popeye the sailor
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when I do Patrick......I'll post it in the Holiday harbor build.....fitting, I suppose I had an interesting thought about the Tree Boat.......now I can't wait to get on with the deck work. I'll dig up the earlier comparison ..........you'll see.......gotta wait thanks for the good word my friend! *hint*..........soon.........and I hope it sooner than I think -
that was the gist of the initial experiment. if by 'MM' you were referring to the M&M boat.......that was to be another shrimping boat. the trawler was {and is} the third. the second experiment kinda misses the goal.....although the Andrea Gail was a wonderful turn of events. I'll be doing a comparison soon with the four hulls, just to show how they've all progressed. this process is great for the person who don't have a lot of cash....replicating hulls is a good way to get your money's worth from a kit. the goal that I speak of, would be a multi build of all known ships. it's not hard to take hulls and outfit them the way you want. I have another project coming up......I made two other hulls from the original one. they will all be known ships........at 1:65 scale. they will all be of known ships......should be interesting when I get to it. thanks Pat for the kind word, I'm glad your enjoying the build
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I can't see the pictures........but I remember them I wish I was better with the scroll saw........it was a new piece of equipment. thanks Keith!
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thanks to everyone.....and those who hit the like button. the three rung rail looks good on this vessel.......I do kinda wish they were a bit higher. as you might know, Billing Boats has been sold to another company. so far, I don't know who....but the new website was due to be available March 1st....so far I haven't seen it. I get my parts from Billing USA, which is now a sub division of Ages of sail.......they are still running Tom's old site. Tom even posted a couple of condensed build logs, of a couple of my builds, on this site. I'm glad and proud that they are still available for folks to see. due to what going on at the moment, I'm sure Roger's supply of Billing's goods, is starting to wain. hopefully, the new revived company will be up and running soon. I got my order today, so the aft deck can be planked........I really pleased about that. unfortunately, it will have to wait for my work week to be over. thanks Jens this build is the other half of my initial experiment in replicating hulls. The Mary Ann is the same hull used in the Cux 87 kit...it's what gave me the idea. I saved the parts panels for the hull and made two hull frames from it. in the scratch build gallery, you can see the M&M Fun Ship....that was the first hull frame. with the Syborn, I duplicated bulkheads to make the ship longer........it's about 100 mm longer than the Mary Ann. I did the same with the Boulogne Etaples kit, to create the Holiday harbor boats. sad that one of them broke away to become the Andrea Gail........but I'm very happy with it, since I had thoughts about the A.G. when I built the Boulogne frame....the A.G. turned out just like I thought it would I have another experiment in the works, but my present roster keeps me from bringing them out. soon......very soon. it should be very interesting. I hope you follow along.......I love the work your doing. hello John......pleased to see you here. love the work your doing on the river tug...hope to see more soon
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finally......back at the table. I had ordered some planking for the aft deck........it hasn't come in yet. so fine.........I'll start on the other end......the bow. I drilled a couple of holes for the anchors in the wells...I'll get 'em fitted soon enough. seeing that I have what I need for the railings, I'll start here. I have an idea for a stairway to the fore deck. to do it though, the railings need to be set up first. I want to make them all in one piece......so I began to drill holes and laying out the stanchions. these are 15 mm 3 hole stanchions. from that roll of MIG wire that I got, I cut eight pieces 18 inches long and two pieces 12 inches long......that equates to quite a bit.......I'll be able to do the entire ship and then some the bottom rail is going to have to be cut at the bow tip....it's in the way. the starboard side needs enough to go past the companionway.......I'll need to lay a border to raise it up to the hull borders. the port side will just be a short section from there. I can terminate this side once I do it. this wire is a bit tougher than I originally thought......but not enough to deter me from using it. I had to take it apart and flatten the wire out.......it got very unruly at times. once I reassembled it, it went much better, and I was able to get it to this point. since this last picture, the stanchions have been fastened and the piece at the bow has been cut out. the last stanchion has been added and fixed on the port side, so now I'm at the point of making the necessary bends. I need to think about making the stairway now
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they look like they do have a transom..........scrolling down just past the boilers, there is a picture of a lifeboat hoisted over the ship, up in the rafters. you can get a good idea of what the keel looks like. I think a simple ship's boat plug will produce you a couple of fine looking life boats. or you can order some plastic ones and plank them over {like I do with mine}
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rest up Jesse and take your time.........really stinks when you have to improve on kit parts. remember......a single picture doesn't mean that your going slow, it's progress
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nice update Tom.......them guns look mighty fine when I'm not working on my ships, I usually drape a cloth {cut up tee shirts and stuff} over them and that keeps them protected to some degree. I use a bushy painter's brush {artist's.....not house}.....and spray a little furniture polish on it {wipe the excess}. start from the bow and work to the stern with strokes towards the center {with all the guns you have on deck} if it gets too cruddy.......stop, spray, wipe again...and continue.
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gee...thanks everyone......and who hit the like button! I have great wealth in friends I'm feeling even better today.......I've even made it over to the tables, so I hope to have some sort of update this evening. I'll make sure it gets posted thanks again.......
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looking really sweet Stewart
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great looking ship Jens........nice progress lots of folks here on the site have made their own dead eyes.......ans many more than that have made their own blocks. looked to me that you did a really nice job.......no need to hide or mask but, the metal coating made them look really cool. your doing a superb job!
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thanks for the well wishes........we are very much on the mend. I did manage to do a little more sanding, but that's about it.......darned unsettled weather! I heard we're going to get a snow storm over the weekend........I think they're full of it........but the weather here has been a bit off. hardly any snow all winter long. so, things are getting back to normal
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as I browse through these pages, looking for ideas........your perhaps the first name that comes to mind. super work on the carvings.......enjoyed the process you took to make them.
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swivel guns look really good Pat.........you efforts have really paid off!
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you'll get there Sjors..........be happy with your build
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I have a couple that the admiral has been ribbing me about.........the Lindberg Jolly Rogers that she picked out two years ago.........the Revell Santa Maria that she got me this past Christmas........as well as the Sergal Thermopylae that she got me. I have not touched these kits at all {except to drool over}. I will bide my time and get these past builds out of the way...hence the reason why so many are on the table at one time. a little here and a little there will bring them closer towards completion. I'm also feeling much better than I was a few days ago.........my household was sick......I was the last to fall. I'm thankful that it wasn't what they had, or I would have been in a worse state. they are here Sam......you may have to go back a few pages in the build forums, but they are here.
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shhhhhhhhhhhhh!*Sjors* the admiral will hear you........I just got her calmed down it's not all that bad Sam........I'm never at a loss for something to do I set them up like this, because I have more stuff coming in the post. if things works out like I think they're shaping up, I may be changing the roster a bit thanks to you all for checking in.........soon......I promise thanks Pat.......truth be told, I can only work on one at a time. but I have been known to toggle a bit
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super progress.......bounty is coming along splendidly!
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good to see her closer to completion......looking sweet!
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just so awesome Daniel! you deserve every accolade given.......there is so much that you've put into her. not just a model, it's history
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looking good KP is there a build log for the Soliel?
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I get the same thing sometimes........especially last summer where I did nothing at all. she thought I was sick. rather than have her go to the southern isles with the thermometer.......I decided I'd better get moving and show some improvement. it happens to every one at some point or another....all it usually takes is a trigger of sorts.......you forgot to glue something.......or an idea pops into your head. I'll look forward to the day you resume
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nice job on the water seal....looks sweet! I also wish you better health my friend .
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on larger ship like these, they have winches and pumps that are steam and electrically powered. perhaps this might be the case?
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