Well, Now She's Done It
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The most ambitious gift I've ever received - a 1/60th scale wood sailing ship model. Wow! The H.M.S. Bounty in all her 810mm splendor (how big is that in useful measurements - inches?), and I have to lay the keel, cut and position the frames, and then lay each plank individually (including the hull). I have to taper the masts and yard-arms, and rig the blocks, tackle, copper sheet the hull, and all kinds of other such stuff. Anyone else do this as a hobby? I also received the 15-dvd set of Monte Python's Flying Circus. "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!" LOLOLOLOL "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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The most ambitious gift I've ever received - a 1/60th scale wood sailing ship model. Wow! The H.M.S. Bounty in all her 810mm splendor (how big is that in useful measurements - inches?), and I have to lay the keel, cut and position the frames, and then lay each plank individually (including the hull). I have to taper the masts and yard-arms, and rig the blocks, tackle, copper sheet the hull, and all kinds of other such stuff. Anyone else do this as a hobby? I also received the 15-dvd set of Monte Python's Flying Circus. "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!" LOLOLOLOL "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
HAHAHA... I do. But not at the moment due to RL. Sounds like you have a bulkhead kit. This is usually an intermediate kit. http://www.seaways.com/ http://home.att.net/~ShipModelFAQ/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ModelBoats/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShipModelers-Forum/ http://www.modelexpo-online.com/ - these are the Model Shipways people. http://www.artesania.it/ http://www.billingboats.com/ http://www.midwestproducts.com/ http://www.nationalbalsa.com/ Who made the kit? Artesania Latina is good stuff. I have a Model Shipways kit. One of the first things I would do is inventory all the parts. ESPECIALLY if it is a Model Shipways kit. They will gladly send you all missing parts. But they are bad about shipping kits with missing pieces. Also, the laser cutting stuff is great... WHEN they actually program the laser right. Don't trust that they did the layouts proper. Check and recheck alignment. Let me say that again. If there is one thing to be anal about while building these things is "CHECK AND RECHECK ALIGNMENT". Above all, that has caused me more frustration. Not checking alignment fully and then later noticing that the deck has a bulge where a bulkhead wasn't properly cut. Have fun. :) I have to say that it can be very fustrating and VERY rewarding. Tim Smith Descartes Systems Sciences, Inc.
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The most ambitious gift I've ever received - a 1/60th scale wood sailing ship model. Wow! The H.M.S. Bounty in all her 810mm splendor (how big is that in useful measurements - inches?), and I have to lay the keel, cut and position the frames, and then lay each plank individually (including the hull). I have to taper the masts and yard-arms, and rig the blocks, tackle, copper sheet the hull, and all kinds of other such stuff. Anyone else do this as a hobby? I also received the 15-dvd set of Monte Python's Flying Circus. "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!" LOLOLOLOL "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: I also received the 15-dvd set of Monte Python's Flying Circus. As soon as you've watched them all, please ship them to Illinois!!:-D :-D
Mike Mullikin - Sonork 100.10096 "Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar." - Drew Carey
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The most ambitious gift I've ever received - a 1/60th scale wood sailing ship model. Wow! The H.M.S. Bounty in all her 810mm splendor (how big is that in useful measurements - inches?), and I have to lay the keel, cut and position the frames, and then lay each plank individually (including the hull). I have to taper the masts and yard-arms, and rig the blocks, tackle, copper sheet the hull, and all kinds of other such stuff. Anyone else do this as a hobby? I also received the 15-dvd set of Monte Python's Flying Circus. "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!" LOLOLOLOL "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
The H.M.S. Bounty in all her 810mm splendor (how big is that in useful measurements - inches?), Merry Christmas John, 25.4mm to the inch. I constructed R/C model aircraft from balsa wood when I was a kid, but never could afford a remote control unit and so they never flew! I loved the construction of the airframe, pushrods, landing gear etc but not so much the finishing details. Like with software the last 5% becomes just as much effort as the first 95% and starts to become more of a chore. I'm reading the Python tutorial at the moment, did you know the guy named the language after the 'Flying Circus': From the Python doco: By the way, the language is named after the BBC show ``Monty Python's Flying Circus'' and has nothing to do with nasty reptiles. Making references to Monty Python skits in documentation is not only allowed, it is encouraged! sonork ID: 100.9940
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The most ambitious gift I've ever received - a 1/60th scale wood sailing ship model. Wow! The H.M.S. Bounty in all her 810mm splendor (how big is that in useful measurements - inches?), and I have to lay the keel, cut and position the frames, and then lay each plank individually (including the hull). I have to taper the masts and yard-arms, and rig the blocks, tackle, copper sheet the hull, and all kinds of other such stuff. Anyone else do this as a hobby? I also received the 15-dvd set of Monte Python's Flying Circus. "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!" LOLOLOLOL "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
810 mm is 81 cm. 1 in == 2.54 cm, so divide 81 by 2.54 to get... 31.88976377952755905511811023622 inches --Mike-- My really out-of-date homepage "Why does anyone have a web page? Too much free time... not enough friends... justifying owning a computer." -- Noel Crane on Felicity Sonork - 100.10414 AcidHelm Big fan of Alyson Hannigan.
