popeye the sailor

sub assemblies are like that.......you won't see the progress until everything is on the deck..........then you'll have gone a mile!!! nice bit of progress!

man....what a shock to the system! having to get up from a sound sleep, to go to work is bad enough.........but to get all those notifications in my E-mail, and come in here to see this.....why....it's beyond words, my friend! I am deeply saddened to read that you've scuttled your build........I can understand I've had doubts in a few builds myself.......but I am but a crude method-ist.......I'm used to my little quirks I'll look forward to your restart. is there no way to rename her and perhaps launch her under another flag? you could simply turn her into a pirate ship........pirates love scuttled ships

yepper John........one slash on the scorecard for me! I spent part of the day today getting the other builds out of the hallway, and into the computer room closet. it's just too cold in the hallway........and I don't see the weather changing for the better none too soon. so, before anything happens to them, I moved them to a warmer place. I did more sanding on the hull.....looks a lot better, but still needs a bit more. I had the boulogne Etaples on the table......I used the stand to trace out the parts for the other stands. once I got the hull sanded, I put it on a stand....the comparison between the hull and the Boulogne is uncanny.......I've created the perfect clone! I hated the mess........I cleaned it up.....don't need the admiral getting angry at me. the hull dubbed Larry is on the mat........the next victim........BWaaahahahahahahaha! {evil Popeye laugh} the main table is clean as well.....I have one side job that needs some space. then, it's on to other things

I'm actually looking for the first Batmobile......from the series. I have Keaton's Batmobile.....that was a fun build..........bland, but fun none the less. I answered a post on 'old' and 'ugly' builds......not that I'm embarrassed by them, but I guess it's good that I finally get some pictures of them....for posterity, of course. from there, I went on to cleaning a few of my aircraft builds.......so, pardon the clutter, I also got back on to making the stands. the parts were sanded some more and the holes for the dowels were drilled. two of them mirror the stand for the Boulogne.....the last one I did a bit differently, since I ran out of that size dowel. so, now I have all the stands ready for the hulls......now to get back to the hulls. in spite of the problems plaguing the hull dubbed Curly.......I pressed on. not completely sure if it's a faring issue, or I didn't begin the tapering at the right time {probably both}, the starboard side ended up with a couple bad spots. as the port side was being done, they were adjusted with filler to straighten them out. I ended up with a small area to fill in. the area was filled in and left to dry overnight. this morning, I did some filling to the port side, after some sanding. this is where the hull dubbed Curly is at, right now. the hull dubbed Larry will be next..........I'm going to cut and remove a portion of the last planks laid, in an effort to correct the problem. lucky for the hull dubbed Moe........the planking hasn't progressed as far as these two. I think the faring went better with Moe though.......it made totally of the 1/4 inch thick plywood.......none of that oak stuff. I will miss how easy it is to pin the planking though, the regular plywood is a lot denser than the oak stuff.

agreed...........good answer

keep that thought alive Sjors.........I think those are words I can live by "there is no build, that at one time or another, that an addition can't be made." I thank you......Rear Admiral Sjors thanks Dave.......I think it unhealthy, if you don't look back. I find it a good way to see the progress you've made and the experience you've gained. never be discouraged.......but encouraged I'm feel a bit humble at this point Daniel.......thank you for the compliment perhaps one day, I will. gee.........wouldn't it be cool to have a site poet? I do recall though, that such a thread has already been started................by now probably, long since buried. I do see and read events on the site though, that does cause verses to come to mind. due to the restrictions on socializing, I hesitate to write them, as they occur. I suppress them and find other ways to reply. I'll give it some thought.......thank you again......I really appreciate your thoughts....glad you like them

I picked mine up for around $50.00 {kit and shipping}. when I bought it for the first time.......I paid $89.99......that was from a hobby store back in the late 80's. the Cutty Sark is the most common. I believe the one that is the rarest would be the Kearsarge { a spin off of the Alabama kit}......I saw it on E-bay with a $250.00 price tag! the United States kit can very easily fetch a price over a hundred bucks.....I hope you have as good of luck, as I did

