Good Morning Afternoon Shipwrights. It's Monday, November 12, 2007.
I hope that everyone had a nice weekend. I know that the wrap-up is late in posting. I’m home with Ian today. School’s out for Veterans Day.

IJN Sakura
Jacob Walker (Redneck) is here with a photo shoot of his IJN Sakura. Please take time to look at this nicely built model and let Jacob know what you think of it.
IJN Sakura.

SOTQ #2 Wake Up Call
Mark R. Smith (Gunny) issued an “All Hands” to the SOTQ #2 participants. If this is you, don’t forget to post your photos in the gallery.
http://photos.kitmaker.net/showgallery.php/cat/20702" TARGET="_blank">SOTQ #2.

SMU 5/6 Austro-Hungarian Submarine Review
Kenny Loup (Gator) has reviewed WMM 1/350 SMU 5/6 Austro-Hungarian Submarine. Take a look at this little beauty.
Review

On-line Model Kit Benefit Raffle
Kenny and Renee Loup’s (gator) on-line model kit benefit raffle to help with Ian’s medical expenses is officially kicking off in two days. If you would like to participate, follow the link below. To give you an update on Ian, he is feeling fine and enjoying pre-school. We are watching a couple of spots on the incision hoping that they do not break down to the point that we have to have surgery again. We have a check up on the 19th and will know more then.
Raffle

Hasegawa's Nagato Upgrade
Mark R. Smith (Gunny) brings us a photo report of Hasegawa's Nagato Upgrade. Adding to an already beautiful kit, this aftermarket set gives new meaning to the word “upgrade”.
Hasegawa's Nagato Upgrade

US Nuclear Submarines~Osprey
Mark R. Smith (Gunny) brings us a review of Osprey Publishing’s "New Vanguard" series book, US Nuclear Submarines: The Fast Attack.
US Nuclear Submarines~Osprey

From the Expanded Sports Desk
Let’s take a look at this weekend in college football.
In the top 5…
No. 1 Ohio State falls to Illinois 28-21.
No. 2 LSU pounds Louisiana Tech 58-10.
No. 3 Oregon was off this weekend.
No. 4 Kansas rolls over Oklahoma State 43-24.
No. 5 Oklahoma blast past Baylor 52-21.

The new AP poll looks like this…
LSU ~ 9-1
Oregon ~ 8-1
Oklahoma ~ 9-1
Kansas ~ 10-0
West Virginia ~ 8-1

And BCS rankings #1 are…
LSU
Oregon
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri

Elsewhere…
Mississippi State edges by No. 22 Alabama 17-12.
Nebraska rolls over Kansas State 73-31.

Checking in on the military academies,
Navy wins in a shootout over North Texas 74-62.
Army gets pounded by Rutgers 41-6.
Air Force over Notre Dame 41-24.

And looking at alma maters
You news writer’s alma mater McNeese remains undefeated with a win over conference rival Northwestern Louisiana 27-21. Go Pokes!
Liberty rolls over VMI 73-34.

In the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series…
Checker Auto Parts 500 results:
1. Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet
2. Greg Biffle, Ford
3. Matt Kenseth, Ford
4. Tony Stewart, Chevrolet
5. Ryan Newman, Dodge
6. Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet
7. Martin Truex, Jr., Chevrolet
8. Kyle Busch, Chevrolet
9. Jeff Burton, Chevrolet
10. Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet

Crewmate Sound Off
Now is the time in which you can share your news and views. Give us the poop on you latest builds and future projects. Share with us your weekend adventures. We all what to know what you did this weekend. So, sound off mates!

That's all for now from the news desk. Remember, if you can't get to your bench and build, at least you can talk about it.

Gator

Let’s see, it was a boring weekend, did a bunch around the house but not much else. I was able to get my DVD burner going and also get my laptop working correctly again. Spent no time on any builds, but need to badly.

Yes, it was a plain old boring weekend.