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HAHAHA... I do. But not at the moment due to RL. Sounds like you have a bulkhead kit. This is usually an intermediate kit. http://www.seaways.com/ http://home.att.net/~ShipModelFAQ/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ModelBoats/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShipModelers-Forum/ http://www.modelexpo-online.com/ - these are the Model Shipways people. http://www.artesania.it/ http://www.billingboats.com/ http://www.midwestproducts.com/ http://www.nationalbalsa.com/ Who made the kit? Artesania Latina is good stuff. I have a Model Shipways kit. One of the first things I would do is inventory all the parts. ESPECIALLY if it is a Model Shipways kit. They will gladly send you all missing parts. But they are bad about shipping kits with missing pieces. Also, the laser cutting stuff is great... WHEN they actually program the laser right. Don't trust that they did the layouts proper. Check and recheck alignment. Let me say that again. If there is one thing to be anal about while building these things is "CHECK AND RECHECK ALIGNMENT". Above all, that has caused me more frustration. Not checking alignment fully and then later noticing that the deck has a bulge where a bulkhead wasn't properly cut. Have fun. :) I have to say that it can be very fustrating and VERY rewarding. Tim Smith Descartes Systems Sciences, Inc.
It's a Mantua kit. The instructions suck, and I have no earthly clue how the ship was painted. I already know I'm going to copper the hull. :) "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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It's a Mantua kit. The instructions suck, and I have no earthly clue how the ship was painted. I already know I'm going to copper the hull. :) "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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810 mm is 81 cm. 1 in == 2.54 cm, so divide 81 by 2.54 to get... 31.88976377952755905511811023622 inches --Mike-- My really out-of-date homepage "Why does anyone have a web page? Too much free time... not enough friends... justifying owning a computer." -- Noel Crane on Felicity Sonork - 100.10414 AcidHelm Big fan of Alyson Hannigan.
Michael Dunn wrote: 31.88976377952755905511811023622 inches I am still waiting for an obscene ego_testical_ reference joke from John. He is normally quicker than this. ;P regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
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It's a Mantua kit. The instructions suck, and I have no earthly clue how the ship was painted. I already know I'm going to copper the hull. :) "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: I already know I'm going to copper the hull Don't you mean scupper the hull! :laugh: Roger Allen
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: I already know I'm going to copper the hull Don't you mean scupper the hull! :laugh: Roger Allen
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Michael Dunn wrote: 31.88976377952755905511811023622 inches I am still waiting for an obscene ego_testical_ reference joke from John. He is normally quicker than this. ;P regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: I already know I'm going to copper the hull Don't you mean scupper the hull! :laugh: Roger Allen
Heh... Scupper doesn't mean to copper a hull. But it is a nautical construction term. http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=scupper Tim Smith Descartes Systems Sciences, Inc.
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Michael Dunn wrote: 31.88976377952755905511811023622 inches I am still waiting for an obscene ego_testical_ reference joke from John. He is normally quicker than this. ;P regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
I'm just reporting what Calc.exe told me. ;P --Mike-- My really out-of-date homepage Buffy's on. Gotta go, bye! Sonork - 100.10414 AcidHelm Big fan of Alyson Hannigan.
