popeye the sailor

so......progress has been made. not real huge; just cleaning up sprue marks on parts, denoting top and bottom, and assembling a few parts that will see same color paints. of course it all starts with the wings and fuselage. after adding radio and navigation equipment on the bomb bay bulkheads, the assembly that I started with earlier was slid into the fuselage for the first time, to check the fit. I usually need to trim the edges to improve the fit, but in this case, I don't think I will need to. the fuselage closes up perfectly........the kit is THIS good! the mating surfaces on the halves are flawless, as is the rest of the kit.....again I mention how thin the plastic is.........very high precision. the bomb bay cavity, even though it is not complete, looks really good. other parts were assembled and readied for paint. I usually paint before assembly, but a lot of this will be hidden once the fuselage is joined. I hope not. the bombardier position the navigation bulkhead with equipment racks.......I failed to show the platform that joins it. there will be seating........ oh.....there's the platform in the background....the belly ball turret fits in that hole. I don't want to make the mistake as I did with the Nine o Nine........best to get the gist on the top and bottom here. there's a tiny bit more.....I'll show you when they are painted. more soon

I'm still trying to get caught up with everyone's projects......trouble is that I watch too many. I probably could if I just sat my butt down, but the table call gets really strong.........I must submit good to see you here Egilman........not too sure, but I think I started a B 17 movement my luck seems to have kept me building F models........perhaps the future might allow me to build one of the other models. the Lindberg 1:64 was a real whistle wetter for me.........I would love to do one that large. I do have a B 25 in the stash........can't wait to get started on it. I've only done a couple plastic ships.......I do have an already started Tamiya kit of the New Jersey...waiting to get into that one as well. hey there Robert......I've always love the Revell kits....their 1:96 series was {is} the finest models, in their day. I have two of them in the stash {one already started}.........and I enjoy building in that particular scale. I have to say that I was moved hearing about the crash. I've never been motivated like that before. when I was young......what did I know........I just put 'em together. but as I said before, the internet opened a lot of new doors, and the medium was moved. thanks for the link........perhaps the G variant might be here...one that will catch my eye

they did a lot of modifications to get her look'in like that............

ok.....let's get to it at the moment I'm cleaning up sprue marks....there is some minor flash. I can't believe how thin the plastic is! I'm not a huge fan of movable flaps and ailerons.........I think it depends on the subject application.......you know, what your going to do with it. the stabilizer ailerons have no hinges, so they will be very hard to give them that property. looking at the paint chart, this is going to be a complex model to paint. some can be done with airbrush, but I think a lot of it will be done with a brush. should have an update for you all soon

really nice job so far........this one almost gave you a fit, but got it to work in fine shape great ..........looks awesome!

welcome home the PE looks amazing! nicely done! really like you amp rig.........I play bass. I have a Trace Elliot 'boxer 30' amp w/bass boost. fell in love with it right away I was taking lessons at the time.........when they got them in, I had to try it. I started to do a blues progression and the more I played, the more the cymbals on the wall would rattle to the beat. so what did I do.......I turned it up!.....so much fun. best $320.00 I ever spent.

the model is coming along splendidly........looks very nice. love the hue of an old cask

looks really nice.......nicely done!

hi there.......I see you've been browsing through the back pages..........yea....that's my b-b-b-b-boat as you can see......there is magic in saving the parts panels. my one rule though is do just the hull, and fit it out by scratch building. it's been quite a learning experience. I have other projects in various stages, but my most recent, the Progress, I'd like to get back to soon. as for the Boulogne Etaples, I believe I'm ready for some paint. hard to believe that my last posting on the log has been three years.......I have other projects that are older than that. she sits in the hallway at the present time, not too far away from the main table. perhaps I can get her there soon thanks for check'in her out....and I hope you do finally get yours back on the table. I've always said that Billing's kits are good.......they are so open to ideas and detail embellishments. I got so many idea simply building the hull frame!

