I’ve mentioned here off an’ on that I’m building a 1/4 scale Aeronca Champ. I finally decided on a name for th’ li’l beastie; as of a few days ago, she’s “Lefty”, as she was built entirely w/my L hand.
I’m headin’ for th’ home stretch on this build; got struts, th’ control rods and the engine an’ fuel system t’ go. Well, there’s a bit more, but not much.
And since th’ paint job is real close t’ done, here’s a few pix of ‘er w/all ‘er clothes on.
My Aeronca 7AC Champ
Now how’s THAT for an ol’ one-armed chump?
There’s still stuff yet t’ do, like I said, but I’m lookin’ @ th’ homestretch…
Call me a cynic, or whatever springs t’ mind f’ that matter. I couldn’t be brought to care for a salary. Jus’ ain’t “into it”…
We, m’ BFF an’ I, did our, now traditional trek, to NH for the holidays. ‘Twas COLD! This global warming thing isn’t just about th’ “warming” half of its title; it’s also about EXTREMES of weather. An’ we sure had it up there! An’ f’ that matter, here before we left! We got right around a foot th’ night before we were t’ leave. Travel actually got easier, th’ farther north we went.
Th’ mornin’ we left, I HAVE to mention, Her Majesty was askin’ if she should go out an’ “stomp down” the end of our drive t’ make it easier on th’ car t’ get out. I told her not t’ bother; if th’ car wouldn’t do it, we weren’t goin’ ’til it thawed. So we jumped in th’ car an’ backed out of th’ garage, into a very nicely plowed driveway! Our neighbor across th’ street had used his sno-blower an’ cleared us out! What a guy!
Xmas mornin’ in NH, I was given a fistful o’ books, so I spent lots o’ time buried there-in.
My in-laws don’t allow smoking in th’ house; Sis’s in th’ middle of a risky pregnancy, so I have no problem goin’ along w/that. But that 1st pipe in th’ mornin’ nigh-on knocked me down, an’ I’m still not that steady on my feet anyway. But, bein’ a die-hard addict, I rustled my rusty-dusty out onto th’ back deck, into th’ cold and wind and occasional rain every mornin’ for my wake-up smoke. And w/o fail, I got just as dizzy as a kid w/his 1st cigarette. Scared me the 1st time, ’til I figured it out.
But we had a good visit w/all th’ folks, and naturally brought back a cold apiece. (He warned us; but what’re y’ gonna do?)
One bright spot in th’ trip; I suggested on th’ way up that we stop somewhere an’ get a li’l point-an’-shoot camera, seein’ as mine’s “down f’ maintainance”. Her majesty concurred and we stopped in Nashua (I think) @ a Costco and got a $400 Nikon CoolPix for $200, no sales tax in NH. Decent deal and it kept me sane durin’ it all.
Th’ D-80 will go in th’ shop soon and th’ CoolPix will then be “her” camera. In the meantime, I’ll try t’ post a few here t’ show what th’ li’l bugger can do. It’s really not too shabby!
Hmmmm… seems I’ve got t’ resize ‘em first. I’ll be right back!
Now, we’ll see…
"Icefall" down th' roadside rocks
@ my Bro.-in-Law's
A small "prong" off L Winnipesaukee frozen over
Currently in a Fla. Hospital but recoverin' well.
What would normally "weep" out of th' rock freezes.
Meself w/one of several books I was thankful t' receive.
Still one-handed- a real hassle on Xmas Mornin'. :O)
Well, that worked reasonably well. So now you can see what can be done w/a CoolPix. I was pleasantly surprised. It’s got a bigger sensor (12MB) than my D-80 (10.2MB) but of course hasn’t the glass th’ big boy’s got. But for what it’s for, it does well. I’m pleased. I still miss my D-80, tho.
Got a bunch o’ work done on my Champ kit around th’ holidays, mos’ly paintin’. She’s now Cream an’ Red. Pix to follow as I finish ‘er off. Then it’ll be engine mountin’, time an’ control mountin’ time. Lots left t’ do, but not as much as this time a year ago! We’re gettin’ close t’ havin’ a flyable Champ!
Sue me! Shoot me! Call me ugly names! I refuse t’ care.
I’ve, as they say, “had issues”. Still got ‘em as a matter o’ fact, but I’m gettin’ a handle on it all… slowly.
A lot of it is “all in my head”. I’ve been havin’ a real rough time w/all this recovery stuff. Couldn’t get myself to exercise, didn’t run th’ CD’s, didn’t contact my Quantum Touch Healer. All I did was show up for therapy, th’ acupuncture and acupressure varieties. As if they were gonna heal me all on their own.
Miss Ying has, no doubt, noticed; fussed at me last week. So now I’m back into exercisin’ (w/th’ addition of some new equipment!) and I’m runnin’ th’ HoloSync CD’s.
The routine now is, up early and down to th’ shop for a while, followed by a ride on th’ Sta. Bike, then upstairs for th’ rest of the exercise stuff. Following that, I hot soak my ankle/foot for as long as I can stand it an’ move th’ bucket in to th’ kitchen an’ do th’ same to my hand/wrist. Then I run th’ 1st CD (a quickiw @ 1/2 hr) and follow it w/lunch. Th’ 2nd CD (runs an hour) I use right before I go to sleep.
Now a reasonable, right-thinkin’ individual would use the afternoon to update his website and do other productive stuff along that line.
Not Me!
Apparently I’m neither reasonable nor right-thinkin’. I’ve been spendin’ my afternoons addin’ to my collection of RC movies. A near-total waste o’ time. (But I’ve got 46 CD’s slam full of movies t’ show for it all!)
I tried just a few min. ago to add a page to th’ site. No go. So now I’ve got to call Tech Support and get bailed out… again. This is where I gave it up last month. Jus’ couldn’t get anything done, an’ NOT for any lack o’ tryin.
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