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  1. popeye the sailor
    great that your overcoming these problems........actually, a good many of these kits have these small fo-pahs. it's all in how you overcome them, that makes a build great. your doing a swell job!
  2. popeye the sailor
    Inner bulwarks look great Augie..........very well done!
  3. popeye the sailor
    good to hear!
  4. popeye the sailor
    thank you David, Jason, Piet, and Marcus. with the invent of the deck inlay, I know this is extreme. the two factors that I looked at was the longevity of the adhesion of the inlay, and those seams in the deck sections. doing them in this way, insures defeating both of these problems. I wish I could continue, but it seems I can't escape automotive troubles. I'm still not out of the woods yet......but I shouldn't complain..........I'm still building, but at a more "metallic" level thanks for the good word gentlemen........and thanks to all of you for the likes!
  5. popeye the sailor
    thanks John, Joe, Patrick, and Augie........if this did anything.......it makes for life-like seamless decks. you can see just how flat this lacquer is........with how much I use flat paints.......I still can't believe how 'dead' it is. it's pretty awesome I have done 5 or 6 of these Revell series kits, and the sectioned deck always was a pain to me. this time..............I rule! to me, this was quite a process.....but, it was fun and I got to see what will and won't work. thanks for all the good comments, and for the likes. hope to have another update real soon!
  6. popeye the sailor
    AWESOME!!! with your first post.....it made me wonder....."why, is Tina Turner coming?" I do apologize Steve....I saw your post, and since this is J's log, I didn't want to add to it.........but it seems that J is more computer savvy than I thought!!! all kidding aside........ahhhhhhhh, no. I think I'll wait and see if I can find something more 'in line' with the period thanx!
  7. popeye the sailor
    there are many ships that we know little or nothing about. the challenges that a modeler faces, in trying to uncover fact and history, is a huge task. this is the major form of enjoyment in this medium we play in. our admirals think we're nuts........{but that's another story} the models we see, are the flesh made of many volumes, written from the past. time moves on.........the past getting cloudier and the pages yellow, but is still there to glean and ponder. the model is old........but is looked on by many new minds...and new questions are asked......more than the model can supply. even the books, suspended by time, can only answer so many, before it becomes common knowledge and hearsay. the model is but a window of the volume and mind.......made flesh for the ocular view...........like the volume, it suggest ideas and thoughts of what could have been, what might have been, and what was. as for the model of today, we see it as a work of beauty, craft, and vision. it suggests the what is......and most importantly, what if. no to worry dear friends.......the model of today will soon become the model past.........and it will be looked at by many more new minds. as time is the thief......the old model is now gone, and all that remains, are snapshots in a drawer or album. keep on thinking free
  8. popeye the sailor
    thanks Keith.........yes, there's going to be something on the galley floor. I covered it so it wouldn't get any lacquer on it. it was so nice to set the deck in and not worry about it breaking off.......or worse with the spar deck in place, it's very hard to see the bulwarks. you have to look at an extreme angle......I may not even thicken the walls in there.......not sure yet. thanks for the good word, glad you like it
  9. popeye the sailor
    thanks for the good word Evan....I have the decks sealed and in place. I'm pleased with the way they look. that's what I'm saying.......I find it hard to doubt what your saying. are there any plans for her in existence from that time period? I've been looking around since this came up........I promise you.......if I find anything, I'll let you know the United States and the Connie were similar in many ways.......I would suspect that the President was as well, even though she was a tad smaller in girth. as I said......build her, my friend..........I think she's gonna look every bit as sweet have fun with your build, and I'm gonna keep watching.
  10. popeye the sailor
    .........meanwhile, back at the table...... with the decks back in the house.........it's time to see what I have been wanting to see. I installed the gun deck back into the hull.. then the spar deck was set in place... I wanted to get a shot of the inside.......trying to find the right angle.......this was the best I was going to see. I really like the way this turned out........the spar deck still has some slight traces of the white......but I think this is the best I'm going to get it, without redoing it. I think once fittings and structures are set in place, it will look fine.
