popeye the sailor

I wanted to get more done yesterday........but since it was my birthday, I became limited on what I could get accomplished. I did get some done though I did make a couple more gungeons and pintle assemblies.....I will choose the three best ones and go from there. I made them a few days ago........ I had also painted the rudder with the bottom paint. with this done and dry, the notches were cut into the rudder to cut down on the gap that will be between the rudder and the stern stem. here's a bit of a dry fit.... this photo is a bit blurry, but it will give you an idea of how it will look. so now the assemblies were cemented in place on the rudder, and drilled to accept cut down brads as bolt heads. I used 10 mm brads for this.....I have so many of these brads. the heads are so distinct, that I could never use them for fastening planking........don't even have a tool for inserting them, like I do for the 7 mm brads. I did both sides......before touch ups ....and after touch ups.... I'm half way there!

good news all the way around ............very happy for you

thank you all for the birthday wishes! yes....there will be ice cream....and....the Admiral has taken the cake out of the oven as we speak were those on yesterday George? I'll check it out..........thanks for the head's up I will go and fit the rudder on the Half Moon........... playtime here we come! thanks Frank

just a small update..........I made up two more gungeon and pintle sets for the rudder. haven't done much more than that. hope to have a real update soon

thank you Boyd........which kit do you have? got to get the third funnel finished out, so I can rig the cables. hopefully by then, I can get the rest of the lights I need to close her up

thanks for the fine comments still more railings to go......not out of the woods yet. really appreciate you all following along

thanks for the compliment.....the Corel and the Billing's kits are pretty good. they do have some conflicting takes on her appearance and how she was fitted. so, I'm adding in the combined details and following the art work of the actual ship.......a rebuild of this fine ship. I'm sure I'm missing something here and there......if your thinking of taking up the gauntlet.....I wish you the best of luck. perhaps you will find the missing pieces and make yours a true replica

glad to see your back Paul, and happy to hear your dilemma is finally coming to an end. looking forward in seeing progress again

great progress Patrick.......the masts and ship's wheel look really good your really doing some very nice detail....adds to the built tremendously!

your doing some great progress on her Majesty ........even under the saddest of circumstances. take care my friend....I'm thinking of you

thanks all for the kind words and the likes. I was over run with little people today.......my son came by with his four young ones I hate being caught off guard like that........it was a mad scramble to get the sharp tools out of reach. I even had some on my computer desk. the tables are a constant source of questions.........some quite humorous. it was a good day. I saw that there were four sets of 'hinges' for the rudder. I will make one more......three will be enough. the rudder and the rest of the bow needs to be done first, before I can go further with the chain boards. the attachments for the dead eyes and shrouds appear to be nothing more than metal rod. to those who have built a Billing kit, probably know the brass pieces these kits supply........I have an ample supply of both sizes. I'm weighing the options for something different.......yea, I'm not a big fan of them either. I have time to figure it out thanks again for the good word and the likes

nice work on the whale boats........very interesting how they were assembled. nice set up you got there........make all that sawdust, with a light breeze to blow it all away! they look great so far.

nicely done Augie.......glad to see you found some shop time

I just use a block of wood, with a groove on the top end for the pencil. make sure the hull is level and won't wobble. cut a piece of wood {I used pine} the height you want the waterline, then make the groove for the pencil. it can be taped in place. the hull looks good....super job priming her wood breakage happens to the best of us. since it got covered over........no harm, no fowl......you learned something through the process...that's what matters. judging from what I see in your stash, your going to learn a whole lot more your doing great so far.......don't kick yourself

Roger is a really good person. I usually download the instruction sheets from either site

very nice progress Marc.......I really like those sails. I had no idea that there were aftermarket sails........I'll keep that in mind

thanks Augie

thanks Lawrence....this has been a big leap forward for the build. the painting and the tiny parts are pretty tedious......the life boats should be a walk in the park there is some more railing work to be done on the stern section......so I'm not out of the woods yet. I wish I could say more about that..........trying to practice what I should have done in the first place besides, there's still more to do

