popeye the sailor

awesome Daniel..........never a dull moment at your table! such wonderful detail.........really....really nice!

very nice work on the tube Tim........got some very nice detail and will look great painted!

a prime example of what I've been experimenting with.......with a little modification to the bulwarks, this hull could be made into either ship! very nice

awesome progress John.........your moving like wildfire!

gee........and here I was thinking that a simple shelf, would be sufficient to berth my builds, when I'm not working on them?!?! great space saver!

nice work on the start of your rigging.....are you planning to put sails on her? I ask because I notice the lion heads along the side....did you drill holes in them? there are tack lines that go through them. I got some from Corel for my Billing's build.....and I had a heck of a time doing them off the model........it would be hard to do them on there.

super progress.........paint work looks great! that's quite a gloss you got there.......evidence of a really smooth hull *nice* !

super looking masting Kees........really neat how it's put together even without clear pictures, you have good attention to detail...I love It!

thanks Nils now to see how phase 2 works out

glad to hear everything is looking up Michael! she'll recover better at home plugs look sweet~!

I thought I had mentioned it before.......looking back in the log, I see I did gotta follow my son to the garage......he needs work done on his car.......I'll get to see my brother

well I glad you do Sjors I will be calling for the update today.......I will be asking about compatibility. along with the info I found on the Lady grace, I checked out the Hanna Borden and the Andrea Gail. now, the articles state that the Lady Grace was used, because she resembled the A.G. .......but even stranger, was the statement that they were built together. I only found one article that suggested this, but all the other articles state that the Andrea Gail {1978} and the Hanna Borden {1983} were both built in Panama City Florida. the Lady Grace {1978} was built in Ocean City Maryland. it's trivial......but I found it interesting got a busy morn........but later, I will get to the table. thanks for following along Sjors.......it wouldn't be a party without you

I have pictures of the Lady grace Lextin......her name was change for the movie, and then changed back. I did find a bit of history on the lady grace. she was sold after the movie was made.......and then later bought as sort of a museum piece. she needed some work though, and ten days into it {August 2011}, workers started a fire that gutted the helm and the cabins below. anyway, to look at her hull.....it left a large paint blotch. I may do a little blending......but I doubt it thanks Mobbsie! it works......I hope the numbers do as well thanks for the good word!

your rigging is fantastic Nils....WOW!

there's nothing wrong with them......if you mount them.........move on! fantastic work!

thank you very much gentlemen! they're not perfect, but standing not too close, you don't really see the difference. I will try and do the numbers tonight. I hope the transparency issue doesn't ghost them out.......I may have to set up the E-machine, to find out if it's simply a compatibility issue....not being black. gotta go to work now.....see you all tonight. thanks again for the good word and to all who hit the like button let me know what you do George.......especially if you find something different. as mentioned, don't get the basic.....you can't import anything with it......just make the decals supplied in the program. this was Larry Patrick.....Moe is going to be the Tree boat.......I think......?!?! oh crap.....now you got me thinking

I didn't want to let you folks down......even though it's walking dead night the samson post is in place I cut out the decals that was best to fit on the stern. since these are done on white paper, I made sure that I stayed in the green, and not give them a white border. I was very happy to see that they came out as well as they did. the green is a little off.....I may try to do some blending. I'll weigh it out though......I don't want them to get blotchy, or built up with paint. I did the names on the bow too....they came out the same. I am so pleased that they look as good as the do.

thanks again for all the kind comments! once I make the other pulleys and brackets, I can try and give them a little extra detail. thanks Augie, Mark, John, I really appreciate the good word! I'm past the halfway mark for sure.......now to make the parts to fit her out! thanks Patrick......you may reconsider, when you see the next update all I have are the towers Carl.......no laptops here I will be very careful. thanks for the good word! thanks George.....you can try to get it here: Testors be sure to get the standard edition, and not the basic. I will be ordering the update for it....probably this week. then I can set up the E-machine. if you do get it, let me know, and I can tell you how to get the update as well. I don't know about the hardener, but the bonder is very important it can even be used on old decals, to freshen them up {they won't micro crack}.

