popeye the sailor

I find the absence of pictures on less notable ships.........but on the other hand I've experienced it with famous ships too. what you've done so far Nils is beyond words. the structures, the vents, the railings, are so very well done. combined on one deck........or three, and it becomes a world all it's own! wonderful work Nils!

work is in full swing......good to see your making some positive progress great ideas with the jigs .........and even better that you were able to straighten out that railing. superb work Michael...but yea,........there is that threat of going into too much detail {knowing you} just eyeball it with the starboard side.......apparently, good was good enough for them great job so far!

hey there Den.......did you sell your house? welcome .....always a pleasure! thanks for the kind word! I didn't get too much done today..........I think I'm suffering from work lag. Tuesday is usually a 'bang around' day for me..... ....sometimes I can get into a build mode. today though......I was a putz on the site I did do something though....my mind would go off on a tangent, while viewing a log.......and there I'd go.......tinkering with wood or whatever. here are the hooks I made last week........ I had to make the right side pulleys due to a mind change.......but I set up the left side, winding the reels with cordage. I could have done a real positive thing and assembled the conveyors {with the correct parts, of course}.......but I was drawn to the proto type. I added the belt.......wish I would have painted the body.......but I added a bottom to it. from here I thought of adding a sort of framework, connected to a base frame with wheels. my daydream further included hydraulic pistons that would elevate the front end of the conveyor. at the airport, I work on equipment like this.......on one side is a motor, which enables the conveyor to move under it's own power, as well as run the belt. it has a long handle in which to steer.......the forward and reverse......and to raise the conveyor platform. I stopped short of doing all that though........I've put this much together......and I see that it is doable I may finish it.......what the heck.......it's make a cute little model all on it's own

horizontal plane looks fabulous Bob.........the hull looks superb! I'm sure, with your expertise, the vertical plane will be equally awesome! onward and upward!

when I have my sails cut out and sewn, I give them a coat of diluted white glue, and lay them on a bunched up towel. I lay a sheet of plastic wrap over the towel, so not to make the admiral unhappy, and let them dry. they take the shape of the towel, and will keep the bend better should you have to shape them further. cut off material is perfect for testing purposes here is a little something I have been working on........I need to get back to it one of these days https://wenzelswharftips.wordpress.com/2014/04/29/embossing-sails-part-1/

the layout is populating nicely.....the structures look very good. good choice of color......it details them quite well

imagine what it took to build it. imagine the materials.........just the sails alone must have been a task in themselves! awesome picture Sjors

looks great! yea.......it's good you don't overdo it. ship building hasn't got a time limit I have an optivisor, but I hardly use it. I only wear glasses when I'm on the computer, or working on the boats, and reading fine print. I buy those glasses you find at the drug store.......I have a pair of 1.25..which I use a lot. then I have a pair of 1.75 and 2.00 for the small stuff. I read that you and Charlene are taking another trip......enjoy and use it for additional recovery time!

thanks for the kind comments Jud and Gary......welcome to the log! there is always room for new faces. I never thought of that Jud......hose reels! I'll look into it.........thanks for the suggestion thanks to all of you who hit the like button........I didn't want to go too far with that conveyor, since it won't fit. I need to make the others still, but I did cement the belt on it. too bad I didn't paint it......it would have looked better. given a base platform and some wheels, and it just might look the part the other ones will look a little bit different . get them done and then the winch assembled......and I can start to put the mid ship together. first I gotta get through this thing called work. thanks again for look'in in thanks Mark........it's a secret.........I don't even know !

your going fast enough..........your still getting over that ill, ya know savor what your doing........your doing a superb job of it I can't help but notice the Cutty parts in the background...........it's a tease I have a friend in Hawaii that has three of them.........I haven't been able to get him to part with {at least} one of them yet. I have my second build of the Cutty still in the hallway.........all it needs is to have the repairs done to some of the lines {from when we last moved}, the braces, and the studding sails. one of these days, I will finish her

awesome progress........such nice detail

what we call it in the states is plexi-glass........is that what you've got? weighs less too

good to see you've settled back to the table in fine order the rigging so far looks super!

congratz on the finish of a fine model. very well done!

