As of 1500 yesterday all my projects were dead in the water.  Had an overwhelming urge to do a Blog Kvetch, but just had a couple of beers and sat in the Sun.

The gunboat needs some detail.  The more I stared at the monolith, despite various paint schemes, the more it looked like an ungainly children’s toy that should have a warning about swallowing attached.

The adhesives for Biggy Rat and Itchy Brother’s flight stands wouldn’t set.

My manic use of pliers and tin snips to correct casting flaws had ruined the RE-8.

By 1800 there was some hope.  I pulled the gunboat apart and will start applying decking, metal plates, windows.  But, I’m not a scale modeler Jim, I’m a wargamer!  We’ll see what happens.

Dug up some old metal adhesive, the kind you mix together.  That seemed to be setting.

The RE-8 cannot be salvaged……well, it will be used as a crashed aircraft.  Good news is that it was only half price at $10, so at least the capital cost was low.  The labor cost…..thank goodness my time isn’t worth much anymore.