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  1. popeye the sailor
    thanks George......too bad they're still too young to play with paints. that's why I chose car models.......these particular kits, they throw them together and they can play with them. I don't think they can grasp the concept of leaving them on a shelf nice to meet you JLuebbert......I'm glad you enjoyed this little build. actually, the scale helped out a lot....otherwise I'd be drilling through masts. thanks for the good word John I didn't mean it to be, but it turned into another example, that it really doesn't matter what level the kit is......anyone can take a kit and make it what they want it to be. I've been partial to the advanced beginners kits that Billing's puts out.......but I did the Nordkap too, and that was an expert kit. I bashed it just as much as any other kit I can hear the first question the boys will have......where are the sails? the box art shows the model with sails........it should be fun telling them that the sails are furled. the rigging will be another one, I'm sure I'll let you know what happens I thank everyone for joining in with me on this one. I didn't do the best paint work, and hardly any detail.....but the rigging proved to be fun...and I know the boys will get a kick out of it. I really appreciated all the kind comments
  2. popeye the sailor
    very nice Cutty build Jens.......lots of great techniques and detail. welcome to the Cutty club!
  3. popeye the sailor
    I think I did enough on this little project......it looks very busy, just the way it is. I had thought of taking some of the Cutty sails that I have in a box {I have a lot of extras}, and cut them down. but I chose to do them as furled sails, and to be honest......I think it looks fine. the hull bottom was cemented onto the stand.........and then the top section was cemented on the hull bottom.here are some pictures of the finished ship: Oh crap.........I forgot something! the flags! I hurried to cut them out and put them on............NOW,........I am finished! so now I am totally finished. the only thing left now, is wait for the boys to come over , to see it. then I can spring these on them:
  4. popeye the sailor
    thank you Piet......I try my best on every model I do yes Patrick.......those are the last set of windows for the Jingle Belle......not finished or painted. I'll be getting back to them shortly yepper Nenad........if there were, it probably would have taken the fun right out of it. thanks for bearing with me on this........and everyone who hit the like button
  5. popeye the sailor
    much nicer with the paint and woolings.......really looks super!
  6. popeye the sailor
    I'll be glad to print them up for you......if anything, it will give you an idea of what the parts look like. give me a bit.
  7. popeye the sailor
    any suggestions........do they have a Wal-Mart DC over there? I could relocate! I can just imagine what the admiral would say John. she would hate to leave the grand kids so far, all we are really getting is the cold.......here in New Hampshire, there is hardly any snow on the ground. our last snow was only an inch or two. actually, I think it's these paints........they might be getting old. they don't have a very good cap either.......I've opened some, only to find that they have dried, or turned to jelly. my inventory of these paints is beginning to dwindle....soon, I'll be back to using model master again. thanks for the good word John.......if you hear of a Wally that needs a good tech.......I'm their man!
  8. popeye the sailor
    I started on it right after coffee....and during the second cup. on the starboard side, I tied all the long threads through the holes that I had drilled the day before. I didn't cement these just yet, in case I had to make adjustments. on the port side, the short threads were tied. these were cemented and when dry, the top thread was cut off. as you can see, I set them up so they would stand up on the bulwark. it would make it easier to terminate the long thread. the long thread was then rigged into the mast and down to the port side, where it was tied off on the dead eye assembly it was associated with. finished...starboard side still not cemented yet.......the back stay assembly looks like this. once they were all tied, cemented, and trimmed.......all of the back stays look like this. the braces were next. I did the aft braces. these didn't come out too bad........I then thought.....is there such a thing as fore braces? as much as I know, they are fastened to the front of the yard {tip}, but I'm not sure if they are rigged at the mast tree, or to the yard tip of the leading mast. Example........fore mast yards - to a fore stay........main mast yards - to the fore mast or yards......mizzen mast yards - to the main mast or yards. I'll do some looking into this......I think it would be neat to add them in. I think though, that on a larger scale model, there are pulleys attached to the tops for these lines.......without any place to rig them on such a small scale as this........I'll be rigging them however I can. I do have to say though......the rigging really changes the model
  9. popeye the sailor
