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  1. popeye the sailor
    very nice work Mark......... the laser cutting looks awesome!
  2. popeye the sailor
    then comes the burning question........if this is to be the first planking, why was that so important? you could have made up for it with the next pair of planks. did you correct the side that seems to be sticking out? it's good that your putting some thought into it........but it will be even more critical when the second planking starts. as Pat mentioned......it might not be a good idea to have the plank run seams in line with one another, due to cracking issues down the road.
  3. popeye the sailor
    thanks Rob..........no, the chain is as I bought it. it kinda stinks because there is a shininess to it. this will all be painted flat gray.......I'm hoping that I bought the same gray, that I painted the inner bulwarks. I made a boo boo with a slightly darker gray, and I need to fix it. thanks for the kind comment .........and thanks to all who hit the like button
  4. popeye the sailor
    thank you gentlemen........I only sanded the char off the bulkheads. I didn't want to lose the camber. the structures are interesting to assemble, but I would like to get something done on the hull. I need to mark out the areas for the structures though, so I can do the deck planking. I want to do the waterways and around the structures with the mahogany, before I plank. I'm thinking that the deck is laid with yellow pine, with teak outlining the structures. also, the inner bulwarks is planked with a darker wood.......I may go with annegre {used in the majority of the Billing kits} I notice that I have a supply of this wood in the kit......0.5 x 2 mm. pin rails will also line the inner bulwarks. Thanks Rob........I will check them out thanks to all who hit the like button!
  5. popeye the sailor
    I'm just as bad.........taking pictures on such a cluttered table. the zoom on my 'el cheapo' is terrible....but I still try. you did well Carl.......you've made some decent progress. keep going........you doing a great job are you going to paint, or leave the etch as it is?
  6. popeye the sailor
    a little brass here and there will make a big difference...should accent them quite well you'll do all that when you rig them to the deck. do a search on this vessel {and others like it}.......it will give you so many ideas it's those little extras, that will make it your own
  7. popeye the sailor
    I spent some time on her today.......working on the galleys. as mentioned, the one that will get the metal plating is taking most of the time, having to border them off in mahogany. I have the two sides and the aft done so far. I've started to assemble the companionway and the front of the structure. as mentioned, I wanted this one to be more rectangular, than the other one. it does eat up a bit more deck......but I like it. I wasn't warm and fuzzy about how the roof is shaped on the companionways, so I gave them a more rounded appearance. I have put away some of the 1/32 flat stock in my scrap bin. this stuff is very flexible and will make these rounded bends without breaking. helps too if it is damp, so I soaked it for a couple of mins.......it's all it takes. the one with the metal will get finished off.........the other one will be done with the wood panels. another thing I finally did, was cap off that aft bulkhead for the poop deck. that bugged me to no end! I also did more sanding to the poop bulwarks.......may need a tiny bit more tweaking, but the bulwarks are level with the deck. I cut out the rest of the metal plates......panels?, I needed to finish off the galley. I have these two skylight blanks that I will try and cut down to fit the roof parts........have to see how they work out. I only have to work tomorrow..........I took the rest of the week end off. thank the good lord! small squall tonight....but another larger storm for Sunday into Monday. I'd rather be home! brace up Tom......February is shaping up to be the snow month!
  8. popeye the sailor
    the other net rig is done........once the center lift was attached, the two other support chains were fastened in place. ....and then they were attached. for some reason, I had a little trouble lining them up. when I did the first one, I drilled the holes at that point and fitted the eye bolts. but I had already measured this one out, so I did 'em beforehand. I couldn't get the beads out of my mind........I knew we were going to Wal-Mart. they had a package of assorted beads, so now I have what I need. painting to follow.........and hopefully the nets thanks for look'in in.
  9. popeye the sailor
    very well done on the mast tops and trees Tom
  10. popeye the sailor
    I plan on the green, since it's the color I'm used to seeing. as it's shaping up........I may not be able to correct all the little nuances with it, but I'm gonna do my best. I'm working on the galleys at the moment........I should have an update soon. that's what I'm having to do Hof........just as Revell used the Cutty to clone their kit of the Thermopylae, so have these guys. I'm sure most model manufacturers are no different. Billing does it too I have the site that John linked me too.........that's about as good a replica as I'm going to see. I can't say too much bad about the kit......it would make a decent model.......it would just have a few inaccuracies hello there Gary! no parts list here........I only got two large sheets. first sheet is the hull......flip over to many diagrams and the rigging. the second sheet is a full view of the mast and sails......you have to use this to cut out all the sails. the back side to that one is a few more diagrams and instructions in multi languages. your correct......this kit would be better suited to build a Cutty. the scale is another Achilles heel......trying to find additional parts is hard.....the biggest curiosity, is the absence of life boats. I have a few ideas of my own, and coupled with what I have, I'm sure it will turn out look'in alright. thanks for the info.....I hope you follow along thanks Carl..........when you see the next update, you'll know I'm on the up & up
  11. popeye the sailor
    thanks gents the other rig is assembled!
