King of the Mississippi by Auger - Artesania Latina - 1/80

[Auger]

I know, right? I used to buy the D engine packs at a local hobby shop when I was like, 10 years old. No one questioned anything, in fact, they were hanging right in the aisle with all of the rocket kits, grab and go! The good days! 

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Added the masts.

 

I picked up one of those Dremel drill press units and tried it out on these masts, to add the holes for the rigging lines to pass. I should have bought this thing a long time ago, it’s great!

 

 

Edited March 15, 2023 by Auger

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Trying to epoxy the stovepipe to the stove before installing the roof of the wheelhouse. Figured it was easier this way.

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Oops. Caught a little mistake, but I have a solution:

 

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Pilot house installed and made some small mods to correct my mistake regarding the pilot house door placement.

 

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…and received my L1 attempt rocket. 😁

great company, BTW. They worked with me to get it over here and it was packaged very well. Highly recommended.

 

Edited March 17, 2023 by Auger

[Auger]

Another boite of heart food crushed. Bretagne has some good products.

[Auger]

Good vacation spot? Perros-Guirec in Bretagne (The Coast of the Pink Granite). Beautiful place.

I’m a beach lover, hiker, surfer, performance kite flyer, and I had a ball out there. Flew my kites, hiked and even kayaked the channel with my wife. Good times! Be sure to catch the boat out to the islands with a good telephoto lens. You’ll get some really good nature shots.

Edited March 17, 2023 by Auger

[Prowler901]

Beautiful work on your paddle wheeler.  Nice job with the pilot house.  That wasn't a mistake.  You model is now unique. 👍 😁

 

Todd

[Bob Fraser]

9 hours ago, Prowler901 said:

Beautiful work on your paddle wheeler.  Nice job with the pilot house.  That wasn't a mistake.  You model is now unique. 👍 😁

That's my excuse too, and I'm sticking to it - it's the differences that make it yours alone, amd stand out from the rest.  Good catch!

[Auger]

Just gave a good dusting to the very first kit I ever built. The AL Bounty Jolly Boat. To recap everything that was lost in the Great MSW Server Crash, my wife asked me to build her a nice wooden ship for the office since I could build RC aircraft. I told her I didn’t know if I could do such a thing and asked for time to try my hand at a small kit, to see if I even liked it. Well, she approved of my handy-work which lead to her Constructo Enterprise, which she picked out from every kit on the market at the time because she found it to look, “elegant” (circa 2009).

 

So now, whenever I buy new kits it’s, “her fault”, because she put me on to this in the first place. But I don’t hear too much complaining, hence this current Mississippi build, it’s her choice too as I stated. But my kits are on deck! 

Edited March 20, 2023 by Auger

[Auger]

Might I add that her request plunged me into a whole new world of research. Sure, I was in the U.S. Navy, but it was nothing like this. My hands were full of rags, Brasso and all the gear I had to haul out to the aircraft and back; not blisters and Marlin Spikes. In high seas, we stayed below, not called up on deck to climb masts and adjust rigging with no protective equipment. I can’t even imagine what those guys considered routine. Can you imagine all of the lawsuits and letters to Congressmen these days?!

 

”Two Years Before the Mast”, a book offered by my late Grandfather when I set-out to sea for the first time changed my view of my own personal cruise experience. As I laid in my rack in the morning ( I worked midnights ) I realised that I didn’t have it so bad. Looking back, maybe that was his point.

Edited March 20, 2023 by Auger

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A little progress with some stairs:

 

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And some railing, freshly glued:

 

Edited March 20, 2023 by Auger

[Bob Fraser]

Definately looking good!

[Auger]

1 hour ago, Bob Fraser said:

Definately looking good!

Thank you!

[Auger]

A few update photos:

 

[Cleat]

On 3/15/2023 at 7:58 AM, Auger said:

…and built one of my rockets while things were drying on the riverboat. 😁 Too bad France is limited to 500ft AGL without submitting a NOTAM to the Direction General of Civil Aviation, but being a pilot myself, I understand. I have an L1 rocket coming in soon and hope to get out to the California desert this fall to certify L1. Then on to L2, etc

I built Estes rockets when I was a kid (decades ago) - fond memories.

[Cleat]

Your build looks great.  Your craftsmanship is impressive - it is a level I hope to achieve some day.  

[Knocklouder]

Your there Cleat, both of you, your logs are so impressive.  Auger your work is amazing.  Thank you both for your wonderful logs.

[Auger]

3 hours ago, Cleat said:

Your build looks great.  Your craftsmanship is impressive - it is a level I hope to achieve some day.  

Thank you for the glowing compliment, but I’ve been tagging along your log and others as well. There’s always a good idea here and there and some I incorporate into my own build. So you, my friend, are an inspiration for me as well! 

[Auger]

2 hours ago, Knocklouder said:

Your there Cleat, both of you, your logs are so impressive.  Auger your work is amazing.  Thank you both for your wonderful logs.

Thank you for your kind words. Cheers!

[Auger]

The camera shows all the little mistakes, changes and oops… still working on trying to clean some of those things up. I’ve stopped using CA due to the irreparable traces it leaves when things don’t work out. Those drill holes to the left would have cleaned up nicely with the filler, but the CA left its scars.

 

Edited March 25, 2023 by Auger

[Bob Fraser]

Close ups like this are so enlarged every little imperfection is shown. I see that in my build and hopfully I'll do better with the next one. 

Someone standing 3 feet away is highly unlikely to spot those.  When it comes down to it we are own worst critics!

1 hour ago, Auger said:

I’ve stopped using CA due to the irreparable traces it leaves when things don’t work out.

Something I've told myself to do too!