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there were 4 other boats on the lake, and 3 of them were kind of tailing us. anyway, it was pretty windy so we went to a spot about 30' from a 12 foot hole with sandy bottom and dropped anchor. we were throwing 2.5" grubs on 1/8 jig heads on 8lb test monofilament. my hands hurt from fighting so many fish today. we both caught 3 pounders and we each had 9 or 10 more 2 lbers.
AND...we both caught hammerhandle (22") muskies.
it was the first time either of us fished in 8 or 9 years.
and i thought building a model was relaxing......
it was 75, sunny, windy, and a hot fishing day.
thanks guys for your opinions. what is the size wire you guys use for the wires?
i added a vallejo product simply called mud (this the european option (looks like baby poop). i have the black option too and it looks like tar) to the tracks and let that dry. then i carefully used alcohol and a chisel blade and removed the epoxy that remained from a previous 'attachment' and sanded them and the epoxy points on the body to get a good connection, i applied the epoxy and i clamped it together for a day.
i think i'm gonna have to alter the base a bit with some surgery and post surgery modifications. more on that later.
Junky old thing only weighs 7800 lbs.
i did end up adding hoses and a wire to the engine.
Touching the treads on the tracks with some graphite will make them pop. Try it on the underside to see how how you like it.
and to make sure it was weighted properly while the glue set up:
there's no disputing the weight of that iron, is there?
i have since removed the iron and painted the new area.
i have an afternoon wedding to attend tomorrow (i'm not thrilled about it but it's our best couple friend's daughter) so i don't really know when i'll be able to get back to it, but when i do i need to mix up some sculptamold, add paint to it to darken it up, and fashion a stone retaining wall on one section of the new foam, and fill in the rest of the areas as needed.
indeed, with me it's always one step forward and two steps back....
i added the sculptamold and some dirt to the new terrain:
the dark spots are still wet.
and i finished detailing the cat:
progress is slow, cuz things keep coming up.
has anybody heard from karl a lately?