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  1. popeye the sailor
    #2 deck looks great! the King plank is a nice touch I've done something similar, using thin strip mahogany.
  2. popeye the sailor
    very nice work on the bow stem decorations........the trail boards will compliment them really good I've built model ships for many years now......and I still don't know all the terms and names.
  3. popeye the sailor
    I built this kit back in my younger days.........now trying to find this kit, is like looking for a needle in a haystack! back then I had no idea of the inaccuracies......it will be interesting to see what you uncover I've always wanted to build another.
  4. popeye the sailor
    very nice work Kees.....love the detail you've put into it. well done indeed!
  5. popeye the sailor
    yes......when the masts are assembled, it will put them into perspective. at least your not hearing what I usually hear........."you care more about you boats, than you do me!" my answer varies from time to time
  6. popeye the sailor
    they look really awesome John........sweet build!
  7. popeye the sailor
    I think that it's a combination of the year the kit came out and the information base they had to work with. you would think though, that with every upgrade of the molds, new information and detail would have been tooled into them......I'm sure the molds were remade a couple of times. well done on the fore thought
  8. popeye the sailor
    looking very nice Kester.........cleanly well done!
  9. popeye the sailor
    nice.......I see you started a bit of planking have you though about how she's to be viewed? if you planked the cut a way side and left the other side open, you could position a light over the other side and illuminate the lower deck......that would look really neat! super job your doing here!
  10. popeye the sailor
    thanks Michael...........coming out better than I ever expected more progress soon.......I got a heck of a cold, and didn't get much done yesterday.
  11. popeye the sailor
    fantastic job with the spark plugs Michael......how much clearance at TDC? very sorry to hear of your admiral's health problem.......I wish her the best
  12. popeye the sailor
    very nice build here Steve......the level of detail is fantastic! I noticed the different color in plastic.......are you using some parts from a kit? looking forward in seeing more
  13. popeye the sailor
    really super progress Frank.....the deck is awesome! nicely done on the weathering too
  14. popeye the sailor
    looking really sweet Augie.......very nice! I love how neatly done, it looks
  15. popeye the sailor
    yea......the idea is to make pilot holes. I'll use a smaller drill to locate them. I'm done with the work week.......now I can play. not to worry Augie, the port holes are fixed........no harm will come to them. looks like I need to make sure my fingers are clean of sawdust though, before I touch the hull love the sawdust smudge in one of the pictures
  16. popeye the sailor
    thanks to you all and those who hit the like button. actually, I didn't even bother to paint the portholes. they come in that dark brown color, and in the pictures, they look kinda blackened.......so I left them like that. I'm just as curious Carl......there is one picture that I'm itching to do........perhaps in the next update I think I figured out how to drill the holes for the 'eye' shackles. the problem is that the drill tends to want to walk off the side of the dowel, putting them in the wrong position and angle. more on this soon thanks again all!
  17. popeye the sailor
    well done on the bow spirit Nenad........she looks super
  18. popeye the sailor
    congrats on the finish of these two fine builds Dave........I'll look forward to your next one
  19. popeye the sailor
    ahhhhhh....the dreaded detail threshold.......to infinity...........and beyond! looking real sweet Patrick........nice!
  20. popeye the sailor
    nice progress Tom
  21. popeye the sailor
    a big thanks to every one for the likes and the kind comments I'd have been around yesterday, but my monitor decided to kick the bucket.........I'm reduced to using our old stand-by........a 12 X 12 LG VGA monitor. everything looks so tiny a warm hello to you Sal.......always glad to see new faces. I try to be as descriptive as I can. if someone benefits from the info.......I feel that's a big plus that bevy of chain Carl is for the trawl rig.....or a major part of it. as a matter of fact, I bought some more Friday......another type...'antique copper'. I'm always on the look-out for something cool as for the engine......I want to pull the heads to see if there is any piston damage.....and to see if the right side head has been replaced as well. I'll go with anything that's cheaper to do. it's a wait and see thing. I'll keep that in mind Patrick.......I would like to do something about it I've even thought of filling them with white glue and dusting them with fine sawdust. could also be a case of the wood shrinking. I did a bit more on Friday......most of it had to do with the aft section of of the trawl rig. there is a bit of framework involved with it. first went the outer support framing. the rest of it was soldered in place...I used a file ans sandpaper to clean it up. a brass pin was installed at the base of the scaffold and dry fitted in place. there is still a bit more to add to it before it sees any paint. the portholes were finally put where they belong.....before they got lost on the table the second picture shows the 'glass' better, I think the front support bar was added to the first section of the trawl rig.......still more to go. as for the hold.....simulated hinges were added and painted. it is now permanently in place on the main deck all was fine until I attempted to add the eye 'shackles' to the top of the aft section of the trawl rig. I ended up cutting the botched top off and fitting another one.
  22. popeye the sailor
    thanks Carl......yea.....I needed this like a hole in head. the engine replacement far exceeds the value of the truck, but the body is in very good shape, and it has no value in the shape it's in at the moment. can't sell it......can't junk it anyway, because there is still a loan on it. I wonder what they would say, if I called them and told them their collateral is gone! they'll call me anyway, because I took almost all the insurance off of it, seeing as it will be stored and not on the road. the only thing that's on it, is if something were to happen to it, like a roof collapse {if I should be so lucky } now if only warmer weather would come.
  23. popeye the sailor
    I find this very interesting.......I've never seen them on the mizzen shrouds........only on the fore mast shrouds. looking very nice John!
  24. popeye the sailor
    I liked that one picture of her on the table.......the light set her up beautifully! you've made some really great progress there....moving right along in fine shape! about the tool.........after I posted that picture, I was going to set up and cut a few circles to try it out. I think that repeated light cuts, it should do quite well. I'm sure that 2 mm will be more than adequate for the crows nest base......heck, you can even go to 1.5 mm {1/8 to 3/16}, I use basswood quite a bit.........take your time, take small bites, and it should all turn out alright I may still try to do it........very curious
  25. popeye the sailor
    thanks Patrick.........I was starting to get 'modeler's envy' watching you fine folks making progress. glad to be back

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