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popeye the sailor
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you gotta post some pictures! super to hear the mizzen's in place!- 555 replies
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sorry to hear this as well Larry
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
popeye the sailor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
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ohhhh my........two thumbs up and a happy dance to boot! transom looks great dave......glad to see that the bamboo isn't sealed to the point that it won't take stain. the wood grain is really sweet as well! the striated grain in the wood really makes it pop. it'll be an eye pleaser to see the hull completely planked!
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super progress Denis.......that lanteen looks very well done!
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planking looks very nice Larry I like scale planking as well....better control, and the butt joints gives the deck more detail. pre staining can be good, you know........sanded after the deck is laid, will tend to appear bleached, with grain definition. a light staining later will even it back up if you desire. keep up the good work
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that is actually a drafting table...it a nice height, since I stand to do most of my modeling. I've tried to use pieces of pine board that I have lying around. but, in the heat of development, I cut without thinking of pulling one of them out it has a formica top......if it gets too bad, I'll just get a piece and re-laminate it. thanks for looking in
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Michael....the trailer looks great! the Bristol is looking great.....love that picture of the deck!
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stagger the butts every three huh........you have quite a few bulkheads there, so dividing those increments in half will not matter I usually find though, that I need to, if I try to go more than two rows. I like the wood......deck's gonna look super
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nice job on setting the Mizzen up. I think it's rather neat how you've done all this before they are cemented in. I know that some install the masts without cement......free floating. but I would think it would depend on the mast rootings or if rake has to be preset. I might try this with the Half Moon......but unsure how it will work out....I'll need to jig them for rake. great work Denis!
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the repair looks very good.......hardly notice it at all! isn't it cool when you can do a major reno, with minimum effort
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to envision with your mind, and create with your hands..........how close you can come is a modeler's dream! I'd say you have that lesson learned very well
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there I go.......commenting on one page, without viewing them all.......I hate having to play catch up! congratz on the water test.....she looks great in the water! ah.....hem....I mean the Bristol have you given her a name yet?.....naming her after the admiral will give you some serious brownie points I can just imagine the smile on your face, when you finally saw her in the water.......I can't even get my admiral close to a pool! :D
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so true on the tip for the masking tape......the paint won't leave an obvious line {ridge}. not to mention the chips that will come with the tape, should you wait too long very nice paint work Michael....you had a hard choice to make {I liked the green}......she looks real sweet in the colors you've chosen! can't wait to see all the bobbles and bling on her.....we will see her total splendor!
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launcher looks good so far.........with the surgeries you've had to do in the early stages, this will be nothing more, than a nip and tuck ....I'm with Remco on this
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looking very nice David!
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now here's a wood I've hardly heard being used for hull planking.......sounds wicked cool! I wonder how well it will take stain. from where your deriving these planks from though, the wood might already be sealed. I don't want to sound like I'm critiquing or anything, but the transom counter tends to curve more on the starboard side. is there supposed to be a curvature there? since your going to redo the stern, you could trim it straight across and do a gradual curve down to the lower fascia. super job on the MF#1......can't wait to see the second planking on the MF#2
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been out of the loop for a bit.........sad to have heard that you were having trouble with the gun ports, but I see you have that well in hand now! she's looking really good.......time well spent, in my view! very nicely done
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sorry Nils........Webster's has run out of superlative descriptions for the detailed work your doing. I guess I'll just have to use one of my more popular stand-bys..........FANTASTIC!!!
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very nice thought........I guess this could be classified as micro detailing with all the fine bits you've put into her......it would be a shame to stop now fantastic work!
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Hee....Hee.....Hee........you devil! what a great way to procure the hull parts! .....and I thought tracing the hull parts from the existing parts panels was devious! :D no....really!.....with all the discrepancies in some of these kits, it's a great way to bypass all the little pratfalls, and proto type your own. this will be a great way to show Alex the research and techniques that goes into scratch building. the best part is that you won't have to wait for the parts to come in.....this alone might be enough to dampen the interest. I know where your coming from.......my oldest was adopted at the age of two {from a previous marriage}......love'em like my own...always will! I hope you two bond well with this build......I'll be watching I have the parts panels for the Gothenborg and the Half Moon.......like to see if either one of these hulls can be modified for pirate duty......looking forward in seeing how your build shapes up. FOOTNOTE: apparently I failed to read the second page..........I hope you reconsider and continue with this build.....I think it would be fun to do!
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looking good Piet.......
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looking very nice Sjors.........told you that when you got back, you'd go bonkers! :D you'll settle back in though.....it's all good! welcome back!
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hey there Den........making some great progress, I see! I'm in the same boat......I make my own sails. I'll have to look at calico......to find the material I was looking for, I turned a Hobby Lobby upside down......the lady that helped me was a god-send! it's hard to find material that is scale friendly and non transparent very nice work!
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your build is looking great Matti! first steps and shrouds are very nicely done........I really like a few of those pictures! they show the extra work you've put into her.....I quite agree, this is the best representation of a kit, that I've ever seen brass really isn't a big problem......I would think there is a product out there, that would remove the finish, but retain the overall character of the part. prepping the surface, in order to get the paint to stick seems to be the stumbling block here. I do recall that there is a product, used in the process of photo etch, that may be a solution to this problem. most of your ornamentation is carved......one sure-fire way to negate this problem really adds to your build as well.....very nice work!
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