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Operation Cutty Sark Day 4

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This isn’t going too well, it even prompted me to tweet…..

https://twitter.com/#!/phillengthorn/status/187515549704654848

Stages 2, 3 and 4 were small assemblies that needed to be made and then added later in the build. Only problem was that they all required assembling half a dozen ridiculously small parts. The assembly of these small sub-assemblies require either two people with freakily small fingers; or two miniature sized people of the Tom Thumb variety. Together with the fact that the instructions aren’t exactly clear as to what you should be sticky where you can probably guess that the assembly of said sub-assemblies didn’t go too well. The pieces are so small that they seem easier to stick to your fingers than any other piece of the model. After lots of swearing, a broken scalpel and aching back, stages 2, 3 and 4 are complete……

So 4 days down, I have even begun painting the odd bit. That’s another thing, why do airfix make the model out of shiny plastic? It is impossible to paint. The look I’m going for is the ‘just been risen from the seabed’ look.

The facts: 4/19 complete, 26 days to go…….I think I’m doing alright……

Operation Cutty Sark Day 1

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Well here we go, April’s Project is about to start….

Thanks to my sister, build a model of The Cutty Sark. Let’s just remind ourselves what we’re aiming for:

Day 1 started off reasonably well, emptied box without too many problems, laid out contents and began looking through instruction booklet. That is when I realised that ‘Operation Cutty Sark’ may not be as easy as I first thought. Firstly, there are loads of bits, over 200 separate parts. Secondly, although the instruction booklet breaks it down into 19 separate stages, each stage requires loads of parts to be painted and assembled.

Assembly began and parts 1-5 went well, hull was glued together, with the help of a couple of pegs. But then I had to glue the pointy thing at the front on, which had to go through a small hole. But because of some sort of design fault (and definitely not the way I had assembled it) this required a bit of strategic plastic trimming….

But I managed to sort it. Day 1 complete, a total of ten pieces assembled. So after 1 day I’m probably just about on schedule…..

 

 

March?

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February’s plan to learn to play the ukulele didn’t go too well. Although I can definitely play it better than I could 4 weeks ago.

I’m still not entirely sure what March’s project is going to be….

  • One idea was to borrow Amy’s posh camera and try my hand at some fancy photography.
  • Another was to learn to swim better – but after the physical efforts of janathon that may have to wait until the summer.
  • It has been suggested to do some sort of art/painting project.

A decision will be made by the end of the weekend……