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  • He Who Shall Not Be Named
    Moderator

    • Aug 2008
    • 13741

    #3631
    Originally posted by redboat219
    Or did you....
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    (If only it were photo-shoped)
    Who is John Galt?

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    • redboat219
      Admiral

      • Dec 2008
      • 3554

      #3632
      Only good use of AI.
      Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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      • Subculture
        Admiral

        • Feb 2009
        • 2538

        #3633
        Do you still have the tools for the 1.25" cylinders or have they gone to Bob?

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        • He Who Shall Not Be Named
          Moderator

          • Aug 2008
          • 13741

          #3634
          Originally posted by Subculture
          Do you still have the tools for the 1.25" cylinders or have they gone to Bob?
          What survived the flood is still in the sheds.
          Who is John Galt?

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          • redboat219
            Admiral

            • Dec 2008
            • 3554

            #3635
            Originally posted by He Who Shall Not Be Named

            What survived the flood is still in the sheds.
            Gonna need a bigger shed

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            Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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            • Timothy L
              Lieutenant Commander
              • Sep 2024
              • 142

              #3636
              David;
              “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!!!)”

              __________________________________________

              Tim:
              Actually those unfortunate slips, well described by David, are a HUGE lesson for builders - newbies like me or not. Using such rare foibles as lessons for others is a real credit to David. I particularly value that post because it is a super, super lesson that should be posted on every wall of my newbie shop. Which is exactly what I will do!
              Last edited by Timothy L; 04-17-2026, 10:37 PM.

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              • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                Moderator

                • Aug 2008
                • 13741

                #3637
                Originally posted by Timothy L
                David;
                “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!!!)”

                __________________________________________

                Tim:
                Actually those unfortunate slips, well described by David, are a HUGE lesson for builders - newbies like me or not. Using such rare foibles as lessons for others is a real credit to David. I particularly value that post because it is a super, super lesson that should be posted on every wall of my newbie shop. Which is exactly what I will do!
                Much appreciated, Tim. I was taught early in life to fess up to mistakes. Not only to cleans my soul, but to inform and assist any community I attach my wagon to. Presentation of a problem, its cause and fix, serves yourself and your community. Good works must be shared, not squandered.

                When you **** up, SAY SO! Then work to put right what went wrong and share the fix with those who might make the same dumb-ass moves you made. Leave the Craft better than your found it!
                Who is John Galt?

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                • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                  Moderator

                  • Aug 2008
                  • 13741

                  #3638
                  FIXYPOO!

























                  Who is John Galt?

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                  • Das Boot
                    Vice Admiral

                    • Dec 2019
                    • 1600

                    #3639
                    I don’t see anything. The page is blank other than “fixypoo”.
                    Of the approximately 40,000 men who served on U-boats in WWII, it is estimated that around 28,000 to 30,000 lost their lives.

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                    • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                      Moderator

                      • Aug 2008
                      • 13741

                      #3640




























                      Who is John Galt?

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                      • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                        Moderator

                        • Aug 2008
                        • 13741

                        #3641





























                        Who is John Galt?

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                        • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                          Moderator

                          • Aug 2008
                          • 13741

                          #3642






























                          Who is John Galt?

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                          • Timothy L
                            Lieutenant Commander
                            • Sep 2024
                            • 142

                            #3643
                            Are these the Woodland Scenics graphics Gothic 45 degree? Thank you.

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                            • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                              Moderator

                              • Aug 2008
                              • 13741

                              #3644
                              Originally posted by Timothy L
                              Are these the Woodland Scenics graphics Gothic 45 degree? Thank you.
                              Yup. Catalog #747
                              Who is John Galt?

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                              • JHapprich
                                Rear Admiral

                                • Oct 2017
                                • 1007

                                #3645
                                David, that JB Weld fast setting epoxy in the picture, so it remains hardened and stable just as slow-setting "standard" epoxy?

                                I am not using "5-min" epoxy for it decomposes over time and is not water-stable (UHU Schnellfest).

                                Net to get that JBWeld!

                                Jörg

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