ahhhhhh.....the Revell 1:96 kit........I'm building my second one, but I'm changing it up a little. I got mine from E-Bay......wicked good price too! the kit is becoming rare.......all I've been seeing is the 1:150 kit out there. too bad that the Connie kit is the only one in the series that survived........this series was the crown in the Revell line up, back in the day. it is true that this kit is a spin - off of the Connie kit. I'm not too sure how well you would do......I think Revell is doing away with the missing parts dept, but if you would like....I can create the parts list to 'mod up' a Connie kit. one advantage you will have {and I'll be quite jealous}, is that you will have all of the stern quarter's parts.......these have been omitted in the United States kit no walls for the aft quarters......I want ti add them in. these are pretty much all the parts you would need to mod a Connie kit. the kit number is H-396

nice overview shot..........impressive

is anyone really sure? the more I view the site, and see all the wonderful thing other folks do on their builds, even I sit back every once in a while, and thing how a particular aspect would look on a build I've finished. I'm afraid so.......it's finished. I do tend to think though, that this would be an even bigger problem for the scratch builder. this was the final piece of the puzzle.....the subject is complete......and the line has been drawn. I will follow the line, to the end of the line, which always leads to the next one. thanks Wayne and John........you never know what my next stroll through the doll house furnishings will stir!

she looks great Mobbsie........the ratlines really look superb! ....an update of epic proportions!

...and a great way to produce those sculpted knees that you would see adorning the overhangs and out croppings! such a great idea Daniel.......... welcome back!

something the admiral said to me the other day, when we were at Hobby Lobby. I was looking at the large scale kits......yes....plastic. I saw a B24 Liberator........and a B25 Mitchel........I love those old bombers...........Richard Petty's race car at 1/16 scale caught my eye as well. by now, the admiral was beginning to go into convulsions.....and she blurts out........"but you haven't even built the Jolly Rogers ship I bought you!". hmmmmmm........could she be hinting at #9?.............Beatles revelation?.........?! I further made the eyes roll when I mentioned #9.........and even more so, when I told her that I wished I had a gift card for Hobby Town.......they have a better selection how many nails DOES it take to close a coffin?.........the world may never know :D :D

looking at pictures of actual rigging, I'd say you hit the nail on the head.........superb work!

I'll have to check it out........until you mentioned it, I didn't think you had more than one build going on of course, with the number of builds I have going on.........it all seems rather natural :D

I airbrush in the cellar in the winter..........in the garage in the summer months. I'd love to make a booth for in the house......but the admiral would kill me! I'm not a big user of the rattle can, since I turned to the airbrush.......but I used my Christmas money. I was so tempted to buy the Ecto-1........they also had the Richard Petty car in 1/16 scale........that would have been cool too the admiral shares your thoughts as well John........you should have seen the look on her face when she found out about the eight builds in que :D :D I really don't need another airbrush........but at that price, I couldn't pass up the spare parts

yes.......it's true Bob.......I only had that one thing to do. she's back on the shelf now thanks for the good word! getting carried away is what caused me to build the two in the first place........but I'd do it again in a heartbeat thanks for the good word Bug! thanks Daniel...I'm glad you enjoyed it speaking of my other builds........I'd better get hopping on'em. thanks for the good word!

awesome progress Andy!!! I'm gonna show this to the admiral.........tell her I wanna do this too!.....ummmmm, on second thought, I might wait........it might not end well! :D :D

I did a bit more with the planking.......a small advancement here, but I cut out the parts for the stands, and thought I would assemble them, so they will be ready when I need them. one of the stand parts was cut inside the punch-out for one of the ribs, so I don't have the template. I traced them from the Boulogne stand. I did a little sanding after I had cut them out, and now I need to drill the holes for the dowels that connect the two ends together. the hull I dubbed Curly is almost done......I just have to close up one side. I can them do the filler and sanding........I've done some sanding already. the hull dubbed Larry is still the next in line ....and the hull dubbed Moe has retired to the closet....his ribs hurt from the laughing spell earlier. he's out of sight, but not out of mind. I also want to get a feel for the deck platforms. if your following the Boulogne Etaples build, you saw the hole in the center of the deck that I had to fill in. with these decks, I don't want to have to do that, so I want to try making them as a one piece platform. I will be doing one of them a bit differently, since LED lighting will be installed......that, I still need to do some testing and set up on. these are the parts panels the platforms will be traced from I'll be doing more with the stands soon.