  11. popeye the sailor
    I was just about ready.........got pulled away a couple of times......but I manged to git 'er done! the splints along the edges of the deck were removed, so it could get a good sanding. the ripples are almost non-existent! then, the gun deck got sanded. I still need to use a sanding stick in between the holds. during the process......I started to think about the galley floor. it's pretty flimsy and thought about stiffening it up. I cut some diagonal pieces and glued them under neath.......ain't too flimsy now! while this was drying.......I sanded the spar deck again and touched up the holds and got rid of that white stuff. I forgot to mention......the archive pen died! guess this task was just too much for her I tried to keep her alive, with a few India Ink transfusions......but to no avail. I had to do the last couple of planks with a magic marker........it worked.......I just had to move real quick with it .....and then, it was out to the garage......... it started with the spar deck........getting a coat of lacquer ....and then, it was the gun deck's turn....... now we wait.........and see what happens
  12. popeye the sailor
    thank you Piet..........I'm just about ready to tempt fate............we'll see how well the lacquer goes on with an airbrush thanks for looking in and the good word
  13. popeye the sailor
    come on now........haven't you rolled a snowball before? take a snowball and roll it in the snow........before you know it, it's this great big huge thing! modeling is pretty much like that........you start out with this one idea.......and pretty soon, you have this huge model! sweet deal at the back of the tower.......good that you found the wheels! while you have the black out......perhaps a bit more on the handrail...just to even it up. .........or is that the camera angle? she looks terrific Piet!
  14. popeye the sailor
    I heard there was a bash party going on..........always fun to watch a fellow reinvent the wheel
  15. popeye the sailor
    I can relate to that bet the cabinet looks sweet!
  16. popeye the sailor
    not sure as of yet........I did a test fit with a piece of flat stock and the planking, and it will fit OK........I'll know more later thanks for the good word Dave
  17. popeye the sailor
    I still want to go to Hobby Lobby and see if they have anything. be just my luck........all they have is 'hello kitty'
  18. popeye the sailor
    I was looking through news articles........this I found to be very sad. I hope you are well Nenad http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/balkan-flood-victims-face-threat-thousands-drowned-animals-n109951
  19. popeye the sailor
    hey Wayne........what's the matter.......wet up your way? we're supposed to see some off and on crap.........so, which one you want.....the 'on' stuff, or the 'off stuff? at this point........I'll take anything with Mr. Sun in it thanks for the good word!
  20. popeye the sailor
    very nice Nils........I like that tiller socket.....nicely done. very nice ship's wheel assembly
  21. popeye the sailor
    more and more.........the added detail is very nice...... she's looking great!
  22. popeye the sailor
    hi Patrick.....not too sure at the moment........if I did, perhaps only the carriages. I don't want to get too crazy with this build.......but you never know what I'll think of as I go along. thanks for the good word!
  23. popeye the sailor
    thanks for the good word David.....the spar deck and the poop deck has already been sprayed with a couple of coats of flat lacquer. I like the way it looks......but it seems a bit too flat to me. I may opt to do a final coat with semi gloss lacquer. I've used this in the past, and it has not produced a shiny deck so far.........most of it gets sucked into the wood anyway. the flat lacquer makes a great seal coat, so I'd likely go with a couple of coats.......it brings out the grain very well.
  24. popeye the sailor
    it make me wonder though why Revell have done them the way they did......the United States is the same way. unless, rather than tie these lines to eye bolts, they use this as a firm base for these lines to originate. it is a quick fix though.........cement eye bolts in the sheave holes to to initiate the rigging, and then tie them off on the spar deck. when these kits were produced, they got their information from the department of the Navy and the Smithsonian institute........is this old information, or was it revised?
  25. popeye the sailor
    again.........I normally don't do too much during my work week, but this process was very hard to ignore. with the regular thin stock I used gone....the strips I cut down was used to finish the deck off. I had done the port side.......the starboard side was the only area left to do. even though I finished both sides, I left it clamped to the table. being unfinished wood, it still can be affected by temperature and relative humidity. last night, I took the clamps off, and freed it from the table. trimming off the excess planking, it returned to it's platform like structure. it's a very nice day today.........sunny and getting warmer with low humidity. I don't think this will be an issue.........having figured out the culprit of the initial problem in the first place.

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