popeye the sailor

talk about getting into high gear...........you got the assembly line up and running! truly great Kees.....they look awesome!

thanks for the kind comments and for all the likes I got those other two hose reels in place and made up the parts to plumb them in. I speared my finger again..........cutting that mig wire, and when it cut through, it sent the stub off like a rocket, into my finger. it's only a flesh wound :D night time stuff is beginning to take over.......I took to reading logs I haven't read before. the two that I read, really made my 'inner novice' show through, with the stuff I do.......they are absolutely beautiful. it's all good though.......I'm happy with the level I'm at.......as long as I can play your way too kind Pat thanks for the good word. I imagine........therefore I build

just keep at it OC.........a little at a time. I always think of the harder stuff and how to get it done.......by the time I get there, I'll plow through and not even notice I agree....nice to see an update

thanks for the like Bob....making all the sub assemblies can be a slow process. I got back to the table after posting the last update, and I was able to put a few things together. I had painted up a couple more sections of chain....I hung the longer one off from the platform. I thought it lacked something, so I gave it some darker brown highlights which got rid of some of the gold that showed through. coming up with another idea, I put these parts together..... the racks......I made them for both ends of the fish box...fore and aft. I added the ones at the bow end. then I filled them........ the aft pair, I put a piece of chain into the mix. I added the darker brown highlight to it before putting it in place. after adding the darker brown highlight to the chain at the platform, I added something else........a hose reel. I didn't know what to do about the nozzle, so I just painted the the tip gold to simulate brass. I made sure that I plumbed it in with a water supply. with the fish box in place on the deck.....they're not the best....but here is what it looks like so far. I still have a couple things going at the table.........if I get anything more done, I'll post it

good to hear Nenad..........she looks a little home sick though. awwwwwwww! a lot of love will turn that frown upside down........then part of your happy crew!

look'in great Jerry! your mov'in right along with the rigging

I wish I could have been more fruitful with an update this week. the second part of the mid ship assembly has produced quite a few ideas....mostly in the way of things to add. rather than any progress forward. it has also led to some mass production, to add to the tedium of the situation. to get a feel for what I want to add....or what I could possibly add, the fish box was put back in place. everything from the first part of the assembly was correctly placed. all of the termination points from the gallows was cemented and trimmed. I agreed with you Jud........the fish bow needs some sort of apparatus to keep it clean. a pair of reels were made up, slicing more dowel for the sides and the center spacer parts. I would not have thought that dowel was porous, but with thin slices in assembling the reels, I could see CA filter through them. an added pain......they kept sticking to my fingers. two reel racks were made too, to hold the reels. they are still in their raw state. it took some sanding and fashioning to get them to shape. but here they are, partially assembled. hose..........I'll do what I've done in the past. I have Billing cord {thread}....supplied in kit for the anchor rigging, large enough for it. I'm going to douse it down with paint, and groom it until it is smooth. hmmmmmmm, what color? I have some lime green......a neon green that you wouldn't catch me dead, painting a boat hull in. clamping one end of the cord in my vise, paint was poured on a rag and whipped onto the cord...in one direction only....this will make all the hairs lay down. it was messaged over and over.......as it was drying, it would become tacky.......then I could stop. I thought of other types of racks........I began making these. there are to be four of these.......toggling between them, I made rope coils. I made another type as well......these likely will be piled on the deck. I thought of a good compliment to them.....I could make some of my buoys. I first made them when I did the Nordkap, but I actually did come up with the idea, until I started the Cux 87. confusing........I was working on the Nordkap, in contact with Tom @ Billings at this point. in our conversations, he asked if I knew anyone who would want to build a model or two for him. they would be used for exhibitions at expos, on his business site as compressed build logs, and just to show folks what the finished product would look like. I didn't jump at the chance, but I did mention that perhaps some folks here on the site would like to volunteer. kinda cool........kit to build for free......although you'd need to arrange to get it back to him afterwards {scary thought, in my view....Wisconsin}. I was already sending him Nordkap build logs. I forget if he ever asked here on the site {he had opened dialog in the dealer section}....but the short of it all went by later bringing up the subject again, me expressing my doubts, him not having any doubts, and me excepting. so I ended up with two builds in the works. the idea came around with the cux, and I applied it on the Nordkap as well. quite a bit of knowledge and stuff was learned by the time these two were finished....a lot of it was gleaned here. I thought about the buoys.......but then I thought that they might make dandy lanterns. I thought they might confuse one another, even though the color of them would be different. I once showed how to make them......but it was long lost with the first big crash. if anyone would like, I can show it again......it was my initial foray into craft stores and what they had to offer. anyway.........now that I had these parts ready.......I should paint them. that happened next. I also painted up some chain to look rusty and crap.........kinda made me laugh with this one aspect I wanted to try to do, so I could at least make one iota of progress. along the platform of the fore deck stairway, I had placed some hooks. you might see them in the picture. once painted, I was going to add some chain loops to it...and there you go......a quaint bit of detail. well...........you see how close the rabbit hole is to where I'm working? that's where the chain went! my eyes were trained on the hook and trying to get the link to slip on.........I dropped it and heard the link tinkling sound of it as it went down inside the hull!. I tried to fish it out, turning the hull upside down and shaking it back and fourth, but by that time, I wasn't sure where it was in the hull. that's what I get..........

a 'plug' is nothing more than a mold, in which to fashion your boat hulls to. add ship modeling into your search.

you made a key point Michael.......it's getting colder. I've already pulled all my paint stuff from the garage. back in the cellar......sad to say. working with metal parts, you could also heat up the part a little before spraying. that will help with the cure time. since the rig I use uses the 1/4 oz bottles, I'll mix my paint, and then put it in my pocket for a short time. sounds odd, but given the temp in which paint will cure well, is crucial. light coats will give the next coat a good foundation to adhere to the flipping parts over continuously does work to some degree.......but I'm not into watching paint dry although, since your dealing with a cylinder type part, you could fit in on your lathe..........there you are.......DIY centrifuge!

thanks Sjors for the kind word! I think it has another name.........the twilight zone!

