popeye the sailor
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quite a project you have going Greg.......I'll definitely be following along I looked up degaussing....never heard of it before.....very interesting reading!- 405 replies
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the fore deck is shaping up nicely super job Kevin
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perhaps Peabody and Sherman can be of help?
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sounds like it might have been better to use filler........glue would only soften the plastic {never tried CA}. is it salvageable?
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I've been trying to get the latest update up for you folks to see. I started to do some pre rigging........fore stays........I also got the horse in place. the winch is in place, after winding some thread on it. I also added the main cabin......an effort to get some progress done on her. hope to have more done on her soon.........thanks for look'in in. thanks for the likes as well
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she's look'in fantastic Carl........looks like you'll be done before I know it I don't have too much progress to show, other that starting to paint the fore structure, painting the fore deck, and getting acquainted with the PE better. I don't know if I have anything for the paravanes......I'll have to check. as for another of these projects.......if I can make some real progress on this one, I may consider it. I also thing the budget director might have a problem with it........since I bought that U.S.S. Arizona kit. I should have an update by Weds.
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hey there OC....finally got a chance to see what you are up to off to an impressive start. it will be interesting to see how your going to improve on this added detail your thinking of
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what scale is your Missouri? I recently bought the Revell U.S.S. Arizona, in 1:426 scale.
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does she like it there? I remember when I first brought the Nordkap home.......the first wooden ship I ever did. we had this cabinet in the dinning room that she kept cookware in. the Nordkap was a skeleton on a pine board.......the fellow I got it from started it, but it ended up in his attic for 30 or so years. when she saw it, she asked {with this 'put out' sound in her voice} "now where you gonna put that?" I looked, and said "right here....." and I put it on top of the cabinet that's where I built most of it too! I was building a Revell Cutty Sark in the computer room......she warmed up to it
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good to hear Carl.......what will you be doing? PE railings stink!
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still working on her..........I played with the PE doors. I tried to scrape off the molded doors without losing the other detail, but I nicked a couple of portholes in the process. had some trouble trimming off the sprue mark on the aft funnel's pipe in the rear. coated it with cement and let it dry over night......I'll trim it off today. I did the aft structure too......painted the bow and stern areas with gunship gray. I also noticed that I'll need to drill a hole aft of the fore structure, so I can fit the mast through to the main deck.
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Stage Coach by Sjors - Artesania Latina - WOOD
popeye the sailor replied to Sjors's topic in Completed non-ship models
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I looked up the Hachette website........it's probably possible that anyone can order and start their own partwork project. from what I knew, they didn't ship to the US. odd that some of the back issues are out of stock.......do they refill as they deplete? I also noticed that the only model they show for ships is the pirates of the Caribbean, and a U-boat. I went here: https://hachettepartworks.com/
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lik'in the way she's coming along.......kind of a rustic / antiqued look
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I haven't had it happen to me much, but I do look out for it. I 'rinse' my hands off quite a bit.......the admiral likes it because I will sometimes offer to wash the dishes finger prints are my biggest issue, I'm better able to keep them under control this way. I just got done decanting a 1 3/4 oz bottle of the rust red primer.......now I gotta let it de-gas and warm up. I could have used it for the bottom paint....with the gray plastic, it would have toned down a lot more than the red paint did. it's done....no going back
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I've seen those pictures on that forum.......that's a big ship he's building! the picture is the Waterhen, with the Stewart along side. I've actually seen quite a few pictures of the Waterhen........should have book marked that site for me......yes. I don't plan on going hog wild with the PE, but one never knows. I can look at the Titanic and see if any of it can be used for her as well.... hopefully not much of a scale difference. I'm aware of paint mixing.......the illustration appears red like that because it's printed on white...that and the fact that it has a glossy finish. I didn't use a primer....the gray plastic shadows it well enough I think....it doesn't look too red, now that it has fully cured. the camo isn't jagged or straight...commonly seen on most war ships....I haven't done a camo job like this for quite some time. once I get the decals on, it will look much better. it's also the reason why I chose this camo......looking at the earlier camo, it shows a lot more above the deck, and it will allow me to use the gunship gray more on deck as well. I don't plan on buying anything special....as far as I can see, in '41 she had both torpedo launchers and all four guns. it's just too bad that the kit doesn't offer any variant choices, like some kits do. at first, I wasn't happy with drill'in out the portholes. now that I see it painted, I'm a lot more satisfied with it.
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I worked on her a little bit today. thinking that I have the mast fitted out, I decided to cement it into the deck. room for the horse will be a little tight, but it should work out fine. the boom and gaff are now painted as well. if I need to add anything, I can simply drill it later. I hope to have a bigger update tomorrow
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thanks OC and Lou..........you must be a connoisseur Lou
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thanks Greg...make me feel good that you like it your levels above me. I added some extra to her, seeing that it's a long hull. now if I can only get the deck to look good. I'll be sure to add the two white stripes on the aft funnel {the 7th destroyer flotilla} here is her earlier camo
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thanks CDW......already got a tiny taste of PE. I'm more worried about my nerves,,,fine time that the admiral wants to quit smoking
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JOB!!!!! you get fired?????? say it isn't so I hope you find one good buddy! I keep pray'in for Wally to let me go.......but I guess they're not done with me yet {I know....it's not funny} sure.......OK OC........I'll go buy a black 'n white camera fine........I have pictures! if your faint at the sight......look away {may cause seizures}. I figured I'd paint the hull. the color chart that came along with the kit shows a red......looked like a normal red to me, so I painted the bottom in flat red. I was going to decant some red primer....it looks a rust color...I still may do it for the deck. masking tape off..........re-positioned and another line added for the black water line. now I said I wanted to go with the camo during 1941. I would have gone the 1940 route, but it looks a bit more complicated. reusing the masking tape is not a good idea.......don't do it. I had to make a couple of small touch ups. I went with the Ghost gray, and then camo-ed her with Gunship gray. here is a closer shot of the port side..... drum roll please...................the PE is here! ....all the way from the Czech republic ! I have all the railings, doors, gussets, and ladders I will ever need! first thing to do is put those doors on the backwards bulkhead. the paint that I mixed for the deck....now that I look at it again......I think it looks a shade on the pinkish side, so I might not use it. back to the drawing board more soon
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sorry to hear............hope you are having it looked at and taken care of.
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coming along really good Chris.........the decorations really add a lot to her. looks awesome!
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