popeye the sailor
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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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don't say that word Sjors.....it's beautiful here at the moment! this lug here, already has his spring veggies in the ground!
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hey.......I smell something......wait a min.. *sniff...sniff* yes...unmistakable....sawdust! did we break ground yet Frank? I wanna see! :)
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