popeye the sailor
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ohhhhh.....you kidder , you! thank you so much J.........really appreciate the birthday wish. according to George Carlin, I've gone 61 years around one. I won't go into the rest of the skit.....kind of an ill thought it was a nice quiet day though.....got my Haddock plate- 140 replies
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hey there Kees! that's fantastic that your feeling well enough to take such a large leap I think you'll find it more therapeutic as well......I am so happy for you! Happy belated birthday to you as well! may you continue to enjoy your new found freedom!
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thank you Patrick........I had a great day yesterday. a bit low key, but nice none the less.
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
popeye the sailor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
hello Nenad......good to see your still working on the small boats...the gig looks really good. thanks for sharing more of the Serbian countryside.....take a trip and never leave the farm! did you sift through all that stuff for modeling material?- 4,152 replies
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so sorry to have missed you again! ....and I missed your birthday as well......happy belated birthday to you. so cool that we have the same birth month...my birthday is today you've made some stunning progress on the Tulpijn....can't wait to see more.
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truly remarkable planking......really neat how you jogged and scarfed the planking. a good finish afterwards will bring out the grain...gonna be good
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great start on the shroud rigging
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really look'in good Tom!
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yes Bob....I did get a chuckle. you may find that other known vessels can be built from this kit. I didn't like those rings at all.......1:96 blocks are slightly out of scale, but they do work reasonably well. back in the day, older and now defunct companies sold their molds......I believe this to be an old Pyro kit. Lindberg models used to be called O-Lin. here is an interesting article....there are others here that might be of interest as well. http://www.oldmodelkits.com/blog/plastic-model-kit-history/the-kits-of-pyro-plastic-company-an-illustrated-guide/ the kit does have it's drawbacks, but to me, it's hit or miss to find the perfect kit. heck.....I'm even using a couple of the cannons for my Thermopylae project...close enough to scale for me enjoy when you get to it. thanks for the good word. thank you Lawrence! having a bit of a bout with aches and pains.....but I'm still stand'in I only have the anchors left to do on the model.....I may have to skimp a little. I had drilled hawse holes....not in the correct place, so I will have to live with it. thanks for the good word and birthday wishes
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she's looking really good Sjors! I like the different woods as well
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such a nice start on the superstructure...looks really good !
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it goes by the name Voltaren gel. they have a generic brand out there as well.....Diclofenac gel.....the only difference is the price
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has your doctor mentioned that there is a topical cream out there that alleviates pain. my admiral uses it on her knee. she used it on my neck one day and it worked quite well. might be worth looking into it...hope it helps you out. get better!
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I went through the information and articles I've compiled on her.......I see a number of refits and repairs, but doesn't say what was done. she did go through a modernization refit in 1832......and was decommissioned and recommissioned quite a few times. she remained in Norfolk Va. .....looks like the later part of 1800 till 1805, until she was recommissioned again......at this time, she was known as the U.S.F. United States. I have a birthday coming up......I think I know what to get myself hee.....hee I have a 1:150 {I think it is} U.S.S. constitution.....I quite agree..there were so many small consistencies in the kit, that I just built it as it was. I tend to blame it on the production date of the kit and the information available at the time of mold tooling. I like the older kits....I look for the tool dates on the parts {usually on the underside of the decks or inner hull halves}, or print dates on the instructions or box. I've never known her not to have the round house. that picture is included in one of the articles I have http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/86/86254.htm I have a few other articles as well.
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looks great Julian!
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glad to see your back at the table! I think it looks goo too following along in interest*
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now you have me wanting to go out and purchase one of these kits. it appears to me that it in no way resembles the United states. where is the added poop deck and quarter deck badges? I have the 1:96 scale kit of the United States. I have built the 1:96 scale Constitution in my teen years........when I bought the United states kit, I found the extra poop deck parts were thrown in one of the bags, suggesting that the kit is a spin off of the Constitution model. if Revell didn't follow through with the 1:150 scale kit, then they failed you've done a great job of depicting life aboard a warship...but what I see is the Constitution....or even the President. unfortunately, it lacks the distinguishing features that depicts it as the United States. do carry on though......finished and with sails, this will be a really cool looking model. love to follow along
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good to see some progress J. does the copper seem hard to work with at that thickness? craft stores may have some that might be thinner. this kit reminds me of my Thermopylae....some of the supplied parts look out of scale, or hard to work with due to the supplied material. try to scratch make the fife rails...you may find that you'll get better results. glad to see your back
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nicely done! they will look super with the finish work done on them
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sweet look'in boat Grant such a flawless finish! she's gonna look good on the water
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I did an older production kit of the Nordkap. like yours, everything was printed and not die or laser cut. I was able to use 99% of the supplied wood, although some of the smaller parts were the dickens to cut out.
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