These are, of course variations of the Murphy's laws as taught to me by my engineer-physicist dad from WWII:I was hoping Pete would drop one of his wisdom bombsI think the 3rd law is my favorite!
Awesome! I had a 2001 XJR but the Great Recession crushed me and I had to let her go. I absolutely love the Mark 2 - such gorgeous lines. You'll probably cringe, but I'd love to have a Mark 2 with a modern engine
and other modern conveniences . I see them sometimes when I'm window shopping on the internet. My Admiral says that I can have one, but I think it will have to wait on other more significant things like remodeling our bathrooms and relandscaping so that rain and snow melt drain away from the house.
Murphy must have had a hard life!
I had a white on black '62 Impala convertible for my mid-life crises for about 10 years, but she too went the way of all flesh and other things financially unsustainable (classic car: a hole in the road you throw money into)Awesome! I had a 2001 XJR but the Great Recession crushed me and I had to let her go. I absolutely love the Mark 2 - such gorgeous lines. You'll probably cringe, but I'd love to have a Mark 2 with a modern engine
I love it! So we're also car guysI had a white on black '62 Impala convertible for my mid-life crises for about 10 years, but she too went the way of all flesh and other things financially unsustainable (classic car: a hole in the road you throw money into)
My mom said in its defense "It gets great smilelage"
. I had a '66 Ford Fairlane convertible with a 289 in the late '90s. I caller her Lucille You'll never believe what I did - I let my first wife convince me to sell it and I bought a 1st year PT Cruiser. I've also though to re-acquire a Lucille, again with a modern engine.
Awesome! I had a 2001 XJR but the Great Recession crushed me and I had to let her go. I absolutely love the
- such gorgeous lines. You'll probably cringe, but I'd love to have a Mark 2 with a modern engineI love it! So we're also car guys
BTW my mom, who made the "smileage" remark's name was lucilleI love it! So we're also car guys
And a happy Valentine's Day....
Put my wife Kate and I down for 43. She was the best decision I ever made!
Put my wife Kate and I down for 43. She was the best decision I ever made!
Agreed 100%I can't think of going off topic with two nicer, more affable guys!
Pete, I agree with you about the forward Dahlgren and the Parrott. I'm mainly concerned with the guns aft. If I had to list a main problem with this kit - this is the one. In every log I've read (and I tried to be comprehensive) every modeler either commented on the problem or their pics show the problem. I think shrinking the guns a bit, placing them lower in their carriages and shrinking the carriages a bit plus adding a bit of height gets them more squarely in their ports so that when run out for firing they are not overly depressed and rubbing the underside of the rail. A little more height forward will probably help the look of the forward Dahlgren.
I've always had this problem with MS kits, which are splendid otherwise. I don't think they allow for the thickness of the deck planks when they measure how high the guns will sit. I know they build the prototypes, but something gets lost in translation. And it isn't just MS kits. The problem seems to be endemic. I've used the "Dapper Tom" BC kit to build a variety of Baltimore clippers because of its adaptability. I always toss the gun carriages (oval trucks), stash the barrels, and order guns from Bluejacket. The MS guns are out of scale and the carriage castings are crap! Look at that barrel in the photos. It's TOO DAMN LARGE overall to be of the proper proportions. I don't give a S**+ what the numbers say. If it looks wrong, IT"S WRONG!
