popeye the sailor
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sad about the crash John.......refer to my earlier log for the whole story. it was the reason why I picked the Nine o Nine for the subject.......... I hope your doing well and welcome........I have the Wulfe Hound project in the works as well, if you'd like to look in hopefully I can get some paint done.......cold has put a damper on my ventilation system in the spare room {can't open a window } -
that is what I call ghosting.........mostly due to the paint not being mixed enough, or too thin. simply give it another light coat and it will be alright. sometimes changing to a softer brush will produce different outcomes.
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that's too bad.........I haven't had a problem so far in my dealings...counting my blessings. my only bad experience was in sending a fully built ship model to Wisconsin. double boxed and insulate with peanuts, it made it until the tail end of the journey, where it got jammed in the conveyor and partially crunched by another package. the gent on the other end sent me pictures......the damage was quite minor, and he was able to fix it in time for the model expo they were attending. as far as I know, he still has the model. I built another one for him......but for this one, he personally came by to pick it up {he and his wife were on a vacation trip }. I hope as well the decals fared.
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a few spritz of compressed air would spruce 'er up nicely I leave the collectible stuff up to the admiral....the only things I collect are Budweiser memorabilia and models. the screw pile looks to be quite rugged, unlike what I've assembled here. so far, I had to re-cement a couple of the cables........I chalked it up to poor design of the attachment points. I backed off on an idea to put a compartment under the main deck.......I would have had to reconfigure how all the cables were run. would have been a good place for the circuit board. that had crossed my mind Capnmac....I had also planned to add a light or two inside. the post you see in the center may be removed, since I now plan to have the circuit board inside.........I can run the wires up through the center, wire it in, and then send it up into the beacon. I've adjusted the flash interval {may tweak it to be a bit faster}, but the wires are not coded, so I'll need to test it again to see the proper way to wire it up {it doesn't have any paper work to indicate this}. once I get the lighting in place, I can better get a sense of where to go with it.
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good to see you finally got your stuff Lou. dry fits will be your best bet in seeing what will work together. I'll do some experimenting later today......took the day off. we had an disruption of the force in the family
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there are quite a few of those text decals........planes look'in great!
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my god! yes!! I just read something about her! I will have to dig up what I was reading and post it. I also bought the 1990 movie "Memphis Belle".........I think the description said something about her too. now this is gonna bug me until I find it........something about the Sally B and one other plane........some airshow or something........wish I could recall! I'll look it up. don't jog my memory too much.........it'll fall out
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hello John.....always a pleasure to see you {post} finally I'm making some progress on this project.........and getting wood envy to get back to the Progress too I have been dabbling in wood a little her and there, every time the itch gets too great.....I'll get there eventually. I finally created a hull frame for those misfit parts I got a while ago. so......oh yes, I ain'ts done wit me ships yet ...a certain plastic ship build is starting to wake up........progress posted soon
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I've probably seen pictures of her OC........never knew you folks had a mock up of her. I don't think the M.B. had the checkers on the cowl.....if she did, I'm in trouble {I don't have those decals}. great looking plane! there are many kits out there Kevin.......Lindberg alone had at least five. you can post a picture of it her if it's handy......love to see it eye candy eye candy eye candy
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my Spraycraft doesn't have a tank, and it doesn't pulse. it does three different speeds and works reasonably well. out in the garage, I use my 25 gal Craftsman compressor. I made an adapter for the airbrush and can regulate the output down to where I need it. I buy those Testor's Easy air airbrushes........not good for fine stuff, but work well for large areas.....like hulls. I'm beginning to stockpile those compressed air cans......figure I'll come up with a use for them
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well I'm a day late.......had to feed the camera.... it gave me a chance to touch up the second section of railings and install the last section. here is the second section......the boat winch will sit in between the posts. I haven't done any of the rocky stuff........I wanted to get the roof on before I did it. the last section is in place. the next things I thought should go on, were the out house and shed roofs. the boat winch is assembled........it need paint more soon!
