popeye the sailor

sweet looking P.E. ! your going to love the decking when you put it down!

I have a brother-in-law who lives in Plano, Texas........my god......you folks are looking at a freeze warning tonight! when I was younger, we'd see snow by now........now-a-days it's not unusual to see staying snow around December or January! this year, I think it's going to be different....we might see it before Thanksgiving. there has already been a snow belt, that reached all the way down to Georgia, but never came up to us. you did a sweet job there! as you fit out the deck, it's going to enhance it all the more..........it will be interesting to see where you go next

belay that last message............it looks AWESOME John.............you did a great job!

hmmmmmm......so what are you doing.........'Bash Masterson'...........got a little something you wanna add to the structures? in seeing your first set of pictures, I would have cautioned you about making sure that both structures were even with each other......the beams looked a bit off. but, seeing the second set of pictures...I don't see it. just another example of the camera seeing more than the human eye is willing to admit. have you done any sanding, so the roof will sit flush? I would do a real light sanding.........keeping with the arch, so that when the roof is in place, it will sit level to the arch........no gaps. it looks super...........this is really going to make the wheel/tiller assembly, the center point of detail..........but you want to make sure that the roof is going to sit flush and even on the structures. your really moving along..........now that your home...........bet it feels great

I have a picture of my table at the moment Michael....no time to post it right now.....perhaps tonight..... I just want to get things sorted out now.....and get back to work. you never know...........you might be right!

sorry to hear about your brother, hope everything works out and he had a good recovery. nice pictures of your ship....no, looks brown to me...........cameras are funny creatures, aren't they "how in the world, can man make something that's better than the human eye?"

so.......sanding away laser burn marks wasn't good enough for you.....huh! :D I should look into a plank bender......the home made contraption I use is OK........but it sometimes doesn't give me the shape I need. I still have to stress them at times your planking looks great......look forward in seeing more

yea....take your time with this......it one of the hard parts you hear tell of. your doing well in shaping the contour of the hull. I use one of those dry wall sanding blocks.......not just because it has a handle, but because it spans over three ribs at any given time.

wonderful progress Mark........nice to see a full view.........she's big!

very well done Kester.........I thought this build was finished. we haven't missed it..........something to look forward to

very nice Larry............looks really good!

Happy birthday Henry .......looks as though you spent your day........like I would have, if it were my birthday. very nice 2 sea

it's a conspiracy John.........they make the cameras, so that they show this stuff.......and you go and buy another one. mine does the same thing.........I think if you bang it on the table .........real hard.......about for or five times, you might knock some sense into it......Hee.....Hee I don't care about the little white stuff.......the camera picks everything up.......even deep into the creases I think you did a super job, it looks awesome!

thanks John, Mark, and Anja........... sure......even if he was to get $900.00 {he was getting $825.00 from the past tenants}, it would be a savings........the admiral said that last night. he never offered us that though....he just changed his mind. the big picture is that he should do that for all the floors, but he doesn't want to spend the money. I need to get going to work now......perhaps I can elaborate this evening

sturdy looking frame Steve.......very well done!

very well done John.........both sides look really nice together. yea.....you can get away from too much interior painting with small windows, but be careful with the larger openings. the test will be when you get the roof ready to install......look in from all angles before you do love the structures..........nice!

I think I need some of that adult beverage now............the move is canceled! seems that the landlord would rather get an extra $75.00 a month for the third floor, rather than save us around $300.00 {could be more}. actually what it boiled down to.......is that the first floor is heated with oil, hot water is heated with gas, and electric. third floor is heated totally with gas {water as well}, and electric. as soon as the folks hear about the first floor......they ran like hell! we saw some people take down the number........soon afterwards, the landlord called us and changed his mind. I let him talk.........I'll wait till I see him in person. I told him that I had brought a bunch of stuff up there already. I had brought up almost all of my models and stuff......my big build table was all that was left. also a good portion on the admiral's M&M collection and shelving......and some small furniture. I had to bring it all back down he did change the listing to the first floor.....but he jacked up that one more than he did for the third floor. he must still had the third floor listed, because he was getting calls for it too {I didn't pick up on that until later}. anyway........everything is back in the apartment now.........a bit messed up, but the third floor is as I found it. my modeling stuff is all in disarray at the moment.........I have several ships on the main table. once I get things back in order, it'll be business as usual. thanks for all the well wishes........I'm sure things happen for a reason. thanks for the good word Mark.....I will do my best to make it as interesting as I can

guess you just have to laugh Mark..........doesn't do to get upset. you did good.......replace and move on

...never figured out how to do it with my camera........I just wait till later

that's what I'm talk'in about! is that sculpted wood......or did you plank it? very nice! buddy.......if I was near you, you can have a whole bottle! I have several bottles of copper........there's a story behind it. back.......I'd say around the mid 90's, there was a copper shortage...........they weren't even making copper paint. I couldn't find any.......anywhere. the admiral and a friend of her was in another town.......craft shopping, and they found some in an enamel paint display. she called me with the news, and I told her to get as many as she could........she bought them all! they are old.....yes.......but they are still good.......never opened {of course}. I also have four or five 1/2 oz bottles of the Billing's copper paint. it's not as shiny as the Testor's copper paint.....when dry, I think it looks better. great job on the structure......look forward in seeing it painted and in place

I didn't get to finish my comment John........I was out of breath :D it's too bad we don't live close.........I have quite a bit of copper paint {Billing's and Testor's}. you'd get it faster making the trek, rather than me sending by carrier pigeon. how is that other structure coming along? I agree though, it is a good idea.

thanks Bob.......if I were to say how many..........Dr. Per will come after me with the butterfly net! do ya think I oughta sign up? glad to have you aboard Sjors.......it's still early......enjoy! thank you Anja.....I'm on a rest from the second wave {lugging boxes and small stuff}. I can't believe all the ship supplies I have.....I really need a workshop like others have. for the moment......nothing is amiss........they don't even need to be told apart, but I named them, just for perspectives. sorry for the secrecy......I want to be sure of the subject, before I make them known. scavenger hunts will be very important in the decisions. I still need to find some able bodied friends to help me with the big stuff, until then, it's tote up as much as I can.........what we don't need at the moment will go in the cellar. I also have to clean out the garage......last thing on my mind at the moment. thanks for the good word......I'll be glad to start up again......I'm only truly happy when I'm building

I agree as well

super job there Sjors! Hey Augie......are we using the number system or the alphabet system? if I were to use both, it would come out to 10 AAA ! :D

I can only go from past experience...........here, I have none. still a land lubber, getting my feet wet......I can only watch and comment on the super work your doing.