popeye the sailor

it's been a while..........the ship's boat has been on the table long enough. I didn't have any 2 mm blocks on hand......just what they gave me in the kit. I used what I had. I had stained some rope {thread} to give it some age.......didn't think that white lashings would look right. it's done in rope and tackle.....one on each side, in kind of a cris cross style. I added a couple of cleats to the hold to tie the lashings off. these first two pictures aren't that great.......I did this on my desk, since there was no room at either table. this is what I started off with........I made up more rope as I went along. really have to build up my inventory of blocks. one side done and tied off to the cleat. after both sides were done, a couple of rope coils were made to hide the end of the rigging at the cleat. from here, it was cemented on the main deck. there is a little more that needs to be done, and then the masts can be set in place.

is this aluminum foil Bob? you could try the dull side out......it would be rougher and would take primer.

riveting and weld seams may not be prominent detail, but it would be considered texture. thinking back to the early plastic model, rivets and seam lines weren't even tooled into the molds. they were bland......wood modeling is no different really. even if they were to get flattened down, they would still be seen. in wood modeling, we try to add in these textures to give them realism.........expanding the medium out of the 'wooden ship' box. looking very good so far

very nice Patrick..........gonna look awesome when you make the actual structure. really like where your going with this

late to the party Mark............congratz on such a wonderful job! the hull looks great! the wood may have been more porous in those areas......I wouldn't sweat over it.........unless you inspected all of the wood, it would be hard to get a uniform color. now you need to get the other side looking the same, then you can raise that glass. I'll be raising one for ya! sweet look'in finish!

hey there Bob...........I finally caught up to you! what a fine looking build you have here. the hull looks super........interested in seeing how you do the metal hull look. I'll pull up a chair

nice progress Patrick.........good start on the bulkheads and walls. are you going to have each deck removable, to show the lower deck?

sorry to hear about your dad Greg........hope he gets better for the Holidays {although you may celebrate it differently that we do here}. kinda hard to have the Christmas spirit when there is so much sickness around me, when here I am, sitt'in here as right as rain.........I hold out hope for all of you fine folks. I hope you all find that little bit of joy that's reserved....just for you thanks for the good word........I have to work this morn, but I hope to get a bit of table time in........I want to do a mock up of the windows, to show what I have in mind bear with me

that would be treading the same dangerous waters that I seem to be treading..........sounds crazy.........but it sure is fun!

thanks for the likes........it has a good base for what will come next Thanks John.........it'll look better once I can get some real color on her..........still conferring with my color coordinator. I'll have to check it out Bug.........looks interesting as well. the reason why I'm going through with this madness, is the copper netting will resemble the stained glass look that I want. I will do a mock up and show you what I thinking....I have another sheet of netting painted and ready to do the process again. this time I will try and stretch it to get the wrinkles out. thanks for the idea there is a WalGreens nearby.

I just came up from the Cellar.........the primer work is done I was surprised with the coverage......lots of nooks and crannies here.

that's OK Patrick.........we'll put A/C in the windows instead!

Piet and Patrick: the subject of this particular boat can be pretty large. it's a caroler's boat, one that you might see in a parade....regatta......whatever the procession. without saying much more about what will be on the deck {'cuz I don't even know}, the structure at the aft is called a 'warming house'. carolers can go in to get warm and give their vocal cords a rest. of course there's refreshments.......hot cocoa......or whatever the barkeep might have under the counter {Hee....Hee....Hee} I wanted to give it plenty of windows.......actually, I later thought of making it like one giant cabana, but the house look stayed......I keep flopping back and fourth about the roof. Gotta keep it 'Santa safe".......don'tcha know. if you stop and thing about it.........for Santa, it would be like landing on an aircraft carrier... {he better leave Chet home for this one} thanks to you other fine folk for looking in.....your likes and comments. the Jingle Belle is not in the shop at the moment...it's down in the cellar drying...........getting the long overdue prime job. before it went down there, I made a bit more progress on the windows. the starboard windows were made complete, by making the center window frame. the next window I made was the stern window. it's a big one the partitions were added to the starboard windows ....and then to the stern window. this morning........{I had to work last night}......the Jingle Belle was taken to the cellar....and the primer job began

super progress John.......I too like the sliding windows! very nice build indeed!

wonderful progress Nenad! skylight windows came out really looking nice..........shaping up to be one sweet look'in lady!

thanks Nenad........actually, I'm sort of going for a clouded look.......but I want the sheen as well. I've plenty of clear cello, in different thicknesses, but I'm thinking that brush strokes might be a problem. I do plan on tinting........first to decide on what finish the frame should be........the molding around the windows is to be white. now that it's done, I need to finish the priming, and then maybe....I can paint the hull. thanks for the ideas.........I'll give 'em a looky

so I went a bit further with the warming house yesterday. I was able to finish off a the rest of the molding that outlines the outer walls. the starboard side the front fascia the port side and the stern {transom} fascia I also began to assemble the windows for the starboard side still more experimenting going on with the window material itself.......still not convinced that the window maker won't work.

perhaps a sister ship. the albatross ?

super looking rigging.........the furled sails is a very nice touch!

you've read my mind Michael........except I'm going to try and use colored markers I found out that it is flexible......it will bend to the shape of anything I put it on {not a good thing at the moment}. I put it under a flat surface with some weight on it.......perhaps it will flatten out the ripples

very nice progress Kees...interesting that you made two

thank you all for the good word and the likes.......at the moment, I'm trying to get all the molding and windows done, so I can get some paint on the hull. I've got the window sheet in between two flat objects. hope to have an update soon

it was kinda interesting making it....but you need a backing to apply the glue. either that, or you'll be play'in with both sides of the mesh. the reason I mention the stretching out thing is because, by not doing this, there will be ripples in the mesh. it's not that the glue will be thicker in these places, but it will show where the mesh is making contact with the backing, and where it is not. here is what it looks like without the backing. as I thought, white glue will not adhere to the plastic wrap. I'll try it out to see how it looks, but I will try and do a second run to see if it comes out better. I did get to finish out the front window frames. we went to Hobby Lobby yesterday to get more of the size wood I'm using for the molding, so I can go the rest of the way around the house without fear of running out. I was also looking at the dollhouse shingles....you can purchase them in a big package {bag}. they are too large though, so I can't use them. it's OK......I have plenty of scrap wood that I can use up

me too..........I'm hoping it works out. so far, the only thing I can say about it, is that it dried with a rather leathery feel to it. there is no sheen that I can see. I will try another field of mesh.......but this time I will stretch everything flat.......there are a few ripples. I'll be back.......gotta take Gibbs out thanks for the good word and the likes!

really like the way you've shown this......looks cool! I agree with the others.......if she comes out looking like that......it will be beautiful!