popeye the sailor
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thanks Piet.......yea...once you start browsing through, it's very easy to over do it. I have others I'd like to have gotten, but the amount got too scary! I may look at unpainted ones, although, I still don't think I can give them the same love and detail, as the finished ones. yes Sam.......another one. when will I learn nawwwww! it's too much fun! welcome aboard and enjoy... I hope I can keep from becoming too boring I've heard a lot about the carpet monster of late........something I forgot to touch on in my last update. I was assembling the rings and the pins for the doors. I was using the kit supplied rings and found that they were a bit too small, so I opted for the antiqued ones I mentioned earlier. before I knew it, one of the tiny rings flew off to god knows where.......I couldn't find it. switching over to the antiqued ones wasn't much better......I lost two of them. one thing looking for lost parts is good for, is that for us older folks, it gives us the opportunity to stretch the 'ole vertebrae in many contorted ways in looking for the other ones, I found the first brass colored ring.....it landed in the doorway of the spare room! I never though it went that far! as for the antiqued ones........they are still among the missing, and likely won't be found until they are either picked up by the vacuum, or I start on another project. -
nice work on the mouse......impressive under the circumstances. hoping you recover from this latest setback...your strength is to be commended
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you didn't waste any time! on another journey I see........well...I'll just have to tag along I don't recall, calling it veneer, but if you think about it, using thin strip for planking, and second planking, is pretty much the same process {except it's not adhesive ready}. it's perfect if plywood edging can be seen, or if a lesser wood is used for primary planking. I'm sure that thin strip of exotic woods can be found and used to enhance your model....may even cost you less I wish you well on another fantastic journey
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from that moment on, things just unraveled. my son wanted to borrow the snow blower, so I had to get out and do our driveway. even though my son has an SUV, he would have never gotten through what the snow plow left at the end of the driveway. {would have been fun watching though} today started with trimming the planking and sanding the top and bottom of the repaired end cap. my notion on those pins from the Nordkap fittings was looked into.......I got four of them. I should have waited though....the order came in and now I have plenty again. the end cap is sanded and ready to trace out the windows. on the other end cap, I decided to leave the door section, and plank on both sides. tabs trimmed off.......sanded.....and the ends of the mid section were cemented down to conform to the curve. it was then planked over. two small windows will be traced out later. now, it's trimmed and sanded. the eye bolts and rings were added to the forward structure doors. the first set of windows were cut out on the end cap. I also cemented in a pair of braces for the middle of the side walls. I hope the manufacturer realized that the thin planking, due to it's width, is not going to navigate the curves very well on these structures {well maybe the larger one} on this one, I have some 3 mm planking that will do nicely. the windows are going to be a pain, since I'm not using the metal stuff. I'll have to see how this is gonna work out.
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so yesterday, my curiosity concerning the helmsman, caused me to assemble the helm room. I left one wall removable, so I can work on the interior. I then started to assemble the end cap fascias on the two upper level structures..........that when I knew I had my work cut out for me. the other end cracked too......so I took another route. I trimmed off the tabs and planked it over. it will have stained thing strip laid over it, once I cut out the windows. there is no door on this end. I likely will remove the other end and do the same thing.
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oh...I'm sure they are nice Lou.......at that scale, it might not even be noticeable. they are HO scale Mike......I think it equates to 1:87. me....no I'm not rich. I do have a fairly decent paying job, but big changes have been made in the company, and I'm not sure it's a good fit anymore. they make out like they are concerned....but they are covering up their main goal. so many have gone already. the only thing to do is deal with it Eric.......make adjustments where I can. it will still come out to a nice looking model make it so, #1
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looks great so far
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oh, I know.......I hear ya. I'd rather spend time at the table, than at the drawing board. lots of folks slow their logs down during the warmer weather.....it's tough being cooped up all winter long.
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looks perfect to me........there's still something missing though. anything fit on that tab?
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good to see you didn't have alignment problems with the gun ports....seen that way too many times here on the site. looks good...very neat and tidy
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it can be very interesting when the wind is involved.......I had a 5 inch well in the middle of my driveway, and over two feet where the cellar doghouse is. I only have a small snow blower......took a bit of doing to get through it. cleaned up another 2-3 inches this morning and made paths for Gibbs in the front lawn. my neighbor on the third floor spent part of the mid day at our house. he lost his keys.....thought he locked them in his car. when he was able to get into the car, he found that they weren't in there.......must have lost 'em in the snow. the plow guy came this morning......just took Gibbs out for an afternoon jaunt.......found them in the snowbank, along the back of the parking lot. he'll be pleased
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very impressed so glad you decided to post this. I liked that site you linked and especially like the 3-D rendition...that was very cool! be sure to let the crew know that folks from all over the world are looking in.........can't wait to see more such awesome progress!
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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.
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looking very nice Nils canon arrangement looks super.......rigging is very neat
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hope you have a speedy recovery Doris....your making great progress in spite of it all your modifications look great!
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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
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lots of tedious drilling.........looking good so far Mark hope all is well at home.......and agreed!........stay sane
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looking very nice indeed.......even the transom came out well the decks look great as well.
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.....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
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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?
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nice work on the sails........the reefs could be a little longer, but they are good enough very well done..... !
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