popeye the sailor
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I do that even with the larger kits as well Lou........easier to hold if there are more than a couple of colors I'm painting some of the parts in gunship gray.....that's a good idea Carl, for when I do the structures. yea......I went with the plastic pedestal parts....I thought it would be easier. I have them trimmed fairly well, but broke a few in the process. I just glued them back on. now for the masts, I will do them in rod......I started to work with the plastic parts and saw how flimsy they were. Am I correct in my assumption of the davits and the ship's boats? anyway.......did a little bit this morning.......splitting time with the Nordzee. got to run errands......but I'll be back thanks Carl, Lou, and CDW for the good word....thanks to all who hit the like button as well- 1,090 replies
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I've seen them.......figured I could get the complete set in one fal swoop if you saw the kit......that's exactly what you would think......cheap. most model manufacturers put their logo on the inside of parts {like the hull}........the kit was produced in China........they have it on the outside of the stern >YECH<....so I will need to remove it....... but this will b covered in the log, when I get to it I will do my best not to make visits here 'in vain' Carl........getting through these sub assemblies and detailing them is taking an amazing amount of time. once I get them all together, putting them all on at once will fast forward the project. I started way later than you guys too....that didn't help. I cemented the pedestal legs on the machine gun platform.....I figured I'd wait to trim the sprue marks, until the glue has set. now that the torpedo launchers are painted and done, they were cemented on the ship. I noticed the forward one is a little off.....it was adjusted after the picture was taken the hood-like top was also cemented in place......to be painted after it dries. the stand was painted and the name plate was attached during a prior session. I have been painting some of the other parts, like the ship's boats and deck tops. ....even the deck top of the machine gun platform. the boats and the paravanes were painted.......the bottoms of the boats first, and then stuck on sticky tape to paint the rest of them. I notice that there are more davits, than shown in the booklet..........since there were two 'C' sprue panels, I'm sure that these are extras. not all the ship's boats will be used either. in the case of car models, I usually relish saving spare parts {for customizing other car models}....... I will likely save these parts too. they are painted as well now to trim the platform........if need be, I can reinforce the pedestals with gussets or a form of bracing.........I have quite a bit of spare PE to work with. looks like I'll have to straighten the gun barrel on the machine gun again........painted a light gray.
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any progress is good progress.........looking quite good. the ship's boats are neat!
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I'm painting up parts and working more on the sub assemblies. I do have one small ray of progress though.......I'll post it in a bit
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looking at the picture again.......hard to tell, but I see it now. I jumped the gun.....wishful thinking
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I was a fan of Patrick MacNee and Diana Riggs...now they were the real Avengers! I've seen The Saint and a lot of those other shows. I was a fan of Sky King too Lou
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thanks Michael.......I had no idea! I usually get updates on the shows I watch, but for some reason, news on American Gods never showed up. too bad about Gillian Anderson........glad to hear some news on it .....thanks again
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catching up on your progress Kees......nice job with the bulwark partitions deck framing looks super!
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just catching up John........finding it to be very hard to visit in here, since I'm currently not working on anything scratch at the moment. I hope you are well......I read that you had a visit to the hospital of late. the hull frame is coming along........a little here, a little there........it's still progress here's hoping you get more time to work on her....look'in forward to seeing her planked.
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so much progress since I last looked in again Doris, I must say.......you do extraordinary work!
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hey there Ben........you've made some great progress since I last looked in super nice work on the stove.....I'd have never thought to do that the layout is looking better and filling out nicely too!
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A+++! fantastic project for the kids! thanks for sharing this wonderful project Sam..........praise the crew for such a great voyage!
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really superb progress Frank........truly great progresses to watch really enjoying how you make the parts
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I noticed that too..........the bottom paint is hardly detectable by the eye {the only reason it stands out now, is because it's still fresh}. still some work to do on the white.......and you'll have that part licked she's look'in good!
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are your display cases stackable?........would truly be sad to see you stop modeling. I saw your Chebec in the gallery............your addition to the model enhances it even more ....there's always the Cux
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I have a Black & Decker and a Rigid......both do a great job. the speed can be varied...and yup, I have the same attachments {although a different style chuck}. nicely done on the hawse holes........yes.....it is a little nerve wracking to drill into a perfectly good hull are you able to run a 'snake' through both holes? if it's a POB, probably not..........you'd be able to run one length of chain or rope to do both anchors.
