popeye the sailor

thanks John..........I can't say that about my other builds.......I got too many oh....well, I'll get 'em cleared up sooner or later I can say though, that I know what I'll be doing for .....let's say..........for the next ten years! I guess, in a way.....that this is a good thing. I'm seeing more......learning more.....and experimenting more. as they say.........the next build always seems to look more enhanced. it's a great thing to tell someone who is just starting out.........they have so much to look forward to never give up the ship!

another interesting point.....where are the third steps to the masts?

well on your way now.....I see nice shape to the stern...........the first layout looks good too. we'll see just how much you can stuff into this one! really nice so far!

gett'in her back in order, in fine shape! look'in good

awesome progress Bob! very nicely done

thanks Ed

super progress Sjors! looks like you have some adjustments to make with that mid ship deck

a kit can fall out of production at any time.........difficult to tell. it takes quite a bit of time for any kit to deplete really, depending how saturated it is in the market place. one of the scary things, in purchasing a kit from like E-bay and such, is that the kit may not contain some....or even all of the instruction sheets. it's too bad that including these in the database, could result in some serious repercussions. to date......the most common ship kit {that I know of} that suffers from lost instruction sheets, is a plastic kit....and that is the Revell Cutty Sark 1:96. I posted them on my Blogger blog site, so folks can acquire them {I have gotten quite a few requests}. every kit that I build, be it wood or plastic, I save the instruction sheets. most manufacturers also post the instruction sheets as well......although some do not include sheets like rigging and profile diagrams. I believe Adam is limiting this to only wood kits......to add other gender kits would expand the list tremendously. great job so far Adam.......just browsed through and am amazed with how many are here!

thanks Patrick.....and those who hit the like button well.....perhaps not fish...that would probably pop the needle in the detail-o-meter, but there is much more to be added. the mast will most likely need shroud lines.......dead eyes or turnbuckles? also the rigging for the booms......Billing's never show lines that move the boom outward or inward...... it's a thought in progress can't play hooky any more.......I worked today. one more day to go

thanks Carl..........and Mark for the likes I was mapping out the aft railings for the stern. I'm going to be using two different types of stanchions.....but there is a very small problem. not to worry though.....I have the solution for it I was able to fix the botched pulley too....I might need it.......not too sure yet. thanks again for looking in

your all mapped out.......it's going to be a very interesting build. smelly? after all........it is the 'bowels' of the ship

thanks Carl.......I think I've been scratch building too long. that and I'm too used to the billing's instructions would that be Pepsi, for the can? thanks for the likes Mark

so......both sides of the sheer deck molding is in place.........there is side rub rail molding as well. I really didn't like the way they have it......a notch like channel running along the hull {I should have taken a picture of the instructions......you'd see it more clearly. I painted some more molding strips flat white, and I added 2 strips of .05 x 3 mm mahogany. I ran those along the hull instead. there are a couple gaps there, but I'll fill and paint them. they will be gone. I ran them from along the top of the deck sheer molding. some light sanding.......filler.......paint.....no problem. then I did the transom. the holds were cemented in place next. it might be hard to see, but the square piece under the cover {what would be the hold's 'box'} has been painted cobalt blue as well. painted strips were cemented along the sides of the cabin roof {the underside edge}, and under both sides of the cabin door way. the roof was then cemented in place....I used white glue so that the windows wouldn't cloud up. if I had used CA instead...there is the possibility that could have happened. I need to address the front edge of the roof........that seemed to run flush with the front cabin bulkhead { F2}. I have an idea of what to do. I'll show the progress with the tiller.......I cut it from one piece of scrap wood, and I've been sanding and trimming it ever since. the cabin door way and the cockpit trim needs to be done as well. gee......get this all done, and I can start masting this bad girl!

I had gone a bit further with the Flattie.........first was to address the transom and get that done. then......there was that gap in the starboard side aft cockpit wall. I cut a little bit out of the F4 bulkhead, and fitted in a small piece of 1/16 square stock. after a bit of sanding.......you'd never see it, if I put paint to it. then, the molding work began.......I only got this far in this session.......the deck sheer molding. the instructions say to do it later in the assembly......but I've pretty much decided to use them as a reference. I played hooky today.........I got more done. I'll be back in a moment

thanks for all the kind comments and the likes I hope that one day, I get to do one of those passenger liners like Nils is doing.........I have so many of those eyelets...and in so many different sizes. as mentioned, it's not 100% correct, but it finishes that task that prevented me from cementing the mast in place......that will happen very soon I did promise an update.....I've gotten a bit further than I can show here.....it just means that the next one will be even bigger. I've shortened all of the gallows now.........and I assembled a bunch of pulleys. this was the first one I had shortened......it'll put them more in the ballpark. I set up the soldering gun again at my desk and churned out the first pulley.......came out looking a little fat. I made four others.........another got ruined when the drill walked off the top of it. I will try to save it somehow here are three of the better ones. I added few more parts to the fore deck......the fairleads and the bollards. I need to make some vents and add a few eye bolts here and there. I'm sure I can come up with more ideas. thanks Nils.......the access ladder came out better than I had hoped. even the railings weren't hard to do. they are cemented rather than soldered.........I wasn't as bold as I am now, when I did them thanks Frank......until now, that hue of decking was all I could hope to create. I now have a huge supply of .05 x 5 blonde basswood thin strip. all I need to do now is buy the stain, to achieve any hue I want. being 5 mm wide though, it does limit me to the scale I want to use them.......smaller scales will still require narrower plank widths. oh well.....I'm still anxious to use them thanks Tom and Bob...........and Pat......if you think she looks the part now, just wait till I get the booms up and running! can't wait to get to that point

Looks great Bob..........I like the blue inlay work on the head gear

nice bit of paint work.......I had to look toward the beginning to see if there was a lower deck. the third picture made me think....it's dark under there. I enjoy your imagination, but where your trying to go more towards being correct, resourcefulness will serve you better. I've found that thinking inside the box, can be harder that outside. laying down the groundwork, and deciding on a good direction, it gets a lot easier. but I'm sure you know all that. Just glad that I saw your build when I did.....I enjoy your work {I'm play'in hooky from work today.......I'm a bad boy

looks awesome Mike.........must have been very tedious

looks awesome Pat

absolutely!

pretty neat! porting it out on the side leaves plenty of room for the flight deck. nice match up of the second deck area looks great!

looking great Tom.......very well done! I also like that slip you have there.......home made?

it happens to everyone from time to time........things look bleak. there is light at the end of every tunnel she's look'in splendid now....super!

your ship is immaculate Pat.........amazingly beautiful

looking sweeter Jerry...........looking sweeter!