popeye the sailor

very good progress Doris.......the hull is coming along great!

fantastic looking ship......looks like your almost finished

good job Frank!

it all sounds good bill........glad to see things are looking up for you. primer is different than paint.......don't do it if your using paint. it's confusing......primer is a paint per say......but it lacks the suspensions that paint possesses. the resin can penetrate a primer because of this. I'm not too sure about flat paint though......this paint lacks the suspensions as well.....that's the reason for the flat finish, but I believe it still has some of the properties. be sure to use a primer if you still need to resin. using this I'm sure is OK Billing's is well know for having vague instructions.......other companies are about the same. it goes with the territory.......keeps the cost down.

neat video Steve.......never saw a Bounty that large!

I gotta say.......she's look'in a whole lot better! very well done! of course I have a finished model......I made it scratch / modified from a cloned hull, of another model I have. I used both sets of Billing's instructions to get all the particulars. I printed out the instructions for the # 526 kit {ABS hull}......you have the #608 kit. I have those in a folder in one of my memory stix. there isn't any measurements, as far as I can see, but if you make them anywhere from 3/4 to 1 inch, you'll be alright. you can also gauge it from the rise to the fore deck. the aft bulwarks are the same height all the way around.......there is no cut out in the transom bulwark......it just wraps around. the cut-away in the stern, is as it is....you don't even cut out the deck..... the fore deck has a fender that doesn't go all the way back........it tapers off before the mounts for the birds. you may also have a part to make the fore deck go over the main deck. if you want to view the instructions for the # 526 kit for any reason, go here........ https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0Bw40frlcNqbjOTNlYTE5Y2YtMGUyNC00NGE0LWE0ZTktNTRmZjFhNmM0MjM4?hl=en if this don't work, go to BillingUSA. com and you'll be able to access it from there. I haven't been in there for a while.......they have a lot more kit instructions listed. are you using a clear resin? I see where the green stuff was.......just curious to know if the gaps are filled. just a head's up.......all ship hulls look terrible, until they get further in the build, or paint is applied. keep it up Bill your doing alright. if you don't want to see her like that anymore.....just give'er a light coat of primer. you can still resin over it

thanks for the kind comments........jeeze........an' I don't even drink red bull I have my days, like every one else......but when I can sit and play...I take full advantage the admiral surprised me yesterday.......we were talking about kits. I had said something about the larger kit and how expensive they were.........her reply was if I had the second {part time} job, we coulda started a 'ship fund'. the surprising part came when she said she hoped that I could make other hulls {ships} from this kit. in the back of my mind, I have ideas to clone a few other ships from this kit.....the parts panels are of really good shape, so it should hold up rather well. I think she likes the size......and how the model is coming out. it's not museum quality, but it is looking fairly nice, and I am getting into building at this scale. I got to try the belaying pins last night.........I think they are perfect. the one in the front is slight longer {jest a tiny bit}......that's for the main mast. I'm keeping the receipts for all the parts I'm ordering for this project. should I start another, I'll jest order more parts. now these two rails shocked me a little......it's taken almost 1 package of pins to do them. I want to make sure that there are enough pins to go around........I don't want to be drill'in holes when the rigging stage is in full swing. some of the fittings in this kit is good, but there are other parts that need to be scaled down. with the finished models I've seen......I still wonder how these folks did it.......some of the processes with this kit are very clumsy to work with. the kit is not impossible......for those who have this kit, go into it with a scratch builder's mind, and you'l do just fine. I'm also working on another idea for the poop railing......I'm continuing with the railing concept i've been using, but I'll give it a small twist. I'm not finished with it yet. we'll see how it looks when I get it done. I'll try to put together a list of parts....numbers.....and places I got them from. it should help future projects. hello Vivian........glad to see your look'in in. I hope you enjoy the log

looking good Sam.......you can do a decent clove hitch........ .........I jes' do knots gotta learn too........I know.

awesome deck Sjors.........nice color.

the stern came out well....the changes you made, made a big difference agree with your statement....I haven't bought a kit yet, where I haven't made changes.

