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  1. popeye the sailor
    wow Nils........the progress you've made is astounding........so much detail added ! you've really gone above and beyond I did notice a couple of eye bolts that were partially open.......did you not close them, or is that from stress? sorry if I sound picky.......but I'd rather say something, rather than hear that something you may not have noticed right away, spoils it for you
  2. popeye the sailor
    I've done that as well......and it works particularly well with the second planking. it melds the plank well at the turn. I hope you make provision in regards to visibility........you don't want to go all out, only to close it up, never to be seen
  3. popeye the sailor
    there are quite a few folks, who will plank from the keel up. I tried it and found it hard to hold the straight line. deck and aft quarters is looking real nice E.J.
  4. popeye the sailor
    thanks to all who hit the like button thanks Bob. thanks John........so they would be framed in between beams. looking at the stagger lines, I have them at every bulkhead, as well as at every half measurement. on some POB kits, it might be hard to map out, due to the bulwark posts.......but on this one, it could have been done easily, since the posts are to be removed. in the future, I will be sure to map the deck out before they are assembled. bad on me for forgetting to do it on this one
  5. popeye the sailor
    hmmmmm cross eyed you say?!?!? only remedy I know of is to go out and get kicked by a mule that........and keep your eyes further than 2" away from your work take your time .....you'll get there
  6. popeye the sailor
    sorry to hear that there are ills in the house. I hope they get better soon I would imagine you'd want to use plastic.......Plastruct and evergreen has a fine selection of I beams and such. they also carry a good selection of different moldings as well.
  7. popeye the sailor
    drat! I just noticed that the starboard stern light is pointed upward. gotta fix that!
  8. popeye the sailor
    got a chance to do a little bit to this build as well yesterday. before I get the nets up, I wanted to finish with the portholes in the cabin behind the helm room. now that they are fitted, I can fill them in with window maker and get'em installed. I had one made for the helm room, but now I can't find it. that would be the roof........I made another one. I'll get some more done soon.
  9. popeye the sailor
    nice looking ship so far like the cannons.........so cool.
  10. popeye the sailor
    I've had some that were supposed to be 1:1 to the model....the Thermopylae kit is one of them. but I don't think I need to use the plans like you'll need to use them. nice looking kit BWT
  11. popeye the sailor
    sad....huh Sjors........what do you do when they don't need you anymore?!?!? your not losing a dependent model.......you've gained a ship!
  12. popeye the sailor
    I also started with the poop deck {aft deck}. first was to border off the aft cabin. I ran the archive pen around the inside edges, just in case there were any gaps around the structure. it took some doing........that piece of waterway around the transom was very brittle.......it broke a few times, while I was sanding and shaping it. it actually came out better than I thought it would, considering what I went through to make it. add the sides and it was complete.......only some minor trimming involved. then the planking began........ the hole for the rudder.......don't know why it was needed........the rudder doesn't come through it. the wheel pad was added......there isn't a wheel box, like the Cutty has. it still needs to be made yet. I'll get the rest of this done today........perhaps I'll throw just say the heck with it and do the fore deck too. I can always snake the anchor chain in place when the time comes.
  13. popeye the sailor
    thanks Patrick.....still more to go should look pretty good, when the layout is all put together. speaking of layout........the main deck is fully planked. one bit of advice I can give anyone who would be building this model in the future......fill in the hold and aft cabin punch outs and map them out yourself. I made a huge mistake in not mapping the deck platform out, before assembly.......I did it later, when elbow room was scarce. but I think the holds are not positioned properly, slightly off center. the fore hold could come aft a couple of mm's.........the mid ship hold could DEFINITELY come back a few, as it's position doesn't give enough room for the cabin structure. the aft hold could come forward a few mm's and get it away from the bulkhead. the holds are assembled around the openings......that's how I measured them. I left an overhang around them {seemed normal to me}, but I see that perhaps they shouldn't have had any. what spawned from all this was me having to alter the plank widths in a few rows, throughout the planking, in order to keep the rows in sync. I did redo one area......partially due to a messed up mast hole, but the outcome was the same. the mast hole came out better......that was a plus further thoughts of redoing it was shot down........if this were a larger scale, there might be more promise I also tried something I haven't done before......scraping the deck. limited due to the small spaces, but it worked well.....I finished off with sanding. I've not stained it because I still need to do the aft deck.....so no finishing will be done until the aft deck is planked. I'll do them both together. what are the rule concerning butt staggers before or after a hold....especially in the case of a short plank? should the hold frame work be centered between main beams?
