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Thanks guys. There are days I get a small hint of the novelty wearing off and feel guilty. Then I Thanks, nah it's ok to not be at it "every day

"It's better to have it and not want it, than to need it and not have it"

      Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Agustus McCrea in Lonesome Dove"

 

"Long may your big jib draw" 

      An old greeting between sailors, of best wishes and the hope for good wind . 

 

Oh, the rollin' of the sea is beckonin' to me

       Powerful first line of a song that best describs me.

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This is just the first coat of primer to show me the hills, valleys and pinholes. I have some more light fill and sanding.
Some areas "look" rough, but the lighting and shading accounts for some of it. This hull is a solid as a church. The inside is very rigid as it's epoxied with fibreglass cloth..... and two clothes pins! 

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"It's better to have it and not want it, than to need it and not have it"

      Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Agustus McCrea in Lonesome Dove"

 

"Long may your big jib draw" 

      An old greeting between sailors, of best wishes and the hope for good wind . 

 

Oh, the rollin' of the sea is beckonin' to me

       Powerful first line of a song that best describs me.

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I messed up a few windows on the rear port side of deck 1 cabins. I attempted to repair them but realized I was making it worse. Its one of those times when you just have to realize when to stop!

So I improvised and decided to install "storm covers" over them. After all is sanded down, and window box inner and storm cover trims are applied, it will look better. Ill ensure to install micro hinges to those storm covers guys, no worries

 

😁

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"It's better to have it and not want it, than to need it and not have it"

      Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Agustus McCrea in Lonesome Dove"

 

"Long may your big jib draw" 

      An old greeting between sailors, of best wishes and the hope for good wind . 

 

Oh, the rollin' of the sea is beckonin' to me

       Powerful first line of a song that best describs me.

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you could also try and reframe the windows and edge them with styrene striping from plastruct or evergreen.    they have wonderful stuff to simulate angle Iron and quarter round strip.  good to see your making some good progress.   your gaining on it ;) 

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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43 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said:

you could also try and reframe the windows and edge them with styrene striping from plastruct or evergreen.    they have wonderful stuff to simulate angle Iron and quarter round strip.  good to see your making some good progress.   your gaining on it ;) 

A labour of love sir

"It's better to have it and not want it, than to need it and not have it"

      Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Agustus McCrea in Lonesome Dove"

 

"Long may your big jib draw" 

      An old greeting between sailors, of best wishes and the hope for good wind . 

 

Oh, the rollin' of the sea is beckonin' to me

       Powerful first line of a song that best describs me.

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  • 3 weeks later...

Hi everyone. I haven't thrown in the towel. I'm in the midst of preparing to move across the country. I'll get back into it when life gets out of the way.

 

Terry

"It's better to have it and not want it, than to need it and not have it"

      Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Agustus McCrea in Lonesome Dove"

 

"Long may your big jib draw" 

      An old greeting between sailors, of best wishes and the hope for good wind . 

 

Oh, the rollin' of the sea is beckonin' to me

       Powerful first line of a song that best describs me.

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  • 7 months later...

Hey everyone,

 

I fell off the grid for a bit. We did move from western Canada to eastern Canada, then back west again. It was fun for me as I love travel. My wife however, not so much. That's where I've been.

 

Anyway, we moved from a house to an apartment. I have not lost interest in the least, I want to jump head and eyes back into the boat but it's hard to wrap my head around how to make this build work in an apartment. 

 

I am mainly concerned about the sanding, glueing and epoxy applications and painting.

 

(( Keep in mind )) I live in a region where the temperatures drop to -45C / -49F so patio work is pretty much out.

 

Input please.😊

"It's better to have it and not want it, than to need it and not have it"

      Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Agustus McCrea in Lonesome Dove"

 

"Long may your big jib draw" 

      An old greeting between sailors, of best wishes and the hope for good wind . 

 

Oh, the rollin' of the sea is beckonin' to me

       Powerful first line of a song that best describs me.

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Hey Carl, I figured I could work on the superstructure. Minimal sanding and some hand painting. That in itself should take in a lot of time. I really wanted to make this boat into an RC vessel, but I think I'll just keep her static to save on the headache. Maybe a single screw boat would be better suited for an RC boat starting off.

"It's better to have it and not want it, than to need it and not have it"

      Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Agustus McCrea in Lonesome Dove"

 

"Long may your big jib draw" 

      An old greeting between sailors, of best wishes and the hope for good wind . 

 

Oh, the rollin' of the sea is beckonin' to me

       Powerful first line of a song that best describs me.

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I know how ya feel......although where you are, you feel it a lot more  ;)    I work out of the garage during the summer months......I used to airbrush and paint in the cellar during the winter,  but the second floor tenant brings the kid she babysits down there now....so that's out.  I have a make shift spray booth in the spare room....close the door and keep a window open....it works.

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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Yup, drive ya to drink! 

I guess it could just build the superstructure and paint it later. grrr

"It's better to have it and not want it, than to need it and not have it"

      Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Agustus McCrea in Lonesome Dove"

 

"Long may your big jib draw" 

      An old greeting between sailors, of best wishes and the hope for good wind . 

 

Oh, the rollin' of the sea is beckonin' to me

       Powerful first line of a song that best describs me.

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  • 4 years later...

Excuse my 4 year absence.  But the good  news is I took the boat back out and started where I left off. Photos to follow.

Edited by FrozenRabbit471
wrong yearly count. 4 not 5 years.

"It's better to have it and not want it, than to need it and not have it"

      Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Agustus McCrea in Lonesome Dove"

 

"Long may your big jib draw" 

      An old greeting between sailors, of best wishes and the hope for good wind . 

 

Oh, the rollin' of the sea is beckonin' to me

       Powerful first line of a song that best describs me.

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What i’ve done since i took her out of storage. I’m so out of practice. my finesse is toast!

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"It's better to have it and not want it, than to need it and not have it"

      Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Agustus McCrea in Lonesome Dove"

 

"Long may your big jib draw" 

      An old greeting between sailors, of best wishes and the hope for good wind . 

 

Oh, the rollin' of the sea is beckonin' to me

       Powerful first line of a song that best describs me.

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