I've resized them {those eye bolts} sometimes....... squeeze them around the appropriate size drill bit, and trim off the extra wire. I don't think they carry any other size. there are other bead fittings that work well with the hobby. I find stuff every time I go in there nicely done masts on a beautiful ship........they go together real nice

I've not had one like that.......a very big plus!

looking great Steve! the bow is very well done

sorry Eddie....this build has been suspended. they probably should lock it so no one can post.

more progress was made on 'er.......starting with the bulkheads at the fore deck. I made up the panels and cemented them in place. more sanding was done as well......outside and well as inside the hull. these covered the mess....... the little gap at the bottom on the starboard side will be covered with the planking. the pilot house floor is mapped for planking too. I had my doubts about the stern rub rails......but now that I did it, it came out rather well. the rails that run inside the chute and all around it, have been rounded off, so it won't hinder the net. I went around outside the hull and rounded the other rub rails as well.......the only ones left now are the starboard side. the patch in the main deck has been sanded and the winch / net spool platform has been cemented down. it will be painted the same color as the deck. there is another platform that locates in front of the trawl rig. I found that the rig sits a bit more forward than what I been showing it at. I'll be gluing that one down before I paint...gotta figure out where it's supposed to be located at. I noticed in the plans that there is another spreader / support bar at the base........cemented it in place after the measure and cut. the net spool and bracket needed some stuff added.........framework wad added to the bracket, and the spool was assembled and sanded. the platform next to it is the winch platform........both of these assemblies will be located on the platform cemented to the main deck. well......that's it for now.......thanks for look'in in!

I've made a little progress....thought I'd share it with you all. I'm working on that poop deck railing at the moment....again. since the first try was a bust, I figured I'd try something else. I have the fife rails roughed out for the fore and main masts. I can't use the kit supplied ones, 'cuz the holes are already drilled for those wooden ones......the belaying pins I got would fall right through them. so, here's what I have so far... now, I mentioned the anchors.......I put the darn things together. definitely.......got to get some that are more to scale. I couldn't believe it! putting them together was easy.....that is, until I got to the eye rings. the holes for them were not drilled out......none of my bits would touch 'em. I remembered that I had some old dental bits that a friend had sent me. burned the first one out doing the first anchor...but it did drill the hole. I found out that the anchors are made of white metal......hard stuff, I can tell ya that it took two of those bits to do them both! the rings are on, but I didn't bother to do the puddin. check out the size. this will give you a better sense of their size....... another thing I noticed were the eye bolts. here is the size supplied in the kit....... I have two sizes of eye bolts........three if you count the ones I get from Hobby Lobby {I wouldn't use them anyway......they're too big too}. here's what I'm going to use instead. as I mentioned earlier....I need to get chain......there was none supplied in the kit. the capstan and binnacle are now in place on the deck......still more deck stuff to go hope to have more soon........thanks for look'in in.

thanks Vossie..........I'm more like a bull in a china shop it's too bad the tooth pick idea won't work on this project.........it's a good one though.....feel free to use it. I'm sure it would work on your project. for those whose been hitting the like button.......thanks to you folks as well

crossed is not an option.......glad your not going to do it I don't want to be known as the guy who steered a fellow com padre the wrong way. for-going them is your best option my apologies if my attempt at humor almost tripped you up.

apparently, your having all the fun you can handle. part of the starboard side is missing. that would have been my suggestion........remove the cut water. you can always make another. styrene sounds good for the deck.......I'll look forward in seeing your repair

to think.......this was my second project. I finished it before I was done with my first project, the Nordkap. I made another pair of nets for the trawler Syborn...I have a log here in the scratch build forum. I used the supplied netting for the Cux......I thought it was OK. I did find netting material at the local Hobby Lobby, but you may find some at a fabric store too.

get out! those coils are neat!! ....and you can see what your doing to boot! they are REALLY neat........and you did all the cannons. that's some great progress Jesse I wish you well my friend and hope you get better soon!

check out the craft stores, in the jewelry / bead depts............they carry eye bolts that have long posts. you can cut them to any length you need

she's look'in better and better Doug. your doing a swell job......keep up the good work. keep on experimenting........there are many ideas yet to discover

very nice progress.......paint work looks real good

hello there OC .....thanks for the good word I haven't forgotten about 'ole Thermie.........working on the fife rails at the moment. should have some kind of update soon.....thanks for look'in in!