Jackie.....Better get that off to Schubert to get some GOLD on it!Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
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Jackie.....Better get that off to Schubert to get some GOLD on it!Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
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Or to quote my father:Quote:
Originally Posted by ron54
"Tis better to have loved and lost....... Than to have loved and WON!"
Five will get you ten Doreen was well out of the house when you snuck that one in Rich !Quote:
Originally Posted by T2x
You deserve to have Vettel takethe arse out of your Trousers!
Sadly, Don's son, Ben, passed away last spring in Australia.... I am still in touch with the family.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Glad you are doing well......
Really sad to hear about Ben. They were all just kids living in Orlando the last time I stayed with Bon and Joan——— how quickly time flies.
A few years since I spoke with Joan——— she moved up to North Carolina——- kids had all grown up and moved on!
Jackie - The picture of Tim at Nashville didn't post, so edited the post to add the picture again - take a look - add some GOLD!
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Paint and me do not agree Roger————- there’s over 20 coats of everything on this one——— still leaves a lot to be desired, but it’s passable. Once I start to get “Smartassed”, I wind up in Sh-t creek and that’s no place to be crack-o-sparrow on a Friday morning.Quote:
Originally Posted by RogerH
Craig did put me on the right track over the clear EPOXY finish problem———— reckons there’s a “WEST SYSTEM” of clear resin that will suit, if I get a midget sprayer.
Turns out the new village postman is a retired foundryman——— reckons he can make us some cleaver props in aluminium using the lost wax process———- just have to find a decent example for him to create a pattern! Might just have fallen in the whore house there my friend.
Just heard Craig is home and dry and tucked up in Bed.
Sir Jackie, are you talking about a prop for the tunnel boat you put together? If so, just search out some RC boat props and you should be able to find something workable.
yup, that’s the sort of prop I need Crisis———- 25/35mm. Or for colonials, round about the one inch mark——— can tap in 5 or six mil centres depending on model size.Quote:
Originally Posted by AZMIDLYF
Did try to reach into the RC used prop market ——- got all excited for a while when one individual told me he had a bunch of mates who had shedloads of old unwanted RC wheels that I could have !!!!——-but like
the road to hell, he was paved with good intentions——— it all turned to worms in the end.
Decided to get serious about this one———— dug out all the remaining plastic Peking props I had left
(that didn't amount to a hill of beans) went through them——— a couple of “positive maybes“——might just have to bite the bullet and buy a few top quality examples .
Its great to feel top of the heap again————-spent the whole afternoon in the shop, beavering away like a good’un. Most satisfying.
Problem here is I get to thinking———-get ideas above my station——- have to get something cracking yesterday———- this has devastating consequences on the shop, which rapidly turns into a middin if I’m not careful.
Bugger it——- this morning I will make inroads into a new “CONCEPT “.
Nearly finished Reggies 200 mph attempt boat ( well, my version any way ).
That 42’ Foumtain has a ridiculous “canopy” that covers everything nicely and gives me ARTISTS LICENCE to get away with things true model makers never could .
This is due for Marks desktop ——- should get it off in the next week or so !
Dont much care for record attempts——— dangerous things at the best of times—— but you don’t just get up and walk away from a problem around the 200 mph mark——- that is “HURT” velocity !
On paper with all the extra gee-gee’s , it looks possible, but, boat needs a tad more updating than it’s had methinks.
If it’s bad run the press will have a field day——- long time since the last disaster in newspaper time———-its never long enough since the last one in the real world!
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My take on the 42’Fountain, ——-no way is it a model, or a copy, simply my take on a mad idea!
End of another week——- things are on the up——- more and more time in the shop——- ideas flowing like a drunk swigging wine.
Pulled Another 8’ x 2’ x 2-1/2” plank of oak from the log pile——- cut into workable lengths—— should be some nice looking “Concepts” in old English oak coming along shortly.
Been a long day, but not without progress, so all in all it’s not been a bad week.
Down side is Russia playing silly bugger again———- poisoning ex spies and daughters—— injuring 24 British citizens with nerve gas and creating volatile diplomatic situations that cannot go unanswered.
Next thing will be a boycott of the World Cup ( soccer) ——— notthat I Give a flying fart about soccer anyway.
Timei was in the pit——- I’m turning into a pumpkin!
Jackie: I'll take partial credit for your better mood these days. That bottle of elixir I sent you seemed to work. Now your just an old fart instead of an ornery old fart.
Guess just like a leopard can’t do a damn thing about its spots Johnno——- I’m always going to be an ornery old fart. Willa reckons it’s a “Curmudgeon”kinda thing, —— me myself always thought I was a most affable sort of chap—— but with an opinion ! Who simply asked questions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rotary John
IMO— ( I do dislike dot-dot abbreviation intensely) it’s people who make statements that I question who seem to get most buggeringly upset when I disagree————- if they didn’t want me to question them——— they should have kept quiet in the first place——- damn fools!
Malt bottle cuts a dejected figure having less than two fingers languishing in the bottom, but it brings a smile to my face remembering!
Barely daylight when I left for the car boot sale this morning——— been chucking it down most of the night——- roads flooded and ditches overflowing, but there was a break in the clouds which gave me high hopes of a dry run.
Half the usual stallholders——— lots of goodies to be had, but the sellers were a tad over optimistic for my liking, so I held back until it started raining———- then I hit ‘em hard——— no stallholders wants to take all the junk back that he brought to sell.
Afraid I had to curb my enthusiasm—— I’d spent my monthly allowance and I still had to visit the scrapyard——- needed a cart to collect all the things I bought——— hope JUST SOME OF IT will come in useful in the near future.
