popeye the sailor

really?????? the anchor is molded on? didn't you get some pretty P.E. anchors? I'm only kidding........but I do find that odd. I'm sure you've had to scrape the decks and places to add the P.E. parts. nice hull work though.......lots of tiny stuff {make me cross-eyed}. progress is progress.....no matter how small it is. ya done good!

perhaps he was using the box as an extra parts bin........your gain ........as for the missing bits.......well,......not so good. when I was doing customer service for Tom, he referred to me a customer, whose problem was the mizzen mast and how to attach it. I believe there is a hole for it in the deck platform, but no way to cement it in firmly. I had made a platform for the shrimp cooker, and by drilling another hole in it, it gave it a better anchor. I also made a bracket to attach to the back of the pilot house. all of our snow was gone........but the blizzard we got today changed all that! now we have over a foot of snow again!

never gave that concept a thought Jack.........I guess it's all your own well played orange! skippy looks great perched on her stand......it will look even better now! super job my friend!

she's look'in super.........good to see your making some progress I enjoyed making all the little stuff on the deck.

I'm doing OK Pat.......last week was fun for me. it felt good to be back at it. I'm working on the hold tops {as promised}......should have them done by this evening. that bulwark issue I had {the cracked port side} is totally gone! they are as sturdy, as if they still had the posts I'm very happy about that. gotta get back to painting those buoys....only forty-something beads in two colors...how hard can that be!?!?!?! I'll get that trawler build up and moving again thanks for the good word, and thanks for asking 'bout how I am.......very thoughtful thanks to every one for the likes......still look'in for the ship in this box........I know it's in here somewhere!

she looks awesome Bob.........congratz!

OK..........I finally went out and bought a bottle of propane! I have two nozzles........both of them look like they were made in the 50's. one of them would not work at all....the other one isn't faring out to well either, but it did work. I think I should toss these and buy a new nozzle I had threaded a few of the 'shackles' on a pin, and clamped it in the vise. then I put the heat to them........not a good idea to leave the heat on for too long.........or this happens.........

sorry to see your tear'in 'em up you gotta be happy with it.........that what matters!

I just cleaned out the camera and there were these four pictures. I accented the holds and the bulkheads in flat green...it should go nicely with the outer hull color. the layout is outlined in mahogany, so the main deck is ready for deck planking. the fore deck and the poop deck will follow. enjoy I still need to do the hold tops........tomorrow

hello all! sorry for the silence......I just wanted to get through my work week. now that it's done and behind me, I can look forward to some extended time off......I took the upcoming weekend off. I didn't stop at the last update.......I'm sure there are a few more pictures in the camera. I'll dig them out and post them. hello Pat......a funny thing happened on the way to the trawler. I was painting the buoys........but I had the structures on my desk, and I ended up tinkering with them instead. I will get back to the Syborn very soon.........I've done everything that was bugging me about the Thermopylae. now I can plank the deck........that'll boggle my mind with all the small pieces I'll have to cut {I'll NEED a distraction}. I did get a chance to try Michael's Idea.......... thanks Patrick.......I feel the same way about the like button. thanks OC welcome aboard Dave........enjoy

well then.......click away, my good friend! at the moment, i'm holding a piece of mahogany down with two fingers. that leaves me with one good hand........let's see if I can pull this off. the holds are done now......rather than risk them sticking to the table again, i did them right on the deck. the front and rear parts were cemented to the deck first, then the sides.

thanks Zoltan.......I hope to be planking the deck. if all goes well........I will be Dr. Per......I heard that there was a count associated with the like button before the site update. now I'm hearing that the update nulled this count and that the like button means nothing. I didn't care about rank back then.........I'm not into the count thing either. the only factor as far as reputation goes that I go by, is how one conducts themselves on the site. I don't need a quantifier to tell me that I'm just an average Joe here. the site will change from time to time, but as long as I can still value friendship, that's good enough for me

here is the update on the aft bulwarks. they came out better than I figured they would. I was going to wait to post this, but the heck with it.........I'm working on the holds at the moment anyway. once the deficits were filled in, sanding shaped them the rest of the way. now the bulwark lines run straight back and transition to the stern bulwarks...evenly. yea......gotta fill in those stupid holes. I'll get to the external in due time.....hopefully paint at the same time I used mahogany strip to create the waterways, and started to border off where the structures are to be. more to come

