Oh no Jan. Looks like you're going to have to post a "No Touch" area. What a bummer
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Good morning Jan. That is a real bummer!! I know that feeling and it is not a good one - feel for you. Luckily I know you will manage this repair. Good luck. Cheers Grant
Yes indeed. I thought I had "Kinder Proofed" my shipyard work area. Tools, kit boxes, glues, etc. were all stored in a closed and secured cabinet. The ships I'm working on are all on the top shelves of six shelf bookcases, I thought they would be hard to reach by a little person. Come to find out a big person handed the hull to a little one, long story short - the hull was launched from the second floor down a flight of steps and landed on a tile floor. I won't go into the Paul Harvey and the rest of the story.Oh no Jan. Looks like you're going to have to post a "No Touch" area. What a bummer
Jan
Yup, a little imagineering and the WB will be as good as before. It was a real disappointment to find it in that condition this morning.
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That's quite a drop your WB took. It speaks volumes fir the sturdiness if the little thing, sustaining "limited" damage from its fall.
This is one of my nightmares; the model one has worked on patiently for weeks, months, or even longer taking a fall, damaging heaven knows what...
Good luck with your repairs and that with your eyesight issues.
You are on the mark. I was watering the house plants when I noticed the WB hull sitting on the bookshelf all banged up. A flurry of text messages and phone calls finally provided a clue. No apologies were offered (I quote) “it was just an old wood toy”.
Sad, sad, sad.
Jan
Not everyone needs to be named as a beneficiary in the will...You are on the mark. I was watering the house plants when I noticed the WB hull sitting on the bookshelf all banged up. A flurry of text messages and phone calls finally provided a clue. No apologies were offered (I quote) “it was just an old wood toy”.
Sad, sad, sad.
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This is adding insult to injury...
What a great suggestion.
Yup that it does.
I'm looking forward to the end of the vision treatment. Stye problem is under control. Started Glaucoma drops last night for the next thirty days. No heavy duty shipbuilding, sanding, glueing, paint fumes etc for another week. Gratefully I can still bang on the PC keyboard and peruse the Forum.
Jan
I have seen many incidents and read many stories on the SoS, but this......You are on the mark. I was watering the house plants when I noticed the WB hull sitting on the bookshelf all banged up. A flurry of text messages and phone calls finally provided a clue. No apologies were offered (I quote) “it was just an old wood toy”.
Sad, sad, sad.
Jan
That's what family and friends are for.....
Hope you can restore her neatly and the eye get well soon.
Regards, Peter
Yup. It's a sad commentary on todays generation parenting values and social skills. If it had been a member of my family they would have been horrified and bought a replacement kit.I have seen many incidents and read many stories on the SoS, but this......
That's what family and friends are for.....
Hope you can restore her neatly and the eye get well soon.
Regards, Peter
I know I can get the WB back to almost the right shape.The canopy will be a little tricky, but I've figured out a good rebuild for that. We'll see. The good news is that as long as I follow proper precaution (mask and eye protection) I can start building again tomorrow.
Jan
Well, good luck with rebuilding the canopy. No ice or ice bear or stormy weather can damage her, so what is a little drop off two stairs….
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You are absolutely correct. No icebergs, shoals or sandbars involved in this mishap, just a flight of thirteen stairs. and a tile floor as landing place.
Given the fluctuation of my vision I managed to piece the hull back to somewhat of its original shape. The Port side was damaged severely at the bow, on Starboard side three of the top planks separated from the bow were cracked about four inches from the bow.
I spent yesterday and today (Hmm did I mention we had our first snowfall of the season last night) gluing and adding interior planking to get a reasonable fix.
I'm not happy with the fix, but it's the best I can do.
Tomorrows endeavor will be to repair the canopy.
Jan
Jan you have my admiration.
When I was heavily involved in the building and flying of RC aircraft lots of my flying buddies liked it when I had an unscheduled landing because I loved to build but not repair so I pulled out the electronics, motor and gave away the airframe.
Ouch, Ouch. Your comment took me back a few years. Back in the days of "Full size Station Wagons", many a weekend with good flying weather was RC club time. The reason I mention the station wagon, it was the impromptu ambulance to carry latest RC casualty home for a RE-DO. My favorite RC aircraft were float planes, especially models of Otters and Beavers.
Jan
Loved the Beavers. I had a quarter scale Beaver which I never had an unforced landing with. It was a sweet flyer with no nasty tendencies.
I still have my flying box, my favorite gadget was a battery operated prop spinner. That saved a lot of finger blisters.
How is this for Nostalgia?
This kit dates from the late 70's. Haven't got a clue why I still have it!
Jan
We used to do a lot of winter flying and nothing worse than when a prop kicks back on frozen fingers. The starters were a blessing. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.I still have my flying box, my favorite gadget was a battery operated prop spinner. That saved a lot of finger blisters.
How is this for Nostalgia?
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This kit dates from the late 70's. Haven't got a clue why I still have it!
Jan
Good morning Jan. That is an impressive major repair. This goes out of the "redo" category and it certainly works. Cheers Grant
I agree with Grant: a impressive repair. It’s more in the category ‘Restoration during New-Build’. My respect.
Regards, Peter