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@Glen McGuire glad to have you both along, I haven't seen Captain Marvin. Last I hear he and his little brother Steve left earth. 😢. I could use a good Ship Inspector; these two brothers I got to replace Marvin are some thing else. I now have two empty bottles of Kraken Rum, and they stole the Pegasus boat and left. They did leave a plan of what they say was an old Norse plan of The Green. I asked the First Mate to help me translate old Norse to English and this is what she came up with. She's so smart. Some of the words were hard to make out but she believes that these are plans for a ship . I am going to follow this plan. The First Mate and I translate and separate all the parts and stored some away. I made a box to keep the right and left planks separated. Plus, they're all numbered. @Louie da fly meet the Skul brother's. The one with the grey pants is Hed , his brothers name is Bone. And they are the Bone Hed Skul Viking Myths and Builders BSA company . Like I said, they gave me a plan; said it belonged to two notorious Irish Viking twin brothers. Identical in every way but one. One was right handed and the other was left handed. Their ship was The Green. They were fierce ruthless warriors, so the story went. After the second bottle of Kraken, the story got fuzzy. In and out of old Norse and English, hard to understand. 9th century twins , illegitimate kids, father killed in some famous battle. The story went on and on. Their Death Vow to avenge their father, and to build a ship from plans that he had hidden away.. I will try to get more out of Bone Hed Skul, but I don't know if I would rely on them lol. Now I have to trim bulk heads 2 , 6 and 10. Then check how the planks fit and then some last minute sanding, then start planking. I'll let you know how it goes. And @Scottish Guy glad to have you along, some of this log may be Blarny Stone material, but it will be a fun journey lol. Bob M

So glad to hear this my friend. Life is full of ups and downs, soon you'll be up to my favorite part Ratlines. Lol 😆 sorry Just glad Maggie is doing so well. 😅 you should get her a stuffed Penguin and chocolates to make her smile. Lol. Bob M.

Fantastic job my friend, you come up with the best ideas, and it's amazing to watch you put it all together. thank you so much for the adventure . Good luck on your next journey, what ever that may be.

Looks great Jason, Don't you just hate drying time lol. This is such a great log and story thanks. Bob M.

The Mayflower has sailed up to the display case. It was fun putting it all together. Standing back and looking at three years of modeling, and two are not there that I gave away as well. It was a little crowded but they fit, I may change-up the look later on in life but for now it will look like this I am glad I took a half inch off the top of the main mast. After the case went back on less than a eighth of an inch clearance whooo whoops that was close . 😬 So some more pictures of the casing of the Mayflower. Thank you all who help on this build. I am learning lots just have a problem retaining it lol. That's it for this journey, after all is said and done this was a fun kit to put together. It looks good right out of the bow and you can upgrade things. After the Mayflower sailed, guess who showed up. Captain Marvin. And he brought his little brother Stev with him. He was not happy about the Mayflower sailing away before he could talk to Capt Christopher Jones about his recent lay off. Even madder still that he now has to find a way to sail on up to the case. Lol He told his brother Stev fire up the old " llludium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator" it time to make some fish and chips with you know who lol. LOL. Back to reality. I like thus ship because of the simple look and not a lot of colours. This is only my preference of course. I ready wanted to do better on tieing off things. The rigging is fun to do, just had to do a lot of guess work in regards to the colour of the line and the size. But it was a great learning experience, and looking forward to get beck to my Pegasus. But I want to do a couple of quick builds then a bigger one. After that I will return to the Pegasus. I was mistaken about my renewal date it's at the end of June not May. But I did start my first log here on May 21st 2021. And the two members who said hello for the first time still talk with me today . Although one my be banging his head against the wall , because I going to start yet another Viking boat log lol. But @Louie da fly don't worry I won't bug you to much. You have already answered almost every question one could have about vikings so I will just reviewe all the Drakkar logs. Then when it is finished, I will put it underneath behind the curtain, but will put a plexiglass in front. I would be amiss if I did not thank NRG and MSW for all that they do for us members. And thanks to all the members as well . I have had so much fun. Learning everything. And then get to learn it a0ll over again lol. There IS a lot to ship building, and I know you have to be patient, let the paint dry lol. But so many members have gave me idea on how to do things. Plus our data base. @Chuck fantastic planking videos. I really did watch them many times. Thanks for the help. Thank you all who helped along the way , there are so many I can't list them all for fear of forgetting one member. I join to learn how to build ships, I am doing that but also having so much fun. Every model is a journey looking forward to talking to you on my future builds. Thanks for the memories Bob M. I only try to be as accurate as I can, but when Neanderthals have fun they only want to make it look pretty 😍 lol 😆 Sea you on the next one. This is the first Amati Mayflower log on MSW to be mark Finished .😁

