popeye the sailor
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.........you wuz a back-up singer?..........I used to do a good Fig-a-roe in the shower :D really good! love the vid!
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looks good Robert..........and butting the pin rails along that lower rail will beef them up and make them more prominent. nice work!
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I did a bit more before I gave in to gibb's request last evening. I cemented in some extra wood for when I cement the stern cap rails in place.........gives more surface area for a better bond. the pin racks are part of these parts, so they need to be as strong as possible. this morning, after my reply.....I thought to bring her into the living room and snap a couple pictures of her in actual light. pardon the upheaval........but I had to give in to gibbs last night. lately, he's taken to goading me into the living room to watch TV....for some reason, he likes the room, but doesn't want to be in there alone. this has been going on for a while now.........the admiral thinks it's real funny. so, I go in there and watch TV, while he lays on the floor {and sometimes on the couch with me}, and chews his whatever they are. he can be very affectionate........but can get downright ornery, when he don't get his way. he knows I'm his 'Alpha', so I don't get too much crap, but he can get bossy with the admiral. he is an American Eskimo, but I think there is a bit of Pomerainian in him. Gibbs though he was getting his way without even trying....... :D (I got news for him} :evil: I got thing to do today. there is some blotchiness, but before I give her the seal coat, I'll even it out. the Billing's mahogany comes in the small bottles.....the same as their paints. I'm working on my third bottle.........but, I have back-ups.
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not me..........I don't want to look like no mummy! :D
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thanks everyone for the good word........when I saw the pictures of them on the ship......I had to keep looking at it, because they look odd. it's just the pictures.........whewwwwwww! it's the reason why I chose this particular wood Piet........the grain runs in an odd way. I have a bunch of wood like this. when I select wood for a build, I look at the grain {even what they supply in kits}, and make sure. I have been able to catch these little pho-pars, if you don't it comes out looking like crap! of course, this is what you get when you rub wood the wrong way :D well......I'm not REALLY flying trough it Robbyn.......just getting some progress on her, before I get back to the Goth now that these rails are on the hull, I can give her a bit more stain........dulls out any glue marks and darkens the hull........I will try to get a picture in actual light.......using the crane light makes her look too light. I've added more stain, and she looks a lot darker. I wasn't too pleased with it at first.......but now that I have done this, I feel a bit more at ease with the color. she's going to look really good with the seal coat..........I hope to be doing that very soon. few more thing to do yet before that happens though I really appreciate all your kind words........she's shaping up better than I ever expected.
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baby, we can talk all night............ but, the masts ain't getting no where.......... :D I could go on.........but, you don't want to hear me sing
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air quality must be very poor where you are......safe travels. the grates look very nice.......well constructed are they set into the deck, or do they sit on top? is there a cut out for it? wicked sweet!
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Dr. Dafi has a cool Idea for fitting drill bits in dowels.........might be something worth asking about that's the thing about kits in general, you constantly have to look ahead........don't feel bad, I do it as well. either not drilling a hole that you'll need in step 70, to not seeing inconsistancies in your build, the problematic Mr. Murphy lurks in wait, ready to jump out when you least expect it. never get angry at it.......it feeds his Frankenstein. laughter and a light heart is best......it thwarts him quick thinking to resolves issues is especially unnerving to him as well..........missing parts, just put it aside and work on something else until you can continue. but do check out that possibility.........it may solve one jam, anyway
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I figured while I was waiting, I might as well stain the stern cap rails to see what they would look like the other ones weren't ready yet, so I decided to do the starboard side.
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with the ship stained, now is the task of figuring out what I'm going to do about the cap rails, wales and rub rails. I first looked at stain. I went with a dark stain.......to add some contrast nice........but I think it needs something......kind of a reddish look. I went over this with the Billing's mahogany. still looked kinda dark, so I switched it then I did a traditional flat black strip lets compare.........left side : mahogany over dark right side: dark over mahogany now the black mahogany over dark won........it carried the best redish hue I needed two of the 7mm and 4 of the 5mm strips. this seems to be easier said than done. while staining them, I broke three of the 5mm strips. wet down and bent more strips..........after they were dry, I stained them and broke two more in the process........set'em up again charlie
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beautiful John.......that is some fine looking rigging I am so glad that you were able to sneak her across the finish line, behind Murphy's back! he must be cursing up a storm right now! :D ....a superb looking build....worthy of her place of prominence!
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#4????............whoaaaaaaa Baby!
