popeye the sailor

thanks Mobbsie.........I already talk to myself ........the admiral is getting tired of saying "What???? :D How to win, over reasoning with one's self that's easy........you gotta take command.......you gotta take control of the conversation...........I AM!!!!! then your inner self will say "OK, then I guess it's your turn to make the mistake!" :D thoughts for assertiveness you think to yourself......"who am I?" your inner self will say......."your the boss." you ask your inner self......"....and who are you?" your inner self will say......"I'm nothing." .......so you think to yourself and come to the conclusion, that your the boss over nothing

thanks all for the kind comments! only got a little done yesterday........driveway is clear now, and getting a wash with rain today....crap! yepper Augie......I got ideas flowing all through me too late though....brain's already scrambled ! thanks! thanks John........other than the minor set back....it's great to be on a beaten path thanks Piet! it's in the alignment of the two holes for the Mizzen mast......if I get a chance, I'll post a picture before I mast her the mast leans wayyyyyyyy back....a bit too much. the hole in the main deck and the hole in the lower aft deck......they are pre punched {I didn't have to scratch either part - main deck and aft deck platforms}. same with the hole for the canopy. the Gothenborg is lanteen rigged...and it doesn't have as much rake as this one........I have a gameplan! you know........you could do a crow's nest.........have a guy up there on the look-out, and a couple of others on the deck scratch'in their heads :D :D remember........never underestimate the mind of a lunatic.....the power of suggestion is too great! thanks Patrick.........no, no time machine......it's all selective, just like my hearing {just ask the admiral} it is said that the one who has all the toys, wins..........but I think you have to have all the models first.......to use them on I didn't buy the tool though, thought I'd cut out the middle man! :D :D {he who packs lightly, moves faster}

the parts look pretty good........gee bud......they look better than the original ones your almost back to where you were......looking very good!

you mean a traveler........right? sweet job with the ratlines Mobbsie......I'll be up to that soon enough great!!!

with the way things are going Henry.......you might be right! this winter is really a bummer! nice work on the cannons

glad to see your back at it.......sweet looking anchors

I hope I have enough blocks for all this rigging........ eegadds, flipping that sheet over was quite an eye opener I also wanted to mention that the life boat is not going to look like that.......there's a plan in the works for it

hee.........hee......thanks Sjors..........WHOAaaa...baby!! I have two of them! I thought it was only done on the foremast......but there's one on the main mast too. the plans show it......that was where I got my initial thought. but looking at the rigging sheet........my, what a tangled web we'll weave! note the rake on the Mizzen mast........it's a part of the problem I mentioned earlier. the way the decks are set up, there's too much rake. I have to fix that a close up of the fore mast shows the crow's feet tethered from the crow's nest to the lower fore stay and here is the main mast the bases for the crow's nests....I can use......they have all the holes I'll need for the rigging, but I'll need to scratch build the rest.....I think I'm going to do them next you might want to add the C.F.'s in Sjors.....................sorry Anja

I did find a small problem though......I put the masts in place, and found that the Mizzen mast interferes with the canopy. the holes for it give it too much rake. I can do a couple of things here.....since the holes for either of them are already punched out.....I either need to alter the axis of the Mizzen mast, or notch out the canopy. as it is, I feel there is too much rake on the mast. as I think up a way to do this.....I settled on doing something else for the moment. the lantern for the stern is on this page, so I played with this. the lantern is made up of about six parts.....some of these parts are wood. you have the brass rod, brass bottom cap........then there is a wood base for the clear plastic lense part to sit on. two additional wood parts sit on the top, sandwiching the plastic piece in. I couldn't figure out or find the top piece, so I used a perrel bead.....worked just as well I should have rounded off the bottom piece, but I didn't.........but I did do it to the two upper pieces. I painted these parts gold. these pieces were glued together and then painted as a whole.....gold. after the perrel was pushed on there, the end of the rod was snipped off and filed flat.....it too was painted.

