Quote from: zenrat on November 17, 2024, 03:07:58 AMObviously needed to be more retarded.

Isn't there more than enough of that in the world at the moment? 

Quote from: Rick Lowe on November 17, 2024, 08:50:30 PM

Quote from: zenrat on November 17, 2024, 03:07:58 AMObviously needed to be more retarded.

Isn't there more than enough of that in the world at the moment? 

The more acute the need for the rest of us to actually don't fall for the easy solutions offered!
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Hang on a minute. We're whiffers. I.e compulsory complicating and improving until if not perfect, at least much more fun!
We'll be fine, given that we just continue bugging off JMN's regardless of what they're JMN'ing about. 

Quote from: Pellson on November 17, 2024, 11:53:18 PMHang on a minute. We're whiffers. I.e compulsory complicating and improving until if not perfect, at least much more fun!
We'll be fine, given that we just continue bugging off JMN's regardless of what they're JMN'ing about. 

Agree completely! 

Staghound.

Staghound WIP 19-11-2024 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

And after slowly struggling to build four sets of ratlines on the Sea Witch I discovered you could buy a tool/jig to make it easier.  Not wanting t spend money on something I will never use again, and already having attached the vertical components of the lines (the tool/jig builds them off the model and you fit them after) I, after a bit of head scratching, came up this scratchbodged jig which attaches to the ship with blutac and elastic bands.  It should work for the remaining lower set of lines plus the six shorter upper sets.
I also switched from superglue & accelarator to PVA as now I have a jig holding the thread aligned I don't need instant setting.

Sea Witch WIP 19-11-2024 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

The Staghound's looking great!

And well done on the rigging jig!

Thanks Womby.

 

Something has died in my shed in the vicinity of my bench (no not my mojo, and not my self respect).  I can smell it and there are flies (more files than usual).  I'm thinking it's probably a mouse that has eaten bait and decided to stick up its middle claw at me by carking it in the most awkward place it can find.
Since it's most likely (based on where the smell is strongest) behind the old bathroom vanity full of stash which lives under my bench, and which will take major effort to empty and move, it can stay there.  The smell won't last forever...

Quote from: zenrat on November 20, 2024, 03:59:44 AMThanks Womby.

 

Something has died in my shed in the vicinity of my bench (no not my mojo, and not my self respect).  I can smell it and there are flies (more files than usual).  I'm thinking it's probably a mouse that has eaten bait and decided to stick up its middle claw at me by carking it in the most awkward place it can find.
Since it's most likely (based on where the smell is strongest) behind the old bathroom vanity full of stash which lives under my bench, and which will take major effort to empty and move, it can stay there.  The smell won't last forever...

Given above, are you sure it isn't a very ancient part of your stash..?

Quote from: Pellson on November 20, 2024, 04:45:26 AM

Quote from: zenrat on November 20, 2024, 03:59:44 AMThanks Womby.

 

Something has died in my shed in the vicinity of my bench (no not my mojo, and not my self respect).  I can smell it and there are flies (more files than usual).  I'm thinking it's probably a mouse that has eaten bait and decided to stick up its middle claw at me by carking it in the most awkward place it can find.
Since it's most likely (based on where the smell is strongest) behind the old bathroom vanity full of stash which lives under my bench, and which will take major effort to empty and move, it can stay there.  The smell won't last forever...

Given above, are you sure it isn't a very ancient part of your stash..?

Is there a model of large enough scale to have a cockpit big enough for a mouse with its last breaths to crawl up into with his little leather helmet on and croak, pass away, leave this world, kick the bucket and bite the dust?

Quote from: kerick on November 20, 2024, 07:30:52 AMIs there a model of large enough scale to have a cockpit big enough for a mouse with its last breaths to crawl up into with his little leather helmet on and croak, pass away, leave this world, kick the bucket and bite the dust?

The Chaos' Fw 190 build could be pretty close I'd have thought.

I'm thinking 1/32 unless it a bomber, then maybe 1/48th.

Quote from: kerick on November 20, 2024, 09:09:36 AMI'm thinking 1/32 unless it a bomber, then maybe 1/48th.

Also 1/24, 1/25 cars.  Especially if fred's got an F1/Indy car in his stash

I have lots of 1/25 cars.  But the section of distributed stashage under the bench where the smell is coming from is, apart from a couple of shoe boxes full of hot wheels cars (1/64), all 1/72 aircraft.

The smell seems less today.

Quote from: Old Wombat on November 19, 2024, 06:37:00 AMThe Staghound's looking great!

And well done on the rigging jig!

Beat me to it 

As for the mouse's burial ? What do you think the Sea Witch is for ? Full scale (or mouse scale) Viking Funeral