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popeye the sailor

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  1. Augie's correct John......they are clams {in the shell} steam cooked or boiled briefly, and served with hot water, broth, and butter. when the admiral and I got married, I had never tried them.......since then, I eat more than the admiral traditionally, the water is to wash the sand off {if any}.....dip them in the clam broth to bring out more flavor, and the butter to taste. me........I just go from butter to mouth yes Carl.......the admiral made the cake.........I grilled the steaks it was a very nice day. there's still cake if your coming over
  2. plenty of fiber........but not sure if it will keep him or her regular nice progress Ron
  3. such a beautiful ship Nils..........so much you have put into her
  4. she look great with rigging and sails Patrick.........very well done!
  5. nice progress Piet..........watching how you do with the blocks.....I'm new at it as well
  6. I was referring to the rudder assembly JP.........I'm not even to the point of masting her yet, which then, I would consider the build half way thanks for the good word...and following along thanks Nenad......till the finish my friend! thanks for the likes as well!
  7. thanks to you all for the birthday wishes! I got to do a little of everything...all except to chain myself to the tables. had a fine repast of a pound of steamers, followed with {estimate here} a 10 oz steak w/ carmeled onions {I skipped the salad}. with my son having to get ready for work and such, the festivities got a bit choppy.......but I did manage to get a piece of cake I have things to do on the Half Moon build..........and then I will resume this build. hope to have an update for you all real soon!
  8. 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!
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. thanks for the fine comments still more railings to go......not out of the woods yet. really appreciate you all following along
  13. 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
  14. glad to see your back Paul, and happy to hear your dilemma is finally coming to an end. looking forward in seeing progress again
  15. great progress Patrick.......the masts and ship's wheel look really good your really doing some very nice detail....adds to the built tremendously!
  16. your doing some great progress on her Majesty ........even under the saddest of circumstances. take care my friend....I'm thinking of you
  17. 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
  18. 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.
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