Navy Bird Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 Thanks mates, I've got my fingers and toes crossed for the PET scan tomorrow. 🤞 I grabbed my airbrush and "un-shiny-ized" the Firebrand. I kinda like how she looks, nice and clean. She must have looked like that at some point, right? Maybe immediately after rolling out of the paint shop... Now I'm off to work on the torpedo, and maybe add some markings to the prop blades. There is not much left to do, so it shouldn't take more than another six months. Cheers, Bill 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 She's looking fantastic, Bill! I can't believe the number of stencils..... Very best of luck for tomorrow 🤞 Kind regards, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 1 hour ago, 2996 Victor said: Very best of luck for tomorrow 🤞 And from me too Bill... Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Me three 🤞 AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wlad Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 The Firebrand is looking great. Best of luck tomorrow. Cheers, Wlad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 She's a beauty. Good luck for the scan Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Everything crossed here in LA. The Firebrand is beautiful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 She's looking so sweet in her non-shiny coat! Fingers crossed here too 🤞 Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 @Navy Bird First off- third time's the charm, Bill; you can beat this...again! Secondly, your Firebrand is gorgeous! I just now re-discovered your WIP- sorry it took so long to re-visit your work and also sorry to hear the news; keeping fingers, toes, and eyes crossed that your PET provides good news! As an aside, I also have the CMR Mauler...compared to the Firebrand, about the only color on one would be the oil streaks from the R-3350 and the international orange band of a Reserve example. The sucker could carry more than its weight in ordnance, though- three torpedoes? That's some serious whup-a--! Thinking of you. Have been up close to the one at Pensacola twice, and it is a BIG mutha- the landing gear struts look like they used trusses from a drawbridge! Mike http://www.internetmodeler.com/scalemodels/aviation/Building-the-1-72-Czechmaster-Resin-Martin-AM-1-Mauler.php 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 She looks gorgeous Bill. Best of luck for the scans tomorrow. Edge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Ooh, neat! Big and Dysfunctional- Just how i like my Torpedo Fighters. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 The model looks fantastic as always! Really hoping your ok and it’s something other than a third round! Hope the scan went ok and your feeling better soon! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Hi Bill, Hope all went well today. I'm absolutely inspired by your Firebrand build, although I'm not sure I could manage the CMR kit..... Looking forward to your next post, no pressure of course! With kindest regards, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 Hi mates, Thanks for all the well wishes. I discovered this British archaeologist guy Lindybeige on YouTube. Interesting dude. I would never have thought that someone could speak a run-on sentence that lasts for 25 minutes or more. As you Brits say, "Brilliant!" Plus, he seems to know his stuff, which is always a good thing in my book. I've always liked the UK sense of humor (or is it humour?), and he has lots of it. If our leader on this side of the puddle gets re-elected I may have to retire to Old Blighty and learn how to drive on the wrong other side of the road. Hmmm...what else? Oh yeah, my PET scan. To be honest, I don't think it looked so good. With a PET scan, you get injected with this radioactive tracer (fluorine 18) and the scanner sees how much your various inside bits "uptake" the stuff. Apparently, metabolic processes uptake, and cancer uptakes a lot. How much is uptaken (uptook?) is measured on a scale called the Deauville rating. 0=no uptake, 3=normal (measured in comparison to your liver), and 5=malignancy (usually). Two of my lymph nodes measured 4 on this scale, but my tonsils, of all things, measured 5. The doctor who read the scan said "intense uptake" by the tonsils. Now, you may not know (I didn't) but your tonsils are lymphatic tissue, and are considered part of your immune system. Therefore, the chances are that the lymphoma is active in my tonsils. I'm being referred to an ENT oncologist (didn't know such a specialization even existed). I suspect that we'll need to biopsy a bit of tonsil. OK, I've been down this road before. What scares me is that the majority of tonsil involvement in lymphoma patients is a metastasized highly aggressive form of the disease which likes to spread to all sorts of things. We'll see what this ENT guy says. The typical treatment regimen is surgery-chemotherapy-radiation. You get to have all of the good stuff. Sounds like fun. Now, there is a chance that the tonsils are benign, and just inflamed for some reason (like tonsillitis). However, that wouldn't typically have so high of an uptake. And it wouldn't give me night sweats. Arghh. But until I find out for sure, I keep telling myself it's benign, it's benign (spoken like Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein - it's alive, it's alive!). Cheers, Bill PS. According to my medical records I had my tonsils removed when I was a kid. So I guess they reanimated. Speaking of which, I just binge-watched The Frankenstein Chronicles. Nicely done - I'm off to Ripper Street now. 1 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Navy Bird said: You get to have all of the good stuff. Sounds like fun I think I detect a British sense of humour there - good luck. Firebrand is looking great! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Keep yourself safe Bill, we're all thinking of you. PS. Please don't watch too much telly, make more kits. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Fingers crossed here Bill. 3 hours ago, Ed Russell said: I think I detect a British sense of humour there Confirmed. And dry with it. I really enjoyed my time with Bill on his visits and he's one of the few Americans I know who get, and practice, our sense of humour… e.g. One of my favourites from him "'I' before 'E' except after 'C'? Weird" 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Fingers (and everything else) crossed here, Bill! Keep strong and keep your sense of humour (humour ). Young Frankenstein is one of my favourite movies - "It's FRON-ken-STEEN!!!" All the best, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Sobering update Bill but keeping us all in the loop is essential so we can all root for you over here. 5 hours ago, Navy Bird said: If our leader on this side of the puddle gets re-elected I may have to retire to Old Blighty and learn how to drive on the wrong other side of the road. Well if that happened Bill you would get one very big welcome from us all certainly! The firebrand of course is looking every bit the masterpiece..... "I" before "E" you see, except ..... err, there you go! Stay strong and stay safe. Terry 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Wishing you all the best Bill, stay safe and take care of yourself Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 All the very best Bill, I hope it does turn out to be benign - fingers and toes crossed.... Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 44 minutes ago, keefr22 said: All the very best Bill, I hope it does turn out to be benign - fingers and toes crossed.... Keith Same from me, keep going man! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Chin up Bill,...... not the best news but could be worse,....... and if it involves Tonsils then you get to eat lots of ice cream don`t you? Sounds like your Medics know what they are doing and you are still here after the last lot,...... so keep on bloody fighting my friend,....... you can do it. The Firebrand looks `fan dabby dozie' mate,...... superb! Cheers Tony 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailspin Turtle Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 You must not be very old if you still have tonsils. In the 1950s and thereabouts, it appears to have been one of the doctor’s ways to make a payment on his Cadillac. Good luck. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Thanks for the update Bill, and we're still here and thinking of you. Best wishes etc etc. Keep rolling the dice. It's all there is for it! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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