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I'm sorry for your loss, Jeff. It's always a sad time when we have to say goodbye to our best friends.

Ern, Just found this over at FB. It was taken in 93' at Duxford. Mebbe it'll prove helpful in weathering the exhaust stains on the big beast. Gaz

Just saw the final episode today. What a powerful bit of film!

John, Looking good!

Looks great, Rob!

Here's your setup Ernie. Happy painting!

Looks great, John! FWIW... I haven't ever had a twin-boom model that wasn't a PITA.

I'm glad to hear there is a bit of improvement, Harv! Build whatever thrills you. Got any of those ancient Airfix kits that hang on a peg in the 70's? Gaz

Nice saves on the cable cutters Ern. I didn't know the Lanc had them. As for that great big square hole in the leading edge... If we're looking inboard of the inboard engines, I've seen a drawing that shows an L-shaped trunk taking air directly to the fuselage. Gaz

Very nice!

Great news, John!

I agree. Patrick Stewart was and is a great asset to any film. I honestly can only remember a few episodes of 1999. I started to watch them as soon as they came onto 70's TV, but then there were summers away with no TV and I pretty much lost contact with the series. Mebbe I should get it on DVD. How many episodes were there?

STAAKEN!

The last Sci fi series I could watch without sneering were Babylon 5 and Battlestar Gallactica. Star Trek the Next Generation (I considered it degeneration) wasn't too bad except I hated seeing Whoopie and it irritated me that every race in outer space bar humans and human allies had one thing in mind: Klingons: war, Romulans: Deceitful+war, Ferengie: Profit (WTF!!). The episodes were hit and miss for me. Explorer... worst of the worst. Unbelievable characters... Female captain...I'll live with it. Man in the military with a face tattoo?...C'mon man! A black Vulcan complete with a tight fro?? At least give him maybe a little makeup to go with that green blood? Romulan/Vulcan hair?...jeezus! And the ship's doctor? Dufus!! B5 had some great stuff but could have used more action. The characters evolved, and there was enough mystery to make it interesting. Gallactica was a surprise. Much better than the 70's version. And I didn't discover it until it was over... so I could binge watch it.

I haven't any Star Trek tv series since I got sick of Explorer. I saw a few episodes with Scott Bakula. What else have I missed?

Sweet!

I'm very sorry to hear that, Mark! I hope that some new opportunity arises.

Is that the bell thingy?

Them rockets look nice!

You got any woodworking experience, Ernie? The biggest problem is the massive depth you need. It's hard to find much deeper than 16 inches. Another building option would be square aluminum tubing held together with brackets and rivets. My bench was built that way. Light, sturdy, and not too expensive. I wouldn't be so bold as to claim it's perfectly square. I riveted casters to the bottom, and I can model anywhere. And what's your decor like? Louis Lamour? Andy Warhol? Pine? Oak? Maple? Big fan of natural pine myself. Maple is heavy as hell. Do you need glass or can you live with acrylic? I live on another continent... so my help is of very little value. But you can probably build one from stuff found at Lowes. Cheers! Gaz

Heh.... the French even make Maple Syrup!

Nice!!

:Looks brilliant Ern!

Such awesome scratch-building. It's one thing to shape a piece, paint it and chip it... But to actually make raised details and instructions on it. Masterful! Gaz

Yeah....that lightning bolt is awesome!