My apologies to @Louie da fly for yet another Viking Long Boat. But it will be like no other Viking ship you have seen my friend. You will be green with envy lol. Yes the official box opening and look at the parts. One roll of line that's it , grinning already. So I laid out the plans and instructions and noticed an empty space were Captain Marvin usually is, was empty. Oh well I will miss the little fellow but you can't build a ships with out a #1 . So I hired two local fellows who tell of a Irish Drakkar that sail from Irelad in the late 10th century. It's quite the tall tail, might even be a myth, by the looks of these two lol. They tell a tale of a Drakkar that was called " The Green". Sound interesting so . I don't know if I can put that in he title but we will see. There story go's something like this. Enjoy. Taking a look at the plans and I am going to start numbering parts and putting things away. To day I will glue together the Keel and bulkheads together. By that time it will be be time to quit for the day So another journey begins," Skoal " Bob M.

Motoring along all was fine, lol. I painted the inside of the door panels a Suede color, chrome window cranks with a black button rollers. This model show a shift leaver on the streeing column. Mine was a 4 speed , with a handel that ran all the way to the floor. It took seconds to slide it in to third gear. Maybe that's why it was hard on back tires lol. So I put the cab interior together and set it aside for now. Now this is were the fun started happening, lol . I put most of it together, jack windshield whasher fluid container put on. I even put the windows in. That's when it happened , I had a big Neanderthal finger print on the hood and the roof of the cab. So I taped it all up and resprayed it. Ok Fine it look great. Nope , I flip the hood on the floor, can't fix it till it's dry. So I will put it all in front of the heater for a week. Lol Then I will repaint the hood, and put it together. That will leave the chrome and the decals, and lights. Well the paint is going to take a week before I will handel it again. I can't wait that long, so I am off to start a log for a Drakkar Viking boat. Soon as the paint is cured I'll be able to continue. Thanks for looking. Plastic is fun and quick to glue together, it's the drying time that a killer lol. Later Bob M.

Amazing as always Bug , great job. So many lines oh my!! Bob M.

Hello, this is the truck I bought in 1973, less then $4,000.00 (Cad) brand new lol. It was a great truck, hard on the back tires, but I was 17. When I saw this model, I had to buy it. After rigging the Mayflower ship, I wanted something with no lines , lol. So I started on Monday. The frame went well, the engine was fun to put together. Everything looked like my truck except the battery. Then I put what I could, together today. Now I am at a standstill till the paint drys. Maybe I should start a ship while the paint drys lol. Hope you like it, it's bringing back some great memories. The love of my life has told me four times to turn the stero DOWN lol. Paint takes such a long time to dry. Thanks for looking, Bob M.

Great work my friend.

Hi Rick, it's your circus and your monkey 🐒. You can always make it look like it is in dry dock under construction. I find if I am dreading something stop go do something else Then maybe someday come back to it. What you have done is awesome, you put a lot of details on this, looking forward to seeing what you build next. Bob M.

Thanks so much @John Ruy , no I am not ready to finish the Pegasus Neanderthals don't rig. Ĺol. I tried to make the ropes look good and I looked into serving the lines . But my lack of reading and understanding how things work, lead to a Canadian foot stomping of a serving machine I bought. Lol . Oh well what can you do. I really need to improve rigging skills before I attempt the Pegasus. So I am just going to model things with no strings for awhile. But I may buy another model to brush up on my rigging skills .

Today is the day my friends, I am going to mark this ship Finished. Lol. What a journey . Bow lines are on. @Gabek sent me a message on how these are done. One look at his plans , Neanderthals don't rig. So I came up with this , it will do. Lol. Then I moved on to seizing the bolt rope on the sails. After that I needed 10 rope coils, whipped them up pretty fast, on my Isaiah coil jig. So I am closing the book calling her done. I am going to put all the figures on and put it in the display case in the near future. I will post some final pictures and thoughts of the build then. Here she is , and I love it. Grinning 😀 😅 . I have so many to thank, I am pleased 😄. I wonder if I can enter this for the October page on the NGR calendar next year lol. It will be MSW first Finished log for the Amati Mayflower model. I am going to have to to let them know I am finished so they can mark it in the Data base, it will be neat to see the Finished marked beside Knocklouder's log lol . One more done 3 left to go, I have to pick one, but dreaming of the Duchess of Kensington by Vanguard Models.lol Ok, like I say up to the case she gos Thanks for putting up with my typos and humor lol. Bob M.

Not a small ship at all Bug. Very well done, thanks for your log, very much appreciated. I will look on it often when I restart my Pegasus. Thank you so much. Bob M. .

