popeye the sailor

which part???

yea....ate most of my morning. I have underhill's book....looked through them both for measurements. I not too good at bring'in 'em down to scale...I may have to punt, but I'll see if there is a scale calculator on line {I just thought of this}. the Underhill book is from 1965........fairly good shape, hard cover, and has a fold out of the belaying diagram for a three masted clipper. I started to repair the old bulkheads.......I made another set of 10A & 1A parts to complete the bulwarks. I really hate to throw the parts away {my inner pack rat speaking}, so why not use them. I've already traced out another deck platform............ -> and it was at this point in the conversation, that Denis AKA Popeye, remembered something else<- .....I gotta make another pair of 9A's too........jeeze, almost forgot ...........anyway.........I do like the model that the kit represents, so I will try and build it that way too. misery loves company..........a bird in the hand, means you won't get any on the head.........the ungian thing sir......... ------------------>oops, got carried away again I have a bunch of ships of scale and model ship builder magazines that Harold gave me when he gave me the Nordkap. I thumbed through a few of them and found a article for a privateer 1812.......pretty close to the box image. I'll look through a few more and see what else I'll find.

called for supper and got pulled away........ but look at cho.......your ahead of me in other places the cabin and skylight looks great..........nice color choices. you've also made progress with planking...defining the edge for the bulwark posts. you may need to get rid of some of that keel though, if there's too much. the one thing I noticed with the frame, is that the pointy parts are little to none......after faring, it's even more. good to see you plank'in though.......it will stiffen the hull.

hello Dr. Per........thanks for the info I order two book.......I believe it was you that suggested them to J......I received Lennarth Petersson's book the other day and I just got Underhill's book today. the diagram sheet shows the length of the mast segment in lines along with this is the mast part arrangement. the first steps of the masts are both 6 mm..........the fore mast is 413 mm, and the main mast is 381 mm. I'm looking at them thinking that they are too long.....even knowing that they include the mast roots. where I plan on going the schooner route, these masts have only two segments each........I will have to find out the masts total height when fully assembled. I hope they can be narrowed down with the books, because they certainly aren't specified on the diagram sheet. the scale of the model is 1:60. I always plank from the bulwarks down J........that way I can hide my mistakes below the waterline........paint can hide a multiple of sin I haven't done much today.......took the admiral to the doctors.......out to breakfast, and then to the grocery store. broke my driver inside door handle, so now I gotta fix it luckily, it's a small job. now I'm scaring up the parts for the second hull......yea......the first one hasn't driven me batty enough, wanna times it by two and REALLY turn up the heat figure I'll get in there later and make some more sawdust.

I fancy the term necromancy.....especially if your using part from other kits to rip...........to cut......all physical changes are good! that would be Sid, OC............

nose cones and glass like that I try to cut around the edge, lightly scraping afterwards. sanding always leave the white ring where ya did it. what you did is good, but isn't that going to give a slight rise when painted? you want to be careful around the cockpit......the tape looks like it's lifting {happens to me too....I have to be vigilant}. I also have been known to use scotch tape...clear or the clouded stuff to hide mating lines.......it's a bit thinner than paper...fingers crossed it doesn't swell on you 🎨

any time is a good time Thomas. the book on KG 200 was very helpful with this subject. at any given time, the KG 200 had around twenty B 17's that were flyable...they also had an assortment of other planes, as well as British Spitfires and who knows what else B 24's and B 25's were also captured and studied. this is a subject that really hasn't attracted too many modelers........an obscure subject to be sure. but I stumbled onto it and it was so unique, that I had to try it. I think it worked out very well the idea was so interesting to do, that I made up my mind to do another project that is somewhat obscure......I read about it......I've even seen it, but I have the perfect model for it, and I decided to give it a go. sadly....it's not a plane. I may not go into this subject again.......but I have a habit of checking out ever link that's sent to me { I wouldn't be a modeler if I didn't}. thanks for the head's up hope to see you in one of my other projects....promise......... I'll give you a good laugh I was hoping you'd look in J...........yea....this plastic stuff grabbed me by the golden globes and won't let go. kind of refreshing to work with wood again....and with you {not gett'in mushy or anything like that} "brothers don't shake hands.........Brother's hug! leave it to me to pick the strangest projects.....aye! glad you like the model.....just a tad more I want to do, and then I'll have the finished photos. thank you my friend! hey......and thank you all for the likes! I appreciate the interest during my insane episode........I hope I can come up with another ............soon

sounds good.......glad there is some light at the end of the tunnel. for all the pain and aggravation that it's worth.........welcome to the rabbit hole you see the mad hatter, give 'em a hail he'll call you over and join you in an ale {no tea.....that's the kid's version }

such a beautiful ship Patrick........the mods you've done is right off the charts! the perfect example of what can be done with an old kit superb looking model