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CRAP!!!!! I have to work! I never seem to be able to do stuff like that .......always on a week end HobbyTown here in Manchester has contests and meets every once in a while, and they do the same thing. oh....well. I have never seen that one before.......I bookmarked the site. looks like a very interesting site I had stopped for a while as well...the Revell United States 1:96 was my last build then. when I started back up, I built a few small kits, and then the Cutty Sark 1:96 {for the second time}. from there I got into the wood kits and have been doing them ever since. I still see plastic kits I'd like to do...I have another United States to do in my cue as well.....a bash of plastic and wood { I have a log started on it}. I guess it may be my memory or something. could it have been this ship kit?........I don't know.......been a long time. I belong to another site.....the burning question seems to be how rare is a kit. most of them.......no, but I do see some that may be. it would be nice to have some sort of book listing all this.......like an apraiser, but I haven't come across one as of yet. must be the holy grail :D well, it's nice to meet you....I'll keep an eye out for your build log........love to see your work
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nice job so far! I agree.....the decks came out pretty nice. I had the same decision with my Billing's AmericA.......they said to paint the bottom gold......but I used copper instead not a big deal.........it's all practice, right
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the Lindberg kit would make for a good practice build for painting and such. you've shown some better kits.......as long as the decks don't go together like the Lindberg kit, you'd have a better time of it. as I mentioned, I didn't look into the kit until now.........I'll hold off until I get my five other builds out of the way I have always liked the Revell kits........fair amount of detail and all. thanks Ulises........I knew I was in the ballpark with the scale thing........but no home run it comes from my working with plastic all these years.......you see a kit, you like it, you build it. scale wasn't a fore thought. working with wood has really been an eye opener for me.
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that is a pretty cool design........I'm sure Adrieke gave you a few pointers I want to try it on one of my builds........perhaps on one of my scratch builds your thoughts are in the fore front of all who build.....can't wait to see it finished. take your time and savor the ride, it's the optimum bang for the buck your doing a fine job so far a kit sits on a shelf....however long.......before someone buys it. it may have been produced last year. the box is not humidity proof.....I don't believe I've built one yet, that didn't have a warped part or two...plastic kits included
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I'm the same way Larry........I'll get so far with the planking.........and then the itch to sand it hit me! I can't help it you've done well on the planking......shouldn't take much to get her down to a smooth finish. don't take her down too much though....you want your continued planking to match up. doing a little here and there is good........cuts down on the amount you'll have to do later on. just use a good aggressive grit in the beginning, and then to a finer grit to finish it off............I'm sure your kidding about the belt sander LOL. if you haven't gone off on your trip yet.........have a good time!
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I don't recall seeing one of those, but I think you saw the Morgan whailer.........I had never seen the kit around these parts, but I believe I saw it in a catalog. in Manchester, back in the day, we had a hobby store called the 606.......if I had extra money, this is where I would be. this list, Connie included, were all on the shelf at one time or another. the only two I kick myself for not getting, was the Thermoplyae and the Kersarge. the last time I saw the Kersarge on E-Bay......it was listed at almost $300.00! most of these kits are becoming quite rare.......the Cutty seems to be holding it's own though.......more seem to bleed out of the woodwork when money gets tight. the Cutty kit does have it's variants.....the museum kit......with it's pre-painted hull, and no sails, is becoming rarer that the actual kit itself. Heller took the reigns on the large sailing kits...featuring the Victory and a large scale Spanish Galleon, perhaps your thinking of these kits? nice to see another fellow from New Hampshire.....welcome to MSW, good sir! I'm sure you'll have a great time here do you have a build log started?
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hey Kester...........hope you had a great day yesterday! belated Happy Birthday, my friend!
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ohhhhhhhh.....my head.......it's......vibrating! the pressure.........it's starting to build! too much..........I've got....information overload! arggggggggg! would this be the norm for larger bore cannons? I can imagine the recoil in touching one of these bad boys off. you make thing so interesting..........and looks good in the process I really enjoy what you do, good Dr.
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I took a look at them briefly.......wait a moment..............ohhhhhhhhh my! yesssssss.........this is a STRANGE little bugger! what in the blue blazes were the designers smoking when they came up with this one! scale is the relation of the model as opposed to the real ship. I'm not too keen on the way of scale....130 feet to 1 inch {?} perhaps someone who knows better can give the correct measurements, in the event I'm wrong. with what I've read about this kit.....it's something about the decks {or the upper deck} not aligning properly. I think I can see why: the hull has a natural curve to it.......although the Revell kits have this curvature as well, I don't see it as a deterrant. the problem I see here is that the decks are done as a unit and the hull is assembled after the decks are complete these two decks are connected together with pins, which appear to be bent {at least, in my kit, they appear to be}. this will cause a malalignment of the upper deck when encased within the hull halves if added detail is to be done to the gun deck, it would be impossible to do, because of the inaccessibility of the bulwarks. rigging the cannons is out the window there is a way out though, should you wish to add in this detail, and that is to do the decks separately.........create pillars of the correct height, and then lay the spar deck at a later time, after the gun deck is fleshed out. in looking at all this, I wouldn't blame you for choosing a different kit
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yes Adrieke.........my last one is gone as well. lets just call it a good gesture on something that is of no consequence is this the paint work on the hull?
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I'm sorry to hear the news..........yea, taking the parts off the sprue can sometimes be as bad as losing the instructions. tell you what......when your ready to build this one, I will pull mine out and do it as well.....right along with you! I'll make it as easy as possible for you to be able to identify the parts, so you won't have a tough time of it. color and all! when your ready to begin.......you let me know.
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