Simon's Sikorsky CH53 GS/G Revell 1/48

[simontie]

Hi Simon,
Just seen this as I've had a week from hell work wise!!
For cutting the resin,I'd say preferably a razor saw, but a junior hacksaw could suffice as long as you're very careful with slow strokes
Also,if you keep the piece nice and damp it'll cut down on the nasty dust in the air :smiling3:
Hatha,
Andy

Thanks andy will give it a blast have junior saw but ill see about investing in a razor saw, dust suppression as well cheers simon

[yak face]

Yes andys right a razor saw is the best way to go , you can either wet the area or just take it slowly and take precautions against the dust ( mask ) . If youre just razor sawing bits off the pouring stubs then it shouldnt make that much anyway . Its when you start with the motor tools that the dust becomes a major health hazard. As for sticking bits together , superglue is the best thing , careful though , resin to resin bonds go off straightaway so youve got to be accurate and quick !

[simontie]

Yes andys right a razor saw is the best way to go , you can either wet the area or just take it slowly and take precautions against the dust ( mask ) . If youre just razor sawing bits off the pouring stubs then it shouldnt make that much anyway . Its when you start with the motor tools that the dust becomes a major health hazard. As for sticking bits together , superglue is the best thing , careful though , resin to resin bonds go off straightaway so youve got to be accurate and quick !

Thanks Yac face
accuracy is my middle name!!! along with butter fingers two left feet and last but not least why would you :face-with-head-bandage::flushed::tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy::smiling6::thumb2:

[JR]

Will join Simon, sorry a bit late but looks an interesting build .

[simontie]

Well heres where i am… ready to join the 2 half of fuselage together and have started trying to get the resin parts to fit not as easy as this sounds, up till tuesday it was slow but now i have hit an even bigger hurdle,
went for lunch on Tuesday just home nowhere fancy came back sat at my office desk and i shxx you not went blind in my left eye waited a few mins for it to go but it stayed called the local optician who seen me straight away then shortly after i had to be rushed to ARI in Aberdeen, turns out i had a stroke!!!! This has left me with no periferal vision in my left eye & none in my left hand side of my right eye can’t believe it, still can’t believe it. No warning just blind so after many tests and scans it turns out a small blood clot hit me in the back of the head on the right hand side damaging the vision part of my brain.
good news is this seems to be returning slowly and the head ache to end all head aches is slowly getting better i know the NHS sometimes get bad press but ican quite honestly say they were all great and i appriciate all there efforts and help. so now need to take it easy and rest up and pray my vision returns to normal looking straight a head is fine looking left is just a blur and anything in that field is invisable to me.
i did have a look over the kit today and i seem to be able to focus on it no problem so i will carry on with it tomorrow and get some pictures to post
simon

[Mini Me]

Take it easy Simon, I pray you will have a complete healing and get back to normal soon. Rick H.

[yak face]

Sorry to hear that simon , but glad that its slowly improving , hope the recovery carries on and youre back to full health soon . Take your time and concentrate on getting better , dont worry about the build , I havent even started mine yet !

[simontie]

Take it easy Simon, I pray you will have a complete healing and get back to normal soon. Rick H.

Thanks Nick seems to have improved a little today and heads not so sore..
simon

[Tim Marlow]

Crikey, that’s a bit rough. Take care Simon, and follow doctors orders. The build is far less important than your health. Hope it improves very soon :thumb2:

[The Smythe Meister]

WOW, What awful news that is Simon!!
Terrible that it happened in the first place of course,but on the plus side,at least a full recovery is on the cards
Must be so frustrating for you... All the best mate,
Andy

[simontie]

Hi all thanks for all your kind words and support it means a lot, well i never managed to do much today but my heads feeling better and eyes seem to be improving, i did manage to watch the Moto gp and that was great racing, i will try to take it easy and see if i can get some bit’s done not only on the build but life in general, this is a real wake up call, but to be fair i live a fairly healthy life so it just show you you never know what round the corner
Take care
Simon

[scottie3158]

Simon,
Take it easy and don't over do it rest the eyes if that is what's needed.

[Andy the Sheep]

Best wishes for a swift recovery, Simon.

[spanner570]

Just spotted this.

Take care Simon and all the best wishes to you for a full and speedy recovery back to your normal self....

Ron

[simontie]

Just spotted this.

Take care Simon and all the best wishes to you for a full and speedy recovery back to your normal self....

Ron

Thank you, Ron not sure where on the normal spectrum i am but i don’t think im alone
All the best simon