popeye the sailor
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whoa.........74 inches!!! must be the Warrior that's 51 inches. one of these days Gary......I hope to attempt a build that size. glad to hear you have that site to work from I hope to do something like that with the handrails.......they are like that throughout the entire ship. there's quite a bit too! I like the color of the decks. the sand that is still on there does give it some different hues. I did the fore deck and the stern.......came out pretty good. these two deck should be slightly darker due to the different woods used. spotty progress today, but I did get something done. I'll post the progress soon. at the moment, everyone's clammering for food...........better go man the grill
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nice work area Nils.........you definitely have more toys than me
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looking good John....nibbing at the bow and stern is a really nice touch
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super video Kees .........really sums up the amount of work you've put into this build! you have quite the masterpiece here.......two thumbs up!
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thank you gentlemen.......I thought it was better to try working with the supplied parts, rather than try and order the P.E. {would be interesting to see how that would go over with them} I felt like I was spinning my wheels there for a moment......nice to be moving in a positive direction. I had to make a couple repairs on the railings, so I'll let them set for the time being and allow the cement to fully cure, before I attempt to clean them up the rest of the way. thanks Gary.......actually, I'd rather be building the Billing's kit along side you.....I am sooooo jealous! this is only 26 1/2 inches........compared to your whopping 51 inch build. I hope you can find a remedy for your problem with the kit. if you haven't seen the TRMA site, have a gander. they don't have all the answers, but they cover quite a bit and the articles are pretty good thanks also to all who hit the like button
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more of the structures were cemented on the bridge deck there are a few small features that still need to be added. I saw this picture and had to take a second look......the center portion looks to be unpainted. it has been painted with the A&M sand......it's just the angle. I kept thinking about those railings.......how was I going to make them look better? these seem to be the only real problem with the kit. it's a mixture of flash and mal-tooling of the molds. I decided that I would try and save the frame work and go from there. the bow railings came out pretty good........some fine tuning will be needed. the stern railings gave me some fits though.......I will need to do a bit more to make them right. the stanchions are very small......too small to drill. I may try to use thread of thin wire to restring them. I need to do four rows.......but if I get three, it may just pass muster........depending how much grief they give me.
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sorry to hear of your dilemma...truly stinks when things just don't go right. if you saw my airbrush set up, you'd laugh. it a Testor's "Amazing Air Airbrush kit, adapted to a 25 gal compressor. this kit cost me $30.00......set up to be used with a compressed air can. darn thing is all plastic.........I bought a second one on clearance. someone tried it and made a mess of it.......and then returned it {paid like half price for it}. very easy to use, clean up is minimal, and it's a siphon feed. I hope you find a solution......you may have to strip the paint off and start over. here are a couple sites for you to browse through. there are cheaper alternatives in air brushes that work just as good. Testors » Airbrushes » Airbrushes Testors
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I'm surprised that the kit didn't supply stanchions with pre drilled holes.......I use them all the time. would have saved you a boat load of grief. you did a great job of it though....looks very nice
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build's coming along great Jerry...`````sail and rigging looks super
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I know folks that have a good control over the 'strokes', can come up with a very nice paint job. I didn't get back to air brushing until I got got back into wood ships. we all have our methods
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I hear you on that..........but I've had a few helpful folks in my travels.....so it's a win/win.
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good to see your back at the table Rod. I haven't had to do trimmings like that......but tugs weren't known for having high bulwarks. all in good necromantic fun........Hee.....Hee.....Heee
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here in the states, I only need look in the craft stores
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I had to look back in the build........didn't have to go far....there's another mast look forward in seeing that one going up!
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super KP! very nice work on the sail!
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guess Pud should be happy your not in a third floor apt! are you sure you don't have a gremlin? great repair Danny! {I'll put my like on the after pictures}
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what I have is a plastic kit Nils.........1:400 would be more of a feat. I really like the contours of the stern keel......gonna look so cool when you get round to fleshing her out. very interesting set up to be sure......and you sure started it off with a bang! those props look really neat!
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what a pleasant surprise to come in this morning and find this wonderful build log started looking at your past builds of these fine vessels, man.....I've got to sit in! gonna be a beauty! nice bit of info about the props.......she does kinda mirror the Titanic in a way, doesn't she
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I though I had shown the stripped decks to you.....varying degrees of paint removal. it might not be all bad......may tend to shadow here and there, when they are repainted. I did show you these though the paint that I decided on is called U.S. Army/Marines sand......it's lighter and has a bit of a yellow tint to it. these are the parts you haven't seen. these came out with varied success as well, but I think it will cover nicely I began to paint and assemble the bridge deck.....hope to have more for tomorrow.
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after a repast like that.........I don't think I'd be able to move you feed your men very well....is there a sign up sheet?
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you've made some wicked nice progress there Larry.........I think your painting looks great. very nice detail there!
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