popeye the sailor
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I'm not happy..........the afternoon didn't go as well as I had hoped. what I feared has come to pass. no.......the model didn't end up hitting the wall, but I do have some fixing to do. anyway......yesterday had a lot more optimism with the ship. I got the railings along side the superstructure done, the funnel antenna on, and the couple of pieces on the fore deck. you can see where I need to fix the number decal.......these decals are really delicate. nothing sharp can be used to position the decal.....I'm having to use a soaked toothpick. soaking it makes the tip soft....tried a Q-tip, but the decal wants to stick to it. I picked back up on the model by adding more of the decals, along with the life boats and depth charge racks. I had sprayed the decal sheet I printed up with bonder...it should be pretty dry about now.....I can also start on the 'choppers.
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look'in good......I'm going to need to follow the same procedure. the model I got was damaged and I had to cut all the bulkhead post off
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thanks Mobbsie your too kind. I didn't do a whole lot yesterday.......suffered from a bit of work-lag. but I did manage to get the bulwark railings along the superstructure on, as well as a few more bits on the fore deck, and the antenna on the funnel. the depth charges are painted and almost ready to be added to the deck.....that had to wait due to the railings. I should get a few more of the smaller decals on, before I add something that's gonna make them harder to do. the other thing I forgot about actually....was the windows in the superstructure. if I do them, I'll need to be very careful...especially since I haven't done windows like these for quite a while now. I planned on doing the 'chopper windows...they should prove to be a challenge enough, but perhaps I can use them for practice I have pictures........I'll include them with the update I'll be posting soon. thanks again and thanks for the likes.......you're ALL too kind
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looking really good Mobbsie......deck looks great too. most go from a light color deck to a darker color for the tree nails......they tend to stand out better. looks like you've done the opposite, so you may not get the effect you desire. while it may not be seen too well in your pictures, a closer look may show them better. it's definitely a nice bit of detail to add well done so far
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cap rails look great Julian looks good with a mild sheen to the finish........something I've often toyed with. I use semi gloss quite a bit, and by the time it soaks into the wood and dries, it flattens out quite a bit. a shiny finish might look nice, but a flatter finish seems to add more realism to the model. very nice bit of progress there! you've got the ship's boats dry fitted..........if you cemented them in place, you would have lashed them down. next thing on the 'to do' list?
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thanks OC I figured it was about time I started to populate the deck. like all models, it looks like the build is going nowhere.......until all of the sub assemblies are added now it looks like something! I still have a few tiny parts to add yet, along with the rest of the sub assemblies.....the mast, life boats, and of course the helicopters. now that the work week is over......as well as that nasty wind and rain storm we had last night {caused a lot of headaches 'round here}, I can get back to work on her. I should have more on her soon thanks for the likes as well folks!
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......and we're back! the burgers were swell ........watched a movie with Gibbs while I ate jes' don't get no better than that! thanks for the good word John......things aren't going my way 100%, but, it's passable. yea, today had it's let down......but I'll get to that. but first......the stern after the railings got painted. then the 'choppers got the rest of the camo paint... some of the completed sub assemblies were added to the stern section. as mentioned, I used only one of the DRBN - 34A navigational radar units......I think it will suffice, considering the kit didn't have them in the first place. I wasn't going to waste the effort I put into them either I then remembered that I still needed to do a decal on the elevator platform......a caution border with a yellow stripe down the length of the platform. that's when I found out how thin and delicate the decals were. you guessed it........it ended up breaking apart when I tried to position it. it's nice that Heller used flat colors in making the decals.....I'd hit them with the bonder, but then they would have a glossy appearance. I did me best to use only flat paints on this model.....there is no such thing as a shiny military ship to remedy the missing decal, I'll run a yellow stripe down the center of the platform, and call it good. the numbers on the superstructure suffered some damage as well.....pretty minor....I can try to fix them with some flat black paint. the superstructure is now cemented on the deck. the tops of the capstans and bollards were added to the stern section......along with a couple of short antennas. these parts are so small......they are hardly seen in the grand scope of things. you just notice that the locator holes are gone. I didn't put the yellow stripe on till a bit later on......even that was a feat of blunders.....but I managed to fix it so it would pass muster. the superstructure got some of the other sub assemblies added to it, along with some touch ups. I added the forward pair of 100 mm guns when the admiral mentioned that we needed to go to the store..........food shopping. will this madness ever end? thanks again for the good word John.......and thanks to everyone else for the likes
