today's work

[trout]

Thank you! That is a great suggestion from Bob!

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Thank you! That is a great suggestion from Bob!

Synergy on display!

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[george]

Hello, can you tell us where you got the drawings for the torpedo for detailing purposes?
What model torpedo is it?

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Hello, can you tell us where you got the drawings for the torpedo for detailing purposes?
What model torpedo is it?

Internet. G7E.

David

[george]

Ah Thank You again for your time.

Lastly, have you decided as to what the last part of your 1/96 Alpha upgrade kit will be that you will offer to us minions?

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Ah Thank You again for your time.

Lastly, have you decided as to what the last part of your 1/96 Alpha upgrade kit will be that you will offer to us minions?

The tiny little fiddly stuff: clam-shell hatches, bollards, antennas, scopes, outboard motor propellers, anchor light, etc.



David

[george]

Must be nice having steady hands and nerves of steel to make that.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Must be nice having steady hands and nerves of steel to make that.

Nice. Like it's something I always had? … I make an assumption about what you wrote, please correct me if I'm wrong about what you mean by, nice.

Nice has nothing to do with my abilities in this Craft. I work at it: I invested a lifetime in pursuit of a passion; I've refined a set of skills. Like any discipline, this is something you work at; something you sacrifice for; something you dedicate your self to; something you structure your existence around.

It's nice that you appreciate my good works.

David

[george]

by nice I mean you have a given talent with a creative mind. Blessed with steady hands NOT like me and my shakes. I am jealous and inspired by what you post. Always keeps me interested and hooked to see what you do / make next.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

by nice I mean you have a given talent with a creative mind. Blessed with steady hands NOT like me and my shakes. I am jealous and inspired by what you post. Always keeps me interested and hooked to see what you do / make next.

I'm appreciative of your kind words. But I don't agree with you: My talent was not 'given'.

No.

My talent was secured through a lifetime of dedicated, directed, purposeful pursuit.

And by 'blessed', I take it as simply my winning the 'accident of birth' lottery. 70 years ago I scored big-time:

Born to healthy, intelligent, driven parents who gifted me with their attributes; raised in America; at this time in human history; and a member of the most favored race -- whites do get the breaks in this society.... but things are slowly improving on that front.

Accident of birth is everything. Some win all the chips. Some are short-changed. Those who win the chips are obligated to exploit every opportunity. I endeavor to do that.

David
With a tip of the Hat to Ayn Rand

[george]

I tip my winter hat to you too Sir.
Again I Thank You for your Willingness to Post and Teach us and your patience dealing with us., Me Especially.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]