popeye the sailor

nice looking lights Nils...........I can relate with the saving stuff for later. I've done it myself the mast is shaping up.......looks super!

I have this kit in my stash...got it this past Christmas. it's the old kit, molded in the late 60's. I haven't seen this build.....looks very nice ans well done I'm commenting so it will appear in my watch list.........a lot easier to find that way it will make for a good reference later on when I assemble it nice job.........are the sails cloth?

it looks pretty good so far.........once you fare the hull frame, it will look better. I'd have a little trouble with that beveling your doing ahead of time. I did something like that on the bulkheads of one of my builds.....figured I'd get a head start. boy, was I off on some of them......there was no 'full bulkhead' contact on a couple of them. from the looks of the ones you have done already........it's working out well Keep going my friend!

gee....glad to see that many likes.........as mentioned, it is a little out of the ordinary. it's a neat way to add more detail to a painted deck. where I like to use an archive pen to do the simulated calking.....I envisioned the paint activating and lifting the ink, sending black streaks all over the place {my main reason for not doing it.....should have mentioned it earlier}. it dried a bit more blue than I would have wanted.......I guess looking through the bottle was a poor barometer for gauging color. if I had looked a bit harder, I would have found the pale gray.......I have two bottles {1/2 oz} thanks Mark.........this hobby is full of surprises. the best thing any modeler can do, is just let it happen thanks for the good word, friend! {right back at ya} thanks Patrick I mentioned somewhere that I used to enjoy writing short stories and poems. I still do every time I have time to think...those came to mind as I was painting the deck......I just had to write them down. I like a couple of different styles........nice to know I won't scare little kids thanks for look'in in and the good word. well, I have the deck lined off.........today must have been too much excitement for me, cuz I didn't get much further than that. tomorrow for sure thanks for all the likes

nice.........looks ready for hinges I prefer the flat enamels as well. Testor's, Model Master, and I have a fair amount of Billing's paint

hey there Mobbsie..........kinda planned, but was unsure of the outcome. it will look better when both decks are done thanks for look'in in and the good word. hi Frank........you might get a kick out of this appreciate ya look'in in and the good word thanks for all the likes!

......just sentiments of the way I felt as I did it.......it just didn't feel natural. is it a common practice? I recalled back when I did the Maine Lobster Boat.........I thought planking the deck was the cat's meow. it did........it gave the boat a touch of class..........but as it was pointed out to me, work boats don't usually look that good. so, I quickly assembled another hull, and turned it into a two boat project.......no skin off my nose I might have thought about it at the time, or I was too fearfull of the outcome.......I'm not sure.......but there was an easier alternative. as mentioned, the deck was planked without doing the simulated calking.....it would have been a waste of time. I didn't do any butt staggers either......I recall learning that poop decks and fore decks should be done in whole length planking........I kinda stuck with it. paint I initially was going to simply spray it over with the red primer, but I didn't want the decks and the bulwarks to be the same color. I didn't want white......gray would be the logical choice. I didn't want a spray either...too uniform and most likely wouldn't give me the look I wanted. looking in my paint inventory......I found this: flat aircraft blue........seems odd, but there's a logic to it........I'm hoping the gray and blue attributes even out the paint scheme. the primer red..........and I want the outer hull to be either duck egg blue, or sea blue. I added a little extra thinner to the aircraft blue to bring it down to somewhat of a wash. I worked small areas at a time. spreading the paint out as far as it would go, I allowed ghosting.......taking into account that the wood is going to be thirsty........it sucked the paint up like a sponge. in the beginning, it looked real blotchy.......but as the paint cured, it slowly went away and became a flat finish. the same went for the structure roof / deck....it was planked as well. I was a little off on my center......the port side planking went to the edge with just a tiny bit of a deficit. the starboard side however had more..........I filled it in with some 2 mm wide strip. it was then masked and painted the same way. clear to see why I won't use a green the structures were placed back in place......the gap between the two is pretty much gone at this point. now I guess I'll get started on the main deck.......here I will do butt staggers. I need to map it out first though

oh......thanks for the good word and those for the likes. I gotta go now and find a sharp chisel oh why didn't I listen to my own inhibition I'm usually quite attentive you see as I crept to the table and read the label it clearly says....."not to be used with......"

oh Patrick.....I feel so sad folks shaking their heads....Popeye's been bad to ruin and destroy that precious planking they gonna give me ....one heck of a spanking the grain is gone......there is no hue and nothing about it, I can do I swished and swashed with one fail swoop and turned it into.....one.......BIG........oops!