the forward section was done.......so I rigged the funnel. the way that the first funnel is rigged, is interesting. there is one cable that comes from the roof of the structures. earlier we had talked about there being a lower set of cables, that attach half way up the funnels. if I knew of this...or even thought of doing them, I could have drilled the other holes needed {enough for four cables would have been good}....taken this one and changed it.....and ran another upper cable to replace it. all speculation now.........but this one does give me the thought that it should have originated from the deck........the thought about the second set of cables was in the designer's mind when they did this. this kit is large enough for the added detail all to the other funnels are done differently, but identical to one another. the third funnel has some piping to be added, along with assembling the roof for the small structure in between the third and fourth funnel. I still have to finish painting the window area, and add the rest of the parts. a couple more railing pieces were added ......as well as more touch ups the second funnel was rigged. I see some interference here......I will make adjustment the fourth funnel was rigged again........this time permanently. still some more railings to go, along with the piping......and then the third funnel can be rigged. at that point, I may even be able to cement the assembly on the model

let the tedium begin! painting the railings that are cemented in place....is not fun. I've had to touch up a few places that I had nicked with the brush.......still more refinement to do. what makes this worse, is that it's white over brown........I'm having to deal with a lot of ghosting and secondary touch ups. waiting for these railings to dry, I singled out the next group to go on......and painted the railing. this made it a lot easier, but still tough on the eyes.......my auto focus isn't what it used to be the square sections you see are made from two parts, assembled and allowed to dry. the small section you see by the end of the clothes pin was my first real M.I.A. it flew from between the tweezers...to I don't know where...............I combed the entire room looking for it. I had to take Gibbs out, so I got the duplicate from the other sprue and used it instead. when I got back in from our walk, I took another look around. I found it lying right beside my garbage basket.......I swore that I had looked there!.. I moved everything over to my computer desk......I needed to sit. when those parts had dried, they were cemented in place. minor touch ups followed......

I wanted to further along with this build, than I thought I had.........if that makes any sense. these past couple of days, I have been moving from one table to the other.......surprised that I only got a few pictures of mu time with the Half Moon. I did some measuring and spacing with the gun port lids masked and painted the rudder.........went into my inventory and got the Gungeons and pintle hinges I had made for an earlier build. I need to look at the actual ship to see if I can get away with just the two.......if not I can make another. the gun ports are cemented in place. the only chain board that I'm going to need to make any adjustments on, will be the main mast boards.

nice to see an update on her Mark.........very nice work!

hello everyone .......thanks for the kind comments and the likes. when I got back to her, it was kinda short lived......I only got to stain the chain boards and do the rest of the assembly for the gun port lids. first day back at work........surprisingly, it wasn't too bad. at least they didn't move everything around on me work this week....then the week after I have Monday off. I only need to wait till the 20th of September, and I get all my vacation time back I just hope this week goes quick welcome back Augie

thanks Nenad.......but I can't do that. but at least now I can juggle as mentioned, I did do more this morning........should I get back to it, I'll be sure to post it. the poop deck railings are done. doing a little more at the bow, the pin rail was added and the stops for the gammoning. the ladders.........the one for the lower aft deck.... ...and the one for the poop deck. both are now cemented in place the progress of the deck layout....... even an overview......thought this was cool the cleats for the tack lines were added as well.........a real pain trying to drill holes for them. since that was a bust, I cut off the locator tabs and super glued them in place. I hope that doesn't turn round to bite me later. this ship sports a lanteen sail.......block and eye bolts installed, along with a couple cleats. now it's time I think to figure out the chain boards and the gun port lids. where I've made the modifications to the bulwark railings, it may have an effect on the boards. who knows, I may have to make a set that are a tad bit wider.

thanks for the kind comments and likes well......the vacation is drawing to a close at least this vacation, I got to do a lot more on the boats. thanks John good thing I'm not from a cow Frank then I'd be nicknamed 'patty" the Goth is still alive......wasn't happy with the ratlines. if I keep up, it'll be the oldest build in history one of these days ....... thanks Patrick and George..........that's the good clean smell of wood! It wuz all I could stands, cuz I couldn't stands n'more! I'd say I broke some ground on the Half Moon........I do have an update coming. last one before going back to the grind. thanks Ed.......just getting up to speed on the H.M. before returning to paint all those railings. I'll be glad when I get caught up with the ones on the deck...that includes the touch ups besides..........Urmilla can have some variety Titanic will resume as normal.