this week didn't pan out the way I wanted it to. way too much in and out. I did get around to painting the gallows winch frame. there were some holes along the sides of the motor box.....unused since I change the configuration. I cut a couple rectangle pieces of brass sheet {they are small}, dimpled them with a rounded dental bit {to simulate the bolts}, and glued them over the holes. it was painted to match the boom winch, a dark gray. I still need to touch up the boom winch....maybe add a few more small parts, but I thought to put it in place on the deck to see how it would look. there is plenty of room........I put a control box at the rear of the motor box......I can see that I'll need to add some buttons, perhaps a lever or two. The gallows winch will be belt driven. I've set the pulleys for the reels.....the crank pulley, you've already seen. the block pulleys have been painted as well....I made seven of them to insure that I have enough. I may need to make a pair of double pulleys......I'm thinking that they may need to be made vertical, rather than horizontal. I'll have to see. I started to make the conveyors for the receiving bins.........you saw the beginnings of it earlier. sides were made for the template........an outer frame piece was added to the sides, and smaller dowels were added down the center. the smaller dowels will support the belt as it wraps around the end dowels of the template.......it's level with the end dowels. it was at this time I decided to do a dry fit, and I found that I forgot to make the adjusted ones {which are shorter} and it is too long. I'll finish it anyway............it will be my proto type the belt is the sail cloth painted flat black here I go again........I gotta head out I will be back

if those silly thing are visible Pat........I sure as hell can't see them I wouldn't count yourself short either.......that is one magnificent ship you've built. I'm still work'in my way towards finishing ships like the Endeavour.........I've got two {actually three} active in my project roster. I'm planning one of them to be next, but I still have two more fishing vessels I can do, should I chicken out. I will try and snap a picture of the helm room, of the Nordkap....they can be seen through the windows pretty well. too bad the build log was lost in the initial site crash......I'd still love to build another one.....to be laser cut would be a real treat!

glad to see you back Andy! that's quite a list of changes you plan to make.....you'll be guaranteed to build a vessel worthy of you talents. look'in forward in seeing more progress on this fine build. I don't blame you for taking the time out............it's will reinforce your creative juices ! just don't get 'em on the ship

thanks to everyone for your kind comments and who hit the like button I got pulled away yesterday to do a few things to our car...inspect and see what I'd need for some upcoming exhaust work, plug and repair a tire, and took off one of the rear tires, dismounting and mounting another tire on it. I did it by hand, something I used to do when I was young and living at home on the farm. of course, it was easier then......we had the tool for it....a bead breaker. I did do a little though.........I should have pictures up for it soon I forgot to acknowledge a post you made earlier John........I do apologize. it pleases me to have such accomplished modelers, like yourself, looking in on my build.......there's some hope for me yet thanks Pat........that must have been a funny sight to see. I did a comical thing to the Nordkap......there is a picture of Popeye and Olive dancing and a picture of Poopdeck Pappy hanging in the helm room. I did it as a joke for Tom, when I was sending build logs to Billing USA. it still can be seen on the Billing USA website......a condensed build log done by Tom. Roger @ Ages of Sail was kind enough to keep the site up and running. I have been adding extra detail and bashing ever since that very first model...looking back on it, I smile seeing how primitive I was. I'm constantly learning from folks here on the site........though I hope to aspire to the level of those I'm learning from, I just as happy doing what I'm doing and maintaining that 'this can't be it' attitude hello Piet.........thanks for the good word! glad to hear you got through the hurricane alright.......it could have been a heck of a lot worse. I'm hoping you can find the time to get back into some modeling again.........I miss seeing your work are you sure you want to do that Patrick?.........your Shadow..........might become the 'dark Shadow' thanks for the good word my friend.......it's all relative to scale......or is it?!?!? the models you build take lots of planning and fitting........the level of detail you add is amazing. we are learning from each other, I think...........and quite pleased to do so

looks awesome Nils.........you added more to the bow? such wonderful work.........that aft structure looks even better with the smaller structure on top

good to see your back........any amount of progress is a welcome sight well done on the fore deck.......did you cut all of the other structure pieces too?

super looking ship torbogdan...the added detail will make it more interesting

she's a beautiful ship Pat. you've added so much into her.........it's a safe bet, you're within sight of the finish line

thanks Frank!

I had better get crack'in on the gallows winch. I finished drilling the holes for the reels and put the file to the other metal winch frame. these parts were given a coat of paint. {the engine and tranny are for another project......just pick'in at it for the moment } for the other idea I have, I made a template and cut four strips of rough sail cloth....the notorious stuff that was included in the Gothenborg kit.....1 inch and 1/2 inch respectively. the mock up will look like this......the two frames sits sideways with the motor in the middle. there was a small drum sticking out the front, but in removing it, it got damaged........so I ended up tossing it out. further thought indicated that it needed a base to sit on, so I made up a quick wooden frame for the assembly to sit on. I probably should have repainted the assembly, but decided to fit the reels in, to get a better sense of what to add to it. I decided that belt driven would be the way to go. I made this drive pulley for the motor. I had made these for the boom winch.........the drum caps for the lower pulleys were cemented in place. more progress soon

hello Nils...........some really neat ideas, but I'm not sure how much detail I'm willing to get into. I had it in my mind to finish some of these projects I have open, foregoing some of the ideas I already had for them. this one doesn't seem to want to cooperate though.......ideas are still finding their way into the mix I do agree that it would be a nice touch.......I'll refer it to the deck prop department thanks for the suggestion and the good word