popeye the sailor

Yippee! the work week has ended! I have been thinking about this all week end. I got up at 5:30 this morning......I have some chores to do. but, before I do the drudgery, I'm going to have some fun taking a 1.8 x 8 mm strip, I took some eyeball measurements, and got to work on it. the space I need to fill is here, on the starboard side. after cutting one side, the other side was made.........the treads will be 1/2 inch. the treads were then glued to one side of the stairs........later sanded so they will all be equal, for when the other side is glued on. the notch at the top will fit over the lip along the fore deck. the rest of the ladder was assembled.......the railing wall on the left side will be this short piece.......enough to bring the ladder part more toward the center of the gap. it was fitted in place at this time.......a little spot of CA was used to cement the wall to the side of the ladder. any excess that sticks out past the wall, will be cut off and sanded flush with the ladder. the other side wall was cut and fitted at this time. later, after it was sanded and trimmed......the short deficit was filled in with square stock.......and that too was sanded flush and smooth. the whole assembly was sanded, and the cap rails were cut and glued on. more sanding........ here you can see the parts that I'm referring too.......they stick out past the walls. this will be removed. the excess was cut off.......and more sanding was done to flush out the stubbles. the cap rails were rounded to take the edges off. the rest of the railings need to be sanded a bit more to round them out as well. fitting the assembly in place, I can see that I will have to trim the structure railing a bit more, but as a whole, it all fits together quite well. when I can do the color paint work, then the structure and the walls can be cemented in place permanently. still a bit more to do th the structure itself.

the Maine Lobster boat has rails on the roof of the helm.........I used some 1.8 x 3 mm and glued on some same size square stock pieces, equally in segments. then I sanded and rounded all the edges........makes for some really nice rails. check out my 'Lobsie twin build'. check these out: https://gundalowdrydock.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/midwest-maine-lobster-boat-part23-2/ https://gundalowdrydock.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/midwest-maine-lobster-boat-part-25/ depending on what you need, or how long you need them, this same method can be used.........I believe this is shown in the plans. looking very good so far. never be apologetic about touch ups........they are a way of life.......alllllllllllll the way to the end of the build!

looking sweet Casey......good idea for the windows. I built the Maine Lobster boat........I used clear cello, since with the roof on, nothing can be seen anyway another fellow on the site turned me onto something else......the film from floppy disc. it had two sides......a flat side and a glossy side, depending what you wish to show. great job on the boat ..........very well done!

tuning in a bit late myself.....sorry to hear that your illness has kept you side lined it's great to see folks give of themselves to others.......to me, this world has turned much too complacent {I'd go into it more, but it's nothing more than a huge debate ......trust me}. kudos to the friend that sent you the new tool........quite an addition to the workshop. I would have to learn all about turning.......haven't done it since school. I do hope you feel better my friend, it would be so good to see you making sawdust again BTW.........any news on Keith?

wonderful progress on your Bounty klimi! the ship's boat came out looking really sweet! your almost ready for masting.........very well done!

I see where you get your enthusiasm from.......very nice looking vessel is that a kit, or does he do a lot of scratch building as well? your progress is really good as well......I like the detail you put into the parts you make....... very nice !

thank you all very much sorry to say I haven't done much else........work pulls me away. I have something in my head that will do nicely.........I just have to convert it into wood. this rainy spell we've been under has got to come to an end....I hope it's soon. thanks also to everyone who hit the like button

looking super Russ........layout is getting better and better

glad to see you had a great trip..........I love the history and lore. too bad I'd probably never see it in my life time.........but I did get to see it......though you look at lamp chains ans pull cords.........there you may see a better resemblance of a bell. not that I don't like what you've done, but I think it lacks the shape. gonna look great to see all these sub assemblies together on the deck

that's right .........ramp everyone up for a pillow fight! totally awesome! feng shui?!?!?! who's you interior decorator?

look'in good my friend

super process Bob!

thanks Patrick........it feels good to be done with the deck. as luck would have it, I got my order from billing's today....another 50 strips of 0.7 x 5 mm Annegre. oh.......I don't thing that the chips were the culprit.....besides, I love the little buggers as mentioned, I did a little bit yesterday. this pertains to the decking around the helm room. I want to do a sort of railing, but perhaps a bit differently than what I used to. I have a few sheets of 1/8 flat stock, that I want to use up......I don't use it too often. I cut a strip of it a bit lower than the bow deck railing. three pieces created this... rounding the corners off and cementing it in place, the structure deck now looks like this. I really should have painted it before cementing it in place........but when I was done.......... taking some 1.8 x 4 mm strip stock, I was able to cap it off. the corners were rounded off as well. with the structure in place on the boat.......it give a unique perspective. a section was assembled to fill in the port side. this will either be cemented to the fore deck, or I'll wait till the structure is cemented in place permanently, before it is put on. I left a bit of rail sticking out of the last stanchion, so it would mate up with the solid railing. the attention now, will turn to the starboard side, where I have something a little different in mind.

thanks Piet..........I feel much better thanks for think'in of me.

very unique Bob..........and it makes a fine looking part like that?!?!?! way too cool!