I was looking in the instructions Mobbsie, and what do you know........I have crow's feet too! must be from these gosh-darn boot I always wear no, but really...... I need to do them too......it's all good! to continue with the build.......I got that canopy finished and stained. I must have gotten some glue on the outside......I had a couple of faint blotches, so I touched it up. I sanded it before I did the touch-up......I kinda liked the way it looked.....I might do a re sand to lighten it up again. more was done to the holds, bordering around them with mahogany, and then staining them later. the trailing board frames were cemented in place......darned instructions don't show you where to put them exactly......my best guestimate. I also need to take that piece out I put back in.......I have this bit of ornamentation to put in it's place. to continue with the forward hold, the cradle parts that holds the life boat were cemented in place. I should have waited and stained it as a whole. I got this idea from Peter Visser {thanks Peter}......since this kit does not have cutouts for gun ports and windows.....I find the need to improvise. thanks to you, I think I can pull off the windows. luckily, I'm glad I didn't throw away all my old floppy discs both holds are finished now......just about ready to go I did a dry fit of the parts so far........

welcome back John

sessions at the tanning salon don't take that long Augie

glad to hear it Shawn........I'll look forward in seeing how you make out

thanks John........an' I ain't even tired! a little crazy perhaps.........but not tired!

get some spinach!

looking forward to it

the last picture is real good........shows off the whole operation. are you going to have railings along the mesh? looking very good Andy

thanks for the picture Mobbsie.......I knew what Sjors was talking about {I was just fun'in with him} I still think he should see a podiatrist..... .....wooden shoes........feet can't breathe I hear you there Nenad......inner city life is like that.......we have our own driveway, the other two floors have their own as well........and neither the two shall meet! love it! had a funny this morn.......my son left to go to work. I knew he would be in trouble, so I went out.....he was stuck 3/4 of the way down the driveway. he wouldn't have made it out anyway......the end of the driveway had this huge barrier of snow, plowed from the street. it had solidified too, which would have been like hitting a brick wall! get him unstuck and clear the way.......bye....bye now........go to work!

thanks Patrick........I hope to have more soon!

yea Mobbsie........I know! I think Sjors is pulling my leg.........I mean, his neck of the wood is snow central I just want to scrape down the driveway, to get it back to asphalt for when the rain comes thanks for the good word......it is nice to get back onto a beaten path.

you really think so Lawrence.........they're not the same........ohhhhhhh, that's what I was shoot'in for! now, I'm going to cry ! nawwwwwwww.........I don't think so :D :D Believe me Lawrence, by the time I'm done, they are going to have all the individualism they can handle! thanks for the good word....right now, it's all cookie cutter. the interesting stuff will come later. in fact, when I do the deck platforms for the hull dubbed Larry.......there is going to be a change in the layout.......I just have to decide how much of a change. thanks for following along.......

with your eye for detail.......I don't mind. just glad that I caught it at the beginning

crow's feet.........can't help you with that.........what you need is a podiatrist! :D I wonder what this mystery ship is????? care to pass a subtle hint

thank you Sjors........I should be back at the table shortly. gotta go clean the snow that the plow guy left behind got another three inches coming in tonight......but the temps are going to be mild, and they are saying that we should see rain by the end of the week....... .........just what we need!

the tinkering began with the holds.........each one is made up of two pieces, glued together. the fife racks are to be made from 5 x 5 mm square stock. they need to be slotted to receive the pin rails then I toyed around with the framework for the trailing boards the pin rails were cemented to the posts at this time, as were the bases for them this elongated knee at the stern had to be reworked a little......it locks into the kit designed cap rails. since I changed how the cap rails looked, the slot was filled in and sanded to smooth it out. the holder for the flag staff was also cemented in place. the holes for the lift pulley assemblies were drilled into the fife racks. the bases were later beveled and these, and the trailing board frames were stained. I need to go over them with the mahogany stain to give them the reddish hue, like I did with everything else, so far. there is a small canopy that is located over the opening in the first aft level. to make it easier to assemble, I gave it a bit of framework. I knew about that small chunk that got taken out of the outer frame......and I was going to face it towards the inside, but I wasn't watching when I did it. the holds are located in there areas on the deck......the life boat will be located on the first hold. I haven't gotten to that point yet. but I began to work on the holds....and planking the canopy.......leaving off at this point at this point........I wanted to do some painting. the sides of the fore deck and the sides of the aft deck need painting before the rest of the rails are installed. I was looking at the pictures that I have, some of the builds that are here, and what I have for decorations.........and it has me a bit befuddled. I see that there are quite a few discrepancies between kit manufacturers. some show four gun port lids at the stern........the pictures that I have show two gun port lids and a larger door in the upper transom, with an entirely different decoration arrangement. there are other aspects that vary.......so I've decided what I am going to do. I'm going to look at everything, and meet them all half way.........since it IS the Half Moon. I do have one saving grace........Anja was kind enough to send me some pictures and diagrams.......I'll have a peek at them as well. another update soon thanks for looking in