Andrea Gail by Popeye the Sailor - 1:20 scale - Finished

[michael20]

Wow and super WOW Popeye. When are we going fishing already.... Great all over craftsmanship and ingenuity.

 

                    Happy Modeling.

                        Marty G.

[Piet]

Very, very nice work Popeye.

 

Cheers,

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

When will we see your splendid craftsmanship shows some signs of being human? It appears that you are from Krypton and its shows with every post. Good on you SUPER Dennis.

Greg

Edited April 17, 2015 by Greg the peg leg sailor

[cog]

AWESOME!!!

[popeye the sailor]

thanks everyone  for the kind comments and the likes     this bit of progress moved rather fast......once the brackets were made,  they solved the problem,  and the rest was sheer play time 

 

Patrick and George:    I wish I did have a case ready for her...trouble is I haven't.  I have three others that I have done,  that are in boxes in my hallway closet.  I don't want them getting dusty......a case has been on my mind for a while now.  the admiral and I have been looking though.......we've seen a few tall glass cabinet style cases......should bite the bullet and buy one.  checked into making one  as well..........the cost of plexi-glass is astounding :o

 

the 'birds' will be partially deployed  {perhaps an inch or so from the yokes},  so the rigging will be more pronounce.  the yokes are very fragile.......I should have perhaps made them from brass..........they've broken and I've had to fix them.    I still haven't terminated the rigging though,  so if I later decide not to do it,  I can,   the yokes fit in the boom frame,  but it is a snug fit.  I do like them off the mark though..........jury's still out on it 

 

we're not done yet.........still a bit more to go.  I have another update......yesterday was one busy day   

[popeye the sailor]

turning the model around,  the rigging was redone,  and went even beyond that!  the bracket and eye bolt was installed.

 

 

after given time to dry,  the rigging was brought back into the picture.

 

 

the sway bar bracket was added and painted.

 

 

the sway bar was added in this picture........but the aft sway bar {chain} was added as well.  notice how it hangs limp,  as the boom is in the retracted stage.  when fully deployed,  this slack goes away and becomes a ridged counter for sway.  this 'bar' is a good example of the radius that the boom has in it's travel.......at this point,  the forward sway bar does most of the work.

 

 

the hull fitting

 

 

the boom fitting

 

 

the counter weight chain 'eye' brackets were added.   the path the chain will be routed can also be seen here.

 

 

I used a long pin to stake the chain on the pulley,  on the control panel,  and cemented in place.  the runout was set up the same as the boom rigging......from the deck side.

 

 

the spotlights were ready to go,  and they were cemented in place on the aft top bar.

 

 

 

the last thing I did.....was a spur of the moment thing.   that air horn,  visibly seen after I had made it,  was making me crazy.   I don't want to let you down Piet.......I hope you can see this from where you are,  but I refined it as promised.

 

 

I still have a bit more painting to go on it......undecided to leave parts brass,  or paint them copper.   but,  it will be trimmed and placed on the roof.   even though it's not in the Billing's plans,  it's a great idea.....too great an idea to pass up.

     thank you Piet for your suggestion 

[GLakie]

Wow---you've been working at lightning speed Dennis. At this rate, you'll have her done by tomorrow!   Pretty amazing stuff! Are you sure you don't have a crew of elves working around the clock? 

 

Cheers

[NAZGÛL]

Very nice progress pops! I normally don't think of boats like these, but I really like to look at your build and can definately see why you decided to do it!

 

 

/Matti 

[Omega1234]

Hi Dennis

 

Wow-nice! You weren't kidding when you said yesterday was a busy day because all the little touches such as your air horn, rigging, spotlights, etc are all starting to fall into place.

 

But, and this is a big but...please, please, please do not box your AG into a cardboard box in your hallway closet. I forbid it. A model as brilliant as yours deserves to be on display and be seen and be admired! Promise?

 

Cheers and all the best

 

Patrick

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

Super speed is all you know! Looooking greaaaaaaat.

Greg

[popeye the sailor]

thanks again for your kind comments and likes.   yepper!   quite a lot done yesterday....but still more to go. 

 

 

thanks George......nope!  jes'  me..........and of course Chester and his small band of saw-bones

 

     {jes'  thought I'd make you laugh} 

 

 

hey Matti.........nice of you to look in       many reasons why I chose to do this one......the construction for one thing    I've had this one on my mind though for quite a while.........feels good to finally have her on the table.   I do have a few sailing ships on the roster......perhaps I'll see you there      thanks for looking in my friend 

[popeye the sailor]

I hear your plea Patrick.......I will try    perhaps I had better pull the trigger on a case....... huh.   I'm glad there isn't a punishment for cruelty to a model...I'd have three counts against me     I'll see what I can do.  {I'll even post a picture when I do  }

 

thanks Greg.......really appreciate it! 

[trippwj]

Your work, as always, amazes me, Denis.  I am sitting here suitably impressed - I do need to ask, though.  Will there be any fish laying about the deck, and do you ever feed your workmen?  They are looking a tad malnourished....

[GLakie]

thanks again for your kind comments and likes.   yepper!   quite a lot done yesterday....but still more to go. 

