popeye the sailor

Gibbs is below my chair..........I have to rub his ears, so I can read your update. glad your feeling better. cute puppy.........I enjoy having a puppy......both our dogs came to us this way. I fear though that Gibbs is our last.......jury is still out on that though . continue to take it easy my friend......it's the only way to a good recovery. now without further adue........I've held Gibbs off long enough........to the field we go

I got the pictures together to show you where I am with the winch and booms. since I'm finding it hard to use the existing winch, I took it apart to see if it was worth re-configuring to a four reel system. so I got out the styrene sheeting, and cut out some of the panels.......the base and sides. I saw that they were a bit out of scale right away.........I can always trim them down.....but I focused on making the reel spools, using other methods. I liked the idea of using the gears...........it gave the Andrea Gail some nice detail. perhaps I can do the same here. I got curious........I should take a look at the Mary Ann winch.........but first, I looked at the Cux 87 winch. it was a compact four reel winch. with the Nordkap, I just got this small piece of paper with the winch diagram on it.......just an exploded view. the mast rigging was the same, but it can be seen in the instructions.....simplified. the Cux is a bit more detailed...and more interesting as well. while I was working on the winches....the booms were painted. there is still a few more parts to assemble on the mast. when they are done, the mast can be cemented in place. I'll see if I can get anything done today

thanks Frank.........I'm flattered, but I think determination is playing more into it at this point. I will finish this build.......as I will all of my other projects. it's been a while for this build........I never in my wildest dreams, ever planned to have builds last this long. what I find amazing though, is how few pages this build has..........I've seen some with 100 or more I guess you could say that I based this build on trawlers like the Nordkap..........I truly enjoyed that build. I have many pictures of these types of vessels.......each one has a certain charm to them......but I had hands on with the Nordkap. one of these days, I'd love to get another one.....and do a dual build, cloning the Progress along with Nordkap. I have pictures of that ship too...kit pictures.......someone actually built one. the two together would be awesome....identical to one another, except for a couple of aspects { I'm having a tough time shaking the clone thing }. I've been toying around with the winches.........my first thoughts were way out of scale. it's not a bad thing........I can simply size them down to fit. the main winch is definitely in need of four reels.....having two booms. as mentioned, it will also need to be positioned forward of the mast.......the size of the hold dictates this. it won't be a bad thing, I assure you. I do have a few pictures of the winch development.... thanks for the good word Frank.........thanks to all for the likes

have one of these ship models too. I did mess with it a little.....one of these days, I'll go full tilt with it you did a great job with it........looks very well done

take a look at the season six finale of Game of Thrones.......check out some of the ship........I love it! love to get the plans to build one.........lots of great detail

very nice build so far Bob

thanks Patrick and Mark.........yep, it's actually getting there thanks for the good word! I think you may have mentioned it Patrick.......something about not drawing up plans for your models. I don't either.....as far as I got, was the dance floor design for the M&M fun ship. I get an idea in my head and I run with it. hard to see how aspects will affect one another in the early stages. there's always room for modification {if it wasn't you....I'm sure it was a past post I had read } I wouldn't say rapidly Mark.....although I just may see this one finished by the end of the year

thanks Carl and Pat....and all who hit the like button I thought about that Carl, but I didn't want to crowd the overhead and limit access. I figured out that the best logical place for the main winches, would be forward of the mast, leaving the aft area for the fish box. yea....winches and fish boxes...or.....one large box......haven't figured it in yet. the hold makes it hard to do much else........it'll work out thanks for the good word! thanks for look'in in

great looking ship........congratz on the awards!

sorry to hear that Nenad............absolutely.......kick back and take it easy. let's hope it is just a sore back.....her majesty can wait seven blessings to you.......{I forgot.....Cersi took care of that in a big way :D }

nice bit of progress Frank..........love the color of the doors and trim. gives a nice antique effect. very nice work

my word......what a ship..........awesome!

