popeye the sailor

you have a free hand......no real proof that the Jolly Rogers existed. the term Jolly Roger was the name for the flag that they flew.......it was also a mystical ship found only in Disney movies. you could easily do her as the Flora....as a matter of fact, I may have some info on her. at one time, I had all three kits.......the Jolly Rogers, the Flying Dutchman {glo in the dark version}, and the Henry Morgan...this kit could be bashed into the Wappen Von Hamburg. see if you can open this.......shoot! can't do that I'll PM you I'd be happy to post the rest of the rigging....starting with this one.

looks like quite a project

your done with the 'bug eyed bandit' does look neat though and the paint and added details fill out some of the gaps. I do see what you mean.....it doesn't look realistic. if the body was the normal size and shape, it might look probable. the engine compartment isn't closed off from the interior, so that may be the source of a turn off. it is a nice model though......a scratch builder's dream

looking very good Ed.......nicely blended colors looks like your on the home stretch.......looking forward to your next armor project!

look'in great.......don't stop!

it won't fit on one page........best to have it spill onto the other page for a full view the more you add the better it looks.......very life like and well done

the tank is coming along nicely.......the turret looks awesome! as they say......pop goes the weasels

looks great Kevin.....but if you keep increasing the size and scope of the project, your going to have to get permits

there aren't that many parts to lose the kit is a tad low on the part count.

I did .....got some decal set! this morning, I started to fit the guns, but they don't sit in the carriage straight........will need to modify she wanted me to go home and wait for her call, but I mentioned taking the trip to H.L. she said she wouldn't be in there that long..............right two teeth........she'll be in there for over an hour. it took me a half hour to go to H.L. and back....and here I am.

thanks OC.......getting ready to take the admiral to her dentist appointment. with the restrictions, I can't sit in the waiting room, so I might take a side trip to H.L.

I have the Jolly Rogers kit........I still have the instructions does yours have this page?

got some more done on this 'ole girl.......got a baker's dozen to show yas as mentioned, I've been painting parts that I haven't done yet. there are a couple of braces to go on the main gears, so I did that and repainted them too. the cowls painted up nicely as well. the cheek guns were painted and set aside......funny that one of the guns has to be added into the equation. it has been cemented in place on the port fuselage half. I also went ahead and cemented the turret and cockpit into the starboard half......I'll add the control sticks later, as it's fairly assessable. there was one dilemma I had to figure out. this kit really isn't set up to do a PBJ-1J.....it has the two different nose configurations, but lacks the one for the PBJ. so sorting the parts that will give me a convincing nose, I went further with the assembly. I had already assembled some of the bottom bucket for the nose section........taking the top half {which is glass - clear}, I will sand the window frame detail off and make it smooth. the front part, which is also clear {glass}, I will do the same thing to it. the top section cemented in place after the detail was sanded off. this isn't the correct front section......but it will have to do. it's only missing one gun { the bullet nose configuration}. I'm also working on the props, which I brought to the desk {where I'm doing most of the painting and sanding}. I also brought the cockpit glass and the tail gunner's glass to paint the framework. this one is going to be a little complex for how I'm doing it, but it gotta be done. more parts have made it to the assembly area the nose section is fully assembled, aside from stuff'in the guns in there progress with painting the glass is going pretty good......only a few pho pars I have to correct... I've made it a little further with the cockpit glass......only the front left to do. I'm almost done painting.........the assembly part is next

thanks all....and for the likes I did just a tiny bit more on her.....and then the rest of my time was spent on the PBJ. with the way the other one is coming out, I'm tempted to do them both as PBJ's. the Revell kit did have a hurdle to get over, but I think I sorted it out.......I'll show you in that log it's just a dry fit, but it shows more of what she'll look like....... the rudders have been added to the stabilizers.....they are drying at this time. the parts that were the big problem with the Revell kit have been cemented on the wings so I wouldn't lose them. HA...Ha Lou! sorry I missed your call.......I'll try and call ya tomorrow, but gotta take the admiral to the dentist. it never ends...... it actually stayed together long enough for me to snap this one.......it will look a lot better with paint I have the Atlantis kit still Lou.......perhaps I'll lose something then odd scale though........might be harder to get replacements

I'm glad to see the wipers...........all the pictures I was seeing, they weren't there. here I am think.....such a nice looking model, cheap that they didn't supply wipers yea........gotta have the bumpers too........the really complete it back in the day, the major model makers had accessory cards of custom parts, so you could gussie up your models. you can still find them...... super nice job ........gangsta whitewalls and all!

very nice progress........your idea for the wing guns is good.......what are you using to cut such small diameter tubing? I have small tube cutters, but I think I should get new ones. I know that the blades are replaceable, but I've had them for so long, that the screws are frozen. another one that I have fastens them with roll pins....but I've seen them in Hobby Lobby

never made it.........perhaps this week

where do you spend your nights........... I first though that the illuminated interior was a bit much........but then I though about my son's car nope! that looks pretty G.D. cool! great looking model.........and in my size too!

with as much as you did to it, I would too

hey there....long time! great looking project......very nice dio too! I haven't kit bashed a plastic model in years.........I do it to wood now. I saw a kit of this very plane out there.......really neat how you did it!

they have a run on the VW on old model kits...........must have 10 / 15 kits on there! they also had a 1/16 scale model of a super beetle. pretty cool looking model........do you think the knob is large enough

thanks OC and Ken..........this one was worse than I've been accustomed to. true that most kits do require some fitting......but this one looks like it might have been the last of the run. very soft plastic to boot.........the cement seems to soften it even more, so I need to watch how much pressure I put on the parts to hold them together. the fruits of my labor are paying off though. to bring you all up to where the model is at this moment.........the interior of the fuselage has been painted.......the landing gear has been painted, and the tires and props are in the process of being painted. the tires for the PBJ are on the table too.......they are being painted. simply......more painting. the nacelles were cemented on the wings today.......I'll be doing some trimming, scraping and sanding to clean the lines up. there is a gap at the wing tip of the port wing......I filled it with a strip of plastic. the doors were a terrible fit as well...that's why you see the clamps.....I glued them shut.