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  1. popeye the sailor
    now I'm curious........what DOES a yard flower look like?
  2. popeye the sailor
    the aft deck looks very nice Nenad...........from the pictures I couldn't see if it was level and flush......is it?
  3. popeye the sailor
    heck........I'll probably be caught up with my back log before then........I'm trying my best not to start another one it's hard though..........oh, so hard :D
  4. popeye the sailor
    see.....I need help........even when I write :D :D I have to remember Augie........your not at this stage yet
  5. popeye the sailor
    I've never worked with P.E. either.........I have a friend that does though. the detail that it gives to the model is fantastic. Nice! .....and so, it begins
  6. popeye the sailor
    very nice job on the ship's boats Mobbsie.......I think the oars look fine. I never made oars before either......took me about thirty of them, to come up with four that looked good enough for the finishing touches.......for the Susan A.. I kept all the other ones, just in case I have another build that needs them. their going to look good stowed on the deck.......I notice that you have one already lashed down......is that one mounted on top of another one?
  7. popeye the sailor
    this is the cool part with the scale of this build........your able to get down to the nuts and bolts of just about everything. the blocks look super!
  8. popeye the sailor
    how you doing Frank? I hope you are well......looks like the drums are bang'in again.........have you made any progress with your fine build?
  9. popeye the sailor
    my comment was not meant to be sharp.........with a kit this size......where do you start? I'm sure you have plenty of ideas, and so much can be done to enhance the beauty of this fine kit. I used to work with plastic, so I know where your coming from. when I started working with wooden ships, I became good friends with the airbrush. I had tried it earlier when I was younger, but with smaller kits, I wasn't too keen on the clean up and upkeep. check out the Testor's EZ line of airbrushes.....not too much clean up and very easy to use: Testors » Airbrushes » Airbrushes I use the 'Amazing Air' airbrush kit........costs around $30.00. I adapted it to run it off my large compressor, and I have been using it for around four years now. it utilizes the 1/4 oz bottles that the Testors, Humbrol, Pactra {just to name a few} comes in........for clean empty bottles, I just buy a bunch of the 1/4 oz bottles of thinners, and I'm good to go. I have two other airbrushes too.......a gravity feed w/ compressor, and another siphon feed........haven't even tried them out yet........this crazy little unit hasn't failed me yet just take it slow, and do all you want to do. experiment before you commit, if you have to, but be sure that the only person who is satisfied, is you. these big builds seem to be making a presence here.........this is so cool!
  10. popeye the sailor
    lots of great information here for you. the trick is to find what works well for you.....and take it slow, it will come in time.
  11. popeye the sailor
    thanks for the thought Mobbsie........perhaps one day, I will get into a <true> scratch build. I need to get more under my belt, before I start thinking about doing one. I thank you for the good word...you are so kind yes Andy........all those you listed are scratch......up to a point. the hull parts were traced with the help of the parts panels that I've saved.......everything beyond the hulls though, is scratch. I seem to be adept at taking a kit and bashing the heck out of it. I will admit though, that I did modify the dementions of the hulls to some degree, so that I am removed from copyright violations. it's funny that you mentioned the multi-build..............the admiral was asking me about them the other week, saying I had better get busy on them. she was shocked when I told her that I wouldn't be getting to them this year. even those hulls will be modeled after a ship that is in the works, the Boulogne Etaples. I plan to eliminate the aft chute and replace it with a bulwark.......there are other modifications. it's too bad I have already designated the original build as a stern trawler {the subject ship}, or I'd revise it..........but no........that build is still waiting in the wings, and I want to do it. you are right though.......I need to get another build like that going. the M&M ship was so much fun....it just goes to show how involved the admiral is in what I do. if anyone out there has an admiral like mine......you folks are so blessed! so.........no scratch builds in my plans for the immediate future, but I'll still rely on these 'crutches' to get around. I thank you as well Andy for your thoughts, I value your input highly. for now, that's why I call them semi-scratch.......seems to be my best speed. don't ever stop giving me advice.....and don't feel bad about doing it. I rely on it
  12. popeye the sailor
    looking great Sjors! I agree with the others, man...........she IS a big girl! it's like I told Augie......one of these days........boy, one of these days
  13. popeye the sailor
    yup Bob.......so far, it's been a barrel of monkeys. I try to follow the plans, but I keep getting thrown into bash mode perhaps I'll just stay there......look at the plans, and say to myself.........no, that ain't right thanks for the good word...I appreciate it
  14. popeye the sailor
    to much candy kevin??
  15. popeye the sailor
    boy..........one of these days! such a nice job............so nice to see her as a whole.
  16. popeye the sailor
    nice little boat Shawn.......planking job looks pretty good
  17. popeye the sailor
    thanks Randy......I hope what I've outlined above helps you as well. here you have the old equasion of the equal and opposite reaction
  18. popeye the sailor
    while you might want to reinforce the pin rails and racks {which is a good idea}, there is the other factor to consider........how taught are you rigging the lines. I have done this with a lot of plastic kits, and did a bit of experimentation with 'absolute zero'. this is where the lines are taught, but don't offer to much tension to the termination points. here is a good test for you: take a piece of string that you plan to use.......holding the ends, pull it taught enough to remove the slack. now pull it even more and observe the line. at this point, relieve the tension a little at a time, observing the line as you do it. you can actually see the line become thinner as you stretch it, and grow fatter as you relieve the tension. soon you will se it begin to go limp and sag......pull it taught again, until you see the limpness disappear. do this as many time as you need to, until you see the pattern.....and you can see where the 'zero' point is. all threads have it, unless it says that it is pre-stretched {but even with this thread, there is some}. rigging one line is one thing.........but your talking about a part of a ship that has multiple termination poins on it. line tension multplies with the numbers involved......too many, and it might not matter how well you've affixed the rack. been there.......done that there are different ways to bracket a rack too. you could go with a simple knee.........build the knee into the bulwark........or make up an elaborate bracket to slide the rack into, after you've 'boxed' the bracket into the bulwark frame {but all this should be done before you plank the bulwarks}. I hope I've given you some ideas
  19. popeye the sailor
    thanks Patrick........I hope to be finished with this part soon. this has been a bit of extra work, but it is sure worth it I really need to get back to the Goth.......I moved it into the living room to keep it out of harms way. thanks for the good word. I'll keep an eye out for that build Andy.......I'm sure you'll want to fully mast Peg, before you do
  20. popeye the sailor
    STOP IT!!!!!! STOP IT!!!! your giving the admiral too many Ideas! :D :D {she reads some of these comments too} do you have any tips to keep kids from slamm'in 'em? doors too?
  21. popeye the sailor
    what 'old people'..........all I see is 'mature modelers' I'd be s***less to make cuts like that..........fantastic work!
  22. popeye the sailor
    you can fix it Nenad........I got faith
  23. popeye the sailor
    model master is also a good source for paints....flats would work best
  24. popeye the sailor
    now I can say that Sjors........if I had used those cap rails, the difference would be that mine were wider :D yea, where she has done the cap rails, it might look a bit odd.........they are not wide, so it would be best for hers to stay that way. I had to clean my table..... with what I'm doing, I had stain speckles all over the place! to accent the structures on the deck, I'm doing them in the two stain method, with the dark stain and the mahogany {to give them the reddish color}. I hope she can find some extra time to devote to her fine build.
  25. popeye the sailor
    man.....that going to be a cool build....especially with that crane and gantry. I was looking at it......I am already in envy!

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