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so about 18 mm {won't add the frames I'll try some in a few different sizes and show ya what I come up with
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I have it book marked already I also have listings of B 17 bomber groups, and that number comes up no where. I knew a few had the chin gun.......likely testing it before the G's came out. I did find a group with similar markings....'V' stripe on the wing......but little else matched. there are options for a different variant, perhaps the kit has the option to cross over to a G. I haven't seen anything about it.......then again, it's hard to turn pages with a tube of glue and an x actor in one's hands
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brave man
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you tried.......can't do better than that
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popeye the sailor replied to Papa's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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superb progress Greg........the island, rafts, and guns look so good so much PE..........you must have the hands of a doctor!
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you've got an old kit........are the parts laser cut? I've built one older kit of the Nordkap.......I've started on a second, a bit older kit, that I'm going to build the Progress...it's another Nordkap kit. the bulkheads have the same marks as yours does........I believe these parts are pre cut.......they are fastening holes from a jig. the newer laser cut kit of the Mary Ann is a very nice kit to work with........the Cux 87 is basically the same hull design, just outfitted differently. I've built both models, as well as a few other Billing's kits......I've enjoyed all of 'em if you want to make it easy on yourself, looking around on E-Bay or the like sometimes has these particular kits, either missing the fittings kit, or partial in some way. you can get them on the cheap. if you don't have the fittings kit for her, Billing Boats have released the kits for them. Billing Boats Official Website 2012 Billing Boats USA
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I don't either.....only in the summer when I can use the garage. my spray booth is a large plastic storage bin......I open a window for ventilation. I can't right now because the weather has gone to the dogs....it's in the teens to zero right now. we got more snow coming Saturday or Sunday. where do you get Floquil?.......haven't seen that brand for a while either.
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really nice
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not to worry Lou ...it is the thought. good you brought it up though.........not all B 17F's had the chin guns. you stirred enough curiosity in me to look at the Wulfe Hound, to see if she had it...she doesn't! it's an F kit anyway.........I should have known better. there is the hole for it on the one you sent me, but looking through the instructions, there is a 'plug' for it.
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not totally correct on the primer use Mark........if you go with thin coats and use an air brush, you should be able to use primers with no trouble. the bad thing about primers and hand brushing, is depending how long a drying time one gave the primer coat, brushing over it can cause the primer to become solvent again and blend with the paint. understandable why he would say that........in any case, subtle detail can get lost just by using paint in the first place. paints with high pigment counts will cover better as a thin coat.........this is not specified on any labels, but it does depend on how much it is thinned down. you've probably heard canvas painters referring to their paints as 'pigments'. that is what they are using........color pigments thinned down with small amounts of mineral spirits, oils, or water. I know a fella a while back that was using Jo Santos artist paint on models......I thought he was nutz! it does work, but I can't attest if the paint cracks or chips over time........no suspension in it really to bond to plastic. I've never used acrylics, but from what I've seen here on the site, they are just as good as enamels. glad to see you've laid down some paint
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now to get it down to scale. what are the measurements of the front apron {between the glass?}
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you mean....like this??
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reality sets in..........I just saw that the Sentimental Journey was a B 17G I really was starting to warm up to her too.................. you are correct there Lou........not too many f's that were in their natural skin..........99% were olive green. the natural aluminum finish was reserved for the G variant. the F's had the chin turret....as you see in this picture, it went through some changes as well. the first picture you sent Lou is not an actual plane........can't find that number anywhere. I try to avoid paintings........too much room for error. you would not believe how many sites I've book marked related to the B 17....good way to know that a certain marking is real. Lou was suggesting that I go with the RAF OC.....I think that one is an earlier model 299, since it is void the ball turret underneath. yea..........I guess the Memphis Belle has it. I've also ordered the 1990 film...there are also a trove of documentaries on the M.B. and B 17's in general. so.....that's that........I won't even need to alter the title.
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