popeye the sailor

welcome back! I think it would be a hoot to meet your crew......sounds very interesting. especially if there is a sub project involved sorry to hear of the HMS Oyster Trap's fate.....you surely would have produced a pearl there interesting process your doing......looking forward to see how this come out.

looks like quite a process.......very interesting as well

looking very nice Nils canon arrangement looks super.......rigging is very neat

hope you have a speedy recovery Doris....your making great progress in spite of it all your modifications look great!

resolved your issue in fine style

I hope that your commitments are not health related John....May seems like a long time. I also hope that you'll still be able to visit while your away.......I still regard you as a mentor of mine I wish you well and hope there's nothing serious afoot.....fingers crossed for you and Pam. life and family first

lots of tedious drilling.........looking good so far Mark hope all is well at home.......and agreed!........stay sane

looking very nice indeed.......even the transom came out well the decks look great as well.

.....even if there IS an ulterior motive to it great examples of deck nibbling Spyglass the tree nails are almost invisible!.......now I don't feel bad not doing them, even though I very well could have. that gauge in the deck.......does it measure listing, or pitch? never tire of testing John.......great way to see how an idea would look in the flesh

as much as I detest working in the snow......that's a pretty scene. you have me curious......what do you do for work? we got over 20 inches in my neck 'o the woods......where do you hail?

nice work on the sails........the reefs could be a little longer, but they are good enough very well done..... !

congratz again Michael.........such a stunning model.........now in her case {which looks equally as nice by the way } you went over the top and beyond on this project...every inch shows your efforts!

thanks Piet......take a look at 'Z' scale...they might work for you: http://www.modeltrainstuff.com/HO-Scale-Microscale-Decals-s/1417.htm http://www.walthers.com/ https://www.reynaulds.com/preiser.aspx not too sure how they would look Lou........they would appear a bit flat. there must be a call for them though I did a little yesterday.......the end fascia parts gave me a bit of grief. I have a work around though. looking at he forward structure doors, I took a look in the Nordkap fitting kit and got the pins......I have more coming, so no threat of not being able to replenish them. we got over 20 inches of snow....my day was pretty broken up dealing with it. we went from bare ground.......to over 2 feet of snow...in just over a week! I'd say we got nailed on this one though. I hope to have an update for ya'll soon

congratz Danny! she looks fantastic.........so much detail and depth even some of the end repairs you made on the outer hull {the minor handling damage}... ...... the stern looks like it has weathering! did you do anything to the bow deck emblem? couldn't tell if it was still shifted! she's an amazing model Danny....if you do this good a job, not liking the kit, I can't wait till you tear into the Hood! congratz again.........very well done!

look'in great Kevin......quite a bit of detail on there already.

boy!.....you picked back up on this one and ran with it.......didn't you??!?!?! looks great!

awesome look'in model KP...........you did a super job!

I saw the unpainted figures Ken......but in seeing how well these look, I think they're worth it. the unpainted one do come in a larger assortment pack.........if I need more, that might be the way to go. I do wonder though if I can give them the same level of detail. the admiral is not a painter either......she used to do ceramic houses, but I would usually end up doing the trim work and fine stuff.

sweet!....especially the one in the middle!

if you really want a good laugh, look up my United States project and look at how I made gratings. for a first attempt though, I wasn't too far off the mark, although, there is a noticeable scale issue. the thread method looks good......nice even spacing too another method that I tried was sandwiching in mahogany thin strips....they can be purchased in assorted widths, depending on how thick your planking is. the only bad point with it though, is the fact that .5 mm is a bit too wide, but looks really nice once sealed. carriages look'in good so far.

look'in really nice so far

not to worry........I read that you had fixed it the rigging so far looks very good.

yawwwwn.....what is it? Gibbs got us up early this morning for an outing. I kinda laughed {the admiral wasn't though}.......kind of a drill for the upcoming week, for starting the new work schedule so...while I'm up early, I thought I'd get an early start {what a brilliant concept } I though I'd show you the stand I made for it......I will be squaring the base off, so it looks better. it made sense to use the balsa......a really soft wood that won't mar the finished bottom. I probably won't need to line it with felt. I've forgotten what I bought the balsa for.....I had bought some 1/2 inch square stock too. the length is good too, lining a good length of the model. I might try and repaint the paddle wheel brackets and the troughs.......not sure if I like them with a flat finish. if I do anything, I may leave the troughs flat, and gloss up the brackets, since they will be highly visible. as I mentioned, I received the figures! I'm very impressed with the level of craftsmanship...the paint work is phenomenal the admiral wanted to see how they would look on the model......she couldn't believe how small they are. comparing them to the scale of the aft section doors, they look right, but seems to be out of scale with the overall look of the model. I noticed that anyway........the ratio of the aft doors, compared to the size of the doors on the forward structure, one gets a sense of the imbalance. the figures are made by Preiser of Germany....ordered from the Model Train Stuff website. I wanted them to have the look of the deep South.......you know, the Southern Belle thing.....puffy dresses, parasols.......top hats and three piece suits...the gambler. I chose a special guy for the helm......I hope he can be seen window height. I may assemble the helm room to find out....possibly make adjustments, if needed. this figure is by Model tech studios......I was surprised to find that they are based in North Hampton, New Hampshire. they deal with nautical, and action type figures. If I was doing a diorama of a work shop scene, I'd have found the perfect for it. odd that this chap is the same scale as the others, but seems a wee bit smaller in comparison. http://modeltechstudios.com/hoscalepeople.aspx?page=3 I also got some uniformed crew members........there was another in the earlier package.......probably why I was drawn to these folks. here are some more passengers........ I will likely need to get a couple more packs.......folks sitting.......some farmer looking folks. I think the crew are a bit modern.....but I wanted anyone looking at the model to be able to pick them out easily. .......not like they'd be thinking 'period people' anyway. the figures will add a wide range of color to the model.. not sure what I'll use the rocking horse for. I could cut off the rockers, add a pole and a coin receiver, and turn it into a 'dime store' amusement ride out of it from here, I looked up Preiser figures, to find their base site, and I happened onto two other model train sites. one of them has an even larger selection of figures, so I have more to choose from. with what I spent already...........I hope the admiral don't flip when I get more

nice work with the armament Piet lots of really nice extra detail!

thank you Kevin, John and OC, for the kind comments this was the last three day work week for me.......I start my new four day schedule next week. on a good note.......I received the figures today. I really like the way they look. you'll get to see them soon thanks for all who hit the like button.