popeye the sailor

that's the second link I listed......I think the rigging plans for the booms are cool.

love your sense of adventure Bob! oh, I intend to.........but I think a seriously high pitched roof like that, might be a bit over the top..{had to put the pun in there}. I won't dismantle it..........but I think it would be neat to compare the two. besides, I'm beginning to sound like Bob Villa that was my thought on the roof Carl. if I were to have the pitch the other way, it might act as a spoiler when the boat powers up. that might push the stern lower in the water....and pull the bow out of the water. I did that to the M&M boat......the aft lavatory roof slants backwards. the overall height of the vessel was kept at a minimum, and kept somewhat in the proportions with the width of the hull.

such a great build log.......and a superb looking ship Max! very nice detail and craftsmanship

wow Max........sorry that I missed your build of this wonderful ship! you've done such a beautiful job.......must have been a real heartbreak to find out about the clew rigging. you'll fix it with no problem.....just gonna be a pain to get the clew blocks on the other side of the sails. a year is very quick for a model of this caliber....amazing that you did it in that little time. great looking ship my friend......I certainly hope I don't miss the Berlin.......I'll keep my eyes open for it start

thanks Greg.....no need to worry about being missing in action........the log is always here I fully understand. thinking about the roof.......the height in large part, doesn't look right to me. I haven't done anything yet...snow removal and a hectic work schedule got in the way. I hope to have an update very soon thanks for the good word and looking in.......always good to see you

I believe this might shed some light. I think that's the outcropping from the deck. I also found a couple sites......I wonder if you have them bookmarked. http://freeshipplans.com/free-model-ship-plans/passenger-ship-plans/uscg-pequot-general-samuel-mills-plans/ http://indicatorloops.com/usn_pequot_plans.htm this particular one has quite a bit of info. there is also a timeline in regards to her looks at different times. I hope this helps.

the bulwark looks removable in that area as well..........and the single davit. makes you wonder where the other one is located........perhaps they raise a sort of scaffolding or platform along the side.

or even better yet......how about fitting those holes with the same size dowel plugs........1/2 inch to 1 inch long should do it. cement them in place and then drill a center hole in all of them, about the size of your screws. then you'll have something for the screws to bite into when securing the stand. you gotta figure that all the glue and stuff you've put into the hull, has added some ballast.........how much more does that hull weigh?

sorry to hear about Charlene.........I hope she does continue somewhere down the road. she 's a very talented modeler. the Bounty is coming along nicely Jerry

nice assembly line you've got going there

the wondering...........what does happen to a build, when a modeler leaves the table? does it get put in a box and end up in a closet or attic.....not wanting to part with it for sentimental reasons. circular file? given away, lost.........or forgotten? does it get put on display in remembrance, with the nagging reality that it will never finished? wonderful memories.....and a painful embrace........ "well, my friend Augie.........we're going to know what becomes of your build.....that wonderful ship." I don't think humility would be the word I'd use Bug...........honor, respect, courage...the willingness to give part of one's self to help another, are just some of the words I'd use. that right word is out there......perhaps we'll find it, maybe even lay tongue to it, and speak the word aloud. from what I've seen here in these past texts.....someone will hear it Diane asked me to help...I was all too happy to find a person with your skill......let alone how easy it was to do. everyone here recognizes what a tremendous task you've laid on your table.......so good to see how many offered to help. just goes to show how close the MSW community is. strength in unity....whoever said that was right. the confed is 'on' the best place it could ever be......I know you will do a great job in finishing her. have fun with her thanks again for your help with this.........which will be a stunning tribute to Augie when finished......and again, my condolences to Diane, who I'm sure will be looking in on your progress.. may your x-actor cut true.

amazing how you made those tops...very precise work. looks great!

interesting conversation with the admiral last night........I told her about part of the idea that I thought up........and she actually tried to get me to keep the roof. yes Piet.......a different take on the roof might put her back on the road to probability. the height alone is the problem....kinda thought that myself after I made it. I'll have to play with it to see how it will work thanks for the good word! thanks again for all your nice comments.....and for the likes! next couple of days are going to be busy for me.......hope to have an update soon

galley structure looks sweet Peter.......nicely done!

thanks to everyone for the kind comments....and to those that hit the like button. I tried to keep fantasy and probability in balance...it's obvious that I've strayed more towards the fantasy side of things. still......quite a bit can be done to make it all come together. to try and reclaim the probability aspect, I would need to do some reconstruction. ........a thought just came to me I agree with you..........the height is the factor here........keep everything else, but ditch the height thing. .....and I've thought up just the thing

totally agree Bob.......you've made some super progress. how far do the plate{s} jut out?

thanks Patrick George and Ed I started in the stern wall.......I can only do a few before they get too unruly and I have to clamp them. when the walls are done, I'll either give them a coat of flat lacquer, or I have some poly urethane. that should bring out more of the color thanks for the good word!

