popeye the sailor

I was going to mention that Kees! here I am fighting with it........then the admiral calls telling me she's taking Gibbs to the field! so I had to leave the bow as it was till I got back that's when I remembered the jig I made...... I had to use CA to glue them on.....I was picking it off my fingers as we walked thanks for the good word! thanks for the like and kind comments.......didn't get to do much yesterday, so i'll have to move it today

read through your log.........what a fine looking build you have here

you must reconsider Denis........your build is much more worthy than you realize! all those in favor......hit the like button

so cool! very nice work Steve!

awesome! bet he made'um walk the margin after that one!

that is the support for the deck extension. there is a lot more where that came from thanks for the likes and comments I got into another aspect yesterday........something I could have done when I made up the fore deck additions, but in thinking of all the added measuring I would have had to do.....I just did it in this manner. the fore deck calls for fenders {I think this is what you call them} around the bow. I didn't get pictures of this as I went along.......just picture the stern being between my knees, and me trying to cement these buggers on there........at the same angle as the bow, and as flush as I could to the edge. this is a rough cut of one of the sides. after shaping it, I made up the other side and commenced to gluing them on. let the battle begin! of course, I won....but the tip of the bow kept wanting to split. to defeat it, a piece of square stock was cemented in the corner of the tip, and used the little jig I made to help out. the angle isn't quite right, but that's OK. filler was applied to help hide the seam of the deck and such. it was sanded at this point, to bring it down and lessen the angle. to fill in the minor defects, it got a second application. then it was sanded again, doing a bit more to lessen the angle at the bow tip. this was a good thing, because it gave me more time to fix that slight bulge on the port side. it's hardly noticeable now....I can live with it any other small adjustments can be done when I finish out the rest of the hull. one thing I want to do, is take the bow tip down some more. I made this over sized a little, so it could be sanded and trimmed....it didn't need as much as I thought it would. I got it to where it is now, and gave it a shot of primer to seal it up. I still need to fill the gaps along the deck line. chop that tip down a little........and I'll be in business!

rudder looks fine Nenad! you've done a super job! nice way to go into 'telescopic mode' I try to use what my camera offers......but it doesn't work out most of the time

nice work on the deck structures Russ........very well done!

.....and to think I looked all over the place, trying to find stuff like this! I have been settling for tulle, when all the while I could have been using the admiral's ..........ohhhh.....your gonna get me in trouble for sure! I really like the crane.....such a superb ship! love it!

nice work on the gratings.........really like how you did the beak head

jeeze.......thanks gentlemen! done with the work week......perhaps I can get more done. I do want to get with some of the other builds though....some are like loooooong overdue. this two month hiatus I took really didn't do me any favors in this respect. thanks Kees........I'm following your build...you got a very interesting build going on there! thanks Piet..........I think you know more about ships than you let on........that sub is knock'in my socks off! thanks Omega.......I think it's kinda funny.....in the series, Curly was the one that got replaced.....Shemp, Joe, Etc. unfortunately, the Holiday boats aren't going to get finished this year......still way too much to do. this hull was the most logical to use, since it had a couple of flaws, that needed to be fixed. that's all done now though it's sad to think that the Holiday build has been reduced to a dual build, the direction that this hull is going to take, is going to be just as much fun to do. ever since I first saw this hull design, I had this idea......it was just too good to keep bottled up any longer thanks Bob and Adam I'll try not to leave ya hang'in for too long. there is a lot of dowel work ahead on me.......glad to know that I have enough from the kites. I do have a couple of pictures here that show one little feature. I have to narrow it by 1/8......just a hair too wide. I left it in this position all weekend......when I went to take it out, it had formed itself in the shape. I have to change it though, because the posts are now at a slight angle........I'll fix it this gives the extended deck more of a purpose now. I should have more on it soon

have you started another project?

I like that deck framing.......and I see what you mean now about framing in the counter......well done!

with these ships.......the hull is only half of the build.......the masting and rigging is the other half so there's something to look forward to Nils.........when your done, you'll have a "completely beautiful build!"

Denis........those are some fantastic pictures of your build........she look absolutely stunning! the layering of detail and rigging overlay, really shows depth into the build. you've put quite a bit of yourself into this build! your so close to the end of this build......I'd love {and hate} to be a fly on the wall when you finally say those immortal words "I'm finished!" I'd hate to see a grown man cry.........the "let down" release is going to be quite traumatic!

I've seen that.........parts that are made {laser cut} from too thick panels........makes the part look too chunky to use. I'm sure you'll come up with a remedy for it looking at this build you've created.......I have no doubt!

if that's what you did.......I really don't notice it I see stuff like that a lot........very shiny with the initial application, but as it cures and dries, it might tone down to a more natural, neutral finish. looks very nice....really adds to the super build you've done so far

even with all the little hiccups you've encountered......your making real good progress! she's looking great J.P.

adding to the accolades Sjors.........superb work, my friend!

interesting concept Wayne...looking forward in seeing how this comes out

shrouds look great Matti......she gets better and better, the more you add to her!

Billing's did that a lot with their older kits.......some folks didn't like it. they do sell wood grain laminate that has an adhesive backing, but I think the hard part would be the calking, since it is so thin.

looks great Tom.......your work NEEDS to be shown. congratz again, my friend!

I'm so used to primer drying quickly......to look at it now.......no harm, no foul. this is a white primer......back in the day, I recall when there was just brick red and gray. now-a-days, there just about every color of the spectrum.......no more problems with 'hue ghosting' thanks for the good word Keith thanks John.....it's nice to be at the point where I can now start to add to her.....distinguishing features. thanks for the good word! thanks to all those who hit the like button......this really was easy to do. it went better than I thought. Larry is no more......the name got erased with the fore deck platform. there is still an absence of feature.....nothing to look at and say 'yup, that's what it is'. the shell of the helm is to be made.......that might give a clue. I do know that I have to do something with that bow stem........the flat area on it is really noticeable

this is it Michael.......the end of the mods now it's onward and upward thanks for the good word!