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Weekend Wrap-up ~ Feb. 11, 2008
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Posted: Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 06:19 PM UTC


Good Morning Shipwrights. It's Monday, February 11, 2008.
I hope that everyone had a good weekend. Remember, Valentine’s Day is just 3 days away.

17th Century British Gunship
Den Holmes (densships), a new MSW crewmate, sends us this fantastic gallery of images of his complete scratchbuild of this 64 gun British warship. Take a look at this beautiful ship and welcome Den to MSW.
17th Century British Gunship

News From Nuremberg
Kenny Loup (gator) brings us news from the Nuremberg Toy Fair. Dragon brings us a new 1/350 World War 2 Gleaves class destroyer. Check it out.
USS Buchanan

MSW Naval Trivia Contest
Bruce Miller’s (grayghost666) MSW Naval Trivia Contest is still going strong. Rules are simple, be the first to answer the question and you get to ask the next one. Please surf on over and join the fun!
MSW Naval Trivia Contest.

"Navy Word of the Day”
In case you haven’t seen this, Jim Adams (goldenpony) has been sharing Navy lingo with his “Word of the Day” thread. This is a great and more times than not humorous look at the language of the US Navy.
"Navy Word of the Day”

Sports
Pro Bowl
In the wrap up game of the NFL season, the NFC came from behind to beat the AFC 42 – 30.

NASCAR
NASCAR started their season off with a bang with the Budweiser Shootout Saturday night at Daytona. Dale Earnhardt Jr. lead 47 laps and took the checkered flag for the win.
Results
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Tony Stewart
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Reed Sorenson
6. Casey Mears1
7. Dave Blaney
8. Mark Martin
9. Denny Hamlin
10. Kasey Kahne

Qualifying for the Daytona 500 has Jimmie Johnson on the pole and Michael Waltrip rounding out the front row.


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
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Posted: Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 08:46 PM UTC
The weekend was spent working on a Panzer I. I know it’s not a ship, but I did do some work on ship related items as well. Work was done around home and a shopping trip was taken, but alas, no stop at any hobby stores.

I am not sure if I am looking forward to NASCAR yet, it just seems a little early to be starting. I am looking forward to more College basketball. UNC is looking good and ready to make another run at it all.

Don’t forget Valentine’s Day!

AlanL
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Posted: Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 10:34 PM UTC
Hi Guys,

More work on the RMs for the LCM 3 and sorting some stores. Went down to London on Sunday for the Chinese New Year with the good wife and had a lunch in St James Park.

Good news in from Wee Friends on the 1/35 sailors so that's a nice start to the week.

Al
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Posted: Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 11:44 PM UTC

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The weekend was spent working on a Panzer I. I know it’s not a ship, but I did do some work on ship related items as well.


Jim, bench time is bench time. I spent Saturday and Sunday working on the HMS Invincible build review for IPMS. I wish I could post photos of it. I can say that this kit has increased my scratch building techniques as I managed to bugger up all of the pe for both masts. Oh well, lessons learned.

Other than that I built my new photo box, which I'll do a SBS for here.

later...Gator
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Posted: Monday, February 11, 2008 - 04:16 AM UTC
Well I finally started layng railing on my Yukikaze. Hope to finish her up shortly. Was ill this weekend. My security job had me on 3 different shifts and time schedules. The lead guy is a bit of an [auto-censored] and when I came in today had a write up for me. There were inconsistancies to what he said but, things get lost in the translation and when people complain about you they embellish it to make it seem like it is something. I told him I wanted a transfer to a new assignment because the mixed hours were screwing me up bad....which is really the reason. INterestngly enough, they added a new position to where I am at, so I will be working 2100 - 0500 pulling perimeter security. This is fine by me, nobody to screw with me and consistent hours. Of course it probably will only last a month or so until they get cameras put in, but by then I'll have 3 months in with company and stand a better chance of getting moved to a new account rather than sluffed off. In the meantime I'll just keep filling out unemployment claims even though I'll probably get like 4 or 5 dollars a week on it. They held back a week and once I hit 300, I'll get that week. So far I'm at $105.
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Posted: Monday, February 11, 2008 - 06:08 AM UTC
Good luck to you Steve. I hope everything works out for the best.

Are you going to be able to make Model Fiesta Saturday?

later...Gator
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Posted: Monday, February 11, 2008 - 06:44 AM UTC

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Well I finally started layng railing on my Yukikaze. Hope to finish her up shortly. Was ill this weekend. My security job had me on 3 different shifts and time schedules. The lead guy is a bit of an [auto-censored] and when I came in today had a write up for me. There were inconsistancies to what he said but, things get lost in the translation and when people complain about you they embellish it to make it seem like it is something. I told him I wanted a transfer to a new assignment because the mixed hours were screwing me up bad....which is really the reason. INterestngly enough, they added a new position to where I am at, so I will be working 2100 - 0500 pulling perimeter security. This is fine by me, nobody to screw with me and consistent hours. Of course it probably will only last a month or so until they get cameras put in, but by then I'll have 3 months in with company and stand a better chance of getting moved to a new account rather than sluffed off. In the meantime I'll just keep filling out unemployment claims even though I'll probably get like 4 or 5 dollars a week on it. They held back a week and once I hit 300, I'll get that week. So far I'm at $105.

hello Steve,
i worked in C-stores for 30+ years,and i always got a job because i only worked Graveyard shift.most of the time was 10p-6a,and had Fri-Sat off.most start at $7.00-8.00 an hour and you get a raisein 90 days then 120 days.they also have good benifits..you have 8 hours to do about 5hrs of work.and i have never was laid-off.Security is a good job and good luck to you.
cheers,
Bruce
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Posted: Monday, February 11, 2008 - 07:11 AM UTC

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The weekend was spent working on a Panzer I. I know it’s not a ship, but I did do some work on ship related items as well.


Jim, bench time is bench time. I spent Saturday and Sunday working on the HMS Invincible build review for IPMS. I wish I could post photos of it. I can say that this kit has increased my scratch building techniques as I managed to bugger up all of the pe for both masts. Oh well, lessons learned.

Other than that I built my new photo box, which I'll do a SBS for here.

later...Gator


I am looking forward to building my Invincible. I think after I finish my Panzer I might try to work that one in. I made a discovery today that really ruined my day, I bought the wrong friulmodel tracksfor my tank. I bought for an F but needed an A. That'll learn me to pay attnetion.

Looking forward to seeing the photobox.

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Posted: Monday, February 11, 2008 - 08:25 AM UTC
Wife still very sick, not much at my end. Made a rookie mistake with the PT boat last week. Usually I use squadron white putty, but decided to top it off with some brushed Tamiya white primer, which is a "hot" primer. Time to prime the ship yet again, I thinned my enamel primer with... yes.. LACQUER thinner instead of the regular thinner (Lacquer I reserve for cleaning AB and brushes). Hit the PT boat, noticed MELTING of all the carefully sanded putty.. So this weekend I just worked on a StugIV for a bit (first armor kit), and organized my Charles F Adams DDG-2 build for the Tin Cans GB. Will do that for a bit then re-tackle sanding/putting the PT boat for the third time! Ohhh and still basking in the NY GIANTS win
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