thanks Mark. I'm slowly getting used to the small parts >note to self.......must get back to a larger model< >going nutso here< thanks J I'm so used to the larger kits........this one is a test on the nerves. top it off with the problems I've come across so far, and it's........well, a thinker's model. I've seen a couple of finished models already, and to be quite frank.....I'm wondering how they managed to do it. I suppose it was "one piece at a time." the cabin assemblies are a bit different than what you had to do...I had wooden and metal plates to overlay on the structure 'plugs'. all this amounted to was an easier solution, in adding the external detail. I took a slightly different road.......having to remake the hold boxes, I decided to combine it with fleshing out the main deck. I'm still compiling pictures, so the next update will be larger. glad to have you following along thanks to all who hit the like button.....not sure what the problem is with the like button, but I appreciate all who chooses to use it

looking good Doug

sad to hear Andy......although not unexpected. hope you can squeeze in a little more fun time before you go

oh .....believe me....I agree with you. I've built mostly Billing's kits, so I'm kinda spoiled. I've gotten so used to the instruction sheets........getting into a non Billing kit is like walking through the woods in OZ..........."I'd turn back if I were you!" the admiral got me the Norden for Christmas, so that will be a cute little distraction when I get to it. seeing your Cutty brings back the memories I have, back when I was building the Nordkap. it too was a first production kit......very old and not laser cut. it was very nostalgic to assemble that kit...the fellow that gave me the kit said that it had been in his attic for over 30 years! over 90% of the original wood went into building her....I bought other wood as well, to do some of the stuff I did. I forget........how did you come by the kit? I love a model with a history

awesome job Sjors....such a maze of rigging! congratz on your near finish

fantastic work Bob.........so close to the finish. awesome!

thanks Bob.....I did some minor tweaking to the aft cabin. now that the roofs are done, they look even better. thanks for the good word

thanks E.J. and Scott......and to all who hit the like button. strange things are going on around here.........it seems my desk has become the work bench. it seems to react almost like the tide. the clutter builds and recedes with every thing I've done so far........the brass........the structures......and now with what I've turned my attention to.......the hull. I grew tired of play'in with the small stuff. all the while I planked the hull, I didn't like the bulwarks.....they weren't even or in line with the decks. to plank the inner bulwarks will change all that. using 0.5 x 2 mm strip, I rose from the deck line 2 rows.......add the pin rail strip, and then one more row for the top of the bulwark. the belaying pin racks will be added later. I wasn't keen on cutting out the bulwark posts either......I've never done it before. I always felt that they added strength to the cap rails.......but on some models, they need to be removed, and this one is no exception. it made the bulwarks weaker.....and through handling, the port side bulwark had developed a crack along the deck line, making matters worse. the starboard side was done first.......and confirming my suspicions.......had a deficit where the aft deck and main decks meet......visibly showing that there is a serious taper here. it must be built up and sanded down to create the natural curve that these clippers have. the starboard side went well, and the line was achieved. I ran the pin rail strip all the way to the #2 bulkhead, later cutting out the excess, to allow the fore deck to sit flush to it. the port side was done in the same manner........two rows of thin strip, and then the pin rail strip.......followed by the strip that will separate the cap rail from the pin rail. when the last strip was cemented in place, the taper on this side was quite evident. at the aft end....almost the entire 2 mm strip was exposed.......not good at all. I could tell though, that the weak bulwark has been repaired. both sides have become quite stiff......they do not flex anymore. working on the bow first, the same thing was done to the pin rail.......mark and cut out the excess for the fore deck. now to move on down to the aft end and fix the problem there.

it's not a problem John.....I value your input. don't you dare go anywhere! I'm sure there's a half way decent model in here somewhere I've been mess'in with these darn bulwarks for most of the afternoon. I've been wanting to do the inner planking and add the main length of pin rails to the inner bulwarks to beef them up. since I'm not used to cutting out the bulwark posts, the port side developed a crack.......every time I pick it up, it cracks again. not only that, I wasn't keen how not even they were to the stern section. this will give me a chance to level both sides out. the starboard side is done, now I'm working on the port side. it will give me the opportunity to install the waterways too. I should have an update soon thanks to all who hit the like button

the skylight was added when it was dry enough. this is the best I can do about the scale issue. I also took care of the corner issues with the main deck cabin........it can be seen in the last picture in the upper left. the corners were filled in with thin strip mahogany and sanded square........then touched up with gold paint. the holds are the next to do........perhaps I can save what I have done so far on them....if not, then I'll have to make new boxes. as with the main deck cabin, mahogany dust got into the planking and defined the calking a little.

from this point, the aft cabin got a coat of lacquer I still need to add the bottom bits of mahogany......

I did a bit more to the skylight this morning.......of course now....I had to wait for the windows to dry. during that time, I did the roof for the companionway. ...and a little bit later .......