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On 3/9/2024 at 3:23 AM, One 48 said:
Take care Dave ...
I probably shouldn't be doing this? Considering I had a freak fall and collapse last night. But disabled people are allowed to have a life too, so just mere hours ago for my efforts, went a looking at a last minute deal at Glasgow Hydro for the Monday Judas Priest/Saxon/Uriah Heep show ... the god damn best of British Metal.
It took some smooth talking, even on the disability dedicated line, but after some negation ... got my 2 tickets for the Metal feast on Monday at Glasgow Hydro ... damn I sore needing this, its's gonna be fun ... Rock N Roll.
If there is anything I can say ... if you or loved ones have a disability, please let people know ... I hid mine for years, even from the doctors and medicals at work ...and I wish I hadn't.
Man, I love Judas Priest.
Probably my favourite band, even ahead of AC/DC when Bon was at the helm.
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14 hours ago, dickrd said:
Well you choose an interesting time!
From the start of the year until June she was in ‘Chicago Blue’, an RAN take on the USN’s blue.
June 1944 she then repainted to something called ‘Task Force Blue (Special Hull)’ which was described as greyer and darker than Chicago Blue, and ‘Chicago Blue (New Colour)’ described as slightly more blue than Task Force Blue (Special Hull) and as not holding its blue colour for more than a few days. I doubt that anyone really knows what these short-lived Australian paints were exactly.
She then repainted in August 1944 to another paint called simply called ‘T.F.B. (Task Force Blue)’ and described as a very dark grey (too dark, and darker than the RN's G10). This photo would show it:
Thanks mate, that is great info, I'll pass it on.
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On 12/24/2023 at 6:08 PM, dickrd said:
Shropshire wore a number of different paint schemes during her WW2 RN service and then more again whilst with the RAN. If you can say when you are interested in we may be able to help. (Or a photo perhaps of the scheme you like the look of? )
We think 1944 with the RAN.
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My nephew wants to build the WW2 version of HMS Shropshire which his grandfather (my father) served on. We are pondering colours. It was a British ship gifted to the Australian Navy.
A little research suggests the pre-WW2 camo on the hull was replaced by a single light grey - possibly close to Storm Grey in the new SMS paint range (he's keen to use these airbrush ready SMS paints). Other research says it might be what they called 507C.
No idea about the colour of any other areas (deck, guns, bridge etc).
Any clues would be much appreciated. Cheers.
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Quirky scratch built diorama's that I mostly give to other people as my cabinets are full is now my thing. I try to relate them to something they are interested in. e.g. this one for our niece who is a keen surfer.
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10 hours ago, Bullbasket said:
I've put up with the RA for 20 plus years, and it hasn't really stopped me getting on with life, but a visit to the hospital a few months ago revealed that there was something else causing me considerable pain. A condition called chondrocalcinosis. A condition that was described to me as being similar to gout, the difference being the crystals that form in the joints are calcium crystals. I'm on a daily injection of a drug called Kineret to combat it's effects with varying results. Ain't life grand!!
John.
My Brother-in-law had that. He was put on some pretty heavy drugs which I think they also use in cancer patients for pain relief. He seems to be much better now, though still has to limit the use of his wrists which is where the main pain was - which sadly meant he had to sell his little fishing tinny as he could no longer pull the motor starter.
He also got this - Pulmonary eosinophilia (PE) is defined as the infiltration of eosinophils into the lung compartments constituting airways, interstitium, and alveoli. Various infections, drugs, parasites, autoimmune processes, malignancies, and obstructive lung diseases have been associated with increased eosinophils in the lungs.
I suspect both ailments were some sort of autoimmune process in his case. He worked with a lot of chemicals when he was younger which led to various issues over the years. However, he is still pretty fit in his early 70's and does a lot of regular cycling and a little running.
Maintaining a decent level of fitness & movement appears to be a good way of coping with (though not eliminating) many of these aging and autoimmune problems. It can be hard if your joints hurt though as I've discovered. I've had to let go of my competitive ambitions and just be thankful of doing what I can do at a lower level.
Mind you, I still dream of doing that Ironman Triathlon that I never did with our youngest daughter who is now 28. We did a lot of training together when she was a teenager and I really enjoyed that.
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Aging sucks!
The only positives I've found so far are looming retirement (Feb) and better finances (kids are self-sufficient now).
Our doctor says the wife & I are among the fittest patients he has (I'm nearly 60, she 61, we dabble in triathlon & do a lot of cycling) but we've both developed all sorts of aches & ailments over the last 10-15 years.
Me, mostly joint & tendon pain (shoulders, pelvis, thumbs, wrists, elbows) which impacts all my hobbies (modeling, triathlon, fly-fishing). I've been tested for RA but came back negative, however low-grade systemic inflammation seems to be my companion now.
Her, blocked artery which affects a leg, torn knee cartilage and other weird things which come and go.
And we are both on blood pressure meds despite being very health conscious.
