it all together

 

Sent from my work computer coffee next to me waiting for the daily mayhem to start

[Adrieke]

hmm seems Ferits last post is gone

 

i am totaly not satisfied with myu painting efforts so far. i thought i sanded the piexes well enough before spray painting but there are too many irregularities. i am seriously thinking of removing all the paint and starting again

 

the gratings on the other hand are going well

[popeye the sailor]

yes Adrieke.........my last one is gone as well.   lets just call it a good gesture on something that is of no consequence

 

 

is this the paint work on the hull?

[Adrieke]

hmm i saw your post Popeye when i put my last one in  (and yes it was a hoot )

 

no this is the paint work on the structures that need to be in place before the top 2 decks can be atached ( ill take a picture of it when i am home )

[Adrieke]

I am sure most of you are aware of the devastating bushfires raging on at the moment

 

properties are lost but hopefully no lives

 

some pictures I took from my place of work this afternoon

 

the sun barely visible as a red circle

 

rising smoke from one of the fires near the blue mountains (far far away)

 

the smoke cloud drifting towards the centre of Sydney

[Adrieke]

finished more of the gratings tonight

 

 

i am still practicing the spray painting. i was going to show some parts but the photo turned out blurry. i cheated with this part as instead of removing the previous paint i just turned it over (the back wont be seen once the model is finished)

 

 

 

 

[trippwj]

Nice work on those gratings - if this is the hidden side, then your better side must be spectacular!

 

That fire looks perilously close to the urban area.  Tough place to be a firefighter!  Stay safe!

[augie]

Beautiful gratings.

 

Your photos of the fires look all too familiar.  Stay safe down there.

[popeye the sailor]

air quality must be very poor where you are......safe travels.      the grates look very nice.......well constructed   are they set into the deck, or do they sit on top?   is there a cut out for it?   wicked sweet!