Narses2's Blog - or what I'm slowly making progress on

[NARSES2]

Well Hurricane is finished  So that's my Telford pair completed. I'll post pics of her and the short reasons for being early next week.

Must admit the last couple of stages had to be taken very slowly. I'm very tired at the moment, I think a combination of the clocks going back and it being so warm at night have screwed my sleep pattern, and that has a knock on effect of making my iffy eye even iffier  Means I can struggle with getting those small parts done. My distance judgement goes a tad and I tend to find myself "feeling" to fit a part. Forward, back, forward etc    Still got there in the end, and with time to spare

[NARSES2]

Well here's the finished Hurricane with link to the finished build thread

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,39608.new.html#new

[Radish]

Nice one.....I've still got lots to do....ah well.

[Weaver]

Would that be a British Standard Dollop or a Metric Dollop?  

British Standard obviously Kit. I think the metric equivalent is the "Dollopi" not sure about that but I seem to remember it being used in some Euronorms * that were prating on about standards whilst I was gainfully employed.

I think our US cousins use the short dollop ?

Oh how I miss the daily delights of Euronorms and Commission Journals 

Would have thought the metric equivalent would be the Doloppe. There's probably a European Standard Doloppe sitting in a climate controlled room in a science institute in Paris against which all other Doloppes are calibrated...

[PR19_Kit]

Would that be a British Standard Dollop or a Metric Dollop?  

British Standard obviously Kit. I think the metric equivalent is the "Dollopi" not sure about that but I seem to remember it being used in some Euronorms * that were prating on about standards whilst I was gainfully employed.

I think our US cousins use the short dollop ?

Oh how I miss the daily delights of Euronorms and Commission Journals 

Would have thought the metric equivalent would be the Doloppe. There's probably a European Standard Doloppe sitting in a climate controlled room in a science institute in Paris against which all other Doloppes are calibrated...

I can just  imagine that, yes.

I once saw the Metre Standard, and it was in a special chamber at the BIPM in Sevres, but it's not used these days as they use some measurement of wavelengths of light I think.

Of course the Imperial Standard Dollop is held at the NPL in Teddington, but they have to ensure it doesn't get knocked every day as the canteen borrow it every lunchtime to dole out the custard.

[NARSES2]

Got back from Telford Monday afternoon and was absolutely cream crackered. Poor journey both up and back. Indeed I'll be getting a refund on both, they were that late. Signaling problems plus an incident on Friday which usually means either a fatal or near fatal accident so someone's journey was worse then mine so I can't complain.

Great show and it was fun to meet up with everyone  The What If stand was one of our better ones, so well done lads  Less is best.

Best young lady behind a trade stand award went to White Ensign this year  and she smiled at me  One year when I no longer wish to be an IPMS member I'm actually going to propose this award 

I think I got photo's of all the models on the stand (apologies if I missed anyone's) and I'll get them on site over the next few days.

It will probably take me a few weeks to get my modelling mojo back. You think the show would inspire me but it actually just knackers me  Still great fun though and already looking forward to next year.

[Thorvic]

It will probably take me a few weeks to get my modelling mojo back. You think the show would inspire me but it actually just knackers me  Still great fun though and already looking forward to next year.

That may depend on when the other Blenhiem, the Dornier and maybe the Swift appear, and then of course there is the new Defiant due next Jan !

[Dork the kit slayer]

I think our US cousins use the short dollop ?
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Your probably right about that. I remember loading coal in Norfolk (VA) and to get down to our salt water marks we had to put a(Short) Dollop in the fwd hatch....when we discharged in Italy we had to take out  a couple of a metric dollops of ballast to get our fresh water allowance.  All very confusing.

[NARSES2]

It will probably take me a few weeks to get my modelling mojo back. You think the show would inspire me but it actually just knackers me  Still great fun though and already looking forward to next year.

That may depend on when the other Blenhiem, the Dornier and maybe the Swift appear, and then of course there is the new Defiant due next Jan !

True oh so very true Geoff 

[NARSES2]

I think our US cousins use the short dollop ?

Your probably right about that. I remember loading coal in Norfolk (VA) and to get down to our salt water marks we had to put a(Short) Dollop in the fwd hatch....when we discharged in Italy we had to take out  a couple of a metric dollops of ballast to get our fresh water allowance.  All very confusing.
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Ah Ocean Salinity and a certain Mr Plimsol. Did that in science at school and it's stayed with me since then. Old Mr Brock (great name for a science master) had a novel method of getting you to retain information involving a size 13 plimsoll

[NARSES2]

Got my 2015 calendar today and it's given me an idea 

I always get the "Legends of WW II" aircraft calendar and this years aircraft in calendar order are -

Gladiator
Dakota
Beaufort - I'm certain the pic is actually a Beaufighter 
Spitfire
Whirlwind
Mosquito
Blenheim IV
Kittyhawk
Hurricane
Stirling
Mustang
Defiant
Tiger Moth

All in RAF/Commonwealth AF markings.

The idea ? Each month build a model of the aircraft featured. I only need to get a Dakota and Stirling. Like most good ideas however that's probably what it will stay

[Mossie]

Go for it Chris!  Put the Dak and the Stirling on the Christmas list and your on your way.

[NARSES2]

Still not got started after Telford but I know what I'm going to do when I start again, probably next week. The Hurricane and P-72 will hopefully get finished before Christmas as I now have a spare canopy for the P-72 in case the one under masking tape has been screwed which I think it has  Then in the New Year my SEAC B-26 will get done along with a couple of other I.A.H. projects.

However I have been working on modelling/hobby related things.

As an aside I am now officially old. Not only have I had my older persons bus/train/tram/underground/overground free travel pass for 9 months I got my winter heating allowance today  Finally after 40 odd year of paying in I start to get something back 

[Radish]

Good man!!
That SEAC B-26 will be perfect for BIGGLES 2015!!!!

Still got lots to finish this week......

[NARSES2]

I must admit it was the Biggles 2015 theme that brought the planned build to the forefront of my thoughts 

Anyway been writing Christmas cards, got cramp in the fingers and I'm only half way through