I began to do a little bit with the booms.....in thoughts of how these would be rigged..I'd love to do something with double......or even triple blocks. I think the mechanics of the pulley assemblies would be really cool. I need to look into this a bit more, but for now, eye bolts were fitted in the tips. assembling the 'T' vent...I used white glue to fill in the gaps of the assembly. before it had dries, I sanded it to add to the glue. it's done to make it as seamless as possible. going into the trawler box, I filched some preservers. they need to be painted still...not sure if I will replace the rope. some parts got the second coat of primer..the Samson post was included. .....even the aft section. the stanchion was remade.......unpainted, and no pulley block it looks better scaled down.......the pulley spools are made from very short railing posts and those 5/16 circles I cut out.......I had to make more because some split in the making of them. fitted in place, it looks a little naked, but it will all become clear when finished. I didn't get to apply the decals yet, as you can see. I wanted to try them tonight, but it's a bit late for that..........perhaps I can try tomorrow evening.

holy cow!......boy! do I have a lot to catch up on! whether folks comment on my builds or not.......this is the MOST awesome place to be I am so honored to be a part of this wonderful site!!! Mark.....thanks for the good word! the admiral refuses to see my build table go in another room......I tried to shut off the banter box.....but she say it will continue until the pilot house is finished! she rubbed it by saying ".......that what you told me to do!" Tom.......the decal maker. I have never tried to use paint shop to make them.....I have made something with it, and imported it into the decal program though {the Half Moon is a good example of this}. the good points about the decal maker, is that it is formatted to accept and use decal paper {5.5" X8.5"}, where paint shop is formatted to regular paper {8.5" X11"}. I'm sure it can be done.....but the decal maker takes out a lot of the guess work. I'm still experimenting with it, since I don't use it a lot...but it has served me well. just about any image can be imported and manipulated using it......and what I've done so far has been fun. the one thing I need to get, is the update to it, so the transparency function can be enabled. the only thing I can say, is if you have an interest in it, it's the #14202 Testor's "sure thing" decal maker - standard edition. I have a phone number where you can get the update for it......download only {I'm going to see if I can get a physical copy} Sjors and Nenad.......thanks for the good word! clutter is my version of keeping ideas under wraps! Carl......yes, I will be doing that. I will feed it info via memory stick......I had to get rid of XP because the attacks were getting pretty serious~! thanks for the good word......sorry I had to leave abruptly this morn...many things to do before I left for work Patrick and George....... no.....that's not blood.....just the Remanence of red paint. you should have seen what happened when I shook a bottle of flat black with the cap loose! you'd have thought everything around me had the measles! you are like way too kind Patrick.....I thank the both of you for looking in and the good word! Augie........no not chello......cello! I play bass....there's a difference Piet.......the plans don't show one.......if it's there.....you bet! thanks for the good word! I think I covered everyone........if I missed you, let me know...so I can redeem myself for being such a heel for forgetting you .......I didn't forget you Sal.....hello and welcome to the mayhem! the clothes pin thing is something I used to do in my plastic days...it has served me well so far, in my wooden future if you see something......use it......I love to share thank you for the good word! in your honor, I'll post Friday's update ...........wait a moment! a big thanks to all who hit the like button!

OMG!!!! too much to comment on at the moment! {getting ready for work} I'll be here tonight.......good question Tom

thanks Frank......as said.....who am I to deny I love to hear any ideas....you never know what I might try! I'm more than willing to share anything I come across thanks for the good words! no Nils.......what your seeing is a mess! it's a wonder the admiral don't put the vac to it......it's wide open for all to see when they come over! sometimes I have to move things around.....just to find my ideas! thanks for the good word! thanks Bob! I'm trying......but it isn't hard at all! this has turned out to be a very fun project. after the B.S. of the last couple of weeks, it's great to be back at the table. thanks for your kind word.....I'm glad you like it! oh......and thanks to everyone who hit the like button! I really appreciate it

I can see that.......the quality of your work shows no warning really.......never had a thought it was warranted just throwing it out there as reference for others. yours and J's logs will serve me well for when my Half Moon comes out of the closet

looking sweet John!

I wish I had some form of translator for that.......I did catch the word sprinkler.......was there a sprinkler system put in place on board?.....or am I mistaken..... .....a very sad sight to see.