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  1. popeye the sailor
    I as will Larry..........happy holidays to you ! looks forward to the update!
  2. popeye the sailor
    coming along quite nicely............a nice composition of woods......looks sweet!
  3. popeye the sailor
    your getting there........once you do get the masts up on her.......she gonna take on a whole new look! Happy holidays to you and yours, and may you find something good in the new year.......even if it isn't Obamacare! :D :D
  4. popeye the sailor
    thank you........I hope to get back to her soon. one more day, and I'll be on vacation till the new year!
  5. popeye the sailor
    that what we're doing as well......kids are all grown your build looks fantastic Mark........hope you have a great holiday season as well !
  6. popeye the sailor
    just a quick update........the first hull frame {dubbed Larry} is about half planked. I was going to do them one at a time, but another frame seemed to appear {Curly being impatient}, so I've started on that one as well. hopefully I have enough planking......I working it in a way, that I make the most of it....use as much as I can. I will have some pictures for you soon Happy Holidays!
  7. popeye the sailor
    thanks Frank.......got the other side done. getting a good head start on the huge planking job I'm doing. Happy Holidays to you and yours as well!
  8. popeye the sailor
    he just got ahead of himself......he meant to do the other side
  9. popeye the sailor
    wonderful update Wayne..........she's looking great! yepper! rigging can be a lot of fun good to see you've made some progress!
  10. popeye the sailor
    it happens Mick........it's all about the process. whether to reduce the amount of CA, or use something different. what matters is what you arrive at in the end. your doing a fine job
  11. popeye the sailor
    she looks great Tom.........you've done some really nice detail work to the pilot house. funnel looks really nice as well
  12. popeye the sailor
    looking very nice Nenad......I have a 'helping hands' similar to the one you have.......I find it very useful happy holidays to you!
  13. popeye the sailor
    your detail work is top notch Michael! it's refreshing to see this build evolve the way it has Happy holidays my friend!
  14. popeye the sailor
    Not to worry Denis.....your on the right track! looks very nice...... Happy Holidays to you and yours as well !
  15. popeye the sailor
    keep in mind the year that your going to portray her.......if they weren't there, then don't put them in. you posed an interesting question, about not having a fancy kit, to make good looking parts. the only true answer I can give, is that it's your imagination and creativity, that will make a good looking part. the kit only gives you the basis Happy Holidays, my friend!
  16. popeye the sailor
    coming along quite nicely......I did the same technique on my Gothenborg.......separating the rails with the .5 mm planking. I think it gives a better definition. your doing very well.........keep up the great work. Happy holidays to you and yours!
  17. popeye the sailor
    is that angle 'L' stock your using? looks very......VERY good! in my younger days, I had made a salvage crane....something you would see in a junk yard........making the boom was such a fun thing to do. you bring back fond memories
  18. popeye the sailor
    aye Michael.............the gray area has been breached! I do hope he remembered to bring a lunch!
  19. popeye the sailor
    I would have thought the keel should have been totally assembled before you got this far........but I can't see the plans from here I would probably free up that last bulkhead, so it is movable to some degree....it can be cemented back in place after the part is installed.
  20. popeye the sailor
    nice work on the hatch covers........noticed that you've capped off the plywood decking ends......nice touch as well. thank you for the Christmas wish...........I wish you and yours the same and more!
  21. popeye the sailor
    but Sjors.......your Aggie is supposed to be still in the box...........or, have you been cheating superb planking Augie........simply superb indeed!
  22. popeye the sailor
    whoaaa gentlemen.........he's got to mast her first :D almost there John........onward and upward!
  23. popeye the sailor
    your very welcome Pete.......well deserved. there's a lot of educational value in these kits......you just have to look beyond the laser cuts. Midwest is a very nice kit....they're one of the few kits that have actual plans in them. many hull designs hold clues in how other designs came into being. for most of them, just modifying the stern {as you did} can make all the difference in the world. another aspect to think about, is the period in which you model your build. it can be done in early time, when lobstering was done using primitive methods, or a more up to date vessel, using modern methods. to digress a bit.....as I wrote this, I thought of the way in which I used the word 'primitive' and I had quite a comical muse of how it was done nuts......is a loose term indicating a loss of sanity, or a person who is crazy {oops, I let another one slip} about whatever they do. now, where would the world be, without imagination. welcome to the world of wonder
  24. popeye the sailor
    to stay within the subject is a very hard thing to do. I know first hand with the Maine lobster boat. you've shown how versatile this hull design can be.......even for you daughter...her pleasure boat to experiment and expand on any given subject, for that matter, is an element of this hobby, that I find the most rewarding. what you see though your 'mind's eye' is well displayed through what started from a single kit. I thought I was the only one nuts enough to try a multi build like this......you decide to go one more than me.....now I'm jealous. you've done a superb job Pete.......imagination and creativity are a precious commodity.......spend it well on every build you do!
  25. popeye the sailor
    YES....YES.......YES.....YES......! told you we don't have to worry about Piet......he can make anything to defend himself!

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