Re: Trumpeter 1/350 Jeremiah O’Brien Liberty Ship
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 5:04 pm
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Re: Trumpeter 1/350 Jeremiah O’Brien Liberty Ship
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 5:05 pm
Thanks for the pics. Hindsight being 20/20, I really wish I’d toured the O’Brien when we were in SF. We were right near it.
Re: Trumpeter 1/350 Jeremiah O’Brien Liberty Ship
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 5:08 pm
Keep going, Lyle! That looks like an amazing view from Pa’s table. And I spent my youth building exactly that way.
Re: Trumpeter 1/350 Jeremiah O’Brien Liberty Ship
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 5:31 pm
And, yes, in the closer view of the bench, those round cookie things on the right are. Homemade peanut butter cookies.
Re: Trumpeter 1/350 Jeremiah O’Brien Liberty Ship
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 6:56 pm
Why, Lyle! You're a shipwright too! 
Good going, my Kaintuck friend! 
And the cookies...mmmmm...I couldn't eat more than two dozen with a big glass of cold milk! 
Good going, my Kaintuck friend! And the cookies...mmmmm...I couldn't eat more than two dozen with a big glass of cold milk! Re: Trumpeter 1/350 Jeremiah O’Brien Liberty Ship
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 9:28 pm
Christ… they’re stupid tiny. 
I know the feeling. The 88 has stupid tiny, tiny parts. I dread the day I have to nip them off the sprue and they go ZIIING! into the vast nothingness. 
Good thing I’m smart enough to place blue painter tape on a small square cutting board, cut the sprue part the part is attached to, lay it on the tape, cut with my hobby knife as long as the part is stuck on the tape.
I know the feeling. The 88 has stupid tiny, tiny parts. I dread the day I have to nip them off the sprue and they go ZIIING! into the vast nothingness. Good thing I’m smart enough to place blue painter tape on a small square cutting board, cut the sprue part the part is attached to, lay it on the tape, cut with my hobby knife as long as the part is stuck on the tape.
Re: Trumpeter 1/350 Jeremiah O’Brien Liberty Ship
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 10:12 pm
The tape is a good idea. I've also cut the tiny parts off inside a big, gallon-sized ziplock bag. It catches any strays and you can see them.
Re: Trumpeter 1/350 Jeremiah O’Brien Liberty Ship
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2026 9:37 am
That’s another great idea, too! Never thought of doing that. Gonna have to give it try.
Re: Trumpeter 1/350 Jeremiah O’Brien Liberty Ship
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2026 10:33 am
Great progress Lyle. Good to see you building again.
Re: Trumpeter 1/350 Jeremiah O’Brien Liberty Ship
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2026 6:51 am
Lyle! Sorry to be late to the party - great to see some progress on this.
I fully approve of the auxiliary workspace - I have one too set up on a tray on the kitchen table when it's not in the way.
As far as extra lights go - I have one of this these types of lights clamped to my tray, I just plug it in when I need it. Either that or I use a battery powered head torch
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CJMCV2 ... 7a67d&th=1
I fully approve of the auxiliary workspace - I have one too set up on a tray on the kitchen table when it's not in the way.
As far as extra lights go - I have one of this these types of lights clamped to my tray, I just plug it in when I need it. Either that or I use a battery powered head torch
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CJMCV2 ... 7a67d&th=1