BlrwestSiR Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 More PE work done. I added handles to some of the cabinets I made earlier. I then started attaching these to the other cabin side. More details to the starboard side as well. The side panels are actually starting to get heavy. Lastly, a shot of both panels 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Those cabinets are kick ass. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Carl Amazing PE work - the details being added have nearly completely transformed the build to a whole new level 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Like Gary said +1 Cheers Rob 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 Still more details being added to the cabin. Lots of small bits and pieces. At least most of it will still be visible when the cabin gets closed up. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Hands like a surgeon ......................... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Transferring mediocre Italeri plastic into something special. Great detailing work with all the PE. Cheers Rob 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Going to be one Nice Boat!! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Carl Some mighty amazing detail PE work and as Rob said, what a transformation from Italeri's plain Jayne plastic- to a ultra detail Vosper. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 12 hours ago, Jeff said: Hands like a surgeon ......................... Maybe one with Parkinson's. Lol. A high school friend who is an amazing artist couldn't believe how much my hands twitch while I paint. Oddly they're not as bad nowadays. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Carl That doesn't sound very good. Have you checked out what the shaking is? Coming from an old geezer these days, I try to stay on top of things. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 7 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: Maybe one with Parkinson's. Lol. A high school friend who is an amazing artist couldn't believe how much my hands twitch while I paint. Oddly they're not as bad nowadays. That makes me think of Gene Wilder's gunfighter 'The Waco Kid' in Blazing Saddles. He'd be cancelled in a minute nowadays ole Mel Brooks but his stuff still makes me laugh so hard. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 42 minutes ago, GusMac said: That makes me think of Gene Wilder's gunfighter 'The Waco Kid' in Blazing Saddles. He'd be cancelled in a minute nowadays ole Mel Brooks but his stuff still makes me laugh so hard. That was a great film. Definitely wouldn't get made these days. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 6 hours ago, Peterpools said: Carl That doesn't sound very good. Have you checked out what the shaking is? Coming from an old geezer these days, I try to stay on top of things. Peter, it's primarily fatigue. To be honest, I haven't really noticed it in recent years, more the cramping and stiffness. That's due to my hand getting crushed a couple times. Once in an elevator door and the other time in a steam press at work (Thankfully I didn't hit the steam pedal or I'd have added burns to the crushing injury). Docs warned me that I'd pay for all this as I got older. Guess they were right sadly. Oh and my pinky won't straighten. Lol. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Carl Sounds so very serious to me and nothing to take lightly. Other then living with the injuries, is there anything you can do to keep the symptoms from getting worse? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 Peter, I do keep an eye on it. So far, it's been fairly stable over the last few years. I did see a hand specialist a few years ago. They were more concerned about my baby finger and got that as straight as they could. Thanks for your concern. It's good to have us looking out for each other. Carl 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Carl Always a Band of Brothers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Damn, Carl. So sorry to hear about your hand. I hope the shaking gets better. Have you had your ticker checked? My hands get shaky when I get palpitations. My palpitations are hereditary, even though my father didn't realize he had them until after both my half brother and I found out we had them. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Sorry to hear about your hand issues Carl, accidents and other maltreatments sum up with the years as well as different inner problems, like blood pressure , carpal tunnel syndrom or just artritis add to that. Is it advisable with your symptoms to train the hand with rubber balls or other power enforcing. My hands are relatively stable, not that it shows on my skills like figure painting , but I tend to cramp up after a while of micro work and loosening and strenghtening helps a lot. Cheers Rob 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 8 hours ago, GazzaS said: Damn, Carl. So sorry to hear about your hand. I hope the shaking gets better. Have you had your ticker checked? My hands get shaky when I get palpitations. My palpitations are hereditary, even though my father didn't realize he had them until after both my half brother and I found out we had them. Gary, I see a cardiologist once a year and my family doc twice a year after my triple bypass 3 years ago. It's not heart related fortunately as I have enough to worry about there. There's a history of heart disease in my family and unfortunately Sue's as well so our sons' pediatrician has started monitoring our boys already. Which is a good thing in a way. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 6 hours ago, DocRob said: Sorry to hear about your hand issues Carl, accidents and other maltreatments sum up with the years as well as different inner problems, like blood pressure , carpal tunnel syndrom or just artritis add to that. Is it advisable with your symptoms to train the hand with rubber balls or other power enforcing. My hands are relatively stable, not that it shows on my skills like figure painting , but I tend to cramp up after a while of micro work and loosening and strenghtening helps a lot. Cheers Rob Thanks Rob. The biggest issue for me with my hands is the cramping. Usually lots of flexing helps as does taking a break. I've pretty much learned to compensate for the odd shakes by bracing my hand when I work. I don't do much brush painting for the same reason. Easier for me to mask and airbrush everything. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Carl the PE is looking stunning, this Vosper is going to sing……..shame Italeri didn’t add a little more PE to all their boats, it wouldn’t be that much more….. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Carl Nothing more important then taking care of your health, Sue's and the boys. We seem to live in an age where we all have so many medical issues, it's hard keeping up and ahead. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Stunning metal work Carl, just stunning. 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 I haven't had as much time at the bench over the last couple weeks as I thought. When I have been there, I've had a bad case of the squirrels and worked on other stuff. Like a Su-122-54 and then a Jota SVR... So I finally did something ,even if it was a little bit on the Vosper. I got the rear cabin wall mostly done so sprayed a coat of primer on it to see how things look. I'll add a coat of white to the primer to make it opaque and then add some wiring to it. I'll still trying to figure out the best approach to the windows and how to paint things. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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