 

 

thanks George......nope!  jes'  me..........and of course Chester and his small band of saw-bones

 

the rest of the crew.JPG     {jes'  thought I'd make you laugh} 

 

 

hey Matti.........nice of you to look in       many reasons why I chose to do this one......the construction for one thing    I've had this one on my mind though for quite a while.........feels good to finally have her on the table.   I do have a few sailing ships on the roster......perhaps I'll see you there      thanks for looking in my friend 

I know that one guy! 

[cog]

I see I'm not the only one that's rattling ...    wounderful work mate ... you must be runnin' like a train at full speed ... astonishing the amount of work you show ... I recon the admiral's spring cleaning is on hold ... I would expect some contrast, though, for it is all very white-ish ...

[popeye the sailor]

I respect your comment Crackers...I can't guarantee.....but I will certainly keep it in mind.   still can't wrap my head around it though.......a guy like me having a model in a museum.   I'm not an expert or a shipwright.  I do thank you for the humbling comment 

 

Wayne and George:   thanks Wayne for the kind word    those guys came to me like that!    been very hard to put some meat on them bones.   all I can do is keep them from thinking about existential thoughts.......{ Divinity series running gag}

 

thanks Carl:   of late.......we've spent more time taking Gibbs out to the field,  than anything else   the admiral has been lax....I have come to know the phrase "when you least expect it"  ....   contrast will come soon.....not sure what kind of detail I will add,  but it will be colorful 

[cog]

 

I have come to know the phrase "when you least expect it"

That goes for your entire build ... at least to me!!!

[gerty]

Great work Popeye ! 

[mtaylor]

Just phenomenal work, Denis.   Its an amazing amount of complexity that I never realized these ships had and you've captured them very well.

[popeye the sailor]

you are just  'too awesome'  Carl   

 

thank you very much Gerty.........nice to see you looking in 

 

thank you Mark!   the construction of these vessels present quite a challenge.......very fortunate for me,  I had enough dowel to do it.  there are at least four different sizes of dowel in this build.   a good amount of it was done from memory,  from what I read or studied from the two sets of Billing's plans.  it's been a great exercise though....now,  if I can just learn to come up with hulls,  out of thin air,  like other folks do 

[cog]

 

now,  if I can just learn to come up with hulls,  out of thin air,  like other folks do 

Like Kees 'Plastic Scratcher' de Mol ... or Popeye the Sailor ... but .. that's YOU!!!

[Omega1234]

you are just  'too awesome'  Carl   

 

thank you very much Gerty.........nice to see you looking in 

 

thank you Mark!   the construction of these vessels present quite a challenge.......very fortunate for me,  I had enough dowel to do it.  there are at least four different sizes of dowel in this build.   a good amount of it was done from memory,  from what I read or studied from the two sets of Billing's plans.  it's been a great exercise though....now,  if I can just learn to come up with hulls,  out of thin air,  like other folks do 

Hi Dennis

 

Compared to the intricate pulleys, blocks, rigging, boom framework and other associated details that you've built into your AG, trust me, building a hull is child's play! You'll ace it, for sure!

 

Cheers and all the best

 

Patrick

[popeye the sailor]

yesterday was a slow day for me.......had to do some running around.   it was frustrating,  but it was worth it! 

 

I did manage to put the sway bar on the fore side of the boom.

 

 

the chain on the aft side of the boom

 

 

the counter weight chain was measured and cut for the starboard side.   I will assemble the port side on the control panel.  to keep it from dragging on the table,  I slung it over the stanchion.......it will look better once I rig it with chain.

 

 

I actually,  am no different than other folks.....plastic blocks in kits .........well,  in some kits,  they really shouldn't be there.  I have a good inventory of double blocks {I think these are 5 mm}......these are all I have left.   I also have a decent inventory of wood blocks too,  but I save those for the ships that would suit them better.   believe it or not,  I should order some of the plastic single blocks, since I have run out......I have one left.   I have no idea where I got the dark brown ones,  but the amount I had on hand,  seemed to be the exact amount I needed for this build.....talk about karma 

 

 

while they may not be appealing to some,  they do possess some interesting detail,  and work well in the more modern F/V models.   it's good that there is a use for them,  so I will keep mining in my most natural resource.....the model kit 

[popeye the sailor]

I'm sure your right Patrick.......the only scratch built hull I've done so far,  was the Gundalow.   very interesting how I stumbled onto it's design.  have a browse through that log........you'll have a nice chuckle for yourself 

 

 

too funny Carl!    I yam wot I yam!        

[GLakie]

What can I say except "beeaauuttiiful" . I know what you mean about the extra parts laying around. Seems like every project has some left-over things that need to be relegated to the realm of "extras". It's usually at that time when I finally, as a last resort, try taking a look at the directions. 

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

I can't believe how much details that you have put into this wonderful fishing boat. At the beginning of your log I thought, "only a fishing boat, so what". But now, I want to build one myself, it's far far more interesting than I thought possible. WELL DONE Pops.

Greg

[Jim Lad]

When do you start making the fish boxes and the fish, Popeye?

 

John

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

Hi Dennis

Just wondering, have you got any photos of the hull being constructed? If you do, could you PLEASE post them.....I'm very interested.

Cheers

Greg

[cog]

Greg,

 

Have look at his other log: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/4226-holiday-harbor-multi-build-by-popeye-the-sailor-120-scale/?hl=%2Bholiday+%2Bharbor+%2Bmulti and everything becomes clear

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

Thanks Carl

Greg