popeye the sailor

got any pictures of 'ole Nordie? that's what I nicknamed my build I built her back in 2010...she was my first wood ship, besides the Cux 87. the Nordkap was an older kit......not laser cut. I built the Cux for the owner of Billing USA. there are many Victory builds in progress......possibly the most popular project on the site. I don't think there are too many Pan Art projects though.....could prove to be interesting be sure to do a log......D'agostini?

a little at a time HOF..........no matter how you slice it, it's progress no Cabby.......no admiral you'd have to answer to.........you'd have a conductor instead get the darn kit.....will ya!

this photo was likely taken in 1938. kinda gives you an idea of their markings. another picture, shows that the insignias were on both wing undersides, as well as on the top wing......the instruction directs that a 'navy' decal goes on the wings. this was taken in 1941....... note the name on the fuselage that's why I ordered the decals.....the American insignia went through many changes through the years. I wanted to get the right one. I could have made them with the decal maker, but so many decal sets are coming with a bluish background to the paper they use. another thing to notice here is that there are no red markings.........I suspect this is when the Navy stopped identifying the battle ships with the turret markings {painted tops}.

likewise............stay safe!

look'in superb Greg! what type of planes are you going to have on deck?

using the seagulls Lou, I have to stay before 41........the Kingfishers were used at that time. there are about four different scales on the sheet.....letters and numbers too........and they are dated which makes it a lot easier { you can hardly read it, but it is noticeable}. the gent who I got the idea from, did his planes with white tail {stabilizers and rudder} and black cowl. I believe the Arizona was red........the Pennsylvania was blue. full cowl with a line around the fuselage was SON 1........top half of the cowl was SON 2, and bottom half of the cowl was SON 3...these other two did not have the line around the fuselage. if I had gotten the other decal sheet {might have come with a resin plane too}, it would have had all these other decal bits.....but I'll settle for the insignias.......stress in moderation is good perhaps I can fudge something up for them. I did the repaint on that one turret.......it's good........I'm happy that was the last vestige of the paint I mixed. I've painted the tops red.......I said the heck with it and painted turret #3 too. haven't done much more with her.....I'll update again when I can get some quality time in on her. thanks for look'in in every one....I appreciate the interest

I'll hang in the back

it has all the parts to be a street machine....I believe I posted a decal site that might have them, somewhere around here.......I may still have it book marked. yours will definitely look much better than mine.......hands down! the body has lost all of it's sheen........the paint shows all of the minute-est of marks. pulling off the masking tape, showed a disaster.........the red bled into the white. I even did the trick of prepainting the white before painting the red. I did it with a brush too........likely why it happened. I even pulled the paint down from the masking, and not welling it up against it......oh well. I did a fair job of fixing it freehand...it will have to do. finding out the properties of that paint I bought......I painted the scoop blue, and then went over it with the paint. I got the metalflake finish I was looking for anyway more on this one soon!

totally aware of Flubber.........I grew up with Disney used to have most of the major movies on VHS for the boys........now my grandson is interested in some of the ones I enjoyed as a kid. so far, I've been able to give him a preview of the Scarecrow {Dr. Syn}......this one was my favorite there are videos on you tube if your interested........and a fellow did some videos on the comic book character Magnus the robot fighter thanks for the good word all.........there's not a lot to do to finish the model.......the big focus now is the wood load. Ken has been very persistent with his suggestion of modeling actual wood for the load. now I can't get it out of my mind as a mater of fact, the spare room has become a veritable wood shed .....hosting branches of several different types of trees around here. the admiral is up in arms about it.......ticks and such, don'tcha know........no big concern all the wood was carefully screened before I brought them in.........no bugs will be harmed in the making of the load one thing I'm having trouble with......is I can't seem to find a wood splitter in this scale at the moment, I'm in the process of setting up a jig for the scroll saw to cut the cord wood....it will be faster.. more on this soon. thanks for look'in in Michael.......I never knew that. in the mini series 'The Terror'.....I do believe there is a reference about them, as a means to keep everyone warm. I don't recall if they were part of a propulsion unit......screw driven and such......I keep look'in for the DVD collection. your talking about the Cog railway........they just celebrated a birthday or sorts! Mount Washington Cog Railway, Bretton Woods, NH 03575 you'll have fun for sure!

I've never built one of these.........only Guillow's / Comet flying planes. looks like you did a really good job with the wings. the broke stuff is immaterial..........you can fix it usually for me........I'll start tinkering with some aspect of the model, then next thing you know........I'm both elbows into it. surely there is one aspect in this kit that will be your spark.........keep digging!

a little more progress..........the hull is completely painted now as mentioned, the paint I mixed was junk, so I just did her up in battleship gray........fitting, I think as can be seen, I also started to paint the details on deck. the casements were first for the super structure,,,the barbettes will be next. ..on a brighter note.........I received the decals for the planes today. they look really good!

