ScottsGT

Damn Gaz, sounds nasty 🤮 Good luck getting over this mess. On a happy note, I got word from my doc today to resume juicing but at a lower dose. Goodby feeling like a potted plant again!

Started on the sail this morning. Got the lights installed and main parts glued up.

I’ve got a little sneaky plan I’m not revealing until I finish. But let’s just say your memories will be in overdrive when it’s revealed!

Bummer! I was just thinking yesterday about my strange luck with health issues in the past year. Wife came home with covid last Feb. I sat next to her, slept next to her, rode with her in the car to get her tested. Nothing on my end. Been around family members with covid. Nothing on my end. Was getting tested monthly at work until I retired on April 15th. October rolls around and I was feeling pretty good after being on TRT. (Testosterone Replacement Therapy, injections, shooting’ up, taking the juice, ‘roid shots…) Got stupid and carried a garden sprayer around on my shoulder for a total of 3.5 miles of walking on October 25th. Back problems started up. Nothing severe, yet. That week, go in for my physical. Hemoglobin levels were high. Doc tells me to lay off TRT. Man, that’s like taking candy from a baby! That stuff made me feel 10-15 years younger. Back is slowly getting worse, not smart enough to tell myself to stop. Tuesday before Thanksgiving, I really messed it up when I climbed into my F-250 and drove to the dump. Something was rubbing a nerve badly. Potholes and bumps did me in. Got back home and it took me 40 min to get from my truck to the bed. Loaded up on muscle relaxers and pain killers. Next 48 hours was hell. Two weeks later, all good again. Last Thursday I was out doing yard work. Cutting out and hauling off undergrowth around trees in the yard. Nothing heavy. Actually a good workout afterwards. I could feel it in my shoulders and upper back. That night I decided to try out one of the delta 8 gummies my daughter gave me for Christmas. I had tried them once before and it really relaxes your muscles while you sleep. Will apparently I was too relaxed. Slept very sound with my left leg in a bad position and hyperextended my knee. I’ve been limping and hardly able to walk since. Slowly getting better. Went in yesterday for my follow up blood test. Hemoglobin is back down in a normal range. Waiting to see if my doc clears me to start injections again. Maybe at a lower dose and I’ll go donate blood on a regular basis as well. Growing old sucks and it’s not for the weak! Now off to hobbling downstairs to my bench to get back to work on the Seaview. Funny thing is, none of this crap happens to me while I’m building models. I should stick to building models.

Bummer with the decals. Try Microscale Liquid Decal Film?

Huge is an understatement. I know where I want to put it when I’m done, but I think it’s going to cost me. I’ve got to move a neon light and do some wiring for it in the ceiling, which has been on my “to-do” list anyway. I’m adding ceiling outlets and spots for my display cases.

That was the movie. At some time this kit was put out in the movie version I think. Movie sub also lacked the two bulges seen at the top behind the windows and did not have the Flying Sub or the bottom doors for its “garage”.

Since I’m always getting accused of having such a tidy bench in all my pics, I’m posting this pic. But I always tell everyone that all my pics are post build after clean up. Here’s proof! I have 3 sets of instructions here. The kit, photo etch, and lighting kit. And of course all the parts except the kit sprues put away. Oh, and the paint booth…. Yes. I’m a slob.

BRB…..Off to buy a dog.

Model gives you the option of two different front windshields. One is modeled after the 12’ filming prop that was used for above water shots that had a smooth edge around the glass. All underwater shots were done with an 8 1/2’ prop that had window edging. I choose this one since I’m building an underwater diorama. But this is the final sanding after gluing in and using my sprue goo to fill the gaps

Here’s the front of the Seaview after filling and sanding. You can see the gap that was filled.

Let me preface this with NOT MY IDEA! But I saw this on a YouTube video build sometime back. My bottle of Tamiya thin cement was getting low and cloudy so I figured “why not”? Started shaving down some sprues, nipping off small pieces and started dumping them in the cement. Let soak overnight and shake up next day. Had to add a bit more plastic since it was still too thin. But wow! This stuff is amazing to have around for filling in gaps. I just attached the window section of my Seaview sub on the front of it. Bottom gap was pretty wide and nasty. Filled in with the sprue goo, let it sit a few hours to dry and sanded it down. Gap was so big I had to apply two more layers and I’m sure I’ll need more. But I can almost guarantee if I filled this gap with putty, it would have shrank over time revealing the glue seam under the paint. Get it shallow enough, finish off with Tamiya putty. Why not use CA and kicker you say? Because it gets brittle and once it hardens all the way, it sands harder than plastic. Using goo, you can come back another day or another week and the seam will sand down just like the plastic around it. if you haven’t tried it yet, give it a shot. It’s almost free! You just have to sacrifice about 1/3 of a bottle of Tamiya extra thin cement.

Ok, I bought the quart of pre-thinned clear lacquer the other day along with some glass bottles like MRP use to come in. Also went with Mr. Color flattening agent that will be here tomorrow. Once I get to a good stopping point on the Seaview build I’ll do some experiments using the clear over dried model lacquers, wet lacquers and mixing up matt and semi-gloss clears using the Mr. Color flattening agent vs. plain old talcum powder.

OK, my mind is blown over this.

Also have the Connie parts, well, most of them. Cannot believe what the radomes and nose correction is selling for on eBay.

Well, no secret weapon. Just acrylic rod mounts instead of the short plastic mounts in the kit. But I think I’m going to need a bigger bench.

I made a hole. Wait!? Could it be???….A secret weapon getting up fitted for a modern Seaview?

Looking forward to this build. Got one in the stash as well. Not sure if I want to build it as a yellow wing or what?

I think it was a guy over on LSP. Just checked, it was. User wrbrdmech/ Shane Pulliam. I brought the thread back to life and asked if he has any updates.

I’d rather have a Speedmaster moon watch than a Rolex. Now keep in mind, if someone was to offer me a Rolex, I wouldn’t turn it down!

Happy New Year Clunk! …All I got was beer and crabs.

Well after the wife burned it my retinas this morning….. Seriously, I got up when her alarm went off at 5:20 to use bathroom. I was getting a drink of water afterwards and as I was looking towards the lights that were off over my vanity, she says “Bright lights!” And flips on the light switch. We have two other sets of lights that are indirect in the bathroom. But nooooooo…. I have photophobia. Extremely painful and brought on a great morning headache. It was almost like Todd falling down the stairs when Clark’s lights came on. So I got up and started on the sub. Yep, the actual sub today! Broke out the lighting kit and started at the back…. First I had to open up the provided wiring channel for the LED. Dremel to the rescue! Epoxy in the LED and a few spots to hold the wire in place. All done and glued up! I’ll airbrush black base coat around the lights before the final color to kill the light bleed through on the plastic. Probably should have done that internally. But it does have glass lenses to glue on after painting is done. Now off to get out of my pajamas and get some yard work done since we’re possibly hitting 70 degrees today.

I’ve got a weak spot for Seiko automatic dive watches. Seems I found my niche with the Turtles. Also have a few SKX models but just never seem to wear them.

Patience! White base primer with 6-10 coats slowly built up. Well thinned lacquer that is.

Anyone know what ever came of the modeler that was going to slowly revive the Fisher line with Paul’s blessings? He was starting with the P-51 racer if I recall correctly.