sorry to hear your having problems my friend. I hope things go smoothly, and your recoup time is short. I'll look forward in seeing you back in the shop

thanks Nils! the obvious set up is almost complete.....next will be the booms and how they will be set. winches too.......and everything associated with them. with the instructions you may still have.......you'll be able to follow long thanks for the good word thanks to you as well Bob....the plot thickens

the roaming magical finger of fate landed on the main deck yesterday....the layout got a bit busier. the sentinels of the mid ship were finally put in their places. it began with the mast.......more detail, in the way of double blocks, was added to it. the gallows have been painted...........holes were drilled for future assembly, and single blocks were fastened in place. I added one to both uprights, a combination of added detail and functionality {in the event that an added line had to be set} "but Popeye," you say, "we thought you made an extra one?" "yes I did," I say, "but look on the deck........there she be!" I could have cut them down a little more.......but they look more in line to the scale of the model than they did. as time passed, I've come aware to a few oddities with the model. they are not enough to constitute a viking burial, so I continued with the build. besides, no one this side of the levee will ever notice them anyway. by this time, after some touch up paint, the other gallows were positioned on the deck. those are plastic blocks, by the way..........I actually ordered them. for these modern fishing boat, they work well.......a lot better than if they were found in a sailing ship kit. they look out of place there.......but in these kits and builds, they have the right amount of detail and shape. to me........they have their place. I did goof on the ordering......5 mm vs 7 mm........I forgot to order 7 mm single blocks. I won't worry about it though. these gallows need added support, so I cut some metal rod for them. this is steel rod......very hard to cut and shape. but......it's the level of support I want. I used this same rod on the Nordkap.......tells ya how long I've had it, and I still have quite a bit of it. not being able to use the mast as an anchor point {it's still removable}, I chose the second best location.......the companion way. it was the best central location for the supports. the aft pair were next...... with all of this.......I did knock one loose....having to reglue it back in place. so now the playing field gets a bit more crowded. I'm losing the wide open spaces, that I've been so accustomed to. that's OK with me.........just means that I'm another step closer towards finishing her.

cool pictures.......nice ship! sweet all the way to the bow! awesome build

who knows Patrick......perhaps later, when you have the decks and structures fleshed out, you may opt to redo them in styrene she's looking fine!

is there a competition there.........ribbons or such? blue ribbon for sure have a great time! wonderful model!

wow.........looks really awesome Bob! very clean and neat build well done!

I didn't do much cleaning.......just a good wipe down with a clean cloth. the good thing about solder......it files easy enough

this is a very interesting thought. have you given any though to it? I have something here I thought you might enjoy http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/lordnelson.htm wonderful bit of progress Daniel.....great way to make belaying pins the netting was a scary moment.......I thought to myself "boy, Daniel doesn't need little ones or animals around.......he's his own worst enemy!"............but you proved once again, that there is a method to your madness. this is why I enjoy watching your build.......you add so much to it the above entry..........don't read a lot into it. your such a whiz at dioramas, when Jan made the comment, it was the first thing that came to mind. there is a picture there.......it would be interesting to see your interpretation of it.

good to see your moving ahead.........your progress looks really good. nice overall shots of the decks!

you'll succeed Jack........we're all pull'in for ya I use a flux too........as well as the core that is in the solder rod. I use a light electronic's solder. technique is half the battle.......all I can add is, to insure that the joint to be soldered is clean. I use a Q-tip to dab on a tiny amount of flux......then I heat it to activate the flux. if the joint is hot enough, touching it with the solder, should be enough for it to melt into the joint. as this is happening, pull the iron away.....it won't be needed. a little will go a long way I use steel wool to clean the tip of my Iron.......followed by what Lawrence does a clean tip is a happy tip

it's very interesting how photo etch looks so much better than detail already molded onto the part. earlier kits had this........and most times, poorly done {I might add}. there is so much of it out there now-a-days.........even more so now with wood kits I used to own a P.E. bender.....traded it for a Billing Bluenose kit. I probably should be regretting it right now nice job detailing that area.......surprised that there isn't any info about it.

hello Hennie..........finally! I got to review your log. she's a good look'in ship......you've done a great job love the group shot with Sjors and Anja I have you on my watch list now.......I can see the big finish