popeye the sailor

oh man! don't be doing that............you'll meet the reaper for sure! :D good to hear that your touch ups are working. you have to remember now, that you haven't done the sealer yet.........that could also have a positive effect.

looking really good Sjors........nice to see Fonzie back on the table! AYYYYYE! congrats centurion!

thanks John......two down and one to go I should pause, get these two squared away, get the rub rails on, and then give them the primer coat. hopefully soon, I can get on with one of my other builds.........long over due thanks for the good word! thanks Vivian, for the like

thanks Lawrence........one of these days, I need to get her in the gallery. I haven't done any proper pictures yet......or either of them for that matter. I should do that. we did a similar surf thing for our Valentines day......thanks for the good word don't be sorry........glad you found time to take a walkabout.

I have the pictures ready........I won't bore you with the messy details. I was going to rip off a row of planking......or two, but I thought about it. it's going to be painted anyway, so why don't I make the best, of a messy situation. so to cut down on the amount of taper, I closed off the bow and stern sections. the bow has been sanded......the stern has not. I didn't take any pictures of this procedure.....thank the image god.........it would have probably burnt out the camera's retina with this done, tapering was done to bring the line straight. the existing plank from the fill point was sanded down to meet the new planking........or...a reasonable facsimile thereof. when it was done and sanded.......it looked like this. the other side had already been done, sanded and filled. first filling looked like this and with both sides sanded.......it looks like this I compared it with the hull dubbed Curly. I didn't spend as much time with it, as I did with this one, but you'll see that ........Curly is on the left. I left Curly on the table, to give it a bit more filler. both still need a little more. I have been using that drywall sander.......it has a rubber layer under the paper.......thus accounting for the ripples you can see. I'm going to give it the wood block sanding when I do a second coat of filler.......not as much give. with the last hull, I have not progressed that far, so tapering.......and perhaps even staggered but joints, may be looked at with closer scrutiny. saving grace........with multiple hulls, I may find redemption yet.

I was going to go along the same line....with the Rit dyes, but I was told that over time, it would deteriorate the thread, and cause premature breakage. that's when I put it back on the shelf and went with the India Ink......I was doing standing rigging thread at the time.

looks fantastic! your attention to detail is amazing..........beautifully done!

I see a direction forming here...........excellent! your tests are looking very good......I wish you well in coming up with the finished product

well........I'm happy to report that the hull dubbed Larry is finished as far as the planking goes. I have some pictures, but they are probably not for the squeamish. :D I was going to do some repairs from the botched planking earlier.........but I decided to develop a different coarse of action, and continue with the planking as it is. at the moment.......I'm applying more filler on the hull dubbed Curly, because for some reason, Larry looks better! of course, I didn't spend as much time on Curly, as I did Larry...........that might account for it when I get the pictures together, I will post them for you to see. I even have a comparison of the two hulls as well. thanks for looking in

....get used to the new colors in your hobby room.........you can keep it in mine, if you want :D you say the plating is like the others.....but I never tire with seeing the detail you put into it. beautiful work Nils........

to get a uniform color on a deck, is a very hard thing to do. gee........I see how some folks filter darker planks into their decks, make me wish I could get them to look that way perhaps there is a way to even out the color.....anything that will prevent ripping any of it up. your build looks superb!

now that looks great! the contrast is very nice.......really adds to the overall looks. the fish box lids look good.......a really sweet build!

ahhhhhh....another person to see a jewelry dept in a different light.... :D :D I have found the jewelry dept to be a good place to find eye bolts, eyelets and things that can be fashioned into bracketing and such. there are also inlays and intricate stuff that works well for decorations. the bead dept is also a good place. you perhaps should charge him.........but I wouldn't..............................................a lesson learned once, is a lesson well learned

some really superb work there.... such attention to detail would be better preserved in a case, but that me be sure to get a video of it when you do. very well done on the super structures......gonna look sweet when fully assembled. nice planking as well.....I've not had to cut veneer yet......but it looks interesting. a very nice update indeed!

well done Nils.......lots of construction tips!

very interesting

this is a very unique take on build logs..........done on a ship that has already been built folks always look at a model....and the burning question is "how did you do it?". she's a very beautiful model Nils.........I'd be happy to see what it took to build her interesting how the hull frame was made, using stringers. very nicely done!

I don't recall seeing that one in their catalogs.......very nice looking boat I would think that if it were the wood parts, you could get them for free........but the fittings though I had gotten an already started kit of the Nordkap from a friend, and had to purchase the fittings kit for it. the kit was so old, that they were sold separately......the kit not even being laser cut. there was a silver lining though, because my friend later found the fitting kit for it, and so I had a boon of parts. Billing instructions have a parts list within the last few pages....if you take into account of what you might need, you can order them from here: Ages of Sail - Product Catalog Billing Boats Official Website 2012 as you can see.......I have an old catalog :D I have a lot of the plastic blocks......not too keen with them, but I do like the detail molded into them........and I have used them on a few of my builds. really would like to see you pick back up on this one.......I think it's a very interesting ship. do you have any pictures of the build, as to where you are on it? there are plenty of places where you can purchase the parts......probably cheaper than buying a parts kit from Billing's {if they have one for it } the fitting's kit for the Nordkap was $220.00! {but I got a special deal } all's fun in love and modeling I do hope you proceed.

probably one of the moderators can fix that for you. my camera does that........I always have to turn at least one or two :D your hull looks really good........nice to see your almost ready if your using a sanding block, keep a close eye on the bulwark edges and stern contours. you don't want to round off any squared edges. look forward in seeing more.

good to see your making some progress Mark.......nice looking plans

mines had some amount of buoyancy.......I'm sure that there was some sort of mechanism to launch them from the top. they were also tethered to the ocean floor by some means......an anchor system and chain to allow them to float, but not reach the surface. also the thought that they were able to launch them, without hitting the detonation spikes / buttons on the outer casing of the mine.

that's some pretty cool detail..........with a plastic build, this bit of detail would be molded in. these ports have never been done on a plastic kit........or any kit that I've seen.........so this is a very big plus! very nice work!

....off again on another adventure....BRAVO! your off to a really good start.......I'll look forward in seeing your progress you can alter the scale a little.......but check fit them to be sure they are not too large. I totally agree with you on the window thing though.....I did a few things on one build, but because the windows were too small, you couldn't see the interior I never use a hammer on any of my builds. I have a pin pusher for the brad work.......then when dry I usually pull them out.......to used them again on another build. this tool can be found on E-Bay......not very expensive. create........imagine..........and enjoy!

you've completed a very nice ship Vivian, a lot of thought went into her. first ship..........surly won't be your last!

never a dull moment.........eh, Nenad :D your on a positive track.......it's all good!