  14. popeye the sailor
    congratz Sjors! she's a beautiful ship............very well done and a great accomplishment!
  15. popeye the sailor
    Rhea has gotten bigger.....she's look'in good oh....and it's good to hear from you too
  16. popeye the sailor
    thanks J........should have pictures of the entire main deck in a little while. surprisingly enough.........I got side tracked!
  17. popeye the sailor
    thanks for the good word gents....you may think otherwise when you see how the rest turned out. I'll get to that when I post the pictures thanks to all who hit the like button as well. thanks Scott and John with a scale this size........no, tree nailing is not an option thanks E.J. I'm using the mahogany to simulate teak wood. I've found that combining different woods, can have quite a bit of eye appeal. used in combination with different styles of deck planking, one can also add their own bit of decorative flare. I was looking at one build the other day, which I thought was very imaginative. thanks Pat......with what I've uncovered so far......let's just say that I'm still diligently looking for the ship in this box ....and to think.....the Syborn has taken a back seat to this one {not really, but it feels like it}. I do have to laugh......the size of this hull is nothing that I've dealt with before {oh wait!!!! I can't say that.....the Billing's AmericA}. anyway......I'm so used to laying the hull across my lap, as I work on it. I had the archive pen in my hand........I went to move and the hull began to roll off my lap! now it has a big swatch of India Ink on her port side kinda reminds me of my near damaging experience with my Epiphone bass guitar. it's shaped like a Gibson......it's called the Epiphone Les Paul for this reason. the one bad thing about this body design, is that it's prone to the strap to pop off. I was at practice one night......and in the middle of a song, it happened! it began to drop, and I grabbed it lightning quick! it has my claw marks in the fretboard to prove it.......it never hit the floor it now is equipped with strap locks. I'm almost finished with the main deck planking.......just a small area to go. that half circle of mahogany, i'm shaping is a pain.......it broke again. oh well.....>shrug< work continues
  18. popeye the sailor
    so good to see an update Hans such a fine looking vessel.
  19. popeye the sailor
    what a huge difference..........that deck looks pretty sweet! super job Mark!
  20. popeye the sailor
    I know they carry basswood and balsa...........never seen thin strip though. I'll have to look. may save me an order to Billing USA.....that's where I get my planking wood.
  21. popeye the sailor
    you did a fantastic job with this build Hof. sails look great too
  22. popeye the sailor
    nice looking model Hof. a friend of mine had a Billing's Bluenose that he couldn't finish due to illness. so I traded some hobby supplies for it.......it didn't fare too well in transit. besides the damage, I found a mistake with the instructions, with the help of a fellow member here. I ended up tearing it apart, but from it, I was able to clone two other hull frames. so it has turned into a project, that will be three schooners....the Bluenose, the Bluenose II, and the America {I had to cut out the cockpit for that hull}. should be an interesting build, once I can get it off the ground. I'll be sure to add your to the list of logs to look in on
  23. popeye the sailor
    hey Don.....yea, I got a bunch of 0.5 x 25 x 550 mm strips of that mahogany. to cut it up like that can be a pain....it splinters like crazy. now I need to sand and shape it.......that will be another trilogy. I use an archive pen to do the calking. I get 'em at Hobby Lobby.....they have a huge selection. some are for calligraphy, sketching and drawing. the brand is Faber - Castell...med to fine tip.
  24. popeye the sailor
    I saw you had this build up and running Bob, and just had to join in can't wait to see more of your wonderful craftsmanship
  25. popeye the sailor
    when I called it a day, I am almost at the half way point. more will be done today

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