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Jeezus!...………

Complexity Warship on display!

One cam, two pins, a pushrod between a pin and inboard end of a plane and you're...

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*sigh*………….....

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There!

Now that the pleasantries have been addressed ………

The smaller the model, the quicker the response curve to yaw and pitch...

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Yeah! ..…… me!

What's it to you, you Northern born, squid-throwing, bacon munching, Queen worshiping artifact from the glacial era??
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Your engraving work is still awful! For god's sake!

You've so improved your lay-out, and the symmetry of your work has gotten much better....

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I'll fix you up.

David

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I second that. And if any non-qual's get out of line ……...… grease 'em!

David

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Well. That's very kind of you, sir. It does my heart good to hear that some of my efforts live on to this day giving good service. A Craftsman can ask...

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Most informative, Ed. You've contributed to the knowledge base.

David

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That 555 motor has internal spark-suppression capacitors installed. Looking at the backside of the motor bulkhead, forward: the starboard nipple makes...

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Solid Gold, Gantu. Thank you so much -- just in time for the detail scribing! Which will have to wait till later in the year -- after the Groton event...

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Just quick looks at the hatch work this installment. Stand by for (drum roll, please) … machine lathe work 101.
Specifically, how to index equally...

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I second Bob's sentiment. You, sir, are a plodder, in the best sense.

What a rare treat it is these days to find someone who FINISHES what...

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Confirmation! Thanks, Gantu.

David...

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Yeah. Further evidenced of the flopped photo is the forward door and safety track are on the 'wrong' sides. Good stuff. And I love your work -- your magnificent...

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OH, WOW!!!!! Never seen those before. Wonderful stuff, Scott. The scope head is no longer a mystery. Rock solid stuff!

And what appears to...

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….... and if I shoved a broom stick up my ass I could sweep the place on my way out. Just sayin' ……......

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Next installment (or the one after that) in this WIP epic will deal with lathe work and the use of a home-made indexing plate to establish hole spacing...