I'm beginning to think that this one should have been built by someone other than me...........just my thoughts I did some more sanding on the body to get it as smooth as possible. that's when I noticed that the engine box wasn't cemented in the corners, allowing the body to twist....not to mention the slight warp. so last week, I cemented the corners and put some weight on it until the glue dried. I was hoping that it might cure the warpage. it didn't cure it totally, but I think enough to make a difference. the engine box was painted flat black again, as well as around the interior compartment. I should have done along the rocker panels and rear wheel wells, but I can do that later. while this was drying, I added more to the chassis. it's out of sequence, but I really don't think it will matter much. the engine was cemented in place, as well as the drive shaft and the major part of the front suspension. the rear differential was cemented in place a while ago. knowing that I had taken the sheen off of the body, I masked and painted the white. the paint still reflected the sanding, so I went over it twice. the hood has been done too........I still need to paint the scoop blue..........................................and that's when things started to go down hill. the paint I had bought for the blue is nothing more than a reflective clear coat. it makes the paint look metal flake and changes the hue in different shades, depending how you look at it. now I'll have to use the blue I used before off I went to play with that........but after I remasked and painted the red. I corrected the line where the red meets the white. now to wait for it to dry. more soon.

I do have a small update on the General. I made the hooks for the chains..........this started a small chain reaction of it's own. every move I made with the loco, I'd knock a part off ...fix that problem..........then knock something else off with the next process. anyway......the holes were drilled and they are in place. the next thing was these two parts that go on the front of the valve chests. all they are, are the hand holds to climb up on the front of the loco. I thought they went one way........so I drilled out the holes....then, looking at the instructions again, I stood corrected. I installed them, but I need to paint them because I scraped the gold chrome off......oh well >shrug<.....not a biggie there. time to make the decision her about those hoses. choosing a good place to drill the holes, the deed was done, and the hoses are now in place. this was not without consequence either........I knocked one of the rear foot steps off. it's back on now. then I got to thinking..........was rubber invented at this time? the answer is yes. it was introduced in France in 1735......but the Mayans and Aztecs were the first to make use of this material. the first rubber ball was invented by these cultures go figure! blows my theory that Disney invented it BIG G.D. JOKE!!!!! .........a brief pause............................................................................ took Gibbs out, and then set upon doing something that I think will make Ken smile should have more on him soon

looks like you need a sander now........the shape looks good one of those side rotary sanders might do well for you, but I think a band sander would do better for the stem part. Briar is a hard wood......that's why it's so commonly used for the making of pipes. do beware though.......breaking it in may be tough, but once the chamber is seasoned, I hear they are the best.

don't feel bad HOF.....I've got a Guillow's Fokker in the closet, and a list of projects I really should be getting back to. I need to invest in a good pair of blinders ........ look ahead, my friend is that a site you created?

looks like you have some pruning to do! wonderful video. it will be fun to watch you build another....a very cool looking piece

thanks Steve

thanks Rob for the added pictures.........you can post the pictures of her after Pearl, but I likely won't need them. between all the sites I've got bookmarked, I have enough in all the pictures I've seen so far, very few actually show her with blast bags. there are a few pictures though that show here with bags on turret 2. this may be because in the 30's, during one of her gun practices, combustion gasses blew back into the turret injuring one sailor. a fire started a short time later, due to water getting into the electricals. they had turned on the sprinklers to keep the black powder from igniting. the armor belt only covered the important areas of the hull...................Krupp armor, about 13.5 inches thick. when the modernization at Norfolk took place, more was added, and the deck was beefed up too. yes......the three guns worked simultaneously......likely didn't have the technology back then interesting site Lou.......yea....I'll need to sift through it I haven't got the decals yet, but I think there is a color scheme listing in it as well.

the viewing ports look very uniform.........looks great!

as long as progress goes forward and not backward, then it's all good look'in good Carl!

ahhhhh, the age old problem goes back all the way to the early model kits.........some have descriptive text, some didn't. I agree....it would have been nice to familiarize the name of the part, so it would give me a better understanding of it's function. looks like you know where the parts go.....that's half the battle look'in really good!

there is an update coming for this model.........have it on the table as we speak

amazing ..........really looks great!

it's in there OC.........right along with the Guillow's Spitfire MK1, and the Monogram F 15 Eagle. have fun

this should start you off OC........I've posted pictures of the Revell model here and there. the entire build may also be in this link. https://popeyesquadron.wordpress.com/2016/12/09/guillows-fokker-dr-1-the-plans/ I started to sand everything, but got into something else......I really need to get back to it. if I could talk the admiral into it........I'd chat deal, but at that scale, I don't think I'd win.