I did a bit more with the scavenger hunt .......although I have a feeling that the holiday part of it might have to wait. it's OK.......I guess.......there's still a lot to do before the decor goes on. the hunt took a different direction as well. I went to Hobby Lobby in the hopes that they carried the model master semi gloss lacquer for the Half Moon. I didn't see it in the 1 oz bottles.......however, I did find it in the rattle can. they only had it in gloss and flat........I chose the flat {of course} I also took a look in the clearance area as well.........I didn't need it, but it was too good a deal to pass up! this is the 'Amazing air airbrush kit' that I have been raving about. this kit sells for about $30.00....it comes with the airbrush, adapted to a can of compressed air {included}......the caps for the 1/4 oz bottles....siphon tubes and wire cleaner.....and this one comes with five bottles of paint. this one, I found out later, comes with acrylic paints. I don't use them....but I'll find a use for them somewhere someone bought it......used it and made a mess of it.....and then returned it. the price in itself, was enough to make me snatch it up! the airbrush wasn't seen in the tray.......I later found it tucked underneath the tray inside the box. all I saw was the can of air, the caps, and the paints.....still looked like a good deal for me. I have had mine for well over a year now.........through repeated cleaning, the caps do get worn and I've had to throw a couple away. I adapted mine to run off of my big compressor.......I will probably do the same thing to this one. I haven't bothered to experience it, but I have heard that if the can is used, it tends to ice up when used for a prolonged period........when in use, the can should be put in a bowl of warm water to prevent this from happening. I noticed that there was another sticker under the clearance sticker........being curious, I had to see what they had marked it down to previously.......it was $10.19... what a deal! the airbrush itself.......it is a siphon system.......siphon tubes are inserted in the caps, which in turn, are screwed onto the 1/4 oz bottles {Testor's, Pactra, Humbrol }. the tubes are missing in the kit, but I'm sure I can find suitable tubing to replace them. Testor's sells empty 1/4 oz bottles......but you can buy the small bottles of thinner......I usually buy the larger bottles and just dump them in....there you go....empty bottles! I had to clean it up a little.......I can see what happened. instead of using the acrylic paint......they used enamel......and they didn't thin the paint. two of the caps were used, and they were caked with paint. since the caps are made of a soft plastic.....I soaked them in a soapy solution, and removed almost all of the paint........I just have to clean the nozzles. I can just imagine the mess that insued! closer inspection of the can fitting shows that there is some damage........not sure how many cans can be used before this has to be replaced........or, if you can get this fitting. this is a good reason for adapting it to a small compressor, or as I have done. I have two other airbrushes......an Aztek A320 siphon feed with every tip I'll ever need, and a Spraycraft gravity feed that comes complete with a compressor. I haven't had the need to use them yet......they are still new in the box. I had originally bought the 'amazing air camo kit'....comes with flat paints. the only thing I can say about this kit, is that you can't do fine lines.......but for general painting and stenciling, it works great. I figured I'd go off on this little tangent........at the moment, my battery drill is charging up for the next update........it should be ready by now

thanks Wayne.......it's about time I put the finish to this one

I hope everything goes well for you Mick

well into your masting I see..........very nice start! wish I had a lathe like that.........I still do it the primitive way nice step work and the woolling addition is a nice touch very nice!

thank you all.........even though it is a bit of a cop-out, the skis are on the model now I don't have to keep track of them anymore.....YIPPIE!!!!!!! it would have probably looked cool to have them around the deck somewhere, but the rack might have turned out to be an after thought. since I failed to get a good shape for the bindings.......this turned out to be the next best thing. this completes the subject of the build.....and there you have it.

I finished off the rack........there really wasn't much else to do. in the last picture, I had drilled the holes and installed the eye bolts. I didn't cement them in in case I needed to remove them for any reason. I did have to remove the center one.....a piece of chain was captured in the eyelet. then all three were cemented in place. the skis were then cemented in place and the chains were hung on the outer ones with hooks that I had fashioned from a couple of other eye bolts. the Phylly C was ready to accept the new addition ........and then the rack was cemented in place. nothing to it I feel better already..........this build is hear-by finished. this build turned out to be quite a bit of fun, aside from my getting carried away. I still have the plans......who knows.......I may even come up with yet another variant.........I do have one in mind. but not right just yet.........the admiral would kill me if I did....LOL! thanks to all for the comments and looking in......I hope you enjoyed it!