redneckrigger

May not ever finish this monster, but am sure gonna give it a good effort. Haven’t had lots of time to work on it with the last 2 1/2 months spent deer hunting. But the freezer is full. Have gotten a few more things done on the upper house. Built the operators cab and the control pedestal. Found that my wife’s junk hair curler has bristles that make perfect control handles with knobs. This thing is such an involved build, it is extremely daunting. But I started it to be super detailed, and I simply cannot deviate from that path. The way I figure it I’ve only got about 1500 - 2000 individual pieces to fabricate and assemble, and endless rough edges to clean up still to go! I am leaving to head south for three months after New Years but will be back at the bench right after that. I had thought that I would be getting lots of build time after I retired. I am getting lots of traveling with my wife, lots more hunting than ever and just getting back to this build in between everything else. Still wouldn’t trade it back for working!!!

Courtesy of my Dad: "If you go through a day in your life without learning something, you weren't paying attention."

Started one of these back in the 70's. Still have it's semi finished hulk around here somewhere. It's still on my "to build" list as it is an iconic plane, at least in my mind.

As a former firefighter and chief, we often had occasion to ventilate a house. We always used positive pressure ventilation. We would put the fan in front of the front door, just about 3-4 feet outside and then open the window in the section of the house we wanted vented. It worked far better than using a fan to suck air into the house and force it out a window. Of course, a lot depends upon the size of the fans being used. I have tried this method in my house with residential size window and box fans and find that it works well. Stay cool!

Dave, thanks for the effort you are putting forth to fix this issue. I came to the forums twice today, 31 July 2024, once at 3 PM and now at 845 PM. Both times took an average of 60 seconds to open any thread, and I tried several each time. I am in the Eastern time zone.

Absolutely incredible work. If someone did not know it was a diorama, they would be easily fooled. Every single detail is perfect. Simply WOW!

Try one of these links to see what they offer: U-Boat WW1 1/350 scale (S95JXPDVR) by Derek66 (shapeways.com) https://combrig-models.com/index.php/products/1350/german-navy-350 The Combrig-models site has 5 different ones that you can choose from. Good luck!

That Landrover is superbly done! One of my father's neighbors had a Landrover like that next to his house for well over 25 years. It looked almost EXACTLY like that with the same amount of decay and debris. If you took away the trees, added a house on the passengers side and pretty much had the rest the same, it would be his neighbor's wreck! WELL done. Sadly, the guy passed and the family was finally able to haul it away about 2 years ago.

1995 Corvette 6 speed, 2018 Chevy Silverado LTZ 1500, 2022 Honda CRV, 2023 Thor Resonate Class A motorhome. And until last week, for thirty years, a 1991 Mustang GT that we just turned over to a new caretaker.

Unbelievable! As usual........! Fantastic work Charlie. Where do you source the NDT tires?

A way has been given to you to easily achieve the required number of posts to be able to freely use this forum. It is your choice to do so or leave. The moderation is a step to try to protect this forum from those who would wreak havoc here for their own twisted joy. Those of us who love it here appreciate those efforts.

That is a beautiful pony!!!

Looking great! Keep the updates coming!

Working on the upper house, feels good to be going forward again!!!

I use regular automotive enamels with the regular enamel reducer. I don't find the odor to be too bad, though I am VERY used to it. I use lacquer thinner to clean everything, and have never used acrylic paints. Since most of what I do is build trucks and equipment, I don't hardly ever use clear, and many times I use a flattening agent for the colors to achieve a better scale finish. I do not use hardeners. I usually use MR. Surfacer primers/fillers. I've been painting full size cars, trucks, equipment, and about every vehicle type you can think of for my whole life, and just get my paints now at the local auto parts store, in 1/2 pint sizes, and have found everything I need right there.

Finally, I AM finding more time to be at the bench. I just sold my business and retired. So, now there is time........................FINALLY!

Charlie, you never cease to amaze.....................................WELL done sir!

I'll take two!! Incredible work as always Charlie!

Absolutely beautiful work!!!!

When I completed this build, I was never happy with the forward rake of the cab. So…..finding myself with time to get to the bench after over a year away from it, first thing I addressed was to correct the rake. Am MUCH happier with it now! Having just recently retired and sold my business, I see LOTS more time at the bench in my future!

It is 1/25th. I used memory of the real thing from years ago as well as operators, parts and maintenance manuals for reference.

That came out beautifully!

Another mind blowing effort Charlie. You continue to amaze!!!!!!!

Charlie, Charlie, Charlie..............you continually come up with these builds that confirm that you are a magician! This is incredible, as usual. Keep the posts coming!

Beautifully done! Superb work and one can almost feel the waves beneath her keel!