discussion 1/350 IJN Mikasa. Including heart attack.

[Guest]

Hello my Friends.
This is my latest from Hasagawa,Lion Roar and Shipyard Models.
This was a fantastic kit to build and was a joy from start to finish.
Two days after I started this I was feeling quite unwell and to try and take my mind from it I tried to work on the kit.Well I could not grip anything and then suddenly I had to go to the toilet.In agony with diarrhoea, it was then I realised I was having an heart attack,the trouble was I could not physically stand up so I could not get to the phone.So there I am stuck on the bog trying not to pass out and trying to stand up,after about half an hour I managed to stand up and get to the phone,not thinking straight I rang my wife and told her to come home( she was only across the road at a friends),she then phoned for an ambulance and the rest is history.
All the best to you all.
Ralph.

 

[scottie3158]

Ralph,
I'm really glad you are on the mend. That must have been a scary moment. The build is superb it looks fabulous. Take things easy and get yourself well again.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Ralph
What a frightening experience. Just glad you're through it. Hope you are now fully recovered.
As for the model - superb. The rigging must have taken a whole heap of patience and skill.
Jim

 

[Guest]

Ralph,
I'm really glad you are on the mend. That must have been a scary moment. The build is superb it looks fabulous. Take things easy and get yourself well again.

Cheers Paul :smiling2:.
To be honest there was no fear or panic.And I am feeling so much better now.

 

[Guest]

Hi Ralph
What a frightening experience. Just glad you're through it. Hope you are now fully recovered.
As for the model - superb. The rigging must have taken a whole heap of patience and skill.
Jim

Cheers Jim:smiling2:.
I feel so much better now.
As for the rigging it took me two days and about ten hours and was a bit mind numbing but well worth it.

 

[spanner570]

Firstly Ralph, sorry to read of your heart attack and glad you are feeling a lot better.

As for the model. Superb job. All round excellence!

Take it easy, o.k.?

Ron

 

[Guest]

Firstly Ralph, sorry to read of your heart attack and glad you are feeling a lot better.

As for the model. Superb job. All round excellence!

Take it easy, o.k.?

Ron

Cheers Ron :smiling2:.
I'll take it easy, I'll have a day off tomorrow from modelling and hopefully go fishing.

 

[wotan]

Ralph
Glad to hear you are on the mend and that is a mighty fine little ship that you have built.

John

 

[rtfoe]

Ralph,
Glad you got through the heart attack safely, sadely a friend of mine recently didn't. So go easy. The fact that you can still do rigging means you're recovering well.

Nicely finished Mikasa and base.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[colin m]

And this is a relaxing hobby ! Anyway, I'm glad to read you seem better.
The ship, brilliant. It has so much life about it. Not knowing anything about ship models, how big is it ?

 

[Guest]

Ralph
Glad to hear you are on the mend and that is a mighty fine little ship that you have built.

John

Cheers John :smiling2:.

 

[Guest]

Ralph,
Glad you got through the heart attack safely, sadely a friend of mine recently didn't. So go easy. The fact that you can still do rigging means you're recovering well.

Nicely finished Mikasa and base.

Cheers,
Richard

CheersxRichard:smiling3:.
Sorry to hear of your friend.

 

[Guest]

And this is a relaxing hobby ! Anyway, I'm glad to read you seem better.
The ship, brilliant. It has so much life about it. Not knowing anything about ship models, how big is it ?

Cheers Colin:smiling3:.
The kit itself is 15 inches long.

 

[minitnkr]

Rigging is outstanding. Lovely model. Glad you are better. Fishing is certainly relaxing. PaulE

 

[Guest]

Rigging is outstanding. Lovely model. Glad you are better. Fishing is certainly relaxing. PaulE

Cheers Paul :smiling3:.
Fishing does free my mind of everything and it is not often I blank.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Looks great, love these old pre-dreads...
Glad you’re on the mend as well....

 

[Gern]

Beautiful

 

[stillp]

Glad you got through the heart attack, and I like the model.
Pete

 

[Guest]

Looks great, love these old pre-dreads...
Glad you’re on the mend as well....

Cheers Tim :smiling3:.

 

[Guest]

Beautiful

Thanks Dave:smiling3:.