popeye the sailor

.......just a small update. done more on the winch and started to make the handrails for the cabin structure. I would have more to report, but it was our 31st anniversary yesterday we had a marvelous day.

when I first got the PE for this model, I tried to assemble the turret catapult. I didn't get very far, before putting it back in the box. I didn't do too badly with the Vendetta.......but some of the parts led to be desired {I won't lie}. so I will experiment with this model, to see if I can get better, before going back.........I do plan to finish it. the model is still on the table . the hull is a mess, as I mentioned earlier. I goofed on the bottom paint, haven't done the waterline yet, and yesterday I found out that the paint I had mixed for this model, is now garbage. the paint was a mass of silly putty at the bottom of the bottle.......just suspension and thinner on the top. so I can add paint the upper part of the hull on the list too.......figures. so first was to fix the bottom paint. after that was done, the waterline was painted next. I had done some touch ups with Battleship gray......shows like a sore thumb. I had painted the fore deck in teak.........I touched up the fore deck and then did the aft deck soon after. I will need to do a second coat due to some ghosting, but it's not a biggie. I worked on the PE in between all of this. the boat cranes were first. parts will need to be cut off and substituted with the PE parts......these are the main part and the support for one of the cranes. I had also cut out the foremast flag booms........they were next. the stern aircraft crane was started next... still more bending to do on that one...........both of the boat crane PE is assembled now. the crane parts have been cut off....and I was going through the instructions........hard to figure out how these fit onto the crane tower I'm going to need to figure out how the railings go on........I would think there are a pair for each one, but there is only one pair on in the PE sheet. to make it even harder.......I've assembled one of them. there is still a little but more to do on them, so I will let them dry and move on to something else. I have a couple of the Hood panels in the background........looking for something else to add from them

you've been busy! planking looks very good Pete I did the same thing with the Progress stern. if you recall the fun I had with the Nordkap, I chose not to repeat it with this one. I also doubled it, since I didn't use thick basswood. you don't have that much of a counter though......a saving's grace. I also made parts to cover the counter as well. plank up the bulwarks and the galley......and it will look spiffy! very nice.

wow!...........looks awesome!

fantastic job Yves.........what your doing with the hull looks great! looks even better with the full compliment of parts

for certain you have the early production of the kit there should be a date stamp....likely on one of the deck sections {that's where it is on the Cutty kit}. I have seen where Revell Germany is producing some of the 1:96 kits.......uncertain if they are using the original molds. ......and yes....if it is an older release, the dollars are up there....especially if there is proof of date and the box and contents are in pristine shape.......I've seen it for $300.00.......the Alabama is right up there too. odd, since the Alabama has had two other releases since the first production. not sure about the Kearsarge.

thank you very much....I hadn't done a modern vessel in quite some time. l may bring her back to the table and do the rigging. one thing I wish they would include in these kit, is a rigging diagram....I think it would be a huge benefit. thanks again for putt'in the like to this build I had a lot of fun with the helicopters.

superb progress Greg! the deck looks awesome!

the engine is in the back.....am I correct? very nice looking car. is it diecast?........nice camper too

hard to say, since I've not seen that show........but you are correct. there are links to a few of the articles within the log...but all you need to do, is a search on the General, and you'll find it I did get the coupling between the loco and tender sorted out. I'm working on the safety chains at the moment. more on this soon I've taken Tuesday off for the Admiral and my 31st Anniversary. how she's put up with me for this long, is a true test of patience...modeling or otherwise

looks fantastic Danny

have to admit it Bob........but I've had a few spells like that myself. when I started out with the wood kits, I was a kid in a candy store........but I think it took it's toll. then I began to follow my impulses........ now that I have a chance to think about it, might have been a bad idea too so now I have to repent......and hope that retirement will bail me out. all told.........I'm still happy to be in the place I am at this time it's not a bad thing......it gave you the chance to build back up your 'ldea well', and recharge you bearings. I'm also glad your back.........dazzle me some more with that beautiful work you do your planking looks awesome!

downloaded thanks!