Dave she's looking good. You can sand it down a bit, then fill it then resand prime and repaint. No one will notice lol. Lots of colors on your ship looks good

Well Captain Marvin says he is done. He left in a huff, said something about getting his little brother and coming back. Yeah what ever. Lol. Fellow Ship mate @Gabek came over to help out. He brought me out a most appreciated gift. A full set of Pilgrims, and a few Vikings. Captain Christopher Jones, is now in charge. I think it looks so cool. The figures are amazing! He made four children, two Quakers and thier wives, and eight sailors doing work and climbing. They are so nice they bring the ship alive. This guy is my favorite, he is just along for the ride. Safe and sound up here on the Mizzen sail lol He's afraid of heights. As you can see I spent the rest of the day playing Pilgrims and where I should place them . What a gift from my freind Gabe! I had to force him to take his cut of potatoes, and threw in a pumpkin and a squash lol. The whole ship justs seems to come alive. Lol. What a wonderful visit. Thank you my friend. Before he left, I started negotiating with him on figures for my Viking boat and The Sea Of Galilee Boat lol. He said Bob, whoa whoa I can't eat that many potatoes, we're going to have to up the price to include corn, tomatoes, beets and carrots too and I might have to up the price more . You guessed it...Shipping fees. The ship is alive with Pilgrams and I still have 9 Bowlines to do lol. I have the flags on , and two rope coils have been finished. 8 more to go. Also, while Gabe was here, he gave me a quick lesson on how to paint the figures. I actually painted the two Vikins with axes. He explained everything. It's pretty easy, but this will be something that gets better the more you do. So now I'm going to order new paint, and putting in my order with Gabe for all kinds of figures lol. So you can see why progress is slow lol. But she be up to speed in no time , all the figures are back in the case. Turning out the lights going to watch NHL hockey tonight, tired from all the fun two modelers could ever have. And just another fantastic memory I hope to retain for ever. This is how the Mayflower looks tonight. With just 9 Bowlines left to do. Take care my friends. More pictures soon as she sails up to the show room. Lol. Will I ever get my Bowlines done lol. Bob M. ..

Hey @Scottish Guy, I was wrong there are 46,000 MEMBERS NOW lol .

Most of the rope coils have been installed. I have 11 coils to make ,10 for the Bowlines and one for the flag. Looks like I might have past inspection. Captain Marvin says it'll do. But he was quick to point out I was missing 3 coils on the starboard side. Lol 😆. Captain Marvin also says that the corners of the sails needs to be sized with black rope they look to shabby. He being picky because he got his two week notice, he is being transferred. After all we been through, your replacing ME with Pilgrams !!!!! . Also today I made my frist Bowline , one down 9 to go. First I made up the double blocks, then attaching them to the ship I made a Bowline Looks not to bad. I can't get an opinion about it from Captain Marvin lol he's such a moddy little fellow. 😂 The rock is in site , really lol. I made this for the display case, I will see if I keep it, I like it, the first Mate says find a nicer rock. Beauty is in the Eye of the beholder. I think it fits the ship . So 9 Bowlines 2 flags to go. Oh yes and 11 coils lol. Thank you very much everyone 😊 😀. Bob M.

Oh wow does that look intimidating 😳. Fantastic job Bug, Bob M.

Thanks @Bryan Woods, I owe it all to MSW/ NRG for all the info on how to build ships. But thanks. Today I have to thank @Isaiah for his tip on how to make rope coils. I took them same dowel, cleaned it up, notch the top with a dremal. Soon I was turning out coils like crazy. I soon had enough for the Mayflower. Today the coils will be in place, then the 8 Bowlines and 5 double blocks, they have to be added. Started scratching the rock , I want to use on the display case. Not sure where that will fit in but will figure it out. I went outside today at the bottom of the stairs I found my Plymouth Rock. Picked it up and ran back to the shipyard to work on it. Lol. All that fresh air for the minute I was out side gave me so many idea lol had to get working on them lol. Thanks so much for all who liked it, it just the most fun you can have lol. I took the Mayflower upstairs to peek. lol Going to have move the Sea of Galilee Boat but that's OK. I wanted to leave it here with the angel but the First Mate says NOT 😢 So it got to go in the case . I may have to sand a little off the top it looks close lol. And just look at the dust on the top of the case. A great example of the need to protect your ships. Onward to the rock . Bob M.

Awesome work, another keeper. Bob M.

CHOCO TACO, how did she get the job, oh I smell nepotism lol. Was it my drinking ? 😆 . Leave the lid off she need a buddy lol. It's Long cold nights ahead, trapped in a bottle with ghosts Your going to be in a magazine again lol Fantastic , what a awesome build. Leave the Penguins lol. PS . Penguins mate for life, if there is one there's two LOL. PSS Much like Rats.

Wow, very impressive. I am going to start making rope coils like yours very nice. Congratulations on some very nice work. Bob M.