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L'Orenoque Mamoli 1:100 scale

BradNSW said:
Sorry on getting sick on your race! Congrats to your wife!!!

Anyone who can focus and model like you, can go Cold Turkey. I did it one day, after Chewing Snus for 40 years. Five years later I feel better and save some serious $s. Praying you can!

Be well!
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Brad! I appreciate it, shipmate! Renee is the real deal, that's for sure! I'll be sure to pass along your congratulations!

Blessings.
Chuck
 
What ho, shipmates!

I know you have my best interests at heart. As far as my smoking goes, listen to your favorite version of "My way" For me Sinatra is the perfect one. The Gipsy Kings version is a close second.

With respect.

Blessings. Peace. Gratitude.
Chuck
 
The Gavel said:
What ho, shipmates!

If you were wondering where I went, well, I was at it again.

When Renee and I first got together in 2009 she did her first marathon and I chased her on my motorcycle. Over the next few years, having moved and without a motorcycle, I supported her marathoning by acting as chauffeur and cheerleader at the start and finish of her marathons. Then, in October 2011 we were headed to the Kansas City Marathon and I said, "I'm bored sitting around waiting for you to finish your run, so I'm going to do the half-marathon." Keep in mind that I am not a runner, with a bad right knee and a committed smoker, I signed up when we went to pick up her packet. So, my marathoning is basically a way to be supportive of my Admiral and share her adventures.

So, a few weeks back, she and her twin (also an ultra-marathoner) decided to celebrate thier birthday with a personal ultra-marathon. I was crew. I think my Admiral got the ultra bug then. Next thing I know, on November 29 my Admiral says "There's an ultra called "Last Chance Ultra" next Saturday what do you think?" as a dutiful husband and enabler, I said: "We should definitely do it, what do the buckles look like?" Now, I said that not knowing that I was coming down with the flu and not thinking that the last week in the semester is my most exhausting week judging the nightly final jury trials of my students. Also, I hadn't really kept in condition after the 50 mile back in April. So, I looked at the buckles and thought: "Very cool, I like the 100 kilometer buckle the best." And I said: "Let's go for the 100K." 100K = 62 miles.

Saturday, December 6. It was dark, foggy and 32 fahrenheit (0 celsius) at the 6:00 a.m. start of the race. The fog burned off at around 11:30 and the temperature warmed to a very reasonable 42 degrees (5.5 celsius). But 12 hrs 30 mins later, I was vomiting and had to tap out after 40 miles. My Admiral won the 100K in the womens division! Best day ever!

I teach my students to evalute their wins and their losses. Practicing what I preach, having lost this battle to reach 100k, sick, exhausted, and untrained, I learned that I can get to 40 miles after a liter of coffee and 3 cigarettes and no training. I learned that I need to do some training and have made the mental commitment.

It was worth the lesson:

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Now that I am recovering from the ultra and being sick (oddly the ultra didn't make me less sick), I am back in the shipyard and will have the time to respond to your posts and share my progress on L'Orenoque!

Stay tuned!

Blessings. Peace. Gratitude.
Chuck
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Hi Chuck. My great respect for your Admiral for winning that 100 mls run.:) And also for you for your attempt and running the 40 mls. But to start this challenge with no training ……… ;) My respect for your guts. :) I can really empathize with what you have been through. Especially what whet through your mind during those hours.
Regards, Peter
 
Peter Voogt said:
Hi Chuck. My great respect for your Admiral for winning that 100 mls run.:) And also for you for your attempt and running the 40 mls. But to start this challenge with no training ……… ;) My respect for your guts. :) I can really empathize with what you have been through. Especially what whet through your mind during those hours.
Regards, Peter
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Sort of like, “I’m new to wooden ship modeling, and for my first build I plan to scratchbuild HMS Sovereign of the Seas”…
 
Peter Voogt said:
Hi Chuck. My great respect for your Admiral for winning that 100 mls run.:) And also for you for your attempt and running the 40 mls. But to start this challenge with no training ……… ;) My respect for your guts. :) I can really empathize with what you have been through. Especially what whet through your mind during those hours.
Regards, Peter
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Peter! Thank you! I'll pass your message to my Admiral! :)

Funny, my first marathon, I was in a place in my life where I was hoping to suffer the same fate as the first marathoner. Massive disappointment. I did get a huge medal and its in a frame with Renee's medal from the same marathon. It has been a point of pride (goeth before a fall) for me never to train. I have to admit that I did some preparation for the 50 mile ultra I completed in April - training exercises I mentioned in my Harriet Lane log. For the most part it is a measure of my grit and determination. Going forward, however, I plan to supplement my grit and determination with preparationROTF Sounds like you know what I mean.