it will show up well on the aft deck.......I think the fore deck will be too busy

the warp was nothing Kevin.........but it will give you an idea of what to look for should you purchase one of these fitting kits. back when I did the Nordkap, all of it was metal......cut out all the confusion. even the center block was metal {brass}. as for the kit........a very small percentage of the kit had any issues with warp, considering how old the kit is. I'm still trying to use as much of the original wood as I can.........I hate to waste it. for any that I encounter.......that's what internal framing is for hello Yacht1255....a man of few words welcome to the log! I hope you enjoy.

can you convert it to a downloadable file?

your building a second ship this size?!?!?!?! I read through it EJ and man.........your doing a super job! very nice looking hull so far........I like the deviations in wood. so glad I found it...........really like to follow along

thanks Ken........good to see you pop in I read somewhere that you were having a tough go.......hope it's not serious. hope things get better. yes, there is a different positioning of the drive rods for each side. this is why the wheels and axles were keyed with tabs and slots. just like the compression engine....when one cylinder piston is down, another is at top dead center to produce power. I brought the General into the spare room where I would have sufficient light. the drive wheels do turn..........I re-positioned them so it would show better. I still have a few more parts to add to him.........the head lamp, two pairs of steps, the chains and water hoses for the tender, and the metal deck plate that covers everything up {joins the loco to the tender}. I have to do some mod for the hoses........for the life of me, I can't see where to install them. I stripped out some thin electrical wire to get the hose I will need....same diameter and all..........the chain.....I got that covered then there is the wood load I need to finish up on for the tender. still a bit more to come. unrelated to the General.........we went to Hobby Lobby today. you'd swear it was my birthday got some plywood....... 2- 1/4 x 8 x 36 Birch plywood 2- 1/8 x 12 x 24 hobby plywood 2- 1/4 x 12 x 24 hobby plywood ....picked up some flat black and gloss white for the Sox & Martin........get that back on the move, some thinner, and various small rattle cans of paint.......got some metal flake blue for the S&M roof while I was at it I also got a couple shades of brown for a future project. I should have picked up another Arizona kit.......there was one there, but I settled on a Revell B25J Mitchell bomber in 1:48 scale. what can I say........the budget director was standing right there....I didn't see her pull'in back the reins

you've sure made a lot of progress with her Kevin.......look'in very good B would be my choice too.......not to worry if it fades, a sealer will bring it back out again as well as the grain tree nailing is a hit or miss thing.......on some it stands out, while on others it tends to blend in...especially if you plan on weathering the deck. you probably should have done it though before you stained the deck, then the pattern could take on a look of it's own. I'm not say'in you can't do it now.......it's just that it won't have the base tint. usually, I do the simulated calking and go from there. your layout so far looks awesome!

thanks John..........it's been rainy here. of course, it has nothing to do with the warp I experienced, but it prevents me from taking it out to the garage to continue the sanding. hoping for next week........but for now, there are still bit I can do till then. very easy to overcome the problem in wood.....hate to see it in plastic! thanks for the good word

super highly detailed! well done!

Revell Germany is also producing the U.S.S. United States.....very happy to see that the 1:96 series has always been my favorite.......the model is large enough to do almost anything to....and very builder friendly. I was looking at the Connie the other day.......both of the kits I have will need sails. I did find a place that make the sails from cloth, although they don't include the studding sails. they can be special ordered though. they have the sails for the Alabama too Canvas

they needs tas let me know hows they got us ta woik together.....A-K-k-k-k-k-K! that is so cool!.......love it! now if I had found some suitable figures when I was doing the Lobsie twins the model looks better than mine too ...looks like a Midwest kit {of course....hence the name of the contest}. thanks for showing me.......I have a plan to build the S.S. Olive Oyl one day, and I've bee having a fit trying to find the right scale figures for it. I wonder when that was, because a year or two ago, Midwest sold it's model ship line........I think to BlueJacket {hard to remembeer....pull'in at straws here}. thanks again......renews my thoughts about the plan I have. I'll keep look'in for the figures

rigging these ships isn't as bad as some....you can go with a simplified rigging plan, or with research, you can add the lines that the instructions don't show. did the kit include a rigging diagram?........it should have are you going to go with the triangular dead eyes? a lot of these earlier ship sported them.

welcome to the best place to be I took a ten year hiatus myself.........the bug never really dies........it just lies dormant until something triggers it what ever it was for you.......I hope you enjoy it!