popeye the sailor

looks really good

bench? if you get down to it......I have three, counting my desk {judging from the looks of it}. that probably where I'll build the Vendetta......it's small enough. I see you like the Fokker aircraft too. I should put my Guillow's Fokker Dr I build in the nautical forum.......at 1:14 scale, it's a fairly large plane https://wordpress.com/post/popeyesquadron.wordpress.com/1025 yea......I used that silly blue tape. I have to make sure it's pressed down before I paint. I usually use frog tape...I did the touch ups this morning...I still want to do a white mask........or maybe I'll mix it up and do red as I mentioned somewhere here......I made up a list of all my projects that are in progress and still in boxes. I'm afraid to make it public.......the men with the white coats would be here lickity split!

the US is still in the wings.......nice that I can see how the prep work goes. I'd probably use filler for the gaps......I'll look into assembling the deck first and fill around the edges that was one of the problems I saw with the Jeanne D'Arc....parts are way too small to be well defined. I hope they are wrong about the 6 day delivery time...the admiral hasn't gone through her emails yet {I used her sign in on E-bay & pay Pal}.

when I knew the paint was dry enough, the hull was masked up again. the upper hull paint was done. no mixing required I still have to touch up some bleeds.... the gap between the two paint sessions was pure damage control. even though I have a very understanding admiral, she is also very adamant......the missing carpet sections reveal a very ugly floor {cheap landlord}. she wasn't going to live with a naked computer room floor for very long. so a trip to Big Lots was in order....instead of two sections, we got one larger carpet to lay on the floor.

it was a nice day yesterday......partly sunny, warm, with spot thunder showers breaking up the trend. I had the day off.......got up early to boot! I wanted to add inner cap rails to the bulwarks, to widen them, since adding strips to the outer edges. everything I had seemed to thick, considering the scale........even 1/16 seemed to thick. then I remembered the balsa strips that I didn't use for the Guillow's Spitfire model plane. I used basswood for the stringers, for the fuselage and wings, and I had set them aside for future use.. taking the height of the bulwarks into consideration, I may end up not planking the deck. it's a small concession.........I'm still up in the air about it. the balsa was wet down so it could make that harsh bend near the bow. while this was drying, I sanded the forward structure to shape, since I had added the outer fascias. it too will be drilled for port holes. drilled....resanded......and now painted in the color I will use for the upper section of the hull. I am bent on using up the rest of my Billing paint stash......I should just toss the rest, but some is still usable. the deck layout now looks like this.......I drilled the hole for the rudder & tiller. another test to see if it was worth planking the deck. gaps in the two strips on the cap rails were filled with wood filler and will be sanded......later to be painted a brown color. holes were drilled through a small sheet of flat stock for the port holes I will need. once they were pressed in place in the sheet, they were painted gold....later to be filled with window maker. this is when the mishap occurred.........and the frantic clean up operation thereafter. surprisingly, none of it got on the table.......anywhere! we were amazed, considering the scope of the mess......the hardwood being the easiest to clean up. I had wiped off my foot and thew out the affected flip flop, but I was hell bent on painting the hull bottom. the color is very close to what I was trying to acheive. it's still wet in this picture.........I threw a towel down over the paint splotches on the carpet, so I could stand to do it. once I got done with the rest of the clean up, the bottom had dried by this time. the masking tape was removed.....the first phase of the hull painting was done. I should have put the rudder on before I painted.......it would be the same color anyway.......on well....I still have enough of the paint to do touch ups and stuff.

awwww....thanks everyone......even those who were laughing too hard to hit the like button >sorry again to anyone who didn't head the warning......should have stated it at the beginning< I'm glad I have a very understanding admiral, no matter what the cost. thanks Michael......this is life at Wenzel's Wharf.....even the admiral doesn't know form time to time what the heck I'm working on since the youngest son moved out, I've set up one of the tables in there {I have two work stations}. if you mean here, on the site, I'm not sure who holds the record for the most open logs, but I'm sure I'm a contender I thought about it many times.......if I were to get all of my projects done, I'd likely fill a room. I even imagined putting them on line to sell them....even thought up a name for it......'Mantel Models' {catchy, no?} thanks Lou.....yea, that was quite a stretch.....I think it even made my voice go up an octave I was using the detergent full strength {I also use it when I work on cars}. the admiral wanted to help, but I said no.......it was my mess, I will clean it. I did have enough to do what I needed to do Hi John.........DARN!.......I should have had the camera in record mode! {my camera will also do short video}.....glad to see you BTW thanks Mark........too late for the carpet. I'm sure there's an unwritten rule about that somewhere. the funny thing about it, is when I was a member of another site.......{long time ago before I came here} I wrote quite a few blogs. one of them was a beginner's introduction into modeling.....the tools they'd need, set up, ect. there is a part about painting too........I distinctly recall mentioning something about a drop cloth, in case of a spill. now, looking back.......I think I wrote it just to put mothers at ease, that I wasn't telling ghost stories of something "WOW!....this guy knows what he's talking about..............." no way John........that would indicate that I had a method to my madness, I like to fly by the seat of my pants! my theory is to mix paint in large quantities, so I won't run out. even if I did write down the formula, I likely forget what I used to measure it with hey Sam........THAT"S IT!!!!!!! I wasn't quite out of the woods with Gibbs though.......apparently he found a spot that had landed on the other part of the carpet. I had rolled up and removed the half that had 'ground zero' on it. but while I was cleaning up my foot, he laid on the other half, licking the spot.....I have no idea what is so tasty about it. he has a habit of trying to lick my hands, whenever I work on the models.......depending on what I've been fool'in with, I have to wash as soon as I'm done. anyway.......he ended up getting sick.......thankfully, it wasn't enough to be a danger to him {silly dog}. the other part of the carpet is now gone as well {gotta keep my 'lil buddy safe}.

