Jump to content
New Publication - Ship Modeler's Handbook - They're back in stock! Thank you for your patience. ×
BlueJacket Shipcrafters 10% off sale-April14th to 25th, all the kits we offer will be 10% off. No need to use special codes, it will be automatic when you place your order by phone, web, email, snail mail or in person. Put your tax refund to good use! ×

popeye the sailor

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    15,993

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by popeye the sailor

  1. popeye the sailor
    it's good to see an update Sam.....the flight deck looks really good. that's a fine selection of models you've got there..it will be interesting to watch you build your Asian theater
  2. popeye the sailor
    don't fell bad........I don't have one either. Christmas is coming
  3. popeye the sailor
    it makes a difference........but either way, it's some awesome work you added the guns.....very nice
  4. popeye the sailor
    second that Danny....the detail really pops very nice ladders too.
  5. popeye the sailor
    she looks fabulous Don!.......truly a work of art congratz on a ship well done! have you decided on your next project?
  6. popeye the sailor
    just take your time and be careful Michael.....unfortunate that you didn't see this earlier. model building at it's finest! we do and we cope........I'm sure you'll persevere. do they sell long shank drill bits?
  7. popeye the sailor
    second Carl's comment.......awesome work!
  8. popeye the sailor
    our furry friends seem to think we've had enough, more than we do mine like to direct me to the TV room.......some of the best cuddling time you have done some beautiful work!
  9. popeye the sailor
    neat way to make a ladder........and I've made plenty in my day makes me wish I had a drill press......I'll try and fit it into my Christmas list. super progress my friend !
  10. popeye the sailor
    wicked nice mirrored the real thing very well!
  11. popeye the sailor
    don't forget to throw the kitchen sink at it.....that'll help! if you run out of antlers, just grab a chain saw.......it'll go quicker all kidding aside, no matter how fast your build'in her......your doing a great job! oh......if your still insistent on the antlers, my brother is a hunter. I'm sure he can find you some that the deer shed over the past year
  12. popeye the sailor
    hey there Pat......that's some great progress you and the boys made....surely tell your friend, that is one nice looking funnel your not such a slouch with your metal work either.......the cable stoppers and the other parts you made look super. can't wait to see more of your deck work
  13. popeye the sailor
    this has been a short but interesting build. I've never seen a model done in this fashion before.......perhaps the method you used produced the shortcomings you stated. a more 'solid state' construction may have alleviated the hull twisting, but for what it is, you've done an admirable job I really like the outcome. in scratch building a model, anything can happen........having done quite a bit of scratch building myself, I've come to expect it. don't count yourself short......it came out better than you think super job! what's your next project?
  14. popeye the sailor
    sweet looking hull very well done. I think the life boats are cool too.......the engines are a nice touch..very detailed.
  15. popeye the sailor
    really nice job on the finish.......sometimes it is too bad though, that it had to dull down a bit as it cures fully. but the dulling gives the model more realistic wonderful job! chain plates look really good too.
  16. popeye the sailor
    believe me Carl........if that's not the correct anti foil paint color........ paint it I would!
  17. popeye the sailor
    WOW! that is some super nice work!
  18. popeye the sailor
    what you want to determine is the pitch of the prop......the twist. the leading edge of the prop is thicker than the trailing edge......just like a wing. as L.H. said the root of the prop is thicker that the tip.
  19. popeye the sailor

    hello Don.......Happy Birthday!   we're the same age....but I'm a couple of months older than you  HA.....Ha   hope you have a great day today.....hope you have the day off  ;) 

     

    enjoy!

  20. popeye the sailor
    good you caught that in time........curing glue can do some strange things if it looks like it's happening again.......set 'er up. that way the new glue will cure and help in the correction. she's look'in great Nils.......a really sweet job!
  21. popeye the sailor
    good to hear you and the Mrs. are well. I gotta work the weekend......but I'll surely tune in to get a good seat. look'in forward to it!
  22. popeye the sailor
    super job on the rigging! very neatly done
  23. popeye the sailor
    really coming together nicely
  24. popeye the sailor
    I'm gonna try that idea with the rope belayment........running the thread through the hole before the pin is inserted. thought about doing it to the Thermopylae when I get to the rigging part.......haven't seen it done too much here. takes a lot of the fight out of it nice job on the repair and trim work
  25. popeye the sailor
    super looking redo Daniel......top has a lot more detail than the original. nice job straightening the mast

About us

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

SSL Secured

Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured

NRG Mailing Address

Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917

Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)

Helpful Links

About the NRG

If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.

The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...