popeye the sailor

I have a bit more to update.........I finished cementing that first bulwark plank in place, for one thing. secondly, I removed and sanded the cabin structure.........bottom and top. ....and with that done, the second level deck platform was cemented in place. I centered it and marked where it was to locate........here is what it looks like now. the centers for all the portholes were marked and drilled with a smaller bit. good thing too........the dry wood really didn't like that very much. so I drilled them out with a larger bit, enough to run a sandpaper dowel through them, and I enlarged them this way. as I did this, I was keen to remove all the splintered wood that the bits kicked up. I used the hand drill to enlarge the holes.......does a very nice job while I was doing this, I broke up the manotany by sorting out the brass parts, and put them in medicine bottles. some assembly was required for a few of the different fittings. these are a lot nicer than the plastic portholes I got for the Nordkap model.....this is from the updated Nordkap fittings kit I got. as I showed in the earlier thread about the Nordkap, the materials used in this fittings kit, are very different than what was supplied in the earlier ones {I had two of them}. the winch, with the exception of the anchor winch, sports the frame being made of wood......the boat crane is plastic, but I also have the wooden one from the kit.......I will make them both. for the Nordkap model, I changed this crane.......I motorized it.......it was supposed to be a hand operated crane. there is an irony though.......I'll have to look again, but off the top of my head, I don't think I even need it. ahhhh.....but one never knows

I made further progress with the doors, windows, and vents. the doors were shaped and sanded..........then set on the sticky side of a piece of tape, marked with the position as to where they were fitted on the structure. the vents were done the same way.....shaped, sanded, and marked where they will go. all of the window frames have been jigged up as well.......now to set and dry. I don't think I'll need this many for the second level, but if I need 'em, I got 'em. there are a couple of odd windows that I will need to make...they should be fun. I will have more soon

superb looking ship Tom!

not hitting the like button........sorry to hear of your dilemma. hopefully you'll get things sorted out and can continue. your doing a super job there

I think anyone can watch something for a second time and pick up on a bit of detail they missed. silly naive and confused......hmmmmm.......only if they wanna be but that's a whole 'nuther debate.

thanks Pat they have no say in the matter strange about the door......I hardly ever lose parts no matter......I wasn't too keen on the metal bits anyway, though I know I'll have to use some of them. I forgot to mention that I also gave the three decks a coat of clear lacquer....they need a light sand now and the finish coat. once I get the windows and doors in place, then I can put all this together. gotta start uping the bling factor too. thanks for the good word........and thanks for all the likes too

hey there.........got a bit of progress here to show you. since I have about twenty or so windows to make {and this is just one type....there are two}, I figured I'd better gt busy on them. using the metal window billets as a jig, I set up two 1 x 3 mm strips in order to mass make the frames. then the tedium of cementing them together. I had made one of the engine room vents....there are two in all. I made the other one today. I used the grating that I made for the United States build. then, I was going to chicken out on making the doors for the second level, and use the metal ones. they fit OK.......I was just going to paint them. but come the moment of truth, I find that I'm missing one of them. they've never left the box they came in..........I looked all around the table, because I did try to drill the squares out of one of them......figured I'd try and make them with windows. that stuff is tougher than a marine drill Sargent! when I finally came to grips that it was nowhere to be found, I decided to make them. turned out to be the easiest thing I've done all day a little clean up and they'll work out just fine. I'll likely do more on her tonight........I'll post again real soon

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splendid progress Doug........she's look'in really good! nice choice of fixtures

you should........the stack on it's side and bits all around. look'in really good

PE crazy! looks really good she'll have detail up the wha-zou!

so the hull is to be painted? if that's the case, and the poly dries to the touch, then it will seal the wood so the paint won't get sucked in. you'll get a much better job of it really nice looking deck. looks like you'll have to allow for the king plank {if it's raised}, when you add the cabins and such. the kit didn't supply a deck platform? most kits do, and you plank on top of that.........no need to do second plankings to decks. I found that very interesting.... she's coming along really swell !

agreed! one awesome looking model

I don't recall seeing this........is this for real? you could alter it according to the Peregrine plans.

there is a rigging diagram sheet......it shows the two bob stays for the bow stem and the ones I mentioned that locate on each side of the bow. there is also a pair on each side to keep lateral movement in check.