Blessings. Peace. Gratitude.
Chuck
 
Roger Pellett said:
Brass sheaves can be built up by nesting succeeding sizes of K&S tubing ( available down to an OD of 1/32”) and turning with a Dremel and needle file. Not ideal but doable. A piece of very thin wire passed around the davit with both ends passed through the hole in the sheave secures it.

What diameter sheaves do you need?

Roger
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Roger! Thank you for sharing your wisom with me! I am working on the dimensions. With my limitations, both in skill and allowance money, I'm thinking more to indicate the sheaves than to make them. I'll keep you posted though. Right now I have turned my attention to the inboard fascades of the sponsons and am desiging the bridge.

Blessings.
Chuck
 
Martin By Eye said:
looks like you are in for a fair bit of "bricolage" there... the swinging davit on the end is a nice bit of art deco on it's own. The sheaves seem to have strengthening plates on their sides so maybe time to bring out the soldering iron if you haven't got the heavy machinery (i know the story ! ) Either way looks like you will need quite a few profiles in brass stock if you want a fair representation as it is quite a complex mechanism, especially at 1/100 . Have you got the right sort of size sheaves ?
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Martin! It almost never happens that I have to look up a word but "bricolage" was new to me! ROTF ROTF ROTF Although it could apply to the whole build, I will need to build the bateaux-tambours davits from a diverse range of available things. I actually ordered a pencil torch on Monday because my current gear is too much for the tiny work - keeps melting things that have already been soldered when I try to solder new things.

As I wrote to Roger, I'm in the planning stage and am leaning toward indicating sheaves rather than making them. We'll see what my experiments turno out.

Blessings.
Chuck
 
Peter Voogt said:
Wow, I see a very nice rivet pattern ........ :)
Regards, Peter
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Peter! Of course YOU would see that ROTF I have applied the circles to build up the eyebolt medalion, but not the rivets - I'll give it a shot. What I did find in producing the bateaux-tambour was that I can get my bolt heads small enough to detail the wheels:p which I plan todo before they are oermanently in place.

Blessings.
Chuck
 
What ho, shipmates!

If you've gotten this far, you probably also listened to The Chairman of the Board or The Gipsy Kings. I am making progress on the inboard fascades of the sponsons. I made a profile outline of both sides and was able to apply a piece of 1/16" thick stock to both to make the other leg of the "U". Now both sponsons ride the bulwark and are very stable. I am working on the details of the fascades - I drew a basic design emphasiszing pillars and I plan to laminate varying widths of 1/32" strips, suitably scribed, to indicate pillars. I also figured out how I could continue the natural wood look inboard! You'll see! For now, however, just this one shot (If you're wondering about the tan lines around the open sponson tops, red arrows, the plans indicate a kind of lip for the bateaux-tambours to nestle in):
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Blessings. Peace. Gratitude.
Chuck
 
The Gavel said:
Martin! It almost never happens that I have to look up a word but "bricolage" was new to me! ROTF ROTF ROTF Although it could apply to the whole build, I will need to build the bateaux-tambours davits from a diverse range of available things. I actually ordered a pencil torch on Monday because my current gear is too much for the tiny work - keeps melting things that have already been soldered when I try to solder new things.

As I wrote to Roger, I'm in the planning stage and am leaning toward indicating sheaves rather than making them. We'll see what my experiments turno out.

Blessings.
Chuck
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Smallest sheaves i can find here are 3mmx 1.5mm . "H" beam stock i can find in 1mmx 1mm and upwards, angle is 1.5x1.5. I can buy 2mm tube from our version of home depot for less than two bucks a meter, but that is europe. Maybe it is worth your looking into it. I use a low power electronics soldering iron most of the time for soldering, it's a question of speed, and sometimes a heatsink, if you don't want heat transfer
 
The Gavel said:
Martin! It almost never happens that I have to look up a word but "bricolage" was new to me! ROTF ROTF ROTF Although it could apply to the whole build, I will need to build the bateaux-tambours davits from a diverse range of available things. I actually ordered a pencil torch on Monday because my current gear is too much for the tiny work - keeps melting things that have already been soldered when I try to solder new things.

As I wrote to Roger, I'm in the planning stage and am leaning toward indicating sheaves rather than making them. We'll see what my experiments turno out.

Blessings.
Chuck
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Chuck,
When soldering small items with multiple joints, I find heat sinks to be especially useful. I have several small copper-coated clips with flat jaws that I ordered for just that purpose, but just about any metal clamp will work. Attach it either on a completed joint or between the joint and the joint in progress, and it will pull the heat away so the completed joint doesn’t reach melting point.
 
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