I had to laugh........I corrected it.......onion and garlic ships?!?!?!? who would have thought! I do thank you gents for your kind comments and think'in of me......yes, I'm fine now thanks for the likes as well. I don't know what to tell you Kevin....all I can tell ya is your one heck of a modeler. the subjects you choose are very complex and labor intensive, but you make them beautiful there is a very funny story about that night......I had bought a pair of fancy black dingo boots. I had to go home.........my feet had swelled and I couldn't get 'em off! I took four showers after I got 'em off ! after I felt better, I put on a ratty pair of sneakers and went back......came home near dawn thanks John it's wet and cool around here too......hoping for a warm up soon. hope I don't feel like that again too soon I'm usually a healthy guy, the only thing I ever went to the hospital for was my knee surgery. thanks Mark.....yea......I'm think'in the same thing......allergic to something in the paint. but I've used this stuff before and never got a reaction like that. oh well........that I can change very easily.........I'm not about to go look'in for it either. if it happens again, I just have to get it checked out.....that's all. can't be the chips, I know that........they are my favorites. I did a little at the table today. but I gotta work at the airport tomorrow.......I'll do a bit more tomorrow when I get home. thanks again everyone........I'm still in the saddle!

that's one wood I haven't tried yet, other than plywood. do you use it for hull planking too? be interesting to see how it looks sanded and smooth. windows look great!

you can always make one.........I'm sure you can do it

love that picture with all three decks spread out.........very well done. chairs are no slouch either such an awesome job !

could you make openings in the fender and railing?

yep! I have to agree....the deck layout and fittings are the best part looking great Nils!

thanks Piet and Carl.......depending if a margin or waterway is added, it can make life easier. in this case though, I think I would drive myself crazy, bordering the deck out......too bad all I have is some 0.7 x 25 mm dark mahogany. not that it would have mattered....I painted it, but the hue might have come through since I am allowing ghosting. anyway, I thank you for the kind word and all the folks who hit the like button now for a story on a very interesting day............ I finally got the two e-mails I have been waiting for.......my order from Billing USA.......has been shipped and is in transit. After I posted on the starboard side planking, I went to work on the port side. yea........there's quite a bit here to do. I gave it a go, keeping in mind of the utilization of wood. I did a fair job of this, all through the process.....each strip was reduced to a 1/2 inch stub, along with various small clippings. these, as you can see, do come in handy at time.....I don't throw anything away, till the task is over. I had 50 strips......it probably took 5 or 6 strips to do the fore deck and structure addition. I was sure that I had more than enough to do the main deck.....but considering the size of the strips being used....this was a big deck. I got the open field down to four segments...... one at the bulkhead was filled in....... ...and one at the stern was as well. I did another search for 0.7 x 5 mm strips........through all my tubes, and all of the kit part boxes in the closet.......no more were found. I had only a few choice pieces left..........looking at the part box for the trawler, there lay a bag with assorted strips in it. some were dark walnut, for wales and rub rails, some were lighter shades of walnut......but there were three strips of 0.7 x 5 mm Annegre that I had painted red on one side for the Gothenborg build {they've been around that long,,,,I save everything}. the unpainted side had some red blotching on it........I wondered if it could be sanded away? taking the first strip and sanding it with an aggressive paper......it appeared to be working........that is, until the paper grabbed the strip, snapping it into a bunch of jagged pieces. lighter pressure proved to be better, and I was able to use what I had sanded to fill in most of the open area. I used the rest of the unpainted stuff to do around the scuppers...I didn't want the red to show through the openings. ....and so, the deck is finished........now it needs to be sanded. there were a couple areas that needed some tidying up before painting........now that it is indeed painted, I still need to tidy up one or two small imperfections. if they prove to be a pain, I can always figure out some way to hide them. After finishing, I don't quite remember if I had a couple of sandwiches then........but I do remember eating them. I may have browsed the site for a short, but Gibbs and I retired to the living room, so I could watch the second episode of game of thrones again {I couldn't watch it Monday night}. I saw it Sunday night, but I like to review it, in case I missed anything. while there I had eaten some onion and garlic chips and a soda. I came back to the computer to browse the site {I wanted the paint to fully dry before posting the results}, when I began to feel itchy, dizzy, nauseous and began to sweat. I got up as it intensified and went into the dining room. it got to the point where I was using a chair as a crutch...not getting any better, I called to the admiral. I went to lie down....she got me a cold compress for my forehead. it got worse and short of breath / hard to breathe. after a while, it began to lessen.......I could sit up and drink some water......totally alien to me........coffee, pepsi, and beer.........my staple usually. we had ordered out for supper......Kevin had gotten it in the meantime.......I ate mine a bit later watching TV again.......I did nothing more after that. Gibbs was by me the whole time........and of course got to share supper with me. I'm OK.....for the rest of the evening, I was fine. I can only come to the conclusion that it was an allergic reaction to something, with a panic attack thrown in for good measure. the last time I can remember this happening to me, was in a bar in Florida, back in the 70's.......I was drinking draft beer!

it'a like sandpaper to wood Piet............sooner or later, we'll wear you down :D I'll tell ya one of mine?!?!?!?

awesome looking frames.........very nice I use a flameless soldering iron too.......looks like the combustion level got too high on the last frame though. looks good none the less

I was looking at the photo of the spreader........you can even add eye bolts as guides for the rigging lines. looks good up there that's what I did for the Andrea Gail......set up the decals, changed the background color to green, and printed them on white decal paper. the hard part is the color spectrum. some shops only show the normal color range......but there are others that will give you the hues in between. I'm on the lookout for a chart with the color formulas......I think this would help tremendously. the other cool thing is your also able to import images....look into scanning images of stencils......I've found them to be a great source of scroll designs, as well as block lettering and roman numerals. doing a frieze is a breeze glad to see your build back in action........she's a sweet looking boat