tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post3760544943935510090..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: Of Bamboo Skewers and Wooden Cocktail SticksDavid Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-24601765218429003722021-05-18T21:38:20.250+01:002021-05-18T21:38:20.250+01:00Hello there Steve J,
Thank you old chap! I need t...Hello there Steve J,<br /><br />Thank you old chap! I need to stay focussed for this final push - especially as I shall be back in the office full time from 1st July. It is all on course and there will be 60 models to show for it - I can’t help but be pretty chuffed!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-24409687390751472382021-05-18T20:55:13.305+01:002021-05-18T20:55:13.305+01:00Those look very impressive David and you have cert...Those look very impressive David and you have certainly maintained good focus and have achieved an awful lot, which is great to see. Keep up the good work!Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-83988117849410809982021-05-18T20:02:18.563+01:002021-05-18T20:02:18.563+01:00Hello there Ray,
Thank you old boy - much appreci...Hello there Ray,<br /><br />Thank you old boy - much appreciated! Fifteen to go with five of them half way there!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-40707831319366355382021-05-18T19:46:34.648+01:002021-05-18T19:46:34.648+01:00Well I think you're doing a damn fine job on t...Well I think you're doing a damn fine job on these Dave.Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-27130466676524958742021-05-18T18:04:18.217+01:002021-05-18T18:04:18.217+01:00Hello there Mad Padre,
Thank you old chap! I have...Hello there Mad Padre,<br /><br />Thank you old chap! I have always enjoyed making models from odd bits and pieces and whilst they are invariably simple looking they fight just as well as anything else! I am always on the lookout for odds and ends that can be used for something usually quite unlike for which they were intended!<br /><br />It is half the fun in my opinion!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-11771135276716468742021-05-18T17:34:44.132+01:002021-05-18T17:34:44.132+01:00I'm quite in awe of your ingenuity and industr...I'm quite in awe of your ingenuity and industry with this homebuilt ship models.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-28187019265786795162021-05-18T12:53:07.228+01:002021-05-18T12:53:07.228+01:00Hello there Bob,
Many thanks old chap - much appr...Hello there Bob,<br /><br />Many thanks old chap - much appreciated! The support I have received from all over the blogosphere during the course of my efforts has been prodigious and has really helped me to ‘stay the course’. The more I have built the more I wanted to build! Getting the rules written was also a huge plus and for sure I am looking forward to getting the models in action - and for some time to come.<br /><br />I have learned a lot during about many things during this endeavour, not least of which is about myself - corny but true.<br /><br />All the best and thanks once again,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-11138724891012875712021-05-18T12:34:49.026+01:002021-05-18T12:34:49.026+01:00David,
I am very, very impressed, both by your pr...David,<br /><br />I am very, very impressed, both by your prodigious output and they excellent results you have achieved.<br /><br />Not long now before the project will be completed ... and then the ships can begin to engage in combat!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-91007031869581534252021-05-18T11:47:14.611+01:002021-05-18T11:47:14.611+01:00Hello there nundanket,
The five above will get me...Hello there nundanket,<br /><br />The five above will get me to the 50 mark and you are absolutely right about the satisfaction aspect! It sounds corny but I feel really pleased with myself for having stayed the course with this project as my gaming career of many years is littered with ‘also rans’ and abandoned ideas.<br /><br />I have exorcised a few personal ghosts with this project and as mentioned, have enjoyed the whole thing immensely!<br /><br />Now back to the building!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-31580546158895056022021-05-18T11:30:07.198+01:002021-05-18T11:30:07.198+01:00Crikey you’re cracking on with these. 50 ships mad...Crikey you’re cracking on with these. 50 ships made. An impressive run. Scratch building like this must give you double the satisfaction.nundankethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895608927860103442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-26583434113004077402021-05-18T10:28:30.210+01:002021-05-18T10:28:30.210+01:00Hello there Jolly Broom Man,
Thank you old chap! ...Hello there Jolly Broom Man,<br /><br />Thank you old chap! The current batch have certainly benefitted from proper prior planning and adopting an assembly line approach.<br /><br />The hull lining has been undertaken with Tamiya masking tape which is really good stuff to use. Another trick is to paint the edges of a whole layer the colour you want before assembly. HMS Supern had her top and bottom hull layers painted this way (the white and brick red) whilst the lining was using tape. Three of the five models I am building will be using a combination of tape and whole section being painted prior to assembly.<br /><br />I have not had a rock steady painting hand since 1973....<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-89161952410738572992021-05-18T10:22:01.374+01:002021-05-18T10:22:01.374+01:00Hello MSFoy,
Loctite Superglue Precision (presuma...Hello MSFoy,<br /><br />Loctite Superglue Precision (presumably because it has a long nozzle) is my glue of choice. My local DIY store had a batch of these with 50% extra in and I ma now on the last of it (note to self: get some more whilst you think of it!). It is not a gel but works quickly and also can be used to good effect as a glue ‘filler’.<br /><br />You have probably gathered I tend to be quite lavish with the stuff!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-77474937576765029682021-05-18T10:17:15.923+01:002021-05-18T10:17:15.923+01:00Dave - apologies for this - a lamentably practical...Dave - apologies for this - a lamentably practical question, but I'm having gluing hassles at present. What did you stick your masts and spars together with?MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-48891918679643630432021-05-18T10:06:14.542+01:002021-05-18T10:06:14.542+01:00You’ve churned out more ships in the last few week...You’ve churned out more ships in the last few weeks than Harland and Wolfe have managed in my lifetime! The mast construction is inspired and well worth the effort by the way. Although not shown in this post I particularly like the “crispness” of the painting on your models. Do you mask them up or just have a rock steady painting hand?The Jolly Broom Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14037134974588645559noreply@blogger.com