popeye the sailor
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very nice progress on the hull Carl........came out with some nicely defined lines- 292 replies
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I'm not at a loss for a project to replace it Lou. if I were to draw up a list, it would be a manifesto!
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those protrusions under them........they might be a molded interpretation of them. did you give any thought to trimming them off? looking at your after picture, it looks as though you did. in the actual ship photos though, it appears that they were positioned above the portholes, lining the structure bulwarks. are you also going to open up the windows to the left of them.
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thank you Piet ...and thanks to those who hit the like button. it's been a tough work week heat wise.....but I made it ! I'm hoping to finish her up this week.
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looks super EJ.........the deck fascias look very well done. like the way you kept the door windows in line with the rest of the windows
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if you can figure how long it will take to get to you, you shouldn't have too much of a problem I think you will have a good time with this project. happy to have you looking in have a good trip!
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look'in real good Greg........the PE you've got in place so far looks really cool!
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it's good to have other hobbies...helps to foster creativity and boost skills {such as painting}. I've done well in combining modeling and writing very nice art work from you and OC..........all I can accomplish is an abstract stick figure
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I would suggest the same thing Brian........there are a few flaws with this kit. I'm working my way back to it and should be back at it soon. I'm not using the metal windows and doors, which means that there will be some scratch building going on. I'd be pleased if you followed along.......the more the merrier
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I've been working through it so far....one more day to go. supposed to be 107 degrees tomorrow........I hear it's supposed to last through Friday!. sub's looking good OC...paint work looks great
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your scavenger hunt is Bering some fruit Car......very nice add ons
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thanks gents...and thanks for the likes get through the work week, and I can do more. we're in the beginnings of our first heat wave here....supposed to last through Weds or Thurs.
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thanks gents........and thanks for the likes. I'm generally fairly mild........frustration goes with getting the part in the right place.......then I'm all smiles if I recall, I've thrown in the towel on one model, through my entire model building life. it was a Russian model - ICM....a Bomber. to laughable to even consider assembling. I have considered buying another one.......just can't live with the defeat........dunno, maybe some day so far, I haven't lost any parts.......ruined a few bits of PE, but I have the hood PE to fall back onto we're in for our first heat wave.......I've made it through the first day.......hope I don't turn into a bowl of mush by the end of the work week! I'm OK Carl.......did you catch my humor?
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daughter had a bye..?......do you mean baby? busy man .......you should go for track! model's look'in good!
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well folks......it's the end of my mini vacation. I had an extra two days off this past week........I wish I had more. with all this prep to hang the sheets, I felt I owed it to yuns {I could go New Yorker,,,,,yous}........errr..that I should show you where I am with the main sail {?}......{sure....works for me}. it's hung and lashed to the gaff. the boom 'vang' has been rigged......now I'll have to tie another block for rigging the upper sail {I'll look up the name for it} I need to add two more cleats for the vang and the upper sail rope. it's lashed at the lower left corner......and I adjusted the halyard, so it takes up the slack. this model probably could have benefited with some hoops.......man, I hate after thoughts. the gap is a bit wide along the mast....but I have an idea. I'll bind it a few times with thread, last it together.......so it will look like this I'll dab it with some white glue and bunch it together, so it looks like a single rope......I figure I'll make three more down the mast. that should do the trick. I also lashed it at the lower right hand corner too. you can see I already added one cleat on the port side.......I'll do another on the starboard side. the rest of the time spent on her, I've been making up more blocks for the jibs. that should make her look right smartly thanks for look'in
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I'm gonna try and push this along.......you two are flying! Greg's ship chop shop is in business, and Carl is off planning to build his steel armada. so I did as much trimming as I could on the machine gun platform........said that's it and painted it. according to the instructions, the machine gun and the pivot is supposed to sit on this cone like part. in cementing it in place, I saw that it was too high...grrrrr. it wasn't dry.....I had just done it, so I took it off and chopped off the cone. fits much better now. the camera make the platform look terrible, but to the naked eye {weird phrase}.....it looks OK. the aft structure had two rod like parts cemented through it. bit of trouble, but of no consequence, they are in place. I did the camo for the structure, but of course I'm dyslexic.....I did the wrong side. I made the correction and left it at that. there are some ladders that will go on next. in the pictures, you can see the start of the main mast. I still have to cement on the yards, so it's a work in progress..........gee, just like the model I would have had the search light and tower in place too......but I spent a lot of time locating the search light. yup.......popped out of the tweezers while trying to cement on the PE bracket. fearing the worst, since I didn't find it right away, I expanded the search, covering most of the computer room carpet. I was near giving up........thinking about the diameter of the kit sprue...when I saw it. it had never left the table........int landed on the tape that I have the ship's boats stuck to! I felt like an idiot! meanwhile, the admiral is shaking her head. so the search light is back in the tweezers............I know what your think'in........not to worry, in cementing the stand to it, CA got on the tweezers {it's glued to the tweezers} I'm using one of the yards from the mast, since they will not be used. kind of a odd picture that don't show much, other than to let you know that I have the part. won't lose it again >icky mae< thanks for look'in in
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state of the world......hear ya. no soapbox....against the rules I'm known for pick'in up little things like that.......I usually find them after the camera does myself. lordy..........if that's the case, I'd better be look'in at me finished ones........
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they look great Michael.........another milestone reached rigging will be the fun part for you........you probably have it all figured out
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oh...oh.......I think you knocked one of your posts loose the other bow decoration.....carving madness continues
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