  12. popeye the sailor
    is that the 1:150 kit? I built one a long time ago........still have it in the living room. she's a bit dusty.......she has survived a few moves. it's a Revell kit.......I forget the scale. haven't seen her in white either......interesting I like the bark look......but I think square rig will be on the menu for this one. if I should do a Cutty, they'll match thanks for posting the pictures
  13. popeye the sailor
    very true.........I'm so spoiled with the larger kits........it's nice not to have need to use the smaller lines on the ruler {I have one now that's frying my eggs}. carriages look good......I like that effect you've done to them. structures look sweet too
  14. popeye the sailor
    the structure looks sweet! nice attention to detail in the windows. very nice work Bob
  15. popeye the sailor
    thanks to all of the kind comments and those who hit the like button the past couple of weeks had me with the brakes on.........it feels good to be back at the table I didn't get much done today either......spent the day trying to catch up on all the logs I follow {I'm almost caught up now}. I thought I had the right size beads........stinks that I was wrong. it holds me back till I can get the correct size. no matter........there are other things thanks Michael.........just a newbie idea....I think it was back in 2010. as a matter of fact, I was looking through the Cux file, to see how I connected the buoy line, when I saw this picture: it also orients the bar and end caps better, as seen here. I never really gave it much thought, concerning the flat sections of the end caps........rub bars, in the event that it scraped along the hull. I don't even have those oval rings any more.....just some big ones, that I may never use. I'm glad I didn't toss the tool out hey there Tom..........are you situated in the blizzard zone? we had heard that parts of Mass was under a blizzard warning. I tried to clear some of the snow........but the wind was blow'in so bad....I said the heck with it! we have well over 12 inches here.......and the drifts are worse! the picture above show them unpainted.....when these two that I'm making now are painted, they will look even better. thanks for the good word and look'in in thanks Pat! Yea I know.......I say it myself "any progress is good progress." I just glad I have a habit of keeping all of the instruction sheets. not that I couldn't remember how I made them.......but they made the task easier. thanks for the good word my friend
  16. popeye the sailor
    Yes sir........I do. I saw these while searching images on the net........I saved copies there are a couple of other pictures, along with those two....I have them as well. thanks for posting them.......I like the looks of the construction too. here again though........the fore castle deck is not the same as the kit deck. it lends more toward the Cutty. if I were to clone another hull, outside of the decorations........I could come up with a pretty good Cutty Sark!
  17. popeye the sailor
    I wish I could help Jerry..........my only experience with shipping / moving {if you plan on using UPS, that is} met with minor damage, because some yahoo let it get caught on the belt. I usually move my boats by car, boxed up with styro-protection. I don't want to even think of moving now.........several wood models and about a dozen or so plastic we're going to one day soon {I just know it}.......... so where ya mov'in........some place warm {as if Florida wasn't good enough}
  18. popeye the sailor
    bulwark posts can always be added later. basically, their only purpose, other than to supply a post, is to aide the planking as it went around the stern. you did fine
  19. popeye the sailor
    you should be ready now my, you've sure had your share of problems..........way too much progress for me to comment on. .....like those bulwark panels....I hardly use them.......I've had my fun with them in the past. I simply plank everything with the planking direction your going to go by.....I see little trouble.
  20. popeye the sailor
    I did a bit more work on this build. the Hume model showed a more rectangular galley. I've also been wrestling with the idea of second planking the outside of the hull. the one con that keeps me from doing it, is the idea that it would make the hull look thick around the bow and stern. I do have to adjust the height of the stern though, and bring down the additions I glued there, to even out the aft bulwarks. I used the drywall sander.......but I think it needs to be finished off with a wooden block covered with sandpaper........the sander has that rubber backing behind the sandpaper, and I'm not getting a flat look. it needs more........ cutting the parts to make up another galley structure, I cut the aft wall, so it was almost as wide as the front wall. apparently, I don't think it was enough. since it does get away from the rounded look of the Cutty galley {the kit designed galley structure}, I might be on to something. I cut out the galley parts from the metal sheet. noting that they are smaller than the sides of the structure, I'm taking 0.5 x 2, 0.5 x 1, and 0.5 x 0.5 mm mahogany strip stock, and bordering it around the metal plate, casing them in....as it were. I'm using the extra strips I had cut of the 1/32nd flat stock, clamped in place, to keep anything from lifting. I've done both side walls so far............I'm doing the aft wall now......and then I'll get to the front wall, where I'll also have to attach a companionway. hope I have more for you folks soon.
  21. popeye the sailor
    for sure! you don't want to rush....major boo boos happen that-a-way looking good
  22. popeye the sailor
    excellent progress Sean..........she's looking great!
  23. popeye the sailor
    very nice progress J.........I see you do well with smaller scale.
  24. popeye the sailor
    that's quite a bit of progress very well done!
  25. popeye the sailor
    very nice progress Anja sounds like turnaround is fair play with the nets

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