popeye the sailor

I've seen these at Hobby Lobby......the brand is called Metal Earth. the admiral liked a couple of the butterfly models, so she bought them. I already botched one of them there are others, although I'm not sure they go by the same name. I couldn't get the tabs to line up.

for the simulated calking, I use something similar....an archive pen. I even bought a bottle of India Ink and refill the one i'm using your posts look great by the way.....even the two that stick up. I believe they are called sampson posts

sweet look'in model Kevin........taking a seat

sweet!

I've had two kits of the older production Nordkap.........I had the same problem in the beginning. just recently Billing has been producing some of these fitting kits. I was able to buy a kit for the second Nordkap kit, Although I'm building it as the Progress........a bit of a variation you could go to Billing USA and cherry pick the parts you'd need, or see if they are producing the fitting kit for the Marie Jeanne. if you have a break down list, it will make life easy for you. Billing Boats USA I have the Artesania Latina kit in my stash.

congratz Greg! such a sweet look'in model quite a collection you've amassed there........look forward in seeing the amphibious planes

thanks Lou.......or I should call you been awhile........

the sign says goslow...............silly, it says go slow! love the Stooges....my you tube is loaded with fun facts about them Moe........Larry.....the Cheese! "Pop goes the Weasel" I alos have some Abott & Costello shorts.........look for the one, "your not here" nit pick'in right along.............at long last........the two lower mast arms were added to the fore mast! I tried to affix them higher , like at the bottom of the 'director station' {main station, as listed in the instructions...it's broken up into four parts}, but they would not fit right. they fit well where I have them. they would have interfered with the short mast top, that is in the back of the station. here is a better shot of the radar and direction finders. though it has been addressed, the paint seems to be convoluted.....I'm at the end of the bottle, and it needs mixing often. the next milestone arrived with the anchor chains. it's the smallest I got. the anchors are in place as well. two on port side, one on starboard. for now, the capstans were added to the bow the other 5 inch guns were added to the aft deck. at a later point in time, these guns were removed........I believe they were to be replaced with pom poms. on the top of the fore mast station, there is a radar platform.......I didn't see it in the Tom's PE set, but it is in the diagram picture. I found a suitable platform in the Hood PE, and I added it. the short mast top is also added. there is one on the main mast, but that is a machine gun platform. on that tri pod, I added the other radar unit, the short section of mast, and the spotlights. I jumped the gun earlier............here is the anchors and chain set up....... I even added the tiny bits of chain that holds the anchor chain.......slips my mind as to what they are called. the holes are drilled slightly larger and I added three more holes near the capstans. #1 & #2 turrets are cemented in place too. I added ladders to the side {one side} of #2 & #3 barbettes ** gotta touch the paint work** on the aft deck, there are five or so hatches, leading to below deck. the two alongside the turret are closed........the others are open outside of a little more touching up here and there, it's as far as I've gone. I pre-painted the railings.......I guess that will be next on the list.....errrrr step list is a bad thing for a ship!

now....I didn't want ya to think I sluffed off on 'Zona'.........the heat was unbearable this past week { as Craig can attest to}. I'd do a little here.........and a little there........but in the long run, I think I made a couple of decent milestones! first thing was to paint the lower part of the two tri pod masts I painted up a few other PE parts while I was at it. I noticed that there was a second pulley on the boat cranes. I trimmed up the PE pulleys........but I seem to have lost one of the cranes! I looked all over for it, later finding it on the floor in front of the main table. how it got there, I have no clue the railing needed to be fixed, since god know how many times I must have stepped on it.........that was the only damage with the pulleys in place and painted, they were fitted into place, the direction finders and one of the radar units was also cemented in place. the 5 inch AA guns were added to the deck as well.......these parts still need to be touched up. the 11 inch guns will be added later. a roof was made for the small structure that fut over the plastic abomination that sits on the aft deck........added that along with the vents. the last pair of lockers were added to the base of Barbette #3 I'm forever touching the deck up

you can call me either.....but don't call me late for dinner yes....I've mentioned the Hood. but all I have is the 1:350 PE set for it. I still need to finish the HMAS Vendetta.......some of it has filtered into the Arizona build as a plus, but that's the reason I bought it. I've also tried to put some of the other parts together........some success, some failures................but no Hood I can get one though, if you want me to........{I love whims}! Foot note: I am doing well on my Popeye laugh! since I got my dentures, they kinda knocked me back a couple pegs {I was at around a 98% 'nailed it'}. I have gotten quite used to the new choppers, and I'm about to celebrate 1 year with them. I've gotten comfortable enough to do the laugh in public.....so if you hear it in a store, you'll know I'm around I used to do it anywhere........it's one HELL of a crowd pleaser, and kids like it too! sorry.........I went to Bangladesh for a moment there..........on with the shooooooooo

fantastic model! I'd be one chuffed 'Jerry' with results like that!

...or if you have some thin half round stock {Plastruct or Evergreen} , you can heat mold in into the oval shape you've made there when I first saw the picture, I thought to myself........"oh look, he's making them out of cheese!"

I though I had caught up with your build here.......guess I was wrong! she came out look'in very good mate! your weathering techniques are better than mine......of course, anyone's would be better than mine....... but none the less, you've done an admirable job on her. you amassing quite a fleet there.........look'in forward in seeing your next one

....or just a thick coat of paint.....on one would know the difference she's look'in sweet Steve........the railings are very well done! are you gonna add life boats on the port side?

amazing Greg.......the planes look great! they look super on deck

I thought that was the one........the one in Manchester only holds daytime classes. this is another part off of Queen City Ave. the buildings your referring to in the mill was once the manufacturing hub of Manchester. there were warehouses, textile and shoe factories......of course there was no thought about impacting the river with their waste. once that came to light, the entire face of commercial St. changed.......you'll find interesting reading about the Mill yard in Manchester........ cripe, over half of my family worked down there at one time or the other there's much more to see........too bad your not visiting now... the heat broke and now temps are pretty much back to normal {go figure}

you really should do the other vans.........that one looks so cool! superb job Danny........totally awesome build!

rocket racks look very good.......nicely done!

looks like someone wasn't on TP detail very claustrophobic! glad you enjoyed your visit........should make the decision easy I remember when I first got down in Fla...........took some adjustment to the climate {we won't go into the details}. I spent five years down there........had a good time too I copied the pictures of the snow plow for my log folder....looks very close to the B&M version {Ambroid}. I've got a couple of other variations too SNHU.......is that the place out towards Hooksett, of the place here in Manchester?

should be an interesting project when you get to it

super pictures of the north country......glad to hear your daughter was excepted! haven't been up that way in quite a long time.........used to deliver the Union Leader with my uncle........all the way up to Intervale and Gorham

excellent job! came out really good..........you'll have to do more then you can try out some of your ideas.

thanks for the good word John, Phil and Kevin thanks also for the likes.......I hope to have an update soon!

thanks Phil.....I wish I could get my other project off the ground. I traded some stuff to a friend for his unfinished Bluenose........he lost interest and just wanted to part with it {long story}. it a 1:65 scale Billing Boat model. it got damaged in transit.......but I wasn't keen on how the hull was planked either, so I took it apart. while it was torn down, I made two other hull frames. they sit in the closet at the moment....the Bluenose, the Bluenose II, and the America........all in 1:65 scale if I ever get to show the project, you'll see why the bulwarks will have to be built up from the deck.......this problem transposed to the others too, so the problem is three fold I call it the Bluenose project......here's a couple pictures of the hull frames as they are at the moment. I've finished several ship models Carl....the most recent was the Norden

looking great Kevin doing a swell job fitting her out!