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I'm getting ready to add the rest of the Blue's fangs. Here is a pic of the internals of the turret, to show how the gun is mounted to make it movable.

Barry, I can comiserate about the fingers....rolling the depth charges for the Blue is a real pain, literally. The spring rains are raising havoc with my finger joints....I think there are more ash cans in the carpet that on the model. Build is looking good.

I hate to see the cost increase, but can see the necessity to keep these little gems coming in a competative world. I suspect your line will still be the best bargain on the net, and we are getting a true value added, considering the step change in sophistication of the kits. I'm glad you...

As a kid, I've always had a thing for models with moving parts. Guess I've never outgrown it.

I'm wondering if I am ever going to run out of the little round things to have to make. Only about another dozen depth charges and three more cannon barrels. The masts I'm gonna make from dowels.

Ted, this pic's for you. I initially intended making the depth charge racks from card, but gave up after a couple of attempts to cut out 3-pixel-wide girders. This build is stretching both my building skills and my camera to the limits. After a session with photoshop, I got the pic to almost...

Groan.....it's a tough life, but someone has to do it. Eat a crab for me, Ted. I am using 3M brand multipurpose transparency film, part number CG6000. My guess is that any name brand inkjet film will work as well. It is a bit pricy compared to paper (package of 100 figures out to nearly 50...

Oops. Here is what was intended.

Last three pics for this posting.

Six more to go.

More pics. The build progresses. So far, no major fit problems. My experiment with inkjet transparency film seems to be working. It photographs well (no distracting glare), and doesn't craze when it comes in contact with superglue (about the only sure way of getting it to stick where I want...

I dunno....I find it hard enough holding onto the fiddly bits after enlarging them to 1:250. Exquisite build.

I hardily endorse the Fiscars scissors. Because of the pliar-handle grips, very little hand fatigue, and after two years of use, my first pair are still quite sharp and cutting 1 mm card with very minimal deformation of the cut edges. My Helena (plug, plug....see the string) was 100% cut with...

Barry, my reference was to the gun barrels. With sufficient practice, one can can lick the backside without wetting the print side (and yes, it really was Bull Durm....Prince Albert was already out of his can by the time I had the habit).

Yes, I'm happy to see you! (Sorry if this goes over the heads of those of you under 50.) I've got to admit, this build is pushing me to the ragged edge of my building skills....if not my tired old eyes. And I haven't even gotten to the really demainding stuff.

Ted, how do you like the way the hose reel came out? Not too good a shot of the other firehose storage rack.

I feel like I should be writing Burma Shave copy.

Time for a few pics. Not having figured out the web posting thing again, I continue to live with the forum limitations. This will take a bit.

:D :D :D Barry, obviously, you did not spend a mispent youth (Really, Officer Smith, it's just Bull Durm). Looking good.

Barry, I'm following this with considerable interest. Keep it coming! Darwin