An American Spy Ship?
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rtfoe
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Hey thanks Andrew for the encouragement. Been at it for a month now. Still mucking with the railings but will have some updates on the rear deckhouse soon.
Thanks for dropping in...noticed you went through the pages.
I have up till now put up 23 antenna aerials and are like hypodermic needles so have to be careful not to get pricked. No camoflage will be able to hide the fact that this is a surveilance spy ship.
Cheers,
Richard
Thanks for dropping in...noticed you went through the pages.
I have up till now put up 23 antenna aerials and are like hypodermic needles so have to be careful not to get pricked. No camoflage will be able to hide the fact that this is a surveilance spy ship.
Cheers,
Richard
rtfoe
SMF Supporter
Sun is out like every other day and my lotus is blooming...
Ok enough of that...back to the build...below is what I did without refering again so I removed that wire conduit and re-did that whole section.
Extra aerials added along with some stowage on the aft platform and ducts and protrusions along the side of the rear deck house.
You'll see a slight difference on both sides of the rear deck house facings.
Then I finally did the railings to the forward deck house. Also finished the davit holders and will be attaching the boat separately after painting it.
The Malaysian 10sen reference to the size of an English 5 pence.
Cheers,
Richard
Ok enough of that...back to the build...below is what I did without refering again so I removed that wire conduit and re-did that whole section.
Extra aerials added along with some stowage on the aft platform and ducts and protrusions along the side of the rear deck house.
You'll see a slight difference on both sides of the rear deck house facings.
Then I finally did the railings to the forward deck house. Also finished the davit holders and will be attaching the boat separately after painting it.
The Malaysian 10sen reference to the size of an English 5 pence.
Cheers,
Richard
Jim R
SMF Supporter
Hi Richard
Very pretty lotus flower. Hope the cats don't wreck it - they do seem to like to practice their hunting skills on things.
Ship just gets better and better.
Jim
Very pretty lotus flower. Hope the cats don't wreck it - they do seem to like to practice their hunting skills on things.
Ship just gets better and better.
Jim
Richard,
Do you have something a bit more ‘international’ than the coin. I know it’s small but a coin can vary so much. It’s why I put my hands in photos. Loving all this fine fine detail, but because the enlargements are so clear it’s hard to imagine how tiny it is.
Andy
Do you have something a bit more ‘international’ than the coin. I know it’s small but a coin can vary so much. It’s why I put my hands in photos. Loving all this fine fine detail, but because the enlargements are so clear it’s hard to imagine how tiny it is.
Andy
rtfoe
SMF Supporter
Thanks Jim, Andy and Paul for comments most encouraging. 
Jim, I have had a few run ins with the cats, fortunately because the parts are so tiny I find them attached to their fur.
Andy, my finger will be as international as it gets. I'm a Eurasian and have American Chinese, Shanghainese, Burmese, Swedish, Dutch and Singhalese ancestory.
I don't cover the Middle East or Latin America.
Good to have you Paul, a real porcupine this ship.
Cheers,
Richard
Jim, I have had a few run ins with the cats, fortunately because the parts are so tiny I find them attached to their fur.
Andy, my finger will be as international as it gets. I'm a Eurasian and have American Chinese, Shanghainese, Burmese, Swedish, Dutch and Singhalese ancestory.
I don't cover the Middle East or Latin America.Good to have you Paul, a real porcupine this ship.
Cheers,
Richard
rtfoe
SMF Supporter
Tomorrow is vet day so I'll try for some bench time tonight...I'm just not looking forward to the couple of stairs over the weather breakers... they are quite short so the hand rails can pose a problem.
Cheers,
Richard
Cheers,
Richard
Thanks for that photo with the ruler Richard, hope the knocking off parts wasn't too painful rebuilding wise .
It gives the viewer something to connect with. It's actually smaller than I had imagined !
It gives the viewer something to connect with. It's actually smaller than I had imagined !
rtfoe
SMF Supporter
No problem John, the ruler does give me something to think about regarding scale.
Sorry no updates as the idiot box force was strong last night.
I am approaching page 10 where good old Tim 'God rest his soul' normally gets his build started...I break into a smile remembering how he agitates his paint tins by putting them in his pockets while going about the house. Real energy saving.
Cheers,
Richard
Sorry no updates as the idiot box force was strong last night.
I am approaching page 10 where good old Tim 'God rest his soul' normally gets his build started...I break into a smile remembering how he agitates his paint tins by putting them in his pockets while going about the house. Real energy saving.
Cheers,
Richard
rtfoe
SMF Supporter
Ok a little update...I wrestled with the third mast just now for a whole 3 hours and its the best I could do...
And thats my thumb next to it for size comparison.
Don't wanna ever do it again
Cheers,
Richard
And thats my thumb next to it for size comparison.
Don't wanna ever do it again
Cheers,
Richard
Jim R
SMF Supporter
Incredible and so tiny.
I remember Tim. Such a wonderful guy. His mum used to knit Teddy Bears for charity and my wife, who is a crazy, mad knitter, would send her parcels of left over wool.
Jim
I remember Tim. Such a wonderful guy. His mum used to knit Teddy Bears for charity and my wife, who is a crazy, mad knitter, would send her parcels of left over wool.
Jim
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Pretty amazing stuff Richard.
Superb Richard, and thanks for the finger.
(I always show my finger nail too. Just in case people think I'm a pervert!)
Andy
(I always show my finger nail too. Just in case people think I'm a pervert!)
Andy
rtfoe
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Hey thanks Jim, Peter and Andy for chyming in and catching up.
The Malay etiquete is to point with the thumb so no mis-interpretations.
I had some difficulty as the filament was very flimsy and will move at any bit of wind. It'a thinner than hair. I tried at first from the bottom up and couldn't stick the end down tight enough so I reversed the sequence but again made the mistake of attaching the remaining 8 at one go...they all got tangled with the next gust of wind from the fan. Spent more time untangling then attaching the other ends.
Cheers
Richard
The Malay etiquete is to point with the thumb so no mis-interpretations.
I had some difficulty as the filament was very flimsy and will move at any bit of wind. It'a thinner than hair. I tried at first from the bottom up and couldn't stick the end down tight enough so I reversed the sequence but again made the mistake of attaching the remaining 8 at one go...they all got tangled with the next gust of wind from the fan. Spent more time untangling then attaching the other ends.
Cheers
Richard
For sure. PaulE
boatman
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AN AGAIN WOW Richard
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