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  1. popeye the sailor
    I left a comment on your log.........added to the thought of making the hole larger, you need to take account of how much of the first level you have to work with. it's a very interesting idea glad you decided to come on board with a river boat project....you have very neat ideas!
  2. popeye the sailor
    superb progress Michael.......l really like what you did with the rigging for the gun port lids., the new deck is looking good too
  3. popeye the sailor
    look'in good Danny.....
  4. popeye the sailor
    dunno.........I guess we're not able to get the formula they use right. just going by what I've been told in the past.
  5. popeye the sailor
    moving right along with the rigging Bob..........looks super nice your rigging always looks so 'orderly'.
  6. popeye the sailor
    ohhhhhh.........I hope I can emulate the sentiments. but keep on cheering me on with the stairs........I may succeed gonna be tough this week though with Thanksgiving festivities going on. I will try and have some sort of update on her. thanks for the vote of confidence Sam and Michael
  7. popeye the sailor
    super nice rigging Tom! must feel good to be at the finish line........she's a beautiful model
  8. popeye the sailor
    I was always told that dye weakens the fabric.........airbrush might not do that badly if you choose to paint it....light passes and let dry.
  9. popeye the sailor
    masting looks really good........I still like the color contrast you've chosen for her.
  10. popeye the sailor
    looks almost like tulle........but I think I've seen that material at Hobby Lobby. also keep an eye out for the web type hair nets........they might also work higher echelon Walmart folks are accomplished trumpet players..........they have the ability to blow their own horns
  11. popeye the sailor
    nice job on the fittings,,,,the pump looks great
  12. popeye the sailor
    good think'in on the stack........would have thought they would have added an insert of sorts really nice job so far
  13. popeye the sailor
    no lie........I've already sen a few trees in the windows of home around the neighborhood! to me, the day after Thanksgiving is more normal the stores around here had already put out isles of Christmas stuff.........Halloween and Thanksgiving stuff was tucked in between it all. the holidays have become opportunistic and commercial.....tradition has been tossed by the wayside!
  14. popeye the sailor
    sorry to hear my friend best wishes to your admiral.....hope she is feeling better.
  15. popeye the sailor
    same here in the northeast..........a bit weird, but we have snow already! we've had two events already .......yea, I'm not a big fan of snow. we decorate like crazy too........but ever sine we started to rent apartments, I've been a tad offish about it. I totally agree.......the over commercialization of the holidays has really been terrible. black Friday has just about become synonymous with the Purge........luckily, no one has brandished a gun! on the work front, it's become just the opposite........most companies have taken away holidays and days off. Wal-Mart only has 1 day that the shop closes down........and that's Christmas. they are open for Thanksgiving and the New Year....and we have to pay our own days off per our PTO. the holidays as we knew them are long gone...........Tradition has become a corporate scam
  16. popeye the sailor
    hello Sjors.........yes....it's another old Billing's kit. coming along great so far hello Piet.........my, it has been a while! I hope you and Gwen are well, and a new project draws you to the table! we miss you thanks for all the likes........more on the Progress soon
  17. popeye the sailor
    thanks Sam hoping to finally give 'er the finishing touches soon.
  18. popeye the sailor
    too bad the kit is terrible Sjors.........I'm sure you can make her into a wonderful model though in every person, there is a scratch builder just waiting to come out! she's looking great so far!
  19. popeye the sailor
    hi Sjors! glad to see you 👀 thanks for the kind comment thanks Sam........I'm trying to get the stairs to work. thanks for all the likes!
  20. popeye the sailor
    looks really interesting...the hull looks very good
  21. popeye the sailor
    very nice
  22. popeye the sailor
    at the moment......the camera is 'feeding'. I got the pictures out beforehand, so I can show you the new additions. the aft railings got the cap rail added to it. in a way, this worked out, because of the slight curvature of the deck. if the cap rails were on, it may have been harder to get the railings to bend as much as I needed them to. the windows were added at this point........the port side railings were also added at this point the cap rails for this side.........and the windows I used the tinted cello that I have on hand......with the upper deck open, you can see into the cabins pretty good. once closed off though, the view might be a lot less. it will be a bit harder to add the windows to the fore and aft ends, due to the curves. the smoke stacks are dry now.....I'm letting them set a bit longer. I done some work to the stairs..... hand rails are on. I'm still plugg'in away that piece comes from the one on the left.........I cut it off trying to fit it in place. more updates soon
  23. popeye the sailor
    progress is progress...no matter how you slice it look'in good Sam
  24. popeye the sailor
    looks great OC
  25. popeye the sailor
    that's why I didn't put the tongue in there that would have clinched it........I'd have Mick thump'in on my head! thanks CDW! thanks Pat.......I figured I'd better get busy on her, or the admiral would have killed me she never left the table anyway, so it wasn't hard to pick up where I left off. I have a few more pictures of what I did later last night. I'll have them up soon thanks OC.........I thought I'd show one of the folks on there.......does look kinda neat Chris is correct.........the 1:87 scale figures work well on this model. thanks to all who hit the like button

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