today's work

[Subculture]

Have you tried asking FlaredPhoenix? He's done a number of challenging submarine subjects and is available for hire. Not sure of his fees, but might be worth a shout.

https://www.cgtrader.com/designers/flaredphoenix

Thread hijack over!

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[redboat219]

I thought you would just cheat the diveplanes control linkages like those on the 1/96 XXI.

[redboat219]

I thought you'd cheat the diveplane linkages like what you did for the 1/96 Type XXI.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

I thought you'd cheat the diveplane linkages like what you did for the 1/96 Type XXI.

I'm still considering it, Romel. ****ing pushrod-clevis-bellcrank-pin nightmare on wheels!!! Damned Britt's!

[Subculture]

The x-craft was essentially based on the old Holland craft, shortened and with a simplified hull form to make manufacture quicker and easier.

So blame the Irish!

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[Das Boot]

Kind of strange seeing my old boat. Good job.

[Das Boot]

Hey guys, what’s David have in his refrigerator that is good to eat? Knowing him, a bunch of health food stuff.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

DISASTER!

Just one final flattened clear-coat away from completion, in seconds I ruined the finish of Jake's 1/72 SKIPJACK class r/c model submarine through shear overconfidence and non-vigilance.

I rushed the job; took short cuts.

I was too enamored with past accomplishments to regard normal set-up precautions as prerequisites, not options.

I over-doped the clear-coat with flattening agent and thinner.

I set the touch-up gun with too much product flow and shot the work at too close a distance.

And I did the job late at night, a bit fatigued, and should have addressed this chore early the next morning, fresh and alert.

I have since wet-sanded away the above waterline portions of the hull and repainted it.

Back to square-one because I was an arrogant dumb-ass! Lesson re-learned (yet again!!!)

[Albacore 569]

its ok David. Even a monkey can fall out of a tree once in a while...your good.

[redboat219]

Well, look at the bright side, yesterday was a disaster, but at least you remembered to put your pants on this morning.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Well, look at the bright side, yesterday was a disaster, but at least you remembered to put your pants on this morning.

Not so fast, Island-Boy!! (early morning, sitting at the computer, still groggy from last nights adventure, looking down to a pair of hairy thighs) ****!

[redboat219]

Or did you....