popeye the sailor

more was done this evening......mostly painting and prep. the winch drums, sampson post and the two smaller posts, the collar and bracket I made for the aft mast, as well as some touch ups. the admiral came over to the table and started play'in with the parts, putting the raft locker in the middle of the deck. then she proceeded to make fun of my sluice table........why doesn't it fit, and stuff like that. I'm laughing....I told her that the model is missing something. curious, she asked what it was........and I told her....ladders! I forgot when I made these.......had to be something silly. I could roll one up and stow it away in some out of the way place. OK now......go read something before you break your boat I did some assembly to the cold bin hatches....... cemented on the hold box......I'll be painting them soon. the nave light boxes are in place and painted, as well as the tow smaller posts....waiting for them to dry. the buoy bin, the spot light were assembled, but not complete. that little dog house is done too. more parts painted.....the raft locker and the anchor. have I mentioned that this model is being painted with mostly Billing's paint. some of it I'm having to thin, because it getting really thick. there are a pair of railings that go on the forward structure........they are assembled, but likely need some sanding. after, they will be painted flat white. the last thing I'm gonna do, before I hit the bunk, is fill the lenses on the lights. I fill them with Testor's window maker / cement. it's made to cement clear plastic parts..when it dries, it dries clear........barely can tell it's there. when it's dry in the lights, I'll take a fine paint brush and put the appropriate paint inside, to color the lenses..... red and green for the nave lights, either yellow, white, or silver for the other light. I'm gonna do something with the spot light too.....not gonna leave it like that. probably hard to see......here are all three. after they are filled, I usually lay them lense down, so the window maker doesn't slide inside......it's a gravity thing they'll be dry by morning. good night ladies and gentlemen

I tried to send you one...I got a flag saying you weren't accepting messages. the garboard will lay without tapering...test fit the planks before you cement them on. chances are, you may need to taper to some degree. what will happen if you continue downward, is that you'll find that you'll need to taper too much. the rule of thumb is to taper up to half of the plank's width. what's going to happen coming up from the garboard, is that the planks will ride diagonal along the bow stem, until it meets the other planking....then it will terminate along the plank line. you should be able to keep the bow's shape reasonably well. soaking and bending the planks will help with this

very nice paint work OC........a nice tidy job

awesome ship........very well done

very nice job....I'd be happy first class!

seriously nice work what scale?

thanks Pat.......other than gluing on the forward structure before I sealed the deck..things are going smoothly. tonight is paint night...getting parts assembled that need it, and of course, painting. I had to laugh....the admiral actually played around a little with it. nothing serious.....just put some parts on, in strange places. I'm about to do an update on some of the antics. thanks for the good word

I hate to be the wet blanket here....but do you want to risk damaging your model? the advice I would give to any beginner is to leave it as is. after you've done a couple more models, take a look at your first one. you'll see the experience you've gained. besides.......you called "done" thanks OC........the admiral and I were playing.......you should have seen her! having fun like a school girl! you ought to see what we came up with

I made up a couple new drums, to replace the ones I modified. working on the winch and a few other things today.......update soon my friend I should check out you tube more often hi Mark.......yea, I wasn't going to omit the anchor, but the supplied one just didn't fit the boat never mind......I got enough for a small update I toyed around this morning and made up a sluice table {sounds like a good name for it} it really wasn't hard to come up with, although it's a bit too long. if I use it, I'll need to cut it down. the height is good though. I made another one last night...but it curves in the opposite direction. one change I could make, is how the buoys are stored. the bin that they are in can be for the net.......the buoys, I'll hang them off the bulwarks, or in handy places about the deck. it was time for me to pay the piper.......I modified the winch drums, now it's time to replace them. with the new info about this winch, I see that I'm going in the wrong direction. pt replace the larger drum, I traced circles on some 1/8 basswood and cut them out......four of them did the trick. they were then glued together........I did the same for the smaller one. these will be put in the odd parts bin.........or will they? I have such an urge to cement the pilot house on the deck.........but I can't at this time. I still have a few things to add to it. as for the winch on the pilot house base, since it seems that it has a multi purpose to it, I will address it as such. I'm going to replace that drum on it, load it up with rope, and put a hook or something on the end. I'll leave it at that but.......what will this drum look like? hmmmmmm....well, I do have an extra reel that I had made for the trawler Syborn....... .....or.....I can take the smaller drum that I modfied, and use it here. let's see........... hey now........put that little dog house in behind it, and I think we have a winner! wind some rope on it ans it should look fairly decent holes were drilled in the upper edge of the winch, and the frame bars for the upper drums were bent to shape and inserted in place. all they need now is the swivel bars and the brackets for the drums. yea.....I also drilled holes for the lower drum axles. the drums have been painted......and the cold bin holds have been assembled. I should have more before I hit the bunk tonight

