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Morgan Dreadlocke

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  1. New pic from 37th Tucson Celtic Fest and Highland Games. Took 2nd in 60+ Masters class. 

  2. 2 examples of a 75mm kit depicting a 1650's Buccaneer. Same kit tweeked by different talented artists. HA correct? No clue. Edit: My mistake, it's a 54mm kit from Andreas. @ 2" tall.
  3. Wondering how much it would cost to have the inside and rim of a pewter mug Cerakoted in a pewter color? Durability?
  4. I plays a 3/4 12 string guitar and a tiny 6 string gitalele. Prefer old shanties and ballads with simple chords. The fingers ain't never gonna do any super shredder stuff.
  5. Runned across another european company makin' instrument kits. They's more of luthiers kits, still laser cut. In the $350-$400 range depending on the exchange rate. The gurdy looks nice, I could see playin' it without much blowback from the purists. The Nykleharpa seems ok to me untrained eye but CRIKEY its got a lot of finger pedals to fidget with. https://www.nerdygurdy.nl/
  6. Bit of a dry spell on me part. Have become thoroughly disenchanted with cosplay/gaming conventions. I will not, in good consciousness, attend or promote events where personal and family principals are compromised by those who demand equity and inclusiveness. Read into that as you will. There be 2 local charity events worthy of me time and the Highland Games/Celtic festival... the rest have become degenerate freak shows.

     

  7. A question of technique instead of instrument- Tis possible to play a violin in the manner of the pic? (limited wrist mobility)
  8. Originally built around '09 ish, might be a pic or two somewhere in the Pub archives. Conversion was last September just before the Tucson comic con circus, couldn't have flame and didn't want glass near so many people. Conversion was really easy, bust off the decorative plastic shell, remove the white diffuser tube and drop the whole mess into the hole in the top of the lantern. Az sunlight eats up the little solar panel so a newer unit will last a few hours longer. Brightness is still about 1 candle power. The glazing plastic is 2' x4' sheets for fluorescent shop lighting. Have to experiment with a scrap to see how it looks after sanding and/or a spritz of some narsty solvent.
  9. I like Stynky's etched glass idea, looks better than pebbled plastic. Here be an over the hill lantern converted to solar flickering LED. Lasts about 4-5 hours after a full days sun. Not enough light to read by though.
  10. Perhaps we should be askin' wot sort of modern instruments would be acceptable, or could be retrograded to a reasonable degree.
  11. It's a generic comic con type event. Geeks of all sort will be present.
  12. Megamania, the shortest Con in the southwest happens July 15th at Pima college's downtown campus, Tucson Az (Speedway/Oracle). The Crewe will be aground here from 1-5pm.
  13. Here be the missing link- www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQGgFKdjV_U&t=18s Theres a ton of videos on youtube of it being assembled and or played and upgraded. Wi' a dash of the paint t'would be at home in a steampunk environment or hangin' off the side of an 1800's gypsy vardo. Truth be knowne, if I didn't have so many irons in the fire I'd probably buy one.
  14. I think they advertised parkin on the QM side with a ferry service to the Aquarium side. Not really familiar wi the area as it was all underwater when I was a'growin up there.
  15. There is plans available for several historical models. Have seen a kit for a Henry 111 model...about $2000ish, twice if built. Lowest custom built one I has seen were $1200 with about a year wait for delivery. Theres LOTS on ebay and etsy. Theys mass production from China and Ukraine, very pretty in the photos but the quality ain't there for the @$1300 ticket. If ye MUST have something to play around with, there be a $90 laser cut wood puzzle kids toy from u-gears. It'll either spur ya on to get a real gurdy or kill the urge entirely. Did see a diy plan fer a measly $11 but it ain't historical in any sense.
  16. Couple 'o the Tucson crew went last year. Said it were pretty good. Dumbfounded that it don't take place at the Port's 'o Call village across the channel. No lack of fresh seafood there.
  17. There's been great advances in the miniatures technology. Cast resin and 3d printing are equals to the best white metal figures. Found a whole line 'o 54mm pirates from a UK outfit- Pirates Of The Caribbean | Andrea Miniatures Catalogue | ANDREA WORLD (andrea-world.com) . Lots of others at a much cheaper price on Etsy. The olde Aurora Blackbeard plastic model is back if ye be needin' something larger and less detailed.
  18. Good call! Youtube has him as www.youtube.com/c/eugeniomonesma/featured . Much easier to navigate than the Book with all its loopholes.
  19. Preppin' fer Show Low's Medieval Madness Faire next week. Should be goin' to the Long Beach affair but me tired old arse just ain't up to a 300 league bike ride.

  20. I's not heard a peep from or about the Corsairs in over a decade. Not sure if they still around. There IS groups to join in Arizona. The Salt River Scallywags in Phoenix, Pirates of the high Desert in Bisbee, have heard of a group in Sierra Vista. Think I can whip the Commodore of Phoenix's Dread Fleet to put up a shingle and I'll have a recruitin' flyer for me own Tucson group up within a fortnight.
  21. Surfin' the web a'while back and I runned across a feller who's facebook page is dedicated to OLD techniques and processes fer just about everything. Foods , building supplies, makin' bells, stonework, horn, hammerin' out gold leaf, makin saddles outta grass and the like. The videos are kinda longish and the translations from various languages is odd at times. Yer skills WILL be enriched by wotchin' this character. T'ain't necessarily pirate arts, just the way things was/is done by hand me down knowledge. www.facebook.com/eugeniomonesmalosttrades/
  22. I highly recommends the Wikitree.com site. It's free, fairly easy to use, and has forums to ask questions on how to do. The few names and dates I had quickly linked me into my ancestors. Most of the work had already been done and documented by others. It DO get a bit squirrely when there's several generations of sons bein' named after their grandfathers and Jr's 2 and 3. It's a big step up from that useless book at Celtic Fests where people look up their "Coat of Arms" and everyone seems to have a connection to the Duke of Devonshire. Thankee Duchess. That removed thing has been drivin' me nuckin futz and at my age it ain't a long drive.
  23. Buckeye Az. Its just west of Phoenix. It's a little manmade fishin 'hole that holds a Pirate fest in the cool of January.
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