I got busy early this morning.........5:30 AM. I woke up with a bad case of crazy leg.........had to get up and walk around we've already said goodbye to warmer days, so I put the heat on to take the chill off and got the coffee brewing. in the closet, I have two more sheets of the 1/16 x 6 x 24 basswood........I was hoping that it would be wide enough to do the job. it was, with 1/8 inch to trim off. the first double dotted line marks off the back wall for the helm room........the smaller double dotted off square, is for the aft cabin. the single dotted square marks off the funnel area. the cut will be made at the back wall of the aft cabin. ...would have been good if I got to use this one, but a bad cut later, and I had to redo it. not to worry......the other piece won't go to waste........it just turned into a smaller sheet of flat stock once the edges were sanded, it was dry fitted on the lower cabin assembly. next was to frame up the fore cabin in prep for cementing on the deck platform. to help further with the warp issue, I put corner brackets and center support bar to the assembly. I'd have gotten technical with it, but none of this will be seen, so I didn't bother to follow a pattern. with this part of the structure assembled, I see no reason why I shouldn't start the planking. trimming the first plank on the starboard side to fit the bow stem, I found that there isn't a lot of flex to make the curve of the bulwark.....10 mm wide is a bit hard to bend in this manner. I have most of it in place, but I think that I will soak the others, so that it might offer a bit more flex. I made up these brackets to hold the hull frame in place on the slip a couple of weeks ago. it sits in the slip pretty good now......it won't be needing it much longer anyways. I still need to add the two long strips along the keel spine.......gonna try and hold off until I do the garboard planks. by this time, I've taken to working on two projects, together at the same time. I'm working on the windows for the T.D. I'll post again when I have more

awesome work EJ...........really dresses up the bow nicely!

your doing some interesting work on this one the vents are a nice touch.........you probably should add two bob stays from the dolphin striker that will locate to each side of the bow. they will complete the support for when you do the fore stays. do you have all the plans for her? if your missing either of them, they can be downloaded from Billing USA http://www.billingboatsusa.com/

look'in great ....and who doesn't love hearing more guns?!?! a pedestal stand would have worked in your favor, as far as the handling problem is concerned.........likely too late by now I think the torpedo nets would dress her up much better. first class build.........you've really done some good work here

unfortunately, that problem plagues us all.......building models with very little documentation or pictures. looks like your off to a very good start though wish I was that good with a computer.........luckily, I manage to get by building out on my head very nice hull frames!

yea.....it's not a huge bit of progress.........but it's something. working on the front of the lower cabin structure, the bottom fascia frame part had already been cemented in place. I had it sitting on the deck for the time being, getting a sense of how much warp there was. using rubber bands, I centered the structure in it's place on the deck, and tied it down {in a sense}. I will add the rest of the fascia parts with it in place on the deck, and this should take some of the warp out of it........at least, I hoping so. there isn't a lot......most of it lies in sanding the bottom, so that it will sit flush to the deck. when I plank the deck, I will leave the cabin area open, and plank around it.....this will create a 'well' for the structure to sit in. I've done this to most of my models.......very few {if any}, I haven't done this way. I'm also juggling in my mind, which method I want to use in regards to the planking. it's still up in the air.......I want to get the hull planked first. so, after I tied down the structure, cut a couple spacers to keep the walls spread apart, the top fascia frame part was cemented in place. I was going to add a couple strip parts along the side walls, but to have them jutting out from the edges, they might interfere with the curvature. I was also going to sand a bevel to these frame parts, to better accept the fascia part, but that would mean removing the cabin from it arrested position. it not that dramatic a bevel anyway, so I didn't bother. the aft deck came out OK.........I may be able to install some portholes along the sides, as seen in some of the Progress pictures that I have. I hope I made it high enough to do them. after giving the top part a chance to dry, the fascia was cemented in place. later, I can drill out all the portholes. more to come

hello Lawrence.......feeling a whole lot better of late now that I'm over this past problem, I'm about ready to book the second phase. you won't believe this........but I came home from work today, and did a little to the model. I'll post the pictures in a moment.......no big thing, but after all, it's progress thanks for the good word! thanks also for the likes gents!

quite a bit of progress there!........she's look'in really good

stunning looking vessel! the bits are filling in the blanks nicely swell job on the ship's boats!