today's work

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Any progress n those CB Subs Dave?

Not yet, Steve. I still have three obligations ahead of you. Once I have the SubEx25 under my belt I'll jump in on that magnificent looking little Italian midget of yours. Thanks for being patient.

David

[Albacore 569]

Any progress n those CB Subs Dave?

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Nice little gadget there in the first few photos.

Yeah, the work of some nut-job over in Jersey. You know the type, Ken: all soup cans neatly arranged in the kitchen cupboards with all labels in line; peas neatly arranged on his plate before he'll even consider sticking a fork in them; fixates on building party-boat models with interiors that no living person will ever see... that kind of guy.

[Ken_NJ]

Nice little gadget there in the first few photos.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

How did that metal prop you built for the Ray Mason Nautilus pan out, Dave. Did it deliver any improvement over the original item?

Don't know, Andy. Never did an exacting comparative study. These days I don't employ the thrust and current measuring equipment to do a proper analysis. I'm just an above average gear-head with only intuitive abilities, not the science or engineering levels of knowledge and discipline required to conduct such a study.

Though in the past, I did dabble in propulsion efficiency/performance work with some cobbled together gadgets (now residing in the sheds; rusting and paint-peeled homes of black-widow spiders and carpenter ants).

[Subculture]

How did that metal prop you built for the Ray Mason Nautilus pan out, Dave. Did it deliver any improvement over the original item?

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

David, After this boat,did you learn a lesson and didn't do this insanity in an future boats's? Who's idea was this, your's or Ellie's?

LOL. Yeah. Back in the day's when I was so desperate to pad out my resume and extend myself into every conceivable aspect of the Craft. Yes, I learned my lessons well.

Today, an old man, I find myself more comfortable taking the skills I've refined and call on them only when suited to a task -- no more over-the-top make-work like the AKULA scribing; though instructive such activity was taxing on time and energy. Today, with all that accumulated skill safely tucked away in my hard-head, I build for fun, not exercise or to expand a business. No longer the hungry experimenter -- today I'm just a simple hobbyist.

I've always been the shop leader here. At the beginning of D&E Miniatures, Ellie would sometimes comment on my obsessiveness, but never objected as to the reasons why. She simply would look for a task she could handle and get to work. She was also the business gate-keeper -- she politely, but firmly, kept the fan-boys away so work could proceed without interruption. As some would discover, Island people are very nice... till they're not!



That gal never doubted my passion and abilities, and always threw in an extra pair of hands once a process or job was established and understood. A real trooper. We worked a two-horse shop: one lead, one follower. The perfect marriage.

[vital.spark]

David, After this boat,did you learn a lesson and didn't do this insanity in an future boats's? Who's idea was this, your's or Ellie's?