England’s effort at the grand slam would make a strong man weep——-shoulda sent the ladies team, couldn’t have performed any worse. No plan, no passion———- I’ve seen kids in the playground playing Pat-a-Cake put more into the game than these overpaid pansies.
Never should have shut the shop to watch such a load of tripe.
Maybe I’ll feel better tomorrow——— MOTHERS DAY over here tomorrow. Think I’ll lock myself in to the shop until it’s all over.
Tis Mother’s Day here in the uk —— we are being taken out to lunch at the Avisford Park Hilton. Sounds posh, but they will probably have a mother’s day deal going on——— ten per cent off if you eat up and bugger off by three o’clock? Or four meals for the price two if you eat it in the kitchen !
Even the Hilton’s not averse to doing a few “ deals” to pull the punters.
All the super stores with tables full of tulips and daffs are having panic attacks——— first thing they do for mother’s day is inflate the price by three——— when most of them are left on the shelf, as kids will not pay the price for a bunch of flowers———- managers then have mad fits of depression ——- put twenty foot signs up ———- ALL FLOWERS FIFTY PERCENT OFF !
Best thing to do is wait until Monday when you can get five bunches for the price of one! Rush round to mums with the arms full proclaiming “SORRY MUM, DIDNT REALIZE IT WAS MOTHERS DAY YESTERDAY————- she will still think the sun shines out of ————————-.
Absolutely nailed the general knowledge crossword today——— not even nine o’clock and I’m off into the shop for a couple of hours!
Was doing fine until my granddaughter posted a picture of my eldest daughter——— one of those mother’s day things——- then, not so good.
Sandra died of cancer 22 years ago—— husband Steve was working for Buzzi in Oggiono when we first heard the news ——- they were all excited to be living near Como, kids loving the Italian schooling and Steve working on all Buzzi’s crazy stuff.
Sandra was the one Doc Magoon had offered a job to, working as a nurse on his team———then she
met Steve and once again history got changed.
It’s a funny old world——— gotta go, it’s mother’s day lunch and all that jazz.
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A very special young lady——- My eldest daughter Sandra Wilsn !
Sorry, when she married Steve, she became Sandra Cheeseman !
Yup....but she will always be a Wilson......just the way it is!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Gary
That’s a fact Gary ——— I still have difficulty in realising my four daughters are not called Wilson any more———maybe not, but I still look on each one of them as a WILSON.Quote:
Originally Posted by olboatman
My son in law Steve Cheeseman used to work for Chris Hodges and is one of the best “chippies” I ever came across.
Buzzi recognised his skills and put him to work on all sorts of creations. There’s a book to be written somewhere there!
Great pity that particular tale ended long before the second chapter.
Saga continues though——- Simon Cheeseman is the grandson working closely with Craig Wilson at
WILSON CUSTOM COMPOSITES.
He’s a whizz geek with “Cads” on a computer——- rest is classified so i’d Better zip up before I get myself in a heap of trouble!
Had a nice lunch at He Avisford Hilton with Jillys daughter Catherine and little Lizzie , food was excellent——- lots of “ Mother’s” dining out. Staff were cheerful and obliging, down side was when the dill came with about ten quids worth of extra drinks that were clearly not ours and should not have been on the ticket. No excuses for that which was made quite clear——— never did like being overcharged for anything, always pisses me off some what.
Should have an uninterrupted day in the shop, which these days means 5/6 hours all being well. Present project is a forty foot cat ( ALEX AND ANI) , liked the shape, and when Craig told me he was pulling a new one out of the mould this week for a customer, decided to do one of my (Concepts) for his desktop. This one is 50mm (20”) in length, so a bit longer than normal———— will post you a few pictures from the log to the finish———— decided on natural English Oak finish——— Craig can paint it any way he wants. I don’t do paint any more.
Soldiered on like a good ‘un this morning———- everything went according to plan——- no cock-ups or crap moments, don’t get that happening many times a month I can tell you.
Forgot to download the early pics I took of the project so it’ll be late afternoon before I get to posting some “Interesting” stuff————- not to worry——— I’ll get there in the end!
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Tunnel section ready for shaping and cutting and drilling to take sponsons———- aluminium section.
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Thought i I posted this quarter part of an oak plank before——- disappeared into cyberspace!
Jackie You didn't lose it.....its on the Merc V6 History thread. Either way thats one purty peice of oak!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Gary
Your next post is #Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
I know, FECKIN old Dingleberry——- I plead the fifth, insanity, old age and artists licence! That should just about cover it ( for now).Quote:
Originally Posted by FMP
Long ago before Pontus was a Pilate I shelled out a big bag of gold for a pile of very old cut planks of various exotic woods————- thought I paid way too much over the odds for it at the time. Been digging into it for about five years and I’m not even half way through it——— maybe I didn’t get shafted after all.Quote:
Originally Posted by olboatman
Did anyone see Top Gear this week ?
Damn fools went over to Japan and Bought a twin turbo RX 7 for £7,000, shipped it back to England hoping to make a profit———- they are amongst us——— .
Best offer he’s had for it up to now is £800 ———- and that’s obviously some poor soul having a mad fit of depression!
Also said quote : At the present time , no major car company is involved in the manufacturing of the Wankel Rotory for the first time in over a hundred years !
And 3..2..1..........
lot of talking going on——- proposals, don’t see any actual rotories being manufactured yet——-or am I missing something ?Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
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Coming along nicely—— spent a whole day doing the drives and steering!
Yep>Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Then I’m all ears Johnno——- I can listen as well as spout !Quote:
Originally Posted by Rotary John
There are 2 companies right there in bloody old England producing rotaries today.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson