1/72 HMS Iron Duke - Type 23 Frigate

[rtfoe]

Hi Gary,
My apologies for chyming in so late in the build and what a way to come in with the news of your health. Sorry to hear about it and hope you get a slot for your Op soon. Really sounds serious.
Great to see the Duke taking to the water like a duck and congratulations on receiving the Simon T award.
Nice sunset picture with your better half, bet you enjoyed the trip. Haven't had the real deal Fish n Chips wrapped in paper and all, will have to try that some day.
Look forward to you getting better Gary and finish the detailing...won't want the crew falling in the pond now. :smiling2:

Cheers,
Wabble

[Bri62]

Just seen this Garry hope things get sorted soon, hopefully you don't have to wait too long for treatment thoughts and wishes

[Tworrs]

Hi Gary,
My apologies for chyming in so late in the build and what a way to come in with the news of your health. Sorry to hear about it and hope you get a slot for your Op soon. Really sounds serious.
Great to see the Duke taking to the water like a duck and congratulations on receiving the Simon T award.
Nice sunset picture with your better half, bet you enjoyed the trip. Haven't had the real deal Fish n Chips wrapped in paper and all, will have to try that some day.
Look forward to you getting better Gary and finish the detailing...won't want the crew falling in the pond now. :smiling2:

Cheers,
Wabble

Thanks Wabble for your kind comments on my build of The Duke, if you haven't had fish and chips wrapped in paper, you haven't lived yet. :smiling: for some reason they just taste better, especially sitting watching the sun set.
I have made a start on the railings so the crew should be safe.

Just seen this Garry hope things get sorted soon, hopefully you don't have to wait too long for treatment thoughts and wishes :smiling3:

Thanks Brian, very kind of you.
Cheers
Garry

[Tworrs]

Guys, I really appreciate the thoughts, comments and good wishes, but really, don't worry, I'm not, and I'm sure everything will be fine.
ATB
Garry

[boatman]

HI Garry how are you ? an anything more done on the i/d ?
chrisb

[Tworrs]

HI Garry how are you ? an anything more done on the i/d ?
chrisb

Hi Chris, I have only managed to get some of the railings done on Iron Duke,
There have been so many things going on, we have the builders doing some work on the house, and I have had to keep going in to the hospital (which is 20 miles away) for scans and tests etc. today I was in the anaesthetic assessment clinic to see whether they are happy for me to go ahead with surgery, and fortunately they are, so now it is up to the surgeon to set a date.
So all in I'm pretty happy, now I just need to get the builders out of the house and SWMBO will be happy, although she is the one who wanted the work done.
ATB
Garry

[boatman]

Hi Chris, I have only managed to get some of the railings done on Iron Duke,
There have been so many things going on, we have the builders doing some work on the house, and I have had to keep going in to the hospital (which is 20 miles away) for scans and tests etc. today I was in the anaesthetic assessment clinic to see whether they are happy for me to go ahead with surgery, and fortunately they are, so now it is up to the surgeon to set a date.
So all in I'm pretty happy, now I just need to get the builders out of the house and SWMBO will be happy, although she is the one who wanted the work done.
ATB
Garry

OK Garry hope all goes well with the op let us guys know how you are
ATB
chrisb

[Tim Marlow]

All my best for the op as well Garry :thumb2:

[Andy the Sheep]

Hope to hear soon good news from you, Garry.
Ops aren't nice but sometimes we have to!:face-with-thermometer:

[Tworrs]

OK Garry hope all goes well with the op let us guys know how you are
ATB
chrisb

I sure will Chris.

All my best for the op as well Garry :thumb2:

Thanks Tim.

Hope to hear soon good news from you, Garry.
Ops aren't nice but sometimes we have to!:face-with-thermometer:

I hope so too Andrea, and you are right, sometimes we just have to have these things.

[Tworrs]

Here is a small update now that I have finished installing the hundreds of handrail stanchions, and then threaded 26 gauge stainless steel wire through 3 holes on each stanchion, and then CA everything in place.
This is just the deck section, I have also managed to get the superstructure hand rails done as well (photo another time).
After all that I don't think PE stanchions are the way to go in future, but needs must for the moment.
Excuse the mess, I'm trying to work alongside the builders.
ATB
Garry

[Mickc1440]

Railings look good Garry. Hope you get some news soon on when you can have your op. Take care.

[boatman]

HI Garry well done on the railings they look very good my freind as i used to use shark or tope steel wire to thread through my railing on my edinbourgh as it would give all the stanchions extra strenght an was very strong all round as when i was sailing her that the first thing people grabbed hold of to pull the ship into the pond edge but cant buy it now for some reason so on my tiger i had to use very thin brass rod that i bought from John's shop AN i must admit its not as good as the wire an bends quite easy but will see how i get on with it AN like Mick says hope your op goes ok as want to see more of I/D sailing under power
chrisb

[Jim R]

Just had a catch up Garry. First off I wish you all the best and hope the operation comes quickly and goes well.
As for the build, that just gets better and better. Great progress and everything is neat and sorted.

[Tworrs]

Railings look good Garry. Hope you get some news soon on when you can have your op. Take care.

Thanks Mick

HI Garry well done on the railings they look very good my freind as i used to use shark or tope steel wire to thread through my railing on my edinbourgh as it would give all the stanchions extra strenght an was very strong all round as when i was sailing her that the first thing people grabbed hold of to pull the ship into the pond edge but cant buy it now for some reason so on my tiger i had to use very thin brass rod that i bought from John's shop AN i must admit its not as good as the wire an bends quite easy but will see how i get on with it AN like Mick says hope your op goes ok as want to see more of I/D sailing under power
chrisb

Now that the stanchions and railing is CA'd it has become a bit more rigid, but I don't think it will take much rough handling.

Just had a catch up Garry. First off I wish you all the best and hope the operation comes quickly and goes well.
As for the build, that just gets better and better. Great progress and everything is neat and sorted.

Thanks Jim for your kind comments.

Update: I still have to have an Echocardiogram, and that is set for 13th July, so it will still be a while before the op date can be set.
Cheers
Garry