No rush. Plenty of other things to do before I have to make the decision. And don’t feel you are obligated to answer. I don’t mean to put anyone on the spot.
With Firefox, you can add in NoScript, which will keep much junk away, but, you have to watch it, to allow certain things, one at a time, or you lose (or won’t see) content.
The alternative is to use the FF Private Browsing feature; you are not anonyous, but no history is recorded (just remember to run a cleaner to scrub out cookies and temp files–I use CCleaner).
If very concerened, use one of the anonymmizer sites and then use Private Browsing.
In full disclosure, I also run Zone Alarm as a firewall and Trend Micro for AV.
And, still, every so often Kalmbach finds ways to be fussy.
Yeah, emailed and texted by work to do more work (WFH) on a day we are normally sent home early upon. With passive-aggressive imlications of being lazy and shiftless. [rude sailor language]
This plague thing is annoying. For the last 20-something years, I’ve used Good Friday as a day to go out an photograph the Texas wildflowers
Not so much this year, and we are having a bumper crop across the state, near the huge peak we had in 2008.
But, the dogs required that I not be sad, or work that hard. Even if it was until after 1700 [less rude sailor language].
The three in line jibes with my memory of the ship. If possibly wanting some smaller, nozzles fit in-between (but that could just be fickle memory and Kerbal Space habits).
I also vote for the Three engine bell’s in a line. ( it makes it look more like an “intersteller” spacecraft, as opposed to a " never leaves the solar system orbital lander" spacecraft. )
That is an excellent point, Tim. It’s funny. If I was forced to choose, the in-line configuration was my favorite. I couldn’t put my finger on why that is, but I think your explanation nails it. You have good instincts sir. When are your going to start building again? It would be great to see some Timmy creations.
I have no memory of it but I for sure like the inline option. And I tell ya, I like your idea for some smaller nozzles fit in-between. I dread the idea of locating some. Maybe I can use the smaller ones that came with the shuttle. I will explore that.
I discovered something today. As I was test fitting the tub I noticed the instrument panels did not line up against the window rails. No matter what I tried, I could not position it in a way where I wouldn’t get a noticeable gap. This was befuddling me. No way I did such a crummy job. I remembered I had those panels aligned perfectly. Then it hit me. Early on I smeared epoxy to the underside of the assembly to strengthen the piece. What I believe happened is that the epoxy contracted, thus pulling the assembly out of alignment.
I wouldn’t have figured this out if I didn’t run across this scenario during my Seaview build. In that case, I smeared epoxy between the picture frame and the clear plexiglass layer to secure the two. Over time, I began to notice the entire frame began to bow. At first I thought the warp must have been there all along, but as the months progressed, the problem became worse. Eventually, and for various reasons, I pulled up the plexy. With each area I glued I’d hear a pop, and they released easily, like it was under lateral tension. Once I had the plexiglass completely free, guess what? The bow was completely gone. Long story short… be careful how you use epoxy.
I had to do some reconstruction but it’s fitting nicely now.
Thought my woe could be a learning moment for an unsuspecting builder.
I have been so busy with homesteading chore’s that I havent been able to get my shop in usable condition. So I “confiscated” the coffie table in our livingroom, and have been building model trains on it for the past month. ( I have also been hanging out on the Model Train’s forum, which is also a Kalmbach site so I havent really been cheating.)
What I’m working on at the moment, is a “Scratch-bash” water tender. ( Two of them actually.)
I "hi-jack your thread enough as it is, so I won’t flood your thread with my picture’s. But, if you “really really” want to see a pile of my stuff it’s here…
Pert near two years with some twists and turns, and I have my first paint.
I decided to create my own flavor of alloy. In this case it is a Copper/Tungsten alloy. Well, at least in my head it is. [;)] The paint is a mix of Alclad Copper and Alclad Aluminum. I did a little weathering as well using weathering powders. It is subtle but that is what I was shooting for. Oh–I need to seal them too but I discovered that I am out of Dullcote. With the stores closed I will need to order it on-line.
I would like to change my engine exhaust thingie configuration vote, please.
I had considered that, but thought the triangle config “Looked better”. Defintely considered the 3-in-line and it is more ‘interstellar’ as Timmy said, or in my own thoughts “up is rightside up”. Then I went into Carlton Blanchard (think the old TV series “Wings”) mode and asked self “But, how can up be up in space???”
The Carlton part of me won out at the time, but as I said, changed my mind. 3 in a row.
In these confused time, this is critical stuff we are discussing here and I felt it extremely important to post this reversal of opinion ASAP to make my vote matter. Otherwise, the future of humankind could be forever altered.
