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  1. popeye the sailor
    thanks Carl......I'm looking forward to it.......even though the admiral has spring cleaning on her mind
  2. popeye the sailor
    yea....I have a couple of my 'plastic pals' using it.....they've been using another paint as well.......Jo Santos {hope I spelt it right}. believe it or not, they've also been using windshield washer in mixing it as well. I haven't tried it...I'm too much of an enamel fan
  3. popeye the sailor
    thanks Wayne they are cemented in place.........no chance to change them now thanks Bob.......one more day........and then I can get back to the table! thanks for the good word and the likes!
  4. popeye the sailor
    I've heard of adding alcohol ti the paint.......enables it to dry faster as well. you'll get past this small wrinkle....I've no doubt
  5. popeye the sailor
    as with any stain, if not sealed right way, it will attract dust and such. I also keep a cover cloth handy for when I'm not ready to add to the build, and I need to make sawdust. I'm not fond of it either
  6. popeye the sailor
    looking very good Charlene......it Ok about the Olive Oyl thing..........my admiral doesn't even like it when I calls 'er that Ak-k-k-k-k-k! everything you do now, with the frame, is gonna pay big time when ya gets to tha far'in an' plank'in nice to see your hav'in fun!
  7. popeye the sailor
    thanks for the good word...and the likes! I didn't try and see what the brown netting would have looked like.....Billing's is famous for green netting in their kits. there are a lot of those 3-D photos online.......even some using Legos. ...off on the second day, of my three day countdown.....waiting with baited breath.......... .........whoever thought up that phrase, was ill.....
  8. popeye the sailor
    the reels that I had placed at her stern, were becoming a bother. dry fitting parts and things.....I'd hit them with my arm of sleeve.......and it would push them out of alignment. in the box was the netting I was going to use, along with some tulle, which I didn't need any longer. what was salvageable, I put it away........the rest I tossed {I have plenty, and I know where to get more}. I chose the green netting over the brown, since that's what the kit would supply. cutting it was a question for me also.......I though that a triangle would be best, since I was to fold it into itself, so it would fit the frame. I made up the first one and cemented it in place. I had thought of Kees, and what he did with the bath netting sponge. I had already bought a yard of this netting material, so I went with it. the piling kinda hides the scale of the mesh, so it looks good. I made up the other two. the fore deck reel was put in place on the deck........I'm thinking what what I would use to rig it. black thread......perhaps done with the silver and copper........or even the small size hemp thread. I still need to plot out the rest of the fittings to do it. the control; panel still need to be made for it. sad that errands had to be run, or I could have gone further. the aft lights were the last aspect I tinkered with....besides painting that frame piece. I added some tiny bars inside, to simulate the florescent tubes, and the insides were painted silver. they are not finished yet....still more to paint and add to them, before they are cemented in place. two more days.........and I will be on vacation. I can't wait!
  9. popeye the sailor
    thank you every one for the kind comments and the likes. I don't know what to say...I'm so humbles and appreciative I can report that the shoe box that housed all of the parts for her....is gone. everything left for her is on the table. it's not to say though, that the finish is near......just that there is still more to do. more parts to fabricate, as well as the added detail, I might find in the inventory. Friday's update emptied the box.......I hope you enjoy
  10. popeye the sailor
    I absolutely love it Daniel......they are our children.......they are: spawned from imagination born from ideas........and Hatched from plans......... not to mention the labor we put into them.......you must be a very proud Papa!
  11. popeye the sailor
    you've been holding out on us...... now that is some sweet looking moldings....very nice!
  12. popeye the sailor
    very nice Denis!
  13. popeye the sailor
    it's hard to get them to droop the way you want them to very nice progress Jerry
  14. popeye the sailor
    you've got quite a build ahead of you.......looking at your first bit of bash.......I think your well on your way. safe to say, you won't go much larger than a 5 mm block.......4 mm would be more realistic........smaller for the individual riggings {bunts, leech, clew.......if you add in all those lines. I'll look forward in seeing your progress....nice size for a build
  15. popeye the sailor
    and very happy to do so thank you my friend!
  16. popeye the sailor
    just a couple of pictures I took....
  17. popeye the sailor
    to continue with the progress of these sub assemblies, I picked up where I left off with the aft lights. the sanding was finished and the top was added. the control panels were also refined a bit more.........an access panel was added to the back. adding another sub assembly to the mix........the brace for the center of the first section of the trawl rig. this will be fitted under the center frame, by the vent. going to be a pain to get it in there....just getting the measurements alone was tough. it was time for the control panels to get a coat of primer. the ladder had been secluded for the time being.......I've been painting the smaller parts in the hallway, in a make-shift spray booth. the ladder is in place now. I may have to replace those cables, if I keep hitting them. I've already proven that they can be re rigged....or even adjusted at one end........I'll have to check it out and see. here's a better picture of the antennas.......I painted them as well this is where the brace part is supposed to go.... while I was doing this, I pricked where I am to drill the holes. I had fitted brass tabs in the bottom legs darn thing broke on me........mad scramble to repair it. going back to the aft lights.....two more parts were added to them. those little tube parts........I'm going to use both. they were cut in half lengthwise.....half was cemented to the backs of the lights. the other halfs will be cemented in place, once the lights are in place on the top bar of the rig. I found that the bottle of Billing's gloss white had died and turned to jelly. I was lucky to find I still had some testor's kicking around. it was kinda thick, so I thinned it, and gave the control panels a coat. this will get them ready for the next process. they are almost finished......better start making the fore deck reel panel.
  18. popeye the sailor
    thanks Piet.........I think though that I can do better with the air horn. I think the body of it is too large next update, I'll have the revised horn. I wish I had taken a picture of it in place......I think you'd agree I saw the spotlight lying down in the package I had it in.......and it caught my eye. thanks for the good word
  19. popeye the sailor
    thanks Tom.......I know I have to jump sooner or later......but which one? I'll be glad when I get caught up! Sjors and Nenad.......still more to add adding the trawl rig now though really puts me to the test....gotta be careful now! John......I don't know about that......rigging is a tougher act to follow Mark.......ya think so? to me, it looks like an automotive air cleaner looks a bit bulky too. I may change it to look more the part I appreciate all the kind comments and the likes.....thank you very much!
  20. popeye the sailor
    I agree......the way you made the hull alone, is a stroke of genius. precision is evident from bow to stern.......yes sir.......you be darn proud of what you've built.....hey! I'm proud just watching you!
  21. popeye the sailor
    perhaps a bar stool might be a better choice........that table might hurt you
  22. popeye the sailor
    watch out Carl........poetry is catchy......... I'll try........but this ball is rolling under her own steam now.............oh, I hate it when it rolls under the sofa.....Whoa! thanks Patrick and Augie.......getting harder to tell what will come out next
  23. popeye the sailor
    either that.........raid your sister's hair brush!
  24. popeye the sailor
    I don't say much Danny........your one of the awesome craftsmen here. the ability to craft your own blocks and perform such life-like rigging, is a prime example of technique and experience. so many comment who have much more experience than I do, so I simply watch and learn, and enjoy watching you do that voodoo, you do
  25. popeye the sailor
    awesome progress Kees...fore deck and outer hull work is phenomenal! I'm truly enjoying your scratch techniques so......does this mean that there could be two builds in your dry docks?

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