popeye the sailor

looks right to me........I second the avatar

looks like your all set now for the big finish.........nice looking grate

I'll be sure to do that good sir..........I will definitely let you know

had to run an errand to get a special tool for the Izuzu SUV....too long a story to get into. the brief of it all is the simple addage: "that'll teach you!" {they don't have an emoticon for this} anyway.....when I got back, it was close for supper. I did some baking, so I'd have snacks for work tomorrow.......and I made my famous steak and cheeze subs. I played with the food budget and bought some frozen peppers and onions............for these though, I bought fresh veggies. I'll never buy frozen again! I instructed the admiral to kick me, if I ever put stuff like that in the cart again!!! wind back before I left................the shims were dry enough to sand, so I shaped them ......mainly on the inside. I'll get to the outside after the deck platform is cemented on. the lower structure is cemented in place. I used some odds and ends to strengthen it. the underside of the deck platform was painted. when I got back from my errand, I checked and saw that the glue had dried fairly well. so.........on went the platform! I used whatever I could get my hands on to weight it down. After the baking.........feeding Gibbs {who incidentally, likes brocolli}.......and making supper {a repast that couldn't be beat}, all of the weights were removed from the decking. it ended up as a very nice flat surface with this complete.......I can now turn to the decking, and how I'm going to do it. I'm going to plank it....I think it will look really good. it's going to be a feat to mimic the main deck, but I remember that I used crayon, so half the battle is won. I want to move on to one of the other builds, but now I can work on something, without hauling her back onto the table. I think I will keep her nearby. without my other table, it will be hard........but in it's place, I have a small book case.....the Half Moon and the United States already occupy the two upper shelves. the bottom shelf is reserved for the shoe boxes that hold the parts for these ships......I will allow

thanks John........I hope to have a bit more of an update soon {hopefully tonight}. I was looking at my folders of pictures that I have on her........the last one I did was in may of 2012. I find that hard to believe.......but I date my folders. all this is telling me, is I had better move my butt.....and catch up! thanks for the good word. "I promise......no more peach brandy before a build.....I swear!"

good to see you back at the table Robert. you could do like a half cap and the stanchions, and then cement the pin rail strip to complete the cap. be sure to leave enough room for the dead eye shrouds. I noticed you removed the upper rub rails...are you going to put them back?

oh....by the way.......where were thos blotches you were talking about earlier? I didn't see them

AUGIE!!!! I thought you were on MY side :D :D :D man do you and I think alike......cripe! after cementing the upper deck platform on the trawler........I made 2 half dozen of two different flavors of muffins..........feed Gibbs with his dog food and brocolli mix.......and made supper........my favorite: steak and cheeze subs {chunk}, w/green peppers and onions. {I'm on my second sub}.......I am one fat / happy camper right now! you have done a superb job on the planking!..........I almost choked on a bite when I saw her! the color is fantastic......and the treatment you applied really makes the difference! I like how everything blends together......but I would suggest palnking all the way down to the keel. your upper wales is going to sit on top of the planking......but where is the lower one going to be? either on top of the last two rows of planks, or used to terminate the planking {the waterline}.....there will still be quite a lip there. for example: when I did the second planking on the Gothenborg, I used the .5mm planking. here I could play with the thickness. planking down from the bulwark, the first wale was laid. planked down from there, and the second wale was laid. the rest down to the keel was planked to termination. the difference between the two woods, still allowed the wales to protrude. both wales are equal to proportion to the hull wall. now on the Half Moon, I am going to try my best not to double plank. these wales are going to protrude the full 1.8mm......they will be more prominant. but, then again, the other rub rails are going to compliment them. the hull face will be even all the way down to the keel. in both of these ship, that is what I was shooting for. again......I hope I'm wet behind the ears, but the hull should be uniform all the way down to the keel. I wish the wales were on the H.M. so you could see the differences. I just measured the strips I'm going to be using......1.5mm is what I see...but they list it as 1.8mm {probably some of the palnking used is exactly that}. I like the idea of embedding the wales like I did on the goth....it made the rise more subtle. don't think for a second, that I'm suggesting ripping up planking....far from it. my thoughts are on how much of a rise there will be at the second wale. please don't shoot me........

