popeye the sailor
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Peg looks really super Nils.....the wavy cut away is neat to see. interested to hear how you came up with the metal figurehead.....it looks very nice. -
something I have been meaning to do on this build, is the gallows. I have a pair of metal ones from the Nordkap build. they are nice......I used the pair that I had gotten from the replacement parts for the build, but these were slightly different. I would have to alter the feet, because they don't move very well. they also look like they were attached incorrectly. I'm going to make some out of wood, similar to the metal ones. I started by notching some 3/16 square stock, the same length as the uprights. after some cleaning up, the notches look better I didn't have strip stock that was the correct thickness, so I added 1/32 to a length of 10 mm planking......it equates to 1/8th of an inch thick it was then cut to the length of the caps, and a short piece was cemented on the tops......later sanded and shaped the first one was assembled using 10 mm brads to assemble it, a thin shim was laid between the upright and the cap, creating an air gap, so the uprights could fan out. I remembered to do this for the first two.....the third on, however, I forgot. you can see how this affected the third one......I have since repaired it. all I need to do now, is create the feet for them. I might also make a fourth gallow rig, so the nets can be deployed on either side of the ship.
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I wanted to begin planking the decks on this 'ole girl, but time is not on my side at the moment. there is some paint I also wanted to do....weather hasn't either. I did do a little painting on the stand pieces. I need to do a bit more. I also had a thought to assemble the first steps of the masts and bow spirit, to get an idea of the dowels I will need. this way too.....I can look at the detail and figure out a game plan. the gun port lids are a touchy subject....were they there or not. they are part of the kit, so I will use them. I'm also deciding whether or not to leave some of them in the closed position.....leaving a battery of them open and guns at the ready. this is as far as I got. perhaps I will remove the decks.....if I do, there will be an update for sure!
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I wish I had something to report......I have pictures...but they are wrong. I had begun the shroud work on the main mast. I'm looking for a natural flow to the dead eyes, rather than the even symmetrical flow, done as an aesthetic feature. I kinda gave this a margin of + or - 1 mm........my botched attempt is a bit beyond that. so I'll be removing them and starting over.....hopefully I can correct this and get the main shrouds finished, so I can do the ratlines. there is also one fore stay, that I might need to replace......I'll see what it looks like when I do the second step shrouds. an update soon......
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if you can see the Revell instructions, they simply have it going under the windlass. the first time I built this model, I did it that way.....but I didn't like it. when I got this kit, it was one of the first things I thought about. two hole at the chain gates.......I should have wrapped the chain inboard to outboard, they wouldn't be so close to the stairs. I used a wire to get the chain to go through the holes I drilled under the fore castle decking to the Hawse holes. it worked out really sweet. I hope your repair is going well.
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I like that finish! time is going to dull it down and make it look quite natural. deck and bulwarks look great.....the waterways add so much more
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the added accents look great Augie......really shaping up to be a very fine build!
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I'm not too sure Frank.....never really gave it much thought. according to Billing's....they measure from the tip of the bow spirit to the stern. sometimes even this doesn't seem right
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your almost there look forward to your restart!
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yepper!!! it figures this is pretty much the same stern configuration as the Nordkap and the Cux 87, I did {my first two builds}. I wrapped the planking to the stern stem.......crappy job, but I did my best. this will do just as well......I'd be careful with the sanding though.
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oh.....oh.....the dreaded 'looking back <--' from what I've seen of your work.......I think your fretting over nothing keep going this way -->
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you got a baby??????! SOOOOOOO cute! love 'em as puppies....so much fun! you got me with that other picture.......don't tell me....I'm keen to guess! a deck with a heli-pad! :D looks very cool! that's not an isolated though.....I've gotten that feeling with a couple of my builds. through faring though, sanding will take care of that......I tend to eye ball it as I go along. my biggest concern, is the tapering of the hull......although with proper faring, this usually isn't an issue either. it is good though that your covering all your angles.....should be a sweet looking hull when fully planked.
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looking good Hank.....the redo looks great
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is there a piece that will wrap around the stern? I have a PDF of the instructions......I sure hope you got more than this to work with......vague doesn't even describe it. doesn't even show the block your talking about.
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you could try stretching and steaming the thread, especially if it looks like good grade thread. I use a beading thread......got some serious kinks in it, but when I pull on it, it straightens out quite nicely. it doesn't get fuzzy either.
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I've seen those cars....and your a tall person. yes folks......and that is why they call it a Ghia....it's what you utter, when you try getting in..... :D don't feel bad Sjors......I own an Isuzu.....it trying to find the hole at the bottom of my wallet!
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sherry....I'm slipping you would have thought I'd get the cue from Nil's post :D so much detail......I guess you could say I got lost in it's beauty
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she's looking really sweet! do you have a picture of the dolphins?
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gonna look great when you get some paint on it....nicely detailed!
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they look pretty good.....I'd just seal them. gonna look great when the grain work pops out
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you'll be doing both jobs with it......I like to use it myself. I even use it to kill the shine on the Billing's paint. it also comes in a rattle can, if you prefer.
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I'll look forward to seeing your progress
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pay close attention to the bow.......you may need to taper
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