I felt you will go mad Nenad.......so I did some digging. I was looking in my 'modeler's handbook', and there is a loophole it says: "a modeler can cheat a little, but he has to make an honest attempt to cover it up." so see.........you could get some of those plastic boats {found in kits}, and plank over them....like I do but........if you plan on going all out........folks have done a very good job using plugs and assorted methods. nothing is too good for her Majesty! you'll do fine.........what you've done so far has been nothing short of awesome!

thanks to all for the kind comments and the likes. I do feel better now.....still unsure what that was all about...felt fine in the AM. thanks Mark, John, and Pat. the mid ship will look more functional and complete, once everything is on the deck. thanks Carl........I had thoughts of locating the block pulleys along the bulwark posts, which would have made them vertical, but they were to large to fit and I couldn't see making more. since being located on the deck.......the 'kit' common place in all the past kits I've built, I located them there. actually, I was going to refer to them as sheave blocks, but I thought the terminology might be wrong as for the other blocks.......I have quite a few of them...might as well make use of them. you know......I bought those brass pulleys in three different sizes........I'm beginning to run low already I'm going to have to order more....they are quite versatile. I'll see if I can stoke up a good head of steam today

glad to have you back Kees

thanks Michael......talk about getting blind sided! I have to add a bit more to the other winch now. perhaps I'll do that tomorrow. thanks for look'in in and the good word. love what your doing with your reno job!

I feel much better today. for some reason I was still under quarantine though......couldn't cut any wood, can't go out to the garage.........so fine! I'll work on my boat! {reverse psychology works every time} let me at that drudgery! as mentioned......I know I'm gonna need a couple more of those double block pulleys, so I started with those. I made four of them. looking and thinking about it a bit further, I think I can get away with just a pair of them. so they were drilled, fitted, and painted. then they were reassembled. these will be located near the aft gallows. the winch was ready to be cemented in place on the deck. two pairs of single block pulleys were cemented along the bulwarks to the fore gallows. I made the double block pulleys the same size as the first pair I made.......after cementing each one next to the aft gallows, the rigging was done. the hook were added to the cables and to each of the eye bolts...I still need to tie them off. the first part is almost done. the second part tomorrow.........I have to make a few parts still enjoy!

I took Monday off.......I was planning on getting a head start on the mid ship reno. what do I end up doing.....an oil change for my son, and looking for phantoms, and then sick by the afternoon whoa........did I see that coming or what?!?!?! so I ended the day, romancing the porcelain god and being a drone on the couch. I did get a little time at the table in though. to start off with.......I had to reduce the deck to pre-October..... first order of business........cement an eye bolt at each gallow. I cemented the other double block pulley I made to the other side of the gallows winch. then pull all the cords {cables} under the reels and route them through the block pulleys ...that was as far as I got......it was off to go tinker with my son Kevin's car. kinda felt like crap then.......it got worse as I went along. don't know what it was........but I guess it was good that I took the day off from work.

it's always been sail that the thickness is the main problem. Midwest tries to compensate.....I have the Flattie kit, and the material is like hankie cloth. your customer is going to love this vessel

you could also mask it off in sections. I've seen this method used in plastic modeling, but using tape, removing while the paint is still wet, may give you a cleaner line. I've used scotch tape with good result {transparent tape}. it's very thin and won't leave such a visible line.

I agree with the others Russ....I think she looks great sails look awesome too.

very well done! very impressive really like the stay heart........better to have done it now, than with the bow spirit in place! awesome!

she looks awesome! skip the carrots........make it spinach to add extra detail is good, as long as it doesn't predate the subject. crates would be good too...sure....barrels......coiled rope and tackle......weapons may look good if a rack of sorts would normally be present on deck. shields could be hung along the outer bulwarks, if it's within the dating. she's a really sweet ship....you've done a fantastic job!

wow.......don't know how this one eluded my radar! super looking build Sam! you had a few problems......but that's normal. you've also been bashing and scratch build'in as well......you'll find that this is normal too read through your log.......enjoyed what you've done. wish I would have caught you earlier...you coulda kept those woolings. all you have needed to do, is slot a strip of wood to line up with them, and ran it down the front of the mast. I see you've got a pair down the sides......so I wouldn't do it now {you would've needed to slot them as well}. they look good as they are I missed out on the better half of your build.........at least I can watch you rig her super job my friend!

very well done Rob!

thanks Pat........I think your skills are so much more though. coming from you, it's quite a compliment

looks great Michael! the crack is virtually gone! there are a couple small chunks missing.......how are you going to fill them? this is such a huge undertaking........the interest in this alone is enormous!