popeye the sailor

I like that Kerry.......out of the blue! too funny! :D

thanks Augie.......missing parts.......no problem! just shuffle them around a little! thanks John......I wanted to keep the base.....it will just make it easier. I'll get it straightened out anything for you Sjors....has Anja changed her mind about the feet? :D thanks for the good word thank you Mark thanks Daniel......they are part of the outer hull paint work.......now, all I have to do is get up the nerve to do the rest thanks for the good word

this is a scratch built model, that comes from the estate of the late Hal Ewing. I'm not too keen on the MSW lore, but he was friends with J.Hatch......they belonged to the same club together {he might have see it}. from what I've read, the model is only a few years old. it is based on an actual ship, but the name is his moniker. the hull is made of hard wood. this is about all the info I could see on it, although I did get a copy of a picture of one of Hal's dioramas {with permission} it's not of the ship in question.....but you might see some resemblance of his work.

you've made the first step........and many more beyond. I see you finishing this fine ship

good to see your up and about.......back issues can be a real pain {a bit of a pun, but they are not funny!} I don't sit as much as I used to either.......kind of the same problem, but I get restless. my table is high......so I stand. I wish you well, and I hope to see you back at the table soon!

thank you Patrick and Lawrence......once I do what I need to do with the exterior work, I can give her the flat sealer and get these parts on the ship, where they belong. thanks for the good word thanks Bob......i had made the adjustment to the starboard front.......the new railing made it look better, but it made the port side stand out a bit. I'll get it right yet thanks for the good word

love the video Daniel......I can see why you enjoy it so much! I would have to see a lot more, before I was to try one though sorry to see the ship go back in dry dock......but every modeler knows that there are the risks involved......it's all part of the hobby. you'll have her fixed up in no time thank you for that wonderful video

I thought that was what you were going to do........replank. get your bulwarks in order before you commit though

good to see some wood being jostled into position.........well on your way now!!!

now that's a ship shape shop Michael.........the beauty is in knowing where everything is. glad your making progress again

I'm sorry to hear that Piet........I wish you well and my thoughts will be with you. sounds like your in good hands......just do as they say and rest easy. finish the sub {supercollosalstupedous build, by the way}, and then turn to the VOC.........a happy and busy mind can conquer all!

you are most welcome Nils........thanks for showing how this beautiful model was built you've got some great skills and an eye for detail!

WHOA>>>>baby!! looking good there Sjors! your off and running!

I also need to get a move-on with the exterior hull work. I'm just going to go with the best looking scheme and be done with it the way I did the railings, will make it hard to follow the flow of the lines, but I will try to make it work. the first aspect was with the railings themselves.....the red and white striping. I took a bunch of thin mahogany......in different widths, and painted them white. I sorta goofed here when I masked off for the red........I should have cut the tape down and cut down on the length of the dashes. yea........I used that crappy blue stuff! it didn't come out as good as I wanted it to......but it is salvageable, so I guess it's not a total loss. just as well.......I don't have much extra stripping left. I tried a piece of it on the model.......touched up, it will look better

I'm kinda wondering, if this is also to denote port and starboard......something I've never seen before. anyway......................................I mentioned the whittling I was doing on the masts. I needed to get the top capping down to the size that will fit into the nests. so, I cut into the mast with my miter box and saw, and cut away the excess....later sanded smooth. now, I had mentioned perhaps making a new main mast nest, but I chose to repair the original one, only because it has the pre drilled holes. later, I chose to rip off all of the upper railing and start over, adjusting the post in the area I started from, and the redo. I assembled the framework that the nests will be located on. the fore mast nest was assembled to the mast......since that one turned out OK. after the railing was finished on the main mast nest.....there was still an area on it that wasn't right. I am making the change yet again. while I was working on that, I continued on other aspects, between drying times. the capstan is an assembly, consisting of a bunch of little pieces....most of them are missing. so I opted to use the parts that the nests would have been made up with. after making up a scratch base ring for the supplied capstan post, the railing parts were cemented around the base. then, the bow spirit was assembled. it is not trimmed to size yet. I had some smaller dowel to use, instead of the supplied dowel for the capstan bars. I added some brass banding to spruce it up a bit more. I did the same for the pump, and stained other parts that can be readily assembled onto the ship. I'll lightly stain them with the mahogany stain to match them up with the rest of the ship.

thanks Pawel and Nils......welcome to the log.....I hope you enjoy it. OK Sjors........here's that progress I promised you I got wrapped up with a couple of aspects.........and my picture search. I did come up with something strange. here are a couple of pictures......I guess there must be more than one copy floating around.... notice the aft artwork: I hope they didn't do this, just to mess with my head.......don't know how I'm going to do all this, but if they're not careful.......I'll do it my way, and really mess'em up! :D

sweet!! .........on with the rigging!

man!!! your a lucky guy! my admiral won't do it for me .........but I can agree with her, it's my thing I don't mind playing 'Sally Seamstress" for a while......it's kinda fun :D . nice bit of progress you've made........the ship looks absolutely marvelous! the traveler {horse} came out great! superb!

nice job on the inner bulwarks Sjors........love the deck, looks very rustic

I'm a bit late to the party........bit just wanted to drop a line to say how great the planking looks! totally agree that a staining to match the upper hull would be a great idea.......why cover that wonderful work with paint. super job Augie.......congratz!

soon Sjors........very soon

looks great Den..........and the templates are reusable too!

you could make a new sail if you wish......it's good practice. as a rule anyway........most sails are out of scale in some way or another, so we try to portray them as best we can. as long as you used threads {ropes} that are comparable to the sails, it should be alright.

nice how you made the stirrups from rope....... really cool!

yea....I know Bob {hangs head........then shakes it}......I should listen to myself sometimes. currently, I'm in the process of trying to make some adjustments to the original one. hopefully, I can make it a bit better, like the fore mast nest. I was in the process of looking for more pictures today........and I stumbled across a site by National geographic. this is used by schools as a teaching tool for kids.....so, gather up the young'uns and watch these videos......it's kinda cool. Life on the Half Moon - National Geographic Education I am also in the process of assembling the first sections of the masts......had a near death experience with one of them......snapped the upper part of it, in which I was whittling it down to fit the nest. luckily, I'm still able to use the dowel.....I haven't cut it down to length yet. hopefully, I will have an update for you soon