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here it is again........Friday......tomorrow I go back to work if I didn't loath the place so much, it wouldn't be so bad. but big changes are com'in down the pike......changes that may have me look'in for another job. they're keep'in it a secret....and allowing the rumor mill to go full tilt. such as the way of life >shrug< between yesterday and today, quite a bit has been done. I even went as far, as to cement some of the finished sub assemblies in place. really put some distance in the progress dept. I mentioned that I had made decals for the Helicopters......I used white decal paper, so I could get the white in the decals. I'll just have to cut the decals a lot closer to the images. basically, all I do is save the images of decal sheets and reproduce them with the decal maker. I did these, changing the background color........I think I have some tiny letters and numbers that I can use. these didn't look too good. I started the camo on the 'choppers...I haven't done this in a while, so they didn't come out the way I wanted them to. I'll be touching them up, once I get them all done. the props were all painted flat black by this time.......the folded ones were left to do. the railings and the aft decks were painted at the stern of the ship. the two end walls were done as well. after a few touch ups, the stern's lower railings were created. they had to be bent enough to make the curvature, broken by that short section of solid bulwark {or whatever it's called}. the fun got broken up again by another trip to the stores. it wasn't totally a drudge-day......I got to buy some paints and a few other neat items I'd continue with the events of today, but the admiral is hungry, and she wants burgers on the grill. pretty soon, I'll be grill'in in snow.......if things keep going the way they are.......it will be sooner than later. I'm so sorry to hear that some of you folks in the Midwest, are already deal'in with it
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look'in good Floyd.......glad to see you recovered nicely from the stern dilemma I notice the four drawer work bench......did you get that from Harbor Freight? I was at the local store buying some tools, and I saw the same one for sale......looks just like the one you've got there. got it on my list as a Christmas present
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looks to be a really fun build........ should be fun to watch as well
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nice jog on the ship's boat Mark......do you have more to do?
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awesome progress Jilian........she looks super! very well done indeed!
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I won't lie........I giggled a bit when I saw you stood up in a chair for the overhead shot .......and you still didn't get a full shot of the mast. she's a tall one wonderfully done Gil.......the fittings and detail in the cockpit is really nice. paint work and sheer design is to die for. recover well my friend........and I'll keep my eyes open for another project. do you have one in mind?
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I went looking at images........I saw a blackish gray to black with orange hooding. I also saw a ghost gray, to off white {tinge of gray} hopefully, there is an article or something in there that will steer you in the right direction
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the hull looks super J.........nice color and tone never heard of cardboard blocks........but then again, what else do you use on a paper model? what do they supply for blocks in the Pinta kit?
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check here: http://www.kbismarck.com/ look in the scale model section.....it might be in there
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I just finished the DRBN - 34A radar units......not too bad for wing'in it the CA worked better, but if I got too rough with them, a seam would come apart and I would have to repair it. I got the top on one of them......the other one was going through a repair job. in between this, I assembled the folded props for a couple of the helicopters. the other two will sport the extended ones. they have all been painted by this time. the other two helicopters then got the light tan added for the camo.........could have done better with it, but their OK I guess. I came up with a good way to make the vents on the aft end of the radar units.......better than I first though of......making the vents from thin strips of the card. I used some clippings from the railings. then added a tiny rectangle of brass for the door.... inside the vents were painted with flat black........then the outer parts and the box itself was painted with battleship gray. now........are you ready for the big bummer? I wasn't both of them together are too wide for the 100 mm guns. perhaps I'll just go with a single one........in other pictures, they are not on deck. so, perhaps they are stored below deck when not in use. a small section of railing was added to the aft port side, along with a sort of shield for the stairway. what can I say......I gave it a shot
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yea.......changing the concept of a kit can have it's problems.......I'm sure you'll figure something out and bounce back a plank on frame would be easier though, since there are no bulkheads to modify. take care of yourself
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