I was in the spare room most of the day today........Wulfie is sitting on the table that we do puzzles on {I've taken it over at the moment} still waiting for her finishing touches

well..........it's confirmed.........planking is like watching paint dry I'm probably at the 1/3 point. do a strake......let it dry.......repeat. getting an idea of the angle of the bow stem, the bow end of the planks were cut to the angle, and then beveled so they would lay flat to the stem. the first plank laid after the bulwarks were closed up......... I got to thinking of the masts and the boxes I want to make. I want to be ready for that step, so when the masts are installed, they will have a firm root point. picking out the size dowels mentioned in the diagrams, the holes were made large enough to accept them, and then set in place. this looks to be the rake they are to be at....I have the spirit boom dry fitted too. I'm going to have to find out how long they are to be......I'm sure it's not this long. the boxes don't need to be pretty......just functional. after these are trimmed down and sanded to shape they will be installed........the main mast box already is. the fore mast box will need to be located further up the #3 bulkhead, or it will interfere with the planking. I did a few strakes on the starboard side too, but more was added to the port side . so now it's time to stop for the evening....this is where I am at the moment. the bow is OK so far........no drastic measures need to be taken yet. but the stern however....I think it's time to taper the planking. what you can see of the stern looks neat and trim........that's because I've already trimmed it........done some sanding too. .........just can't handle the idea that the planking is rough. this is Obechi.....a fairly soft wood, that likely wouldn't mill smooth in the first place. it does have it's limitations though....the twist will snap if you try to force it. usually when I plank, I will wet it down and plank the hull damp.....it is a bit more elastic. it can dry on the hull..........actually, I think it helps the glue seep into the wood's pores, giving it a better bond. but here, I'm using it dry without much trouble. tomorrow is another day....I had a great day off as always, thanks for look'in in and the likes

insanely nice job on the paint I was curious why you weren't painting it....I'd have a tough time doing that! she came out very nice........nice rigging too!

there always the after market.......you can get seats and likely other parts as well if your going to go down the rabbit hole.........you may as well go feet first. you won't hit your head upon landing

.......don't think I've ever built a Zero. this should be interesting

we do what we can........sigh........neither one of my two got into modeling. electronics are their things hope it works out.

impressive size........makes me jealous { I have a 1:48} awesome job thus far

oh....I showed the admiral the picture you posted for me.........then I showed her how you were using the masking......justify buying it. she noticed your paint rack........she likes that

not a huge fan of moving parts either........if they fit good and snug....great. the ailerons on the Nine o Nine keep falling....gotta adjust 'em every now and again. besides, I don't play with them on a daily basis great start on the wings!

how I did the Wulfe Hound was to put some paint on an old face cloth {admiral wouldn't let me take one out of the drawer} folded up somewhat. dabbed it on the first thing I saw { a cardboard box}, and did long light strokes over the wings and such, front to back. some I even did with a semi dry Q tip. good to see her together Mark!

hope the CA doesn't 'frost' the glass.......it also has a habit of doing that {as I've found out}. if you can find it in your neck o the woods, you should try it. it has plenty of uses. most of the kits I've worked with have multiple canopys......the M.B. has two........the B 25 I have, has two options as well. now I have a Heinkel He 111 that has the nose glass in two halves. I use the window maker on it, but it still looks like a dog's breakfast.....the whole kit does, actually........poor fit and all the problems you could ask for {if you wanted to torment yourself}. I have a good mind to.........seeing as I did the Wulfe Hound, paint it up and put American insignias on it....like we'd capture that!!!!!!

look'in gansta Jack........sorry.....my kids are affecting my mind love the combo!

so your going to need to cut a square hole in the diorama floor to set the crypt in place...is that the plan for it? your new add ons look really good...did you make the well from scratch?

really nice progress OC........did you use window maker to assemble the canopy? I've done canopys before by hand and really stunk at it......most of the time I don't do them. we'll see what happens with my next project. did you have to add the bubbles on the sides? those will be tough to mask.

really nice progress Mike I've never done gun ports before....you make it look easy

really great find Nils Billings had some nice looking models in their early days. I know what you mean about the figures........it can be a daunting task to find them in the scale your working on. your doing a superb job bringing her back up to speed