well.........that was an experience! I started working on the Krabber this morning, adding an inner cap rail strip to both sides. the other structure is now sided off, drilled for portholes, and both are painted. I did a few other things, but I wanted to get some paint on the hull. I checked to see if I had any more of the usual bottom paint I like to use.......didn't want to use red {almost went for an olive drab}. I can't recall the name of the paint color......I can always check my past logs to find out, so I took to mixing some. I started with a 1/2 oz bottle of Billing's flat black........the solvents were almost gone, leaving it a thick pigment. I added some flat white and tan, along with three caplets of thinner. I shook this mixture for almost a half hour.........my arms were a bit fatigued after this. opening the bottle, I saw that I did a reasonable job of getting it right...............but that's when it all went to the dogs.......I spilt it! hit it with the rag...........rolled off the table onto the carpet....two big blotches and splashed onto the hardwood! thinner cleaned up the hardwood alright, but that's when I felt something sticky on my right foot. I'm wearing flip flops and it was all over my foot! the admiral thought it a funny sight to see me with my leg lifted over the kitchen sink and washing my foot with Dawn dish detergent......an amazing stretch, since I haven't contorted like that for quite some time. the carpet is gone now.......I don't need Gibbs getting at it, since he seems drawn to anything I spill that will kill him. I think the paint color is called Dark Drab. so anyway......I just thought I'd share this small mishap with you all....if anyone is drinking coffee of anything, don't read this til your done........don't want to be the cause of you losing your keyboard

now that is the crowning touch! beautifully done.........I am in awe Doris......REALLY!

nice! if that diagram comes with the kit, I'll be all set I like both variants........I hope the model fits as well as it looks back in the day, I used to readily get Pactra and Humbrol. these two are now hard to find in the shops. I have a few conversion charts bookmarked. I think I'm going to regret the PE tool I used to have........traded it for an unfinished Billing Bluenose kit. I think I can make do with what I have handy though. thanks for showing me the kit........now I can't wait for it to get here

looking very nice EJ.........the bolting really looks good too. I use a face cloth over my stands, so the hull doesn't get marred or anything. hate to see that happen to yours. cannon layout looks good as well your moving right along.

well done on carving the stern out. once the deck is in place, filler can take care of any gaps.

gotcha seeing that you have the kit Greg...Carl must have it as well.......what are some of the colors required. I can check my paints and get what I need before hand.

do we log our progress on this log, or do we start our own?

I've never done a wood build with a plastic hull..........closest thing I've come so far is wooden decks in a Revell kit {and I haven't even progressed that far yet}. you did a nice bit of paint to the hull........make sure that the fore deck is flush against the bow stem {all the way forward}. you have an ambitious concept for the model......that's a start........and your off to a good start. you passed the first test....gluing two sticks together. GOOD! now you can join the rest of us savages!

coming along look'in great Michael are you going to display it so both sides can be seen {front and back}? if you are, you may be able to plank out the orlop deck a bit more. this way, if you plan on populating the deck, you'll have more surface to put stuff on.

good morning gents......woke up early this morn with a headache on the left side. reliever is working fine.....no worries. I took the day off today.......should be heading to work at this moment it took a little convincing to get the admiral's go ahead. I had to show her the Jeanne D'Arc...........and then there was the Plastic issue {she hates plastic}. looked it up on E-Bay and found two. both were 'buy it now'. good to know there is PE in the kit......explains why the kit cost that much. 1:350 can't be that expensive. I plan to use enamels....I have plenty of Model Master to go around. this will give me a chance hopefully to learn some of your tricks Greg.....gotta break out of this 'Mr Clean' cycle one of these days. pretty ambitious Carl........should look very nice. I'll see what stand comes with the kit and go from there. thanks for the heads up about the masts no doubt Greg has something up his sleeve. thanks for the invitation.......should be rather fun

I'm in.......I ordered the kit. might not see it though till the end of the month any special rules I need to know?

how does this work?.......do each of you build a model of the ship, or build sections of it?

are they Britannia metal ? kit supplied?

thanks Piet I took tomorrow off........the deck is really giving a hard decision. if I do plank it, even at .5 mm, it will take away from the height of the bulwark. I'll ponder it tomorrow......after I cut the grass. happy to see the snow gone ......but the other headache begins. can't a modeler get a break?

ssssssh! don't tell 'em that! com'on Doug...you can do it your not cross eyed enough yet kidding aside,,,,the hull looks great!

glad to see your making progress Bob........great way to avoid having to mask her up to paint. I too hope you feel better soon

that should fit the bill very well Evergreen has thinner strips available. get better my friend........pull'in for ya!

kitchen table?.......gee, if I even spread a rigging diagram on the kitchen table, the admiral squawks. I just look at her........."my two tables are precious, you know!"

amazing work Danny...to think of all the parts it must have taken to get you where you are....and then the PE railings and stairs to boot! very well done!