At the moment, I'm trying to learn to cast the fly-rod left handed as my right shoulder is a painful mess due to over-use (swimming, fly-casting, gym). And my 60th treat is a week on Aitutaki chasing the fabled bonefish on fly, so I need to either get the right shoulder good, or learn fast to cast left-handed.
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5 hours ago, AMB said:
Is that the old FROG/NOVO kit, as I am not aware of any other Mk.1 Wessex kit in 1/72?
Italeri from memory.
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Made this one a few years ago, one of only two helicopters I've ever made. Did up a little squadron base for it to sit on.
Italeri kit I think?
Modified the nose cone to match some pics I found of these Aussie choppers. Added a few more details, cut open the window.
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Damn fine job!
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My mother is a Pommie and was asking for a diorama of an old English thatched cottage, so this is her surprise Chritmas pressy. In hindsight, I think static grass would have been more accurate for the roof than coconut fibre, but live and learn.
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3 hours ago, DennisTheBear said:
Haha, love it! Now to really wind him up you should do one with the period appropriate Dragons mascot being punched by the Steelers mascot (my hero Stanley the Steel Avenger!)
DennisTheIllawarraBear
Good idea for his 70th!
For his wife's 60th, I might do similar to this but with Manly players, as she is a Manly supporter and Sharks fans hate Manly with a passion!
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Surprise birthday present for a mate's 60th.
He's a Dragons fan (the red & white players), I'm a Sharks fan (light blue), so this should wind him up sufficiently on the big day 😁
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2 hours ago, Matt Parvis said:
Very, very nice. The body position on the board and the board interaction with the wave looks right on.
Matt
Except I made her a goofy-footer, and she is not. But I based the position on a pic of a left-footed surfer.
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Finished. Ended up adding a flexible blue LED strip underneath.
Ended up having to support the turtle & fish on very thin stretched clear sprue rather than sitting them on a shallow layer of resin, then pouring a 2nd layer, as experiments showed the 2 layers may not end up with a seamless join. Apparently you have to 'float' the 2nd layer over a tacky 1st layer very carefully to avoid disturbance & an invisible seam and I was not confident I could achieve that. The sprue is slightly visible, but not much.Also added a polycarbonate cover. I'm getting better at these, though still not perfect. The only way I can get strong enough joins is CAing L-shaped strengtheners on all the joins. Just using the special liquid acetate glue is too weak, though I do also add that on the inside after.
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Work on the wave resin mold. 4 layers of rubber, then a layer of gauze bandage, then several more latex layers. Water tests showed it initially had a leak, but after more latex I think it is water (resin) tight now 😬
Then had to build a plaster & plaster cloth shell to go over the top to stop the latex distorting from fluid pressure inside.
Steep learning curve!
Resin should arrive this week.
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One of our nieces is a keen surfer & after seeing the anime diorama I did for another niece, I said I'd do one of her surfing. She is not a goofy footer, but the scene I want to do her in is of a goofy-foot surfer (i.e. left foot back).
Here's some progress so far. The bikini girl model needed a lot of surgery.
Fish & a Hawksbill turtle scratch built.
This will be my first foray into the scary world of resin.
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Wow. Perfect!
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Finally finished. The polycarbonate display cover was a struggle, gluing polycarbonate I find difficult. Initially I had the circular lid sitting on top and tried Araldite (fail), then added some CA (fail). Eventually I sanded down the lid so it fitted into the cylinder and used special water-thin acetate glue, then a few areas of CA. Then hid the glue mess with some vinyl cut on my Cricut Maker. I had to use 3 bolts/nuts in the back to hold the cylinder closed, too much tension for glue alone.
Turns out our niece has won a scholarship to a Uni in Singapore, so not sure when I'll get it to her now as I had a plan for our daughter to deliver it to her in Melbourne.
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16 hours ago, stevehnz said:
Nice one. My sister did the A to O a couple of years ago & very much enjoyed it, that clip makes it look like a lot of fun. Its on my bucket list for sure. I'll pass on the trout, I reckon you're either a fly fisherman or not. I'm afraid my style is more along the lines of 303 spinner but I'd need to be darn hungry, I'm not a fan of trout as a feed.
Steve.
Yes, I never eat my fish, just take a pic or vid and let them go.
But I love the hunting aspect of fly-fishing - spotting the fish, or a location you know they are likely to hang out then casting accurately to it. Browns & Rainbows in NZ hang out in different spots usually.
Apparently they've added some new bits to A2O which are more challenging. There was a lot of loose shingle on some roads which was a struggle on a pushbike.
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Outstanding.
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6 days on a cycle tour which was much harder than we expected, then 2 days in Te Ana where I went fly-fishing in the snow for 7hrs a day while the others did boring touristy things 😉
My idea of Nirvana is to have a pristine stream all to myself and not see another soul all day. NZ delivered 100% !
Hoping to go back with a mate in March for another 7 days of trout-chasing.
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I had similar many years ago.
Was due to the formation of crystals in the inner ear.
Some exercises & time and it disappeared after a week or so.