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Re: Andy's Long Dock
« Reply #120 on: July 18, 2023, 03:54:20 PM »
Rails painted and a start made on picking out the bricks - only several hundred to go  :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
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Re: Andy's Long Dock
« Reply #121 on: July 18, 2023, 08:55:30 PM »
Every last brick now painted - so now off to bed  8) 8) 8) 8)
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Re: Andy's Long Dock
« Reply #122 on: July 19, 2023, 02:38:32 PM »
Yeah, I bet that put you to sleep!
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Re: Andy's Long Dock
« Reply #123 on: July 20, 2023, 07:37:09 AM »
Very therapeutic!
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Re: Andy's Long Dock
« Reply #124 on: July 20, 2023, 07:53:09 AM »
Yeah, I bet that put you to sleep!
Very therapeutic!
Yes or could have been the rum - hohhoho
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Re: Andy's Long Dock
« Reply #125 on: July 21, 2023, 02:43:33 PM »
A coat of Pledge and then a Flory wash of dark dirt - will let it dry for a bit and then remove 70% of it
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Re: Andy's Long Dock
« Reply #126 on: July 21, 2023, 04:15:08 PM »
Looking at images of landing craft that could be converted into gunboats on the web. Made a card mock up to get size and tried in place next to the dock. Before the rivet counters get out the old slide rule and tell me its the wrong size  I KNOW - but its a conversion done in Vietnam so they could have changed anything, also I don't care, it a model for FUN not an accurate museum piece  >:( >:( >:( >:(
Will now have to remove a section of the wood so that it sits down in the water because you can see the base of the boat and it does not want to be at sea level - now how deep shall I cut the hole  :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
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Re: Andy's Long Dock
« Reply #127 on: July 21, 2023, 05:33:32 PM »
You are keeping busy.
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Re: Andy's Long Dock
« Reply #128 on: July 21, 2023, 07:16:29 PM »
"Idle hands" and all that type of comment - hohohhoho
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Re: Andy's Long Dock
« Reply #129 on: July 22, 2023, 02:34:17 PM »
You'll be upto Dave's building rate soon.
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Re: Andy's Long Dock
« Reply #130 on: July 22, 2023, 09:11:19 PM »
You'll be upto Dave's building rate soon.
NEVER or up to his standard of quality  :P :P :P
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Re: Andy's Long Dock
« Reply #131 on: July 23, 2023, 04:40:11 PM »
The 6 main sections of the hull fastened together - when dry and solid, will clean up and make a start on the deck and the wheelhouse, then the fun begins trying to fill all the holes and get rid of the blemishes  :P :P :P :P
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Re: Andy's Long Dock
« Reply #132 on: July 24, 2023, 10:55:43 AM »
Ah well at least it'skeeping you off the streets!!!!!

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Re: Andy's Long Dock
« Reply #133 on: July 24, 2023, 11:11:20 AM »
Yes Chris and also away from humans - hhohohoho
Inner hull section with strengthening angle bars added - next job a box section to place the 20mm flavierling 38
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Re: Andy's Long Dock
« Reply #134 on: July 24, 2023, 01:33:34 PM »
Impressive Martin.
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