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  1. popeye the sailor
    looks good Greg
  2. popeye the sailor
    any progress is good progress Jesse...........there are no rules on speed amazing work your doing........! super job my friend!
  3. popeye the sailor
    your moving right along now! the decking looks great
  4. popeye the sailor
    looks great.......very neat and tidy
  5. popeye the sailor
    you've earned your gunnery medal! they look so awesome Danny
  6. popeye the sailor
    I think this would classify as a form of torture....... the diagram shows the square portholes too.......are those going to be added as well?
  7. popeye the sailor
    coming along nicely OC.
  8. popeye the sailor
    Awe heck.......I have all that PE.......I'll think of something icky mae no worries Carl yes Lou.......but the PE would be bigger
  9. popeye the sailor
    so I take it your finished Carl........such a sweet vessel! very well done indeed I gotta scare up the pictures I have so far....they are still in the camera. even though it's our anniversary today, I've done a bit more while musing over my coffee this morning. as I mentioned earlier, I found a neat way to do the search light tubs....I used a drill index. the tubs came out OK......now to assemble them and paint them. I did some PE work on the fore structure too........the front railings came out good......but the back ones were a pain. assembly started on the four big guns. I ended up having a bad turn on the torpedo launchers......take a look here........it's the only picture where they look this good. note that one of the railings is missing on the platforms........they are looking worse, the more I adjust them. I may have to do something different with them. the little railings are breaking off....trying to save them, but it's like putting gas on a fire. assembling the tower...... I think I need a bigger boat
  10. popeye the sailor
    look'in pretty sweet Carl
  11. popeye the sailor
    look'in really good Carl.........your search light tower is different than what I'm seeing. gotta go.....I see two tubs instead on one. show ya when I get it assembled
  12. popeye the sailor
    thanks Ron and Robert......my first time with a solid hull. it's been interesting.
  13. popeye the sailor
    what can I say.....I route for the good guys
  14. popeye the sailor
    I need to see how and where you guys are terminating these lines. I am wrestling with the searchlight tub at the moment......you ought to see how I solved the problem I didn't paint the inside of the funnels......didn't think of it really. saving grace.........it will never be seen by those in the know
  15. popeye the sailor
    the other side looks a bit better.......I was kinda put out by it, until I thought about it. it nice when you can solve a problem by coming up with a reason for it thanks for the good word Carl pictured is one more thing I need to change.......can you see it?
  16. popeye the sailor
    that's Dirk........putting holes in a star destroyer, before the rebels do well take solace Greg that your building her at a time where she still has them......you won't need to do all that will you need to do the square ones? glad you found out about the D cable
  17. popeye the sailor
    off to a good start in giv'in her some teeth! your work is superb as always Bob........nicely done! gratings look great too! you'll have the deck layout done in no time.
  18. popeye the sailor
    I think I read where the cables were only on the bow section....did you mention something about this in your intro? as a mater of fact, the Hood PE I got has the complete set of cables included
  19. popeye the sailor
    I'm not done yet Robert.......I've got the rest of the rigging ahead of me I'm still not completely happy with the sails, but I'm going to use them anyway, since this is a work boat. the traveler is crude......but will do for the same reason. I did some more painting to finish off the gaffs and booms.....they are ready to have the blocks added to them. I started to rig them for tying. the decal were another let down.......depending on how you want to look at them. I guess you can't use decal paper that has already been through the process. I gave them a coat of decal bonder, but for some reason, it didn't trap the ink very well. as I was applying the decals, some of the black came off. although they look shoddy, they have the look as though time has eroded them, and look as though they need a repaint. to make things worse, I couldn't cement the aft hatch in place, because I had installed that rear porthole. I removed the porthole and filled the hole with filler, sanding it down and painted over it. the aft hatch can now be cemented in place. the tiller is almost ready to be installed.....that's next. until the next update.........thanks for look'in in
  20. popeye the sailor
    never a dull moment with you two...it's a good thing you have something in common very nice work Carl....on both fronts. the subs must be waterline models. are you gonna do a diorama with them? Vendetta's looking really good.....well done my turn to show my meager work. I did some painting to the funnels.......while they were between coats, I started on the rest of the deck. Then I used that sooty black stuff I mixed up to do the side boards on the deck. I'm still play'in with the PE.......there is a generator {or something or another} that locates near the aft funnel. I gave it a new face on both sides. that part with the railing.......it will have to do. I gave it some paint and cemented everything on deck that I have finished. I left the fore and aft structure removable though...still more to do on them. darn close up shows my shoddy paint work the aft section so far........ ....and here is a starboard view. for that platform aft of the funnel, I found six PE covers for those hatches...kinda dresses them up a little. hopefully, I can get more done before I go back to work. it will be a short work week though......I took Monday and Tuesday off. Monday is our 30th anniversary {it's kinda like an eval at work......I'll see if she'll keep me or not } wish me luck
  21. popeye the sailor
    off and running I see......... I used my battery operated drill for the Vendetta.......does well at a slow speed. now, if I was to do anything major for a modification, I wouldn't use a scroll saw...already seen where that gets you {now THAT'S a mess}. have you a method thought up to cover over the potholes aft? I would think really thin brass.......use a paper punch or something to make the circles....would do well. better yet though....I've seen items in the local craft store, like confetti, or look in the clothes enhancement dept......I've seen stuff there too that can do well in covering them up.
  22. popeye the sailor
    that's a fine list you folks created there........I was looking at Gold Medal this evening.
  23. popeye the sailor
    thanks OC.......and thanks for all the likes now to do more of the rigging, and get the sails on. appreciate ya'll look'in in
  24. popeye the sailor
    sorry I didn't get back to you about the anchor.........you did well with it anyway she looks great!.....life preservers....the nets......and the rigging looks really super! I'm sure the folks who you built it for, will be quite pleased with your efforts! well done......CONGRATZ!
  25. popeye the sailor
    spur of the moment thing.......I have a graduation to go to for my oldest grandson. it will take a bite out of my day today, so I won't get as much done as I would have hoped to accomplish. here is what I have so far. for the ill fated bulkhead, I did get the door in place......also the cradles for the paravanes. there is a small structure to the right of these two structures, that needs a railing to go around it before it's cemented in place. I fared badly with it, so I'm substituting some other railings on it...that's where I ended last Friday. I had decanted the primer...even though it's still in it's wet state, I compared it to the color blotches on the diagram. it is pretty close to the gunze color, so I used it without making any adjustments. the fore structure has been given the ghost gray so far, set on the deck to see how it will look. the main deck still needs to be done. I also see a saving grace......I notice that the main mast is on the same slant, as the funnels, so I might not have to drill a hole in the fore deck. I managed to save the pipe on the aft funnel......so that little problem has been averted.....now they can be painted, once PE has been added. I assembled the platforms on one of the torpedo launchers...haven't gone much further there. kinda blurry......hope you can see alright. I'll post any progress today ASAP

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