I got a bit more done today......wasn't sure what I wanted to do first. I settled on some shingle work......finally do something with all that mahogany I chopped up. setting up the ruler again, lines were drawn on the strips.......I used 10 mm as a guide, but they are different widths. they will give the appearance of separation lines between the shingles. this isn't all of them......just enough to start off with. for the next step in preparing them, I took a razor blade and cut triangles out at the ends of the lines. I started with the starboard wall........cutting one of the bare strips into narrower strips. these strips I will line the bottom of the wall 'field', in between the trim. then the first shingle strip is cut and placed, it will act as a backing for the triangle cutouts, and won't show any white. I kept the stagger of visible shingles @ 8 mm....don't know why I chose it.........seemed like a good increment. as they climbed up the wall, they presented a problem. originally I was going to make them from basswood...individual shingles, and I was going to taper the thickness. but, I used the mahogany instead, and I didn't taper them. now the shingles wanted to jut out from the wall. to cure that, I cut short lengths of odd pieces of planking, and clamped them, in an effort to make them lay flat on each other. as you can see, the triangle cutouts are also staggered. the windows got shuffled around while this was going on......first on my desk.....later on the main table. I examined them at that point and flipped them over. they came free from the plastic wrap easily......now they can get some air, if they need it. they're very shiny finally, the wall was done and had time to dry........I could remove all the clamping stuff. the 8 mm spacing was good all the way up. three walls left.........that's not counting the roof

looking great Mark......good to see thing going your way gonna be a sweet looking transom when your done

hey there Frank! thanks a lot.......... lease...........I dunno........can ya sing? B.Y.O.O. {bring your own otterman} thanks Mark flipped them back over this morning.......they stuck to the plastic wrap, but peeled right off with no trouble. I'm giving them more time to cure........look really shiny I started the siding shingle work ........gonna be a bit slower than I thought. tell ya when I do the update

thanks Ed and urmilla {I hope I spelt your name right}....you just keep watch'in. just a little more to go, and I'll hopefully be dress'in 'er up. you'll think it's Christmas in July! thanks for look'in in and the good word! thanks George......got my fingers crossed!

thanks slow2cool.......I know my plastic modeling friends use it as well. I've never used it...... I'm pretty sure though that future or an equivalent, could be used for window maker. I've used that product too........put out by Testor's. we'll see how this works out. thanks for looking in

thanks Piet...you might say I thought of you when I did the doors. I pre drilled all my holes.......sanded any drill leaving from both sides of the 'brass plate'. ......didn't solder though.....figured it would be too hot I'm glad you like 'em........makes me smile thanks for the good word. I did things rather quickly last night.......never got a picture of the door in place, in normal lighting. I finished the last set of port 'badge' windows.... .....took 'em down stairs and got them painted right away......then I got the bottle of that stuff I bought and read the label..... never knew that about the future......guess they should have changed the name to 'the past' {'once upon a time' probably wouldn't have fit on the label}. I saw this stuff ......it will even shine stone......might be great for the man cave {ba-dum-bump!}. I poured some on a piece of plastic wrap and spread it out....took 1/2 to an hour to fully dry. then again, it may have been too thick....but that's me though......always lay'in it on too thick kind of a change of pace...not watching paint dry....but errrrrrrr, {between you 'n me} just as boring. wanna watch with me...........OK! OH! I forgot.........I dry fitted the windows before I took 'em to be painted......... anyway.......after they were painted {this time for real}......the window film was cemented on.....I'm not going to change the windows......I'm going to paint this stuff on the back of them. I even took out the part of the front window, that I colored, and put in some new film. when I painted the floor shine on......{I was informed, it is not 'stuff'.......it has a name}, I put the windows face down on the plastic wrap. after I done a couple more, I noticed that the film on the ones I had done, were looking like they were beginning to sag. so, I flipped them over and lightly blotted the film onto the plastic wrap. this should straighten them out. so now they are all done......they need to dry I should add that the ingredients of this floor shine....doesn't have any wax either......it has what they call a plasticizer. it also activated the white glue.......it was seeping through a little....so it was good that I flipped them over. the big test will be tomorrow........

thanks Patrick.......I was hoping that it bring words like those to mind. after all........'tis the season thanks for the good word! thanks for the head's up Bob......I didn't know that. I bought this other stuff.......did a test with it this morning. the ingredients says that it has a plasticizer in it......sounds like it's right up my alley thanks for the good word as well thanks Bug........they were a quick thought. kinda neat......a sort of scrooge / marley thing definitely worth adding into the build. good to have them finally where they should be......before they get lost or something. thanks to you as well no worries Nenad......it's a synthetic fire thanks!

thanks George.......I was surprised how much light the single candle light gives off. the roof really helps out with that. I still haven't quite figured out what function this boat has during the 'off' season thanks for the good word!