popeye the sailor

very nice Andrieke.....closer to the big finish......

hello there Keith!........nice you want to follow, but you need to keep in mind that this is a Swedish ship.........the rigging may be somewhat different. the terminology might be a little different as well......just watch other folks who are doing ships like your Swift. too bad about Randy......don't know what happened to him. he was all over the news for a while there.......now he's probably sitting in a Canadian jail, all because of that crazy woman he hooked up with I got the Movie from a company Christmas party.....Yankee Swap......it's a staple in our house too........right along with Scrooged :D yea......Dr. Dafi's correct Ferit........just something I overlooked. I've stripped out some 1/32 flat stock from my junk bin..........a tiny bit more narrow, and I'll use some thinner rope. I'll just save these two for something else. I don't need them right now......so this will give me time to make new ones. in the meantime, I did as I was going to do.....cut some of the anchor ropes and make the gaskets for the gun port lids. I also painted the railings and cemented them in place........I'm happy with how they came out. the last thing I got to do before we took off to get the tree, was the eye bolts for the lids. I'll see what I get 'roped' into today

well Dave....the lucky recipient of the flasher will have blinking lights.....hopefully I can find colored lights. I hope to light the decks and hopefully the pilot house, and other structures I may have on deck. if you have any pointers.......I'd love to hear them......I've never done this before. I haven't had the chance to look at some of the builds that are doing it......but I will be when I have the planking under control.

my bad........then you are like I was......in a bit of a slump. I can understand. got spinach?

your procrastinating, aren't you............aren't mini builds fun

absolutely Mark! I'm going to try and bounce around the builds and do some of the sub assemblies, while I work on the planking. you seen one.........you've seen three I don't have any thinner stock for the ladders, so, I'm going to have to cut some....I have some flat stock I can strip out......1/16.......1/32......I need to look. I made more progress......still in the camera though. we went out this afternoon and got our tree.........I kinda goofed on the height {can you say Griswold} :D no problem.....a little trimming, and it'll work {I made sure there were no squirrels} thanks for the good word........another update soon!

looking good Robert!........inside and out

thanks John.......yea, they're moving along. if I can just get through this step, I might be able to move a bit faster thanks for the likes gentlemen!

sorry to hear your having an ongoing problem.........I wish you well.

thanks for the good word Augie 'n Frank. yepper.....gett'in back with the program you might be right Dr. Dafi.........I just stained them too.........hmmmmmmmm. don't take much to make a new pair.......I'll see if I have anything thinner......I had to dig into my 'bits & piece' box to get this wood. I might have something left from the lobster traps thanks for the good word and the keen observation..........did I tell you that sometimes I can be like a bull in a china shop :D

.......and other builds....I do. the past B.S. that has been going on.....coupled with my slump in building, is getting very dry. I gotta liven up my build table. so, the first thing I did, was tie off all the ropes on the mizzen shrouds, and trim them. I need to do the main mast shrouds......but there are a few thing I need to do still. I decided to chop some wood.......about 22 of them. then......drill some holes......they need to be all the same. I used long pins to sand and square off the ends. then thread some string, and I came up with this. I had made up these railings a while ago......this is where they are to go. the rungs were cemented on the strings with real tiny drops of white glue. they will be stained later on, and the rails will be painted red. over the tops of the gun port lids, there is a thin gap. I intend to take some string, stain it brown, cut it to size, and cement them in the gaps. I don't think I'm going to anything with the hinges, but I am going to cement in some eye bolts and rig them with ropes. I went with ten rungs.......but I had the two extra {no mistakes}.......so I used them. ohhhhhhh! wait! I just had an after thought.....or a before thought, seeing as I haven't done anything yet! I really don't need all that anchor rope.....I'll just use some of that for the gun port lids! sorry for thinking out loud........it's nice to know the stooges haven't fried ALL of my brain cells see you at the next update.

I did more to the hull I dubbed Curly......installing the second row planking for the bulwark. the hull I dubbed Larry has had it's share of problems. I needed to pick up the pace on 'em and start the planking process. it all started out so well.........I got the bulwark post sanded enough to accept the planking {I'll get to the rest later}. the port side was almost set in place, when I heard the snap......the bow post had broken off. well........no time to stop now! I propped up the broken post, and did the starboard side......I'll fix it later! it's funny........the one I was so worried about.......was no trouble at all well, this has all been fun and games..........and languishing on this project has been fun........but this isn't getting anything done on my other builds. so, I will go and get into something a little more entertaining........in the meantime, I will fix my problems and go further with this project a bit later.........I'll update when I hit some kind of milestone....or something. I moved them to the other table.......to save space, I found a neat way to store the other two.

if you still have areas to be unpainted.........if areas are to be painted, sub in some other type of wood........it won't matter, because it will be painted. then you can save the good wood for better things

we'll see those lights on soon enough........looks as though your moving rather quickly to the finish. looks really sweet! you must be eating your spinach........good boy!!! :D :D

what a beautiful ship to enjoy a morning coffee over..........you have done so much fantastic work! everyone has their taste in how much of a kit, they don't like........your bashing of these 'undesirable' parts is to be commended......the ways in which you accomplished these tasks, will serve as a learning curve for many. I do apologize for not looking in earlier........my "builds that I've commented in" is quite large, ....and in the scratch forum as well. I see so many builds....I marvel at the talented modelers we have here......I am so happy that this very comment, will add you to that list .......can't wait to see an update. splendid work!

don't have enough deck planking? does it not tell you to do that? I'm sure you wouldn't be satisfied by not planking all the decks. how much scrap did you have left? sometimes it's best to include the butt joints......I know you drew them in, but by cutting the planking to scale planks, you could have better utilized your planking and stretched it further. what you might have to do now, is look up the planking in the parts listing {for the size you'll need}. you could try hobby or craft stores for it, or contact the company to see if you can get more. I hope you have some on hand

as I coin what someone has already said.......you don't waste any time! very nice deck work! looks wonderful.......will enjoy following along!

back on the shrouds........aye Sjors.........your going to have two ships done, before I even get one....nice work!

that would be something Popjack......since I've started a holiday themed build the ropes would be a cool idea, but I think they would 'clash' with the lights! :D your doing very well on the structures, they look great! keep going on Woody......he has the making's of a fine sailor

minor adjustment Dragzz........minor adjustment

coming together nicely Andrieke.....the stacks look great! looks like your almost at the finish line!

the worse thing about airbrushing, is matching the 'speed' of the stroke, with the volume that the brush puts out......your practice served you well. is that a lighter gray, along with the darker gray? looks very good you'll never be afraid of large surface areas again!

.......and the admiral keeps wondering why I buy extra dowels looking very good Andrieke

fantastic work Michael

I almost forgot..........last evening, I got to see the movie about the Andria Gail again. I started to think of the boulogne hull.....you know, with a few modifications, this hull could be altered to look like her........just a thought {that's usually what gets me into these messes if the first place}