yea....those eye bolts........I'm gonna hold them for the day I do a 1/8 scale ship...............ahhhhhhh,,,right along with the other handful I've been hang'in onto hey......who knows, I might even have a picture to hang she's look'in good......love the deck fittings

yea......for a hearty plane like them....they were built too early. had they been build later, they might still be around. the Swoose was in the same hanger with the M.B. when she was interned for restoration...I really need to get busy on her.......she will be my third. had I not bought that Lindberg kit, the Nine o Nine wouldn't have been built..........and through her research, I wouldn't have learned about the Wulfe Hound. there are so many that are worth modeling.......and there are enough kits out there to do just that. they do make a D kit....I think you can find it at MegaHobby.

there is some camo done on these birds...it's not too dramatic. I have the Memphis Belle going at the moment, and that has some subtle camo work. if you want to try some fading on the olive drab, have a look at my Wulfe Hound build. I used three different tints of Olive drab and a 'wipe brushing' {dry brushing with a rag} of bomber tan. great job with the nose art I had the data base........I tossed it out since I only have the M.B. left to do.......then I'll likely move on to the B 25 I have in stash. I had a thought to buy an older kit of the M.B., just to see how much of an improvement was done to the molds. chances are they made new molds for the more up to date kits

...guess they didn't want to name it Jack the ripper

that's quite a collection Jack.........real nice camo and dioramas the church came out great too.......the set up looks super! no type of lock down here.....but Wally made sure we were set to go if they did. they gave us a letter in the event that we'd get stopped going to work........seriously! they're hell bent and determined not to shut down,,,they are even setting up trailers with parts and stuff in the event that someone infects the shop........we'll have to work outside {that's what they think}. part of me thinks I'm nuts with this picture?!?!....but the idea of putting money before lives is unsettling

great start on a really cool plane Lou........looks like you got your ducks in a row to me.... nice job detailing!

look'in really nice........great cockpit detail

I remember a few kits like that.......in fact I started to play with one last night....1960 Chevy Belair Impala.........has those white wall inserts. you know.......there are aftermarket tires {AMT} sold as a accessory pack. perhaps you can look into this and find a suitable set. my dad had a '63 { I think} caddy fleetwood four door. it had a button on the floor that one could change the radio station great when you wanted to play a prank on someone

List of surviving Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses - Wikipedia I wish now that I hadn't dumped all the sites I gathered......a couple in particular would have been a great help the info I've seen so far has her in the 91st BG with the 323 BS......#41-24523, coded OR-N. lost on 8/3/43 in a mid air collision with B 17 42-29816, the eager beaver.. both were B 17F's. she went by three different names in her service...... Golly......Li'l Audrey, and Snooks

nice look'in fridge!

there was an incident {now quite a while ago}..........there is a bridge down near the cape {Massachusetts} that is very narrow. from what I understand, if a rig was to go over it, there was hardly any room for passing cars. well.........he hugged the side a wee bit too close! the side of that trailer was never the same.....hauled by a dedicated driver and not a Wally driver.

really nice camo work

be at ease OC....if your following all the precautions, you and the misses should be OK.

as long as you left enough room up front for the second section to fit into, your right in the ball park! looks super. as mentioned.....I was always under the impression that the fore and main masts were both two sectioned. after looking in Petersson's book, I see that the fore mast has a short top gallant section. so yes.......I'll go three sections for the fore mast, and two sections for the main mast. I learned something too this morning.......thanks for making me take that second look

thanks Sam and J......couldn't wait to get some paint on her. not perfect, but I'm happy with it today, I repainted the gray....that looks better now..............I laid a couple more sections of deck planking, after making the adjustments on the stand. the dark walnut looks Ok, but is so dark the simulated calking can hardly be seen. maybe getting more laid down will show more. secondly, some of the strips are warped, so they have a curve to them.......great if I was doing a second planking, but not in this case. not sure how many are warped, so I'm taking a gamble that I will have enough. the kit only supplies one mast collar for the deck......I traced out a few others and cut one out. they don't match the thickness of the original one, so I cut out a second one to match them both. I did another search for pictures of the Clotilda...........found a lot of pictures of the discovery of the ship, but only drawings......and one portrait with the name spelt differently...the Clotilde. I guess the National Geographic picture is all I have to go by. I'll keep look'in thanks to you all for hitt'in the like button.....really appreciate it. don't be suprised though if you notice that I changed the title........can't seem to come up with a good name for the second hull.......Agilis is as good as any I guess

great looking case rob..........and you have some splendid displays as well Bob great progress on the rigging...mizzen is awesome!