Spent the weekend moping after the Alabama loss. Nice weather and I didnt go out except to pick up the mail. Got the primary assembly done on the Widow. Need to either find some thin red decal strips or get some pinstripping tape to do some markings and then get some glossy black to spray the entire airplane. For an old kit, the fit hasn't been too bad. Just a minimal amount of seam adjustment

Ahoy Kenny

It was a mixed up old weekend indeed.

First up it was a very very productive one for lots of reasons.

I walked into my modelling room in my barefeet and I stood on a bit of hard plastic it was the missing part from my E-Boat. It was indeed a great find.

I found after a full on week last week my eyes on Saturday were very sore and highly irrtitated. I think it was tiredness and the extra work of 1/700 modelling.

But I am pretty sorted on the Eboat and I will start gluing and painting.

Spent time with the family, kids sport and got some tasks done for SWMBO.

The big news I got the motor back into my 1955 Chev and got her running. Lot of work but a fine result.

Cheers


Sean

hello Kenny and All,
this weekend i workrd on my grant for under new managment,and was notified that my RNLI Lifeboat will be here monday.we went to the store and got 2 25lbs turkeys for $6.00 each and spent sat/sunday cooking them.one toeat now,i to be frozen for later.Mary and the 3 dogs pigged out.this week in have to start getting prepeared of my surgery next Monday,lots of tests and doc visits.But i have good news also,i had an old bank account i forgot about,they sent me $5000.00 that was in it.so i am hitting the my LHS and the net to order alot of modeling stuff.
Kenny, i tried the raffle link and it said it did not work,might be a broken link.
i hope everyone has a great week.
Cheers,
Bruce

Thanks Bruce, all fixed now....the dreaded html code...

No modeling this weekend.

Worked on the shed and spent some time in the wood shop.
Managed to rig up a sanding disk on the wood lath down there.



Oh and Kenny you didn’t happen to go into the sanding business now did you?
Found these at the local lows.

Ahh, Gator Grit. The #1 sand paper for all of Gator Loup's projects.

Gator

hello Mark,
can you put the info for the raffle on the all site forum,so everyone on armorama can try to win.i hope you understood what i said.Mary also suggested that anyone with a my space page or blog could put a link for the raffle so maybe it might get alot of support for it and donations.i just donated 10 for the raffle.
cheers,
Bruce

Not a bad weekend all in all. Raked a bunch of leaves on Saturday. We've got one sad little tree, that hasn't has leaves on it for about a month, and yet I managed to fill up three large garbage bags in the back yard alone. How exactly does that work? Afterward I got to watch Air Force on national TV. Of course the only time the networks pay them any attention is when they play Notre Dame. That was a fun game to watch, sorry Irish. NOT.

I quite a bit done on the life boat for No Guns Allowed. http://photos.kitmaker.net/showgallery.php/cat/20749 I used up the last of my cheap primer I bought at Wal Mart so I went down to pick some more up. They don't carry it any longer! I had to go to an auto parts store and paid two and half times as much. Haven't the Walton family got enough of my money that they can keep stocking the cheap stuff I need?

The Broncos even won, miracles of miracles. If only Vinateri had made that final F.G. to knock of San Diego the weekend would have been perfect.

BTW, Kenny, the president of the local IPMS region sent us an email about your raffle a while back. Hope everything goes well with it.

Greetings all,

No modelling for about the last 5/6 weeks due to a house move and new job. I saw Gunny's post about sending in pics but there was no reply button showing so couldn't post!

Nothing much to report, I've been in an armour phase for a while and still am lol, lol. However, I have an armoured dozer and deep wading carrier that I want to make as possible passengers for the Italeri LCM 3 (you may remember the M7 was too big and inappropriate), so I'll upgrade the boat with the spare British fittings I have at the same time so that should get me back to some navy stuff.

At the moment I'm trying to upgarde some old kits I have, and finsih off some small but time consuming bits on a few other builds. Will post a few pics when I get to it.

Don't have as much time to visit these days.

Cheers

Al