Aussie048 post_id=24723 time=1511919484 user_id=3981 said:
Lawrence
I see your club badge. Where it with pride.I Know you are a scratch builder because of cost in our hobby.
I look forward to you starting on the Blandford project where the whole project is educational.
would also like to thank Mike for his time and dedication on the project.
Now I believe the little fallas need some more tools. You should inform the Admiral. Christmas is just around the corner
Cheers
Geoff
Hello Geoff
I thank you very much for your visit to my build log, for your very kind words and very nice comments. Yes, I do believe that I will start my Blandford Cross Section as soon as I complete the deck boat for my Golden Hind, this is a priority for me. Not only that but my Old Ship Yard is piled to the rafters so to speak that another build would surely crowd me out.
I started scratch building because the kits have so much stuff that I do not like or will not use. An example is the African Queen by Billings, she came with a plastic hull that I hated the look of and built a wooden hull for her. My HMS Victory from Artesana Latina came with a lot of hideous decorations for the Stern After Castle among a lot of other things that I did not care to use. No, when it comes right down to the wire most of my scratch builds do cost much more than those kits with so many parts being pushed aside and probably will never be used in my lifetime.
Yes, Christmas is just around the corner and I would love to have a metal lave and a little mill but at my age, I cannot justify such an expense, 10 or 15 years ago that would have been a different story. My Admiral is very generous with her giving, she just gave me a Dremel 3000, a MicroLux sanding Pen along with an X-Y Table from Micro.Mark and a little Vice to convert my Drill Press into a tiny Milling Machine. So, all in all, I am not really doing all that bad. I am not rich as you are!!!!!! ENJOY.
Regards Lawrence
PS ----Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Cold Country Canada.