    I tried to finish her in one more update, but it was not to be. making those 12 dead eye assemblies for the back stays was a real trip! I had a few failures along the way too {I found that if you don't tie the correct threads, they fold up when taken off the tube}. all of the yards have the lifts done. then I added the vangs to the aft end of the lanteen yard. I was going to do a pulley assembly for them too, but I just kept it simple. dealing with uncooperative paint and running an errand or two, by dusk, I had this many done. I had the six 'long threads' for one side, and two of the 'short threads' for the other side. by bedtime, I had them all done. I'll get'em on tomorrow
  10. popeye the sailor
    I was hoping to get more accomplished here.........to get a good start on the exterior. I set up the paint area in the cellar.....a little cool, but with the furnace nearby, it should come out alright. I'd just bring the hull upstairs after wards, like I did last year. after a lively debate with my color coordinator, I decided on the emerald green. Brunswick Green seemed too dark for a festive Holiday. anyway, I masked off the hull except for the field between the rails.......this is to be painted emerald green. the outer area will be painted bright red.......both of these colors are Billing's colors. the bottom will be dark drab......which is model master. whether it was the temp down there or the paint, I'm not too sure........but it was like run city! I took a rag and wiped it all out before it had time to dry. I even changed the mix.......thickening it up a bit more.......made no difference! I went back upstairs and got a 1/4 oz bottle of the Testor's green........luckily, it was pretty much the same color hue as the emerald green. I let it set down there for a while, flipping it over from time to time. then I brought the hull upstairs I gave it a little more time to cure before removing the masking. I was not pleased to see that some of the paint ran under the masking. I'll just let her totally dry, sand down the runny areas, mask up the green area and give it a quick primer touch up. as for the roof, I couldn't go much further with the hull being painted, so I added some tabs on the inner sides, to aide in centering it on the structure, and added center trusses. I will add soffit plates on the two opposing sides and then I can start framing it.
  11. popeye the sailor
    yea, it's hard when there is conflicting info.........I think you made a good choice.
  12. popeye the sailor
    Nenad.......the stand looks awesome! I love the two color variation. with a few strips of felt, ans she'll be complete BTW.........whoever made that second throne was ill!
  13. popeye the sailor
    bench top pioneers! hull looks awesome Nils......another masterpiece in the making
  14. popeye the sailor
    hello Daniel...........well, your right about the mad part the windows were a bit of a quandary...but I'm getting a handle on them. now I'm trying to steer her towards calmer waters..........there, a quicker pace bit of progress can be made. thanks for the kind comment my friend
  15. popeye the sailor
    nice start on the case Nils........the color looks so warm
  16. popeye the sailor
    thank you very much Mike.........I hope you do I love building older kits...I used to do plastic models. but even with wood builds, adding in bits of detail that the manufacturer left out, enhances a model to a higher level....more depth and complexity. even though the rigging might not be totally correct, it adds to it. I'm still working on the back stays and then the braces.....when this is done, it's going to add even more. imagination is the mother of creativity, and research is it's father.......put together, you can't miss
  17. popeye the sailor
    looks like all you have left to do is the shrouds.........surely made tying the hoops easier. when I did the AmericA by Billings, I tied them after the shrouds were in place. with no ratlines involved, they weren't too tough a pill very nice looking Bluenose.......can't wait to start mine
  18. popeye the sailor
    after comparing your recent picture here, with some of your past pictures.......I'd say you've made some decent progress on her you've done a fantastic job so far........love the fire power!
  19. popeye the sailor
    love the diorama effect John .......I'd say though that you had more fun with the whale boats, than the Morgan herself......I think awesome build my friend.......and gonna look sweet on the mantle
  20. popeye the sailor
    whoaaaa.......I was just gonna say.......wuz that lipstick on the main mast top?!?!? then I saw the red paint and said to myself.....OK kidding aside, the first mast step and tops look super! she coming along great! keep up the good work
  21. popeye the sailor
    looking really sweet Bob
  22. popeye the sailor
    thanks Bob.......the creativity is nice, but yes.......the experimental stuff tends to throw one into dark waters. once these questions are answered, I'm hoping to get into things that are easier to do. things will go quicker that way
  23. popeye the sailor
    thanks Patrick
  24. popeye the sailor
    thanks Greg........yea...narrowing down on the windows.......I'll have to check to see if I have any food coloring. as for the roof.......agreed....it would make the chimney look better too it will start withe frame.......location tabs for ease of removal.......and MORE SHINGLES!!!!! got an idea about that as well stay tuned. we all lost a friend......he touched so many folks here.
  25. popeye the sailor
    you'll need a bigger shelf I have the instructions on my desk.........there is a plausible rigging section {and I'm laughing}. there are hardly any nautical terms for the lines. I am surprised that they show sheet and clew lines. do you want them?

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