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yepper Carl.......I'm not sorry I bought the extra PE. it is nice though that kits are starting to include it. it can be problematic to find it separately. case in point is the Arizona.......to look at it, it's a very bland kit. the price of the kit isn't bad, but one can see where they cut a lot of corners. the railings are molded on the hull, which is probably the biggest let down. I've already bought a PE set for it......but I have a sneaking suspicion that the railing aren't included......I may have to find another set do a complete upgrade. the set I ordered will address the catapults and cranes........they are two aspects that look really fake. solid plastic with molded detail.......they look terrible.......I hope to address more with the kit. I do thank you two for inviting me to explore PE and it's benefits....as with everything else, I will get comfortable with it sooner or later. even though the Arizona is a larger model, I see I'll have to purchase one or two more of these 1:350 kits to use it up I am surprised with how many kits are out there. thanks Jack and lou for your comments.....and thanks to those who hit the like button.
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most sellers are pretty decent......good that there was a happy ending. I remember back in my younger days....we had a shop in Manchester called the 606. they were my go to place.......they sadly closed up shop in the 80's, not long after my 5 year residence in Florida. I used to go to HobbyTown, when they were located on South Willow St, but they have since relocated to Londonderry / Derry..........I haven't been to their new place yet. Hobby Lobby has been good, but their selection is not as good as HobbyTown. I pity my wallet, should I take the time to seek them out........I will definitely ransack the place the admiral I think knows this, because every time I bring them up, she suggests alternate place to go. online shopping has made a huge impact on going to a physical store.
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sorry to hear of the setback.......never used that type of paint before. I kinda miss the good 'ole days, when hobby shops were plentiful, and one can simply drive over to exchange stuff {then again, if we had the shops, we wouldn't be going through this hassle}. of course, I'm one of those guys that would just keep the stuff and reorder it........cuts down on the hassle time but...it is their mistake...and it is the right thing to do. chin up my friend.
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you're planking! GOOD!!! just do it..........there's no thought about what to do next, just make sure that the frame is fared and go for it. I plank the same way.......I do the wales first, and then the thinner hull planks. the wales look more transitional and build it.....so to speak. there is no separation line, as with gluing the wales on after the initial planking....just looks better in my view I'm sure your bending your planks, due to that blunt bow. nice start so far!
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thanks for the good word folks........and to those who hit the like button. it's a rainy day here folks....the perfect weather to focus my attentions to model building thanks Kevin.......I do have a project planned, but I want to assemble all of the add ons first. once this project is off the table, I'm likely to bring one on that is already in progress, in the meantime. I still have the HMAS Vendetta, so I'll finish this one off as well. thanks for the good word EJ......I like the smaller projects, but I find them to be more tedious, due to my fat fingers. I was using the 'helping hands' to strop the blocks, but I found it cumbersome, so, I did them by cementing the rope on first {in the groove}, and then seizing them afterwards. it was just as well.....I still used the supplied blocks and they are a bit brittle....getting a little CA on then toughened them up I have a supply of 3 mm double blocks that I could rely on, but I'm going to need them for the Thermopylae......so I tried to conserve. I'm also one who likes to bash projects......these kits are nice and they do give you a little wiggle room to make modifications. it was also nice that I stockpiled the smaller eye bolts too......all they supplied were the larger ones, and they would have looked terrible put in places that didn't require them. the kit doesn't differentiate between standing and running rigging either....good that I have a decent array of different threads to use. it's nice that we all can put our own signature into our models, to make them more life like, and to make them our own
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then I shall deliver Carl..............the update....not Carl {he knows where he is}. so anyway........the repaired torpedo launcher platforms. glad that I have the hood PE ...and painted....... I assembled the life boats.....they still need more paint. in the background, you can see the machine gun platform. odd turn of events........I though I had used the correct PE on the search light tower.....it seems that I was mistaken. so I'm using a piece of the railings from the hood PE to enclose it. that should get me out of hot water. I added more parts to the four big guns.......a couple more and I can paint them too. hope you can make it out OK, but there is the repaired machine gun in it's pivot still lots more to do........if I get any further, I'll post it
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