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  1. popeye the sailor
    thanks for the good word gents.......up first this morning......the admiral is up now, so the fun is ready to begin I'll be sure to let you know OC! you were pretty dead on Lou.......I woke up at 4 AM.....dozed back off and woke again a ten of 6. I think back to when we were younger and the boys would get up......I miss those days thanks John......yea, there were a couple of problems, but I've found that fixing them is easy on wood projects. I get done with the deck.....and it will never be seen again! the beginning is always scary......that is, until the color goes on thanks for all the likes folks.......I'm getting nudged......time to open presents and see what Santa brought
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    thanks Piet.........and to you and yours as well! I'm the first one up.........SANTA CAME!!!!!!!!
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    I dunno......if you look back at some of the build slips I've made in the past, yours is just as stellar, as the models you produce! glad to see you back and off to a great start! merry Christmas to you and Pam!
  4. popeye the sailor
    Merry Christmas Michael and your Misses so good to see your superbly built project again! look'in forward in seeing the continuation
  5. popeye the sailor
    nicely done Scott........looks like you had more than what you showed, to paint. well done
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    thanks Keith.......when I was looking for info on the winch, I happened onto a site that showed quite a few variants for this type of boat. I almost used one of them as the subject! did you add detail to the winches? there is more progress on her......haven't had the chance to post it. I ended up making an adjustment to the starboard bulwark strip, at the stern. it wasn't right, so I pulled it back and did more sanding to the posts. I did the port side.....but I left the aft section free, in case I had to adjust it on that side as well. the front wall was added to the pilot house. it was a lot easier setting it up, with the house attached to the base. the rudder was assembled too..... I got to work, making the margins......first I set up the deck template over two pieces of 1/32 flat stock. then I traced it out. taking the parts panel {template} of the cap rail, it was laid over the deck and the outer edge was drawn. I moved it a few times, so I could trace an even curved outline. I didn't make it too wide, boxing in along the bulwarks only. what I ended up with was this. removing the two tracings from the board, the outer line was cut. trimming the bulwark side is going to be tricky. when in place on the deck, these should hide to majority of my Ca boo boo. I likely won't get too much further with them, till after Christmas day. so have a great Christmas folks........I intend to I'll let you know if Santa left me anything good.....if I get a certain something....you might even hear me!
  7. popeye the sailor
    thanks Mark....appreciate the good word thanks to you as well Pat ......I hope I did 'er right it was a fun kit none the less. thanks again to all who hit the like button
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    merry Christmas and a happy new years to you as well Carl !
  9. popeye the sailor
    looks super! good ideas
  10. popeye the sailor
    agreed.......looks very nice EJ
  11. popeye the sailor
    they must have had some sort of gangway that went over the paddle drive humps. is there a structure to go between them? have you considered cutting a piece of dowel in half instead for the humps? perhaps some PE would come in handy here?
  12. popeye the sailor
    I haven't got another kit yet........I am working on it though. the Jeanne came out pretty good, but I feel I could do better. I'll see what Santa brings and go from there in the meantime, I'll be working on Adam West's Batmobile......I almost had the Bat Boat >darn<.......but I also want to get the sawdust flying again you haven't lost me yet........still eagerly waiting for some major assembly on your build.....she is gonna look awesome when you get those missile batteries in place
  13. popeye the sailor
    amazing structure Danny........the guns look awesome! you make it look WAY to freak'in easy
  14. popeye the sailor
    you could even lash them more toward the bow.......they are called bow chasers. most modelers tend to delete them though...thought to be too much for the model, or problematic to lash them in place. some aren't even included in the kit.....outa sight, outa mind sort of thing as well.
  15. popeye the sailor
    love to see one of these models with the studding sails set I did my U.S.S. United States with them....looked so cool!
  16. popeye the sailor
    looks good.....keep going have you tried rigging them with the carronade cemented in place?