well that's a good thing to hear

love the looks of those planes........I also like the Focke Wolf

the deck camber is normal....no cause for concern. is that one of the faulty decks? can't believe this kit is bad......it looks like a nice kit. look'in good so far.

the stuka.........how the heck did that get in there?!?!?!

your welcome.......what the heck is that?

I know how ya feel......although where you are, you feel it a lot more I work out of the garage during the summer months......I used to airbrush and paint in the cellar during the winter, but the second floor tenant brings the kid she babysits down there now....so that's out. I have a make shift spray booth in the spare room....close the door and keep a window open....it works.

models have come a long way........all resin?!?! the launcher looks a lot better now that it'a painted nice added deck detail.......is the deck to be painted or planked?

nicely done

nice looking kit! I'd be tempted to try and save any and all writing on those P.E. sheets.........the 'stencil' looks really cool! {yea.....I was a kid who played with the box instead of the toy }

most folks cut a rabbit along the keel for the plank to rest in.......you won't get the cracks and gaps that way. where the plank butts up against the keep, I sand the edge of it at a bevel, so it will do pretty much the same thing. where it will meet the bow stem, I usually bevel it to lay flat to the stem, and shape the curvature. I should point out that if there is going to be a second planking, you really don't have to be extremely fussy. you just want to get the contour of the hull established. the second planking will clean it up

I recall my mother telling me about my father waking her up in the middle of the night, asking for a screwdriver or a wrench.......of course, he was asleep I haven't gotten to that point yet, but the admiral has asked me how big around was the log I was sawing last night?!?!

perhaps the fall out is from folks getting discouraged with how slow the process is. are you taking advantage?

thanks again John......now that see how this winch is supposed to work, I hope to get it right. yours doesn't look too bad at all.......I like your use of color

I noticed that the Coast boat Bent is being discontinued again...at least, that's what I saw on the Billing Home site. thanks for the head's up Samson......I knew that most boats are moored, but know little about beaching boats. I kinda figured that the bottoms had to have been beefed up, to withstand being dragged like that, considering how much they must weigh. as for the winch on the pilot house base......strange concerning the anchor, considering how far it is from the bow. but I did notice a sliding cover near one, that suggests that the anchor rope could be routed under the deck. again, you have been very helpful.....thank you hello Lou........yes....I see that I had my doubts about it, but that's the reason why I like seeing aspects in operation. you get a lot more insight, when seeing something like this in operation. I did come up with a neat way of making winch reels {or concave drums}, so it wasn't a total loss. I figured the top rollers were spring tensioned, so it could grip the ropes.......buy thinking it might have an adverse affect on the catch. the winch in the earlier video is a different configuration, to route the catch off to the side, while using the rope part to haul it in. I like that type too, and would be very easy to scratch build. I was tempted to do just that. now that I see how this winch works, I won't bother thanks for looking , and the kind comment. thanks Ferit for the good word

I love the video!!! nothing like fresh flounder.........caught and prepared in the same day don't get no better than that! I guess I need to revamp my thoughts on the net winch......as mentioned, I can make the drums out of dowel. I just hope I have the correct diameter last night after I left here, I went to the table and fixed the anchor.......got rid of that nasty lump of solder. then I started to play around with making a sluice table.......this is showing some promise this is a relatively small boat though......there might not be enough room for it, but I think a short one will look good. if this was a larger vessel, room could be better allocated for catch bins and like detail. .....and yes, I do believe this is gill netting, now that I see how the fish was removed from the net. here I am trying to look up articles about netting.......I should have been looking in you tube! the best thing about this particular video, is the operation of the winch that is supplied in the kit, although I will have to come up with one of those net separators. I may be able to incorporate ideas from all the videos! thanks John and Samson for posting them.....they are wonderful! thanks for all the likes!

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