I have to agree with Keith........it's logical that as the scale gets smaller, some detail gets lost. you seem to ignore that rule. I don't see any mistakes, I only see 'adjustments to be made'

glad to see you've returned Nils...........and what a great way to start! the mast looks awesome.......and since I last posted {but forgot to hit the post button}, you've added more very nice work Nils!

how do you expect us to learn anything, if you keep raising the bar..........they are sooooooooo awesome!

with something that ornate Mark.....I'd glaze all three. as you were narrating earlier, I had the thought of simply looking at her from the stern and gauging the hull lines......that would give you an idea of how much they jut out. I see you already did that well played orange

I did the first step with the deck treatment today, but I needed to get to that point first. I began with the fore deck, cleaning up the helm room.......squaring the windows and sanding. I want to cement the two structures together, but I had to mark the decks where these structures are located. now I have the tracing done........cement away! while I was at it, I fleshed out the hold for the main deck. it will be sanded and primed later on. now...to plank the fore deck. it didn't take me too long to do it.....I didn't do any calking or butt staggers. with what I'm going to do, I won't need to because there is a very good chance that it will never be seen. the fore deck is done. I haven't gotten around to paint the helm room yet.......I should have for this next photo. I had to find and re drill all the holes for the railings.........clearly, I have assembled them too soon. with the primer that I had decanted earlier, I painted the unplanked area where the helm room is to be located. the rest of the dash was added to the helm room.......a hole was pre drilled for the ship's wheel. I took it to the porch to paint it with the primer......and that blasted can of primer wouldn't spray! I couldn't get it unplugged, so I'll end up decanting the rest of it........in the meantime, I brush painted it. the fore deck will be lightly sanded at this point in time. it came out pretty good........almost too good for what I'm about to do. here goes nothing

superb workmanship Gerhard.........the fittings and davits look great!

neat way of making the skylight grill work

thank you all very much! thanks also for all the likes thanks Mobbsie.........I do have to be careful. if I keep going like that, I might as well put my plan B into motion, and let this one leave the fold like the Andrea Gail did. actually, it's not a bad idea.......a lot of the thoughts I've been having takes this ship away from the holiday theme. I'm beginning to think that I can't domesticate the wild thanks Bob...that a heck of a nice compliment for this northeastern landlubber thanks John and Lawrence......I guess there is beauty in the simpler things. I wanted to give it a bit more shape, but at the same time, I didn't want it to eat up too much of the fore deck. there is more to add......there always is.......I've filled in the edges and need to sand it a bit more. I also want to add 'deck texture'........you'll be seeing this very soon

Patrick.......those last few pictures say it all.........a truly splendid vessel indeed! so cool to see this project grow to what she looks like now.....you've done a great job!

sweet work on the compass.....another bit of detail for the layout!

she looks awesome! very fitting display

I think the best thing to do is get an idea of what class of vessel it will be...then look up the type of rigging for that particular vessel. the basic rigging for that vessel, will give you the ideas to modify it to your vessel. whatever sheet you plan to raise will need the rigging for it's function. you may elect to run a second fore stay.........lash your jib sails to them. I love your configuration....very unique! well done

the trick is though..........to get one finished there's no time limit.........go at your own speed. you done some really sweet looking gems in the past.......I see no reason why this one will be any less I look forward in seeing more progress on her.

.......oh, that......you have me confused. I was commenting on someone else's build. perhaps one of these days I'll get up the nerve to build a vessel that large. for now though, I'm content with the projects I have going.........I have several here. this hobby is so addictive.......when I first started, it got my mind going in so many directions....it was insane! so far, I've been able to move around my builds, doing a little here and a little there. I hope to see this build finished with no hands jumping ship I wish you well

there's a lot to consider when modifying a plastic kit in this manner. I had a dickens of a time setting up the wood decks for my United States....but now that I've done it, I'm quite happy with it. I've built this kit before {many years ago}. of course, I've never been a fan of how these deck sections go together. you've got a good idea going.........keep at it my friend, you'll find the solution

Agree with everyone else Jesse........sealed and painted, the barrels will have the smoothness of brass. great job.........your doing well in spite of how you feel........strength and determination I hope you feel better soon. totally impressed