I don't think there is a firm rule about sails before rigging.........kind of like the chicken or the egg. but in this case, there had to be a chicken to start the ball rolling :D :D sure looks good with the yards and sails on her though

thanks Augie.......that must have been the door that leads to the twilight zone...... keep telling myself to slow down....but you know how that goes

yup!!!!! and anything else that isn't battened down properly! :D :D

thanks Bob........there's more to come once all this is done.........there will be plenty of baubles to go on! thanks for the good word.

inteeresting how you made the pinnicle........those parts of the ribbing were removed {am I correct?} are you going to do the same to the cutter? very nice

still a ways to go yet Sjors.........I have to make the helm room, the bow, and everything on the deck. I have two gallows from the Nordkap booty, but I'm not really happy with them.......I may make a set from wood. yea......the camera showed me the door....I was not pleased with my missing that. but, it was a quick fix........no problems! it would have been just as well if someone had told me.......it would have shown that I am human, and that they cared enough to point it out. either way, it would have been a win / win situation. it's been nice to work on her again......any progress made is a good thing thanks for the good word Sjors........always a pleasure when you look in

good 'ole Florida.........just as I remember it.....flat! I used to live in central Florida back in the '70's. my best friend {my second family} live in Kissimmee..........one of these days I have to make the trip to see them {a promise I made}

when the portholes were dry enough, they were cemented in place. there are also the brass hand rails that needed to be installed as well.......here is a before and after shot. the port side door corrected. I had to leave this open over night.......I'm not really sure if the CA will cloud the window maker. between you and me.....I'd rather not find out. once I can get to the table, I can see how things went, and perhaps movetowards the final step of this assembly.

the gap between the side walls and the upper deck platform is only 1mm or so. checking this out a bit further, I find that the curvature of the deck, in relation to the structure, is what's causing this. it was decided that, rather than to tear anything up and cause additional problems, I chose to shim up the walls and repair them later. this is going to be minor. cutting and bending two pieces of planking, they were tapered at one end and then cemented to the tops of the walls. when these two were dry, they were sanded further to bring the taper down to a point. the platform was check fitted at different points of the process, to attain the flat fit. during all this, the structure was also made ready for the time when the assembly can be all put together. the front molding was put on, trimmed, and touched up. the portholes were then dry fitted in to see how they would look. I was not happy to see this........the port side door is upside down! in removing it, it was damaged and had to be redone......but I made the correction I used the window maker to create the windows in the portholes.

really nice work Piet.....more and more amazing, with the more and more you do

they look great Draggz! as for which ones to use........well, if they are to be open, I'd use the scratch made ones....might show the door frames. it's up to you my friend........you've done very well

it's good of you to say Randy....but I'm sure this has crossed someone's mind at one time or another. how would this work? it's the functionality of the aspect your working on. some folks even find a figure of the same scale to use as a gauge. I think this is one of the main reasons why I enjoy Dr. Dafi's work so much. his aim at creating the functionality and realism, is very interesting.....really puts himself into his hobby. very comendable if anyone's looking for a good tutorial for creating ratlines..........one only needs to look no further that sjor's build well done Sjors!

you've done a splendid job Sherry! the hull planking look absolutely beautiful.........and the idea with the trap door is so cool! your milling your own wood as well.........boy!.....you've really been bitten by the bug! simply awesome!!!!!!!

that's cheating...........no buzzer! :D

WHO..........the Mirage, or............ :blush:

sweet looking hull so far Bob.......I like the deck layout, the bulwarks really make it. moving right along on her

it would have been even funnier, if Sjors slipped up and said the Aggie is on the bench :D well Sjors.......have you tried to envision it on the bench to see if it will fit? remenber that guy with the red union suit and the pitchfork......he's jabb'in you good buddy oh, that itch you cannot scratch..........you know you wanna........