popeye the sailor
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the decorations look awesome........very nice added 'bling'!- 192 replies
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when the yards are fixed to the mast, will the studding boom be in their proper location? they should jut forward from the yard with a slight tilt downward. they look very nice......the fittings look great!
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the base looks nice....is it red cedar? wonderful progress on the Vasa...the rigging is awesome!
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not sure if it will fit the scale of your vessel, but Chuck has a kit for the stern lantern. check out his site to see http://www.syrenshipmodelcompany.com/
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hello John! yepper....had a look at your fine model....she looks great! when I was working with Tom {when he owned the Billing USA site}, I did some research into Billing Boats.....it led me to the Amerang site. it also led me to Billing Boats direct. I came very close to actually meeting Kent Billing, but the meeting never happened. I had a feeling that the outfitting of this boat was a little strange.....I question the use of the two winches on the same boat. I see you added a prop......did you add a funnel? I was going to add a prop, but I don't have one that will fit the scale and don't feel like waiting on an order. you need to build another one now.......your little gem will get lonely. if your admiral like the look of this one, she'll love the next one {sell 'er on that premise}. don't waste your talent on just one model......you need to spread it out thanks Patrick......glad to see you found me we all get distracted every once in a while......nice to have a safe haven to regain our sanity. glad to have you looking in......hope to have an update soon
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thanks for the kind comments folks...and thanks to all who hit the like button considering the condition of the hull planking, the hull shaped up rather nicely. I probably should have soaked the whole lot of planking beforehand.......it might have lessened the splintering that it did as I was lay'in it down. it worked out. I plan on leaving the posts.......they'll give the bulwarks some character. I know that's not what you mean OC......your asking about butt staggering. normally, I'll draw lines across the deck for that, at every bulkhead. being a small model, I won't be doing it, but on larger decks, I'll even draw lines half way between the bulkheads. this way, I can go for the three or four butt spacing. the kit supplies 4 mm deck strips.....I will look to see if I have anything narrower...it might look better {glad they didn't supply 5 mm.......Yikes!} but that is yet to come I hope so Pat......if I can get this done in a jiffy...then maybe I can apply the same speed to a few other builds thanks for the good word! hello Downeaster..thanks for the good word as well. hope you continue to peek in
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Great Caesar's Ghost! usually when that happens to me, I forgot to hit submit. but with the last update, if you forgot to do that, it would be there the next time you went to log a post I like it......saves some headaches. no matter......thanks for the good word OC! I thought I felt your presence, but wasn't sure anyway......to carry on the margins a bit further, I got them done. they did break in places, but I was able to piece them back together. next was the bow and stern plates......these just cap them off and takes away some of the planking trim work. I did the stern first......it looks off, but I think it's the camera angle. I'll be doing some final tweaking once everything is in place. then the bow....... filler took care of the tiny gaps at the bow and stern, and along the bulwarks. any wavy areas along the bulwarks were evened out with a razor blade. when all was said and done, it was painted with pale gray. it's still wet here and there....it should flatten out when fully dry. the last thing tonight, was to trace out the two structures, prepping up for planking. looking at the pilot house aft wall, you'll see a bump in the tracing......I needed to fix an anti-flush issue with the back wall. I fixed it and I'll retrace that line when it is dry. I should be planking come Tuesday.......hull paint won't be until I add the rub rails....hoping I can fit that in too thanks for look'in in.....much more to come
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besides.....you never know......they could have friends over
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thanks for the info....I have Walther's bookmarked, as a matter of fact
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hello Tom.......yea, it's coming back....more on the wet side though. the past cold snap was abnormal...made me hate my job even more thanks for the kind word on the model. once the other margin is in place, I can plot out the deck for planking and the real fun can begin. checked into your log this morning....love what your doing on the yards.....very fine work! thanks again to all who are following along
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hello JP.........recently received this kit. saw your log and went through it.......now you've got me dying to tear into this kit! you've done a superior job on her thus far.......the extra research you've done will come in handy when I do. looking forward in following along to see more. very nice work your doing!
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before I got pulled away to participate in the "great entertainment center switcheroo" I did manage to install the rudder and half of the deck margins. as with most Billing boats models, the gungeon parts are merely small pieces of mahogany glued to the sides of the rudder and shaft, to make it look good. I substituted this with thin brass strip. holes were drilled in the brass strip, to accept simulated bolts, which I used the cut off heads from 10 mm brads. the gungeons are not cemented to the shaft yet. the shaft was pushed through the shoe hole, through the gungeons, and then cemented into the hole drilled into the underside of the stern. this is when I realized that there was no prop in the kit........it looks like it needs something I was itch'in to see how the margins would work out.......I got one side in place. once I get the other side in place, I'll trim where needed, and add a bow and stern plate.....this will make planking even more easier I hope to get more done today. I've been in the 'plastic room' also, working on an ailing Batmobile.......the body won't fit correctly, due to an inaccuracy of the rear deck.....it won't fit into the cockpit opening. the instrument panel does {front}, but not the rear deck......sanding it down so it will fall into place lov'in the new arrangement!
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thanks Lawrence....the hull is always the worst part of the project {to me, anyway}. if it goes south, what have you to base the model on? happy to say that the hull came out well, and now I'm on to the "what can I do to this hull" part of the project. I've already come to the realization that this boat doesn't have an engine or prop......I though to add this in, but I don't have the parts. keen to note that the prop I do have comes from a 1:33 scale boat, and this one is 1:30.....there is a difference in the size of these two scales......too much for the interchange. I'm not going to stop and order parts. thanks for the kind word for the admiral......yes, she is back up to speed. in fact, she got her way yesterday.......she's been wanting to get a new entertainment center for the living room...the old one is open to dust collection and she's tired of cleaning it. I haven't liked many that she's shown me.......I hate pre fab furniture and their construction looks weak. we went to best buy yesterday to see if replacement legs could be purchased for our TV......I expressed my doubts, but she thought they could be purchased separately....*sure* we not only bough a suitable substitute for the legs....but a cabinet that fed her Frankenstein too! sorry if I digress.........if I didn't show pictures, the swing'in bachelors here might not understand........only those, who are veterans of matrimony would I'm happy, if she's happy thanks again Lawrence.........you asked! *****fade to music "mission Impossible"*******
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not to worry.......you've widened the field actually, it creeps up on you when you least expect it I wish I had a hull this large for my Thermopylae. just build until you run out of ideas.......or material {parts}.......whichever comes first!
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the redo looks super, as well as the detail you added to the structure.......nice progress I see you've also been working up the forward armament - sweet!
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there's always the touch ups at the end of the project.......results this good tell us you've got plans for those mere paint chips this structure is no different....such superb workmanship the PE additions really detail the structure and accents the molded detail you decided to leave. your log is a joy to watch
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that little bit of wonky will never be seen.........nice work Was the deck planking supposed to be diagonal? I'd like to know about the figures as well......the admiral thought it would be a nice touch
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never too late to start a log.......I think you covered it quite nicely your off to a very nice start. seeing that I received one of these kits too {the A.L. kit}, I might see if there is a site dedicated to these vessels. they are not uncommon on the site....seems quite a few folks have built one. I'll look forward in seeing what you do with this fine model
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hull looks really good,,,nice job with the coppering
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