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Thanks, Rob and Mike for your thoughts - very helpful! I I am leaning toward the Bluejacket kit, mostly because of the size (40 inches) and it's the era I want (1812). It goes on ebay from time to time for around 350, which seems decent, and is a lot less than retail. Even at that price, I will have to sell a few other things and save for a bit to come up with that. While I have not built one of these before, I do have a lot of experience building small things with wood, so I'm pretty comfortable that I can git 'er done without too much swearing.....

Rob, Could use your opinion - I'm interested in building the USS Constitution, and there are many to choose from. I see for sale on the ebay a few of the 1:96 scale kit from Mantua, and some 1:96 kits from Bluejacket. Are either of them good kits? I see plenty of the 1:76 Model Shipways kits out there as well, but they are a tad too big for my space, and if their ship kits are as rough as their aircraft kits, then I'm not sure I want that one anyway. Thanks, Tim

I'm not exactly sorry about it either! It's stirred up some excitement for modeling I haven't had for a while. However, I expect that a few other kits and sundries may have to sail out in order for one of these kits to sail in. In the meantime, I will have to content myself with rebuilding my engine, working on the old car, customizing M1 Garand rifle stocks, refinishing a host of other stocks, starting that other new art project (secret), getting ready for turkey hunting season in a few weeks and all of the other things that come with spring. Did I mention I have too many hobbies?

I have been dying to build one of these for decades, and you sir, are not helping the situation! I damn thee!! So dang cool, it tempts me to sell my plastic to afford one. The real problem, is that I have too many hobbies.....

The opposite of a skinny tower.....

Hey Gaz, I sent you a PM with a few ideas on this and the sleep issues. They are both things I have dealt with for a long time, so maybe the stuff I've learned can help you a little.

Good grief. I wish I could clone myself and start taking all these jobs nobody wants. I could retire early.

Thanks! I am following the recommended regimen from a site suggested by my doctor: https://covid19criticalcare.com/ Seems to be working, I see some improvement over yesterday, but I expect it will take most of the week to get fully past it.

Well, it's finally my turn. Despite the reports of this one being mild for most, it's much worse for me than the one I had a year ago. Yay!!!

I think I'd probably just die if I stopped cussing. I'd like to find out though, I do it too much.

Good to hear she's better already!

Whiskey helped me get through it, no matter what they say!!

You suck, sir. I spent an hour before going to work this morning digging my daughters car out of a snow bank so she can go back to college.

Man, that is cool!

No one, who has ever spent any time around a peacock, would let one in their house. The sound they make would raise the dead, or give you a heart attack and then raise you from the dead. It's horrific. Plus, they shit on everything and they're mean. They are only good for tying flies for fishing....

If I go, I'll be road tripping (1600 miles one way), so COVID can kiss my arse!! Unless, of course, there is nothing to road trip to.....

Very generous of you Hubert! I'd throw my name in, but I already have a Photon (not the S) and it's plenty good enough for me. I hope whomever gets it enjoys!!

Really great job, my friend!

You can do that to thin metal, and damp wood veneer, pretty easily with a smooth piece of pipe and a very flat, hard surface. You just lay the sheet goods on the surface and roll the pipe or rod over it while pressing down hard. the more times you do it, the more it curls. I'm cheap, so I make do with what I can find in the garage!

https://www.scalemodeller.com.au Although I don't see it listed on their website yet, and it appears there very few distributors for their paint outside of OZ.

Wicked damn cool!

At least you are working on a model....or three....more than I'm doing!!

Harv said he and Bev are OK in Missouri. Not sure who else is in the area.

Way to squirrel out!!

Big connection problems the last couple of days all over the internet, supposedly due to some issues with Amazon Web Hosting services. They have their fingers in lots of pots.... Not sure if that was the issue here, but it sure slowed down a LOT of other sites I was using.