  17. popeye the sailor
    you have a great holiday season as well.......glad to hear your almost done with the planking. look forward in seeing her soon
  18. popeye the sailor
    STEVE!!! good to hear from you! HA.......caught the bug eh?!?!? I build the Guillows planes...got back into it after what seems like an eternity......I'm building a Fokker Dr 1 - 1:14 scale. I'm afraid to show the admiral how big it is......it's got a 20 inch wingspan. glad to hear your having fun with it......hope you post some pictures, and I'd take a front row to see another great ship build. keep me informed
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    thank you very much Mark.......I think a lot of us did. I have fond memories of building model airplanes with my brother........having dogfights....crashing them. and then put them back together to fight another day. my brother grew out of it....but I didn't. of course, as I got older, I got more pyrotechnical...M 80's did a number on 'em they were only 1/144 scale........when I started to build the larger scale aircraft, I got more conservative thanks again! saw your Royal William........absolutely beautiful!
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    looks really good Greg
  21. popeye the sailor
    thanks Mobbsie for the good word funny you should say that.......I have been contemplating change. I took some pictures in my son's old bedroom, and I like the lighting in there.......it's so much brighter. we were at Harbor Freight one day, and I saw this four drawer wooden work bench......not too large, but quite spacious. I showed it to the admiral and commented on how nice it would be. now.........it just so happens that there is a tall......somewhat wide......and not too thick package in the back of the tree........could it be?!?!?!?! my finger's are crossed......I hope Santa found me worthy on the main table......I have an eight compartment bin in the back........at Harbor Freight, they have {I think} is a 16 compartment bin. I put that in my second letter to Santa {in case the first one got filed in the dead letter office}. {I've seen 'miracle on 34th street'...even have the movie}. as for a ship of that magnitude..........not that the admiral would buy me a plastic model......Heaven forbid.....there is another package that is as long and as wide. I can hope, but I doubt it in any case.......the computer room could become more spacious, if one of my tables was in another room. there are some things going on that I should be concerned about.......but I'm not letting anything foul the holidays. nothing serious.......but it will be a game changer thanks for the good word......thanks to all who hit the like button.........and above all, I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and a prosperous New Years!
  22. popeye the sailor
    she's one heck of an impressive model Mark. very well done.......the rigging is amazing!
  23. popeye the sailor
    boy!........I must be out of touch or something.......I made another goof up! I'd better wake my butt up, or this build is gonna look terrible! I started to assemble the pilot house.......one of the bases is connected to it. again....I saved all the punch outs for the windows and doors....I'll use them for something. I did some sanding to the bulwark posts, to get them ready to accept the thin plywood bulwark strips. one of the posts that got broken off by the CA debacle broke away again, so I'll have to put it back on when the strip is in place. when the pilot house was dry, two spreaders were measured out and cemented in the front corners, completing the box. they were arranged, so they wouldn't need to be removed.......if anything, they will lend extra strength to the assembly as I work on it. the front wall is made up of three pieces that will give it a sort of hex shape. to do this, I thought it best to attach the pilot house to the base, so that an exact measurement can be made for their location. this is when I found that I had cemented the top of the base on backwards......the square corners are to be towards the stern, and the rounded corners are to be towards the bow. so.......I had to remove the top and reposition it. it wasn't a huge deal.......the top came off without too much bother. with a little sanding to clean it up, the top was cemented in the proper position. to insure that the pilot house and base are in sync with each other, it was set on the deck. the bottom surface is curved to match the curvature in the deck.....I didn't have to clamp it at all. I will let the bulwark dry for a while....the strip is kinda stiff and has plenty of spring-back. I also need to trim it at the center stern post before the port side is cemented on. when the port side is in place, then I can work on making the margins for the bulwarks, and mark out where these structures are to be located.
  24. popeye the sailor
    interesting hue.........looks really good great job J!
  25. popeye the sailor
    in that case, the burn marks won't make a difference.

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