What are you doing today?

[Fishmanic]

Mine is the DeAgostini 1/48 scale Admiralty model . It’s a cutaway version showing the insides and main deck . I have the rib framing done and the hawse pieces ( the bow ) . I have to fair the ribs to prepare for planking and then the detail work starts . I’ve only progressed this far since getting the model four years ago . You need a lot of time where people leave you alone and don’t interrupt you . It’s very detailed work that takes concentration . View attachment 354560

We should take bets on who will finish their ship first... @connorlindeman or @Back in the fold . I'll place my bet on @connorlindeman finishing first even though @Back in the fold has a 4 year headstart

 

[anewbie]

We should take bets on who will finish their ship first... @connorlindeman or @Back in the fold . I'll place my bet on @connorlindeman finishing first even though @Back in the fold has a 4 year headstart

Gambling is illegal.

 

[Rocky998]

Gambling is illegal.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

We should take bets on who will finish their ship first... @connorlindeman or @Back in the fold . I'll place my bet on @connorlindeman finishing first even though @Back in the fold has a 4 year headstart

New Contest! Ship of the Month!

 

[jaylach]

Gambling is illegal.

LOL! Tell that to all the sports gambling sites.

 

[Fishmanic]

New Contest! Ship of the Month!

I built my “ship” in just 15 hrs over 3 days’ time.
Though it’s not quite as intricate a @connorlindeman’s and @Back in the fold’s ships. Mine is a model of a 27 ft 1938 Chris Craft TRIPLE Cockpit Barrelback “ship.”

 

[Fishmanic]

The kit I built is made by Dumas and can be bought on Amazon for $81.

 

[Alice B]

My understanding is that they aren't literally migratory, though that could be true as well. But their environment is so changeable that they might as well be; they live in intermittent streams in a monsoon zone, so temperature, hardness, cleanliness, water flow, clarity, and depth all vary widely with the seasons. That really fits with the "easy to keep but hard to breed" characteristic: They can adapt to just about anything within reason, but recreating those seasonal variations in a fish tank would be a great challenge, and wouldn't facilitate the kind of eye-candy tanks most of us enjoy. Sure would be fun to try, though.

interesting. there were 4 panda garra in the 100 gallon tank but some time in May I think one of the smaller ones, I'm assuming maybe the 2nd male, disappeared. If they laid eggs in the community tank none would survive, but that is very interesting stuff. maybe next summer

 

[Fishmanic]

The kit I built is made by Dumas and can be bought on Amazon for $81.
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I think @Back in the fold should have bought this one first as he could have finished it in maybe one year instead of 10 years or more at the rate he is going for building his very expensive intricate ship which he started building over 4 years ago.

 

[connorlindeman]

Reminds me of my grandfather who took 7 years to build a canoe. Its a running joke in the family now. Seems my dad took after him. Its been 5 years since he started his dining room table project. No end in sight.

 

[Fishmanic]

It took 98 years for Noah to build Noah’s Ark. At the rate he is going, @Back in the fold may surpass that timeframe for his model ship build.

 

[anewbie]

The only way for this contest to be fair is if all who participate build the same model (together; at the same time one piece at a time per person).

 

[anewbie]

It took 120 years for Noah to build Noah’s Ark. @Back in the fold may surpass that for his ship build.

That's interesting considering he only lived for 50 years.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

It took 120 years for Noah to build Noah’s Ark. @Back in the fold may surpass that for his ship build.

Well, yeah, but Noah didn't have power tools. Heck he didn't even have Ace Hardware. It's a wonder he ever got it done.

 

[anewbie]

Perfect kit for you all - have fun

https://amazon.com/EarthMark-Whaler-Die-cast-Display-12006/dp/B0DDTXBN9K