USS Melvin by gluedandscrewed - RADIO

[gluedandscrewed]

every time i get on here and see some of the work being done by you guys I feel embarrassed to even bring up anything I do,,,but to kill time I stated a 6 foot blue devil project thats being scaled up from a lindberg kit, done the way cavemen must have done it by candle light and with stone tools,, no plans, no CAD drawings, no 3D printers nothing more fancy in the way of tools than a 20 yr old scroll saw and a 60 yr old drill press,,, we'll see how it goes!!!!

[gluedandscrewed]

YES!!!! befitting her stature as a noble warship she has drawn her first blood!!!!!

[lmagna]

hello glued

Should be fairly simple................. Grab a log and cut away anything that doesn't look like the Blue Devil, throw it in the water and watch it capsize! (See your other posting in "a glutton for punishment") 

 

Hope that helps

Lou

Edited September 9, 2017 by lmagna

[gluedandscrewed]

but the blood is gonna draw sharks!!!

[lmagna]

But they will be SCALE sharks, so they shouldn't be able to take very big bites! Watch out though if you get enough of them they may nibble you to death! 

 

Me again

[gluedandscrewed]

aye matie,,

hate to see another indianapolis tragedy

[gluedandscrewed]

does any one know of a course of treatment for the compulsive redoititis syndrome? the incessant urge to go back and redo the stuff already done

[mtaylor]

On 9/12/2017 at 4:47 AM, gluedandscrewed said:

does any one know of a course of treatment for the compulsive redoititis syndrome? the incessant urge to go back and redo the stuff already done

No such animal to my knowledge.  It goes with the hobby as i've redone some bits, including whole hulls. It's painful but the redos usually bring about immense satisfaction.

[gluedandscrewed]

so i got away from the wife for a couple days and spent some time building,,, think she would look pretty in pink

[Omega1234]

Wow!  Looking really good. 

 

Cheers. 

 

Patrick

[popeye the sailor]

WOW!  nice start on the super structures and the guns!   they look great      you made some mention of using your undies for blast bags..........saw this and I HAD to take a look     like the way you made the recoiling parts   

[gluedandscrewed]

let the sake swilling, chrysanthemum sniffing bonsai sons of the rising sun come, i'll be ready!!!! aaaah,,just as soon as i gets me a ship that is

 

P.S.  have plenty of the blast boot material left if anybody needs some,,unfortunately the wife washed out the powder burns so somebody would have to simulate their own

[gluedandscrewed]

was feeling pretty good, the guns turned out decently i thought, than made the mistake of looking at some of the other builds going on, now i feel i should do the honorable thing and disembowel myself on the kitchen floor

[KeithAug]

2 hours ago, gluedandscrewed said:

was feeling pretty good, the guns turned out decently i thought, than made the mistake of looking at some of the other builds going on, now i feel i should do the honorable thing and disembowel myself on the kitchen floor

A bit drastic. I thought it was a pretty creditable attempt.

[Omega1234]

...just believe in yourself more.  You actually did a mighty fine job on the guns!!!

 

I, for one, would be chuffed if I built them as well as you did.

Cheers

 

Patrick

[gluedandscrewed]

you'll have to excuse and indulge us 1234 but we damn yankees never learned proper Aussie, chuffed?

[Omega1234]

30 minutes ago, gluedandscrewed said:

you'll have to excuse and indulge us 1234 but we damn yankees never learned proper Aussie, chuffed?

Haha.  Chuffed = happy, satisfied, glad....

[popeye the sailor]

I dunno......I'm a yankee,  and I knew what it meant.  then again,  I've been here since 2009        I think you did an excellent job.....they look even better painted!   nicely detailed too. 

[gluedandscrewed]

i was just hoping it didnt mean suicidal

[gluedandscrewed]

so the wife walks into the workshop this morning, aka the laundry room, and says " why dont you just put together the plastic parts like you did the other two?"..  if there is a lawyer in the crowd do i have grounds for a quick divorce???

Edited October 15, 2017 by gluedandscrewed

[popeye the sailor]

oh dear........sounds like someone hasn't had "the talk" yet     chat about the difference between scratch and kit over a glass of wine.   don't word it the way I did though........if you do,  she'll expect you to make all your parts and you won't be able to buy any   

[gluedandscrewed]

i couldnt believe it, two four foot  scratch built models and she thought they were plastic kits, i think i could get away with  temporary insanity  and cop a  plea  to manslaughter!!!! anyhoo, sent her shopping so i had a couple of hours to work on the devil, got the chimneys mostly done, the head lights are in, guess the stop lights and turn signals go on the back one, steel plate for the deck and hull framing  supposed to be here today so will start on that,, figure couple more excursions to the mall by the wife should have the devil afloat

P.S. anybody know what that redneck hot tub looking thing on the side of the stack is??

[popeye the sailor]

the structures look awesome!   can't wait to see them on the deck together   

[Mirabell61]

Hi Glued ,

 

pretty good work, nice details, and wonderful use of materials....

 

Nils

[gluedandscrewed]

a pair of boxer shorts and and a window screen,now with a hole in it, have contributed.

[lmagna]

Hopefully someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I think the "Redneck hot tub things" are floater net baskets. They could be thrown overboard I think but were intended to float to the surface if the ship went down quickly. (The nets not the baskets). On your Blue Devil it looks like your net baskets are empty. Not a good idea considering on how the Blue Devil model likes to turn upside down so much!  

 

Lou

Edited October 20, 2017 by lmagna

[gluedandscrewed]

a gold medal for you imagna,,think you are absolutely correct, the plastic model shows what looks like rope with floats , i didnt reproduce yet cause i didnt have any idea what they might be, there is a total of four of these "redneck hot tubs", the ropes and floats should add a nice little detail,, thanks for educating me ,,

 

P.S. thanks for the capsizing heads up,,will keep the ballast tanks full

[gluedandscrewed]

got away from the wife for a couple of hours and started the hull, slow going when all you have are neanderthal tools to work with, yard stick and a crayon

 

P.S. the fish got in by mistake, havent figured out how to delete yet

[lmagna]

 

1 hour ago, gluedandscrewed said:

P.S. the fish got in by mistake, havent figured out how to delete yet

They are stalking the hull waiting for it to capsize! 

 

Hopefully not in your case. 

 

Lou

[gluedandscrewed]

she's already belly up