popeye the sailor

looking super! extra detail would really spice her up! here's something you can try for the doors.........cut them out and fit in a piece of thinner wood. make the indention appear on the exterior of the wall.....dress as desired

no need to tie them up again........let the back stays do the work your right on track.......keep going! ^_^

your planking looks like it is flush with that upper bulwark {panel?)........are you going to be using .5mm planking, going up from there? is there a wales strip to be covering this line? if so, that may help you with the bow problem. I see the non-conformity your talking about.......just round it off and cover it up...nothing to it the brace problem doesn't look too bad either. follow the way your going, and as the brace begins to thicken, follow it and stay the same distance from the edge. create the same curvature as the brace.......this will blend the counter / transom line, and give you a nice rounded look. there is another curvature further down......be sure to follow the shape of the stern. I need to do the same thing with the Half moon........these ships have this distinctive stern shape.......the high back and rounded stern 'belly' really sets them apart from the others. is that second planking 1mm thick? I've always seen the second planking done with .5mm planking.........it's not a bad thing, but I would imagine that it would add thickness to gun ports, window casings, and eat up the overhang of the cap rails. I've never used archive ink for the outer hull planking. I really like what it does to the inner bulkwarks........the idea you have in making it stand out in this aspect, is a very big plus.......adds more depth to the stanchions. blotch boo boos do happen though......try light sanding combined with the use of a pink eraser. it may take out most of it........if your staining it, this will also hide some of it.......just go a bit darker in this area........no hull is uniform in shading....you do have a bit of lee-way here. it looks really nice so far.......just make sure that you are flush with the sterm wall / stern cap {transom / counter}, so the second planking will lay flat against at the edge {it will hide the mating gaps}. I'm sure that the wales are 1.8mm thick.......laying them over what you have now is going to make them stand out well. if the mating between the second planking and the bulwark {panel?} is flush, you may run into a problem here, in keeping with the wale protrusion. these will need to be cemented in place before you continue up the bulwarks. to plank with what your using would cause you to lose thickness with the wales.....they do sell blonde .5mm strip stock to thwart this from happening. I do hope I'm wet behind the ears on the flush thing........but if this is the case, I hope something I mentioned helps you in some way

that is a cool picture......on the floor! good thing you don't have any cats! there is a tricky part you still haven't done yet......the rest of the fore stays, main stays, and mizzen stays. I notice that the pulley assemblies are beginning to make them sag a bit....don't worry too much about that. keep the rest of the stays as limp as they are, and when you do the back stays, they will tighten them up. do your plans show these stays?

I did something a bit different with the lanteen gaff on my Gothenborg. what I did was drill two holes in relation to the wrap of the perril band. the thread was passed trough one hole, and wrapped to hide it. the thread was strung with the beads, test fitting it along the way. when the gaff was attached, the thread was passed through the other hole and cemented. after it was dry, that end was wrapped as well, hiding that hole. there are pictures of it. I also made up the lower fore yard strap.......I think I have one bead length too many, so it will be used on the lower main yard {I'll make up another for the fore yard}

can't get mine to do it either I might suggest though, that if it's at all possible, to make all the sails before you start working with them. you may find that, as you get more comfortable with making them......you might become dissatisfied with the first ones you made, and may elect to redo them. it would be sad to hear that you had to tear anything apart I need to get busy on the sails for my friend's bluenose. I have them all cut out....they need to be sewn and treated with diluted white glue, to stiffen them up. he lives in Canada.......and runs a plastic modeling forum.........he has cancer, and has stopped working on the ship. one of these days, I'll get surprised with a box in the mail.......long story so, yea, I'm in the same boat as you are.......pretty much on my own with sail making........although, she reserves the right to suggest colors ....hee....hee

chech it out Mobbsie..........he must be 'twitch'in' to get at the Aggie your having fun Sjors.....that's all that matters

I've been meaning to look into an alternative wood source.....the only wood I've been using is basswood , balsa, and obechi

just as long....you don't go too crazy at the touch down! ....don't want to see your ship go flying! very nice job with the railings......... stanchions give her a really cool touch.......thumbs up!

they are actually really fun to make, once you've done a couple. looks pretty good Denis

I work on one ship.......but all the while, I'm thinking of other aspects of the other builds. when I hit onto something, then I make the jump and do it right away. I don't want to lose any cool ideas

thanks Aldo.......it's going better than I thought it would well Bob......guess I'd better get an update on her right away..... what?.......I didn't put in any pictures of Inga?

Captain's choice I would say.........some even had "bow chasers" on the fore deck. a second pair down below

2mm blocks!!!! wish I had some for my Gothenborg.......that's some nice detail in itself! you need to finish this.......this was your ship of turmoil........your marriage.....the house........starting school, not to mention, the problems you faced with her build. through it all, you managed to build a fine looking ship.......but your focus took a hit...ie, the problems. now that the smoke has cleared, you need to get into a 'post turmoil' build......one you can build in happier times......and work with comfort and leasure. most of all, you'll think with a clearer head.......catching these problems before they even start. I know it seems sad.......but you will find that they ALL do that.........the finish of all build, have that melancholy feel

that's what they said to me about joining the commodore's table. now Sjors up and left.........Augie's hard at it with his confed.....and I'm sitting here with a blasted cold {I still have one more day of work to go through}. congrats on the promotion......you'll come to find that rank really doesn't matter all that much.........what matters is the person behind it. if there a proper rank to give you, it would be 'friend'......that, I believe, covers every rank in the MSW listing I think i said it earlier.......nice work on you Aggie.......more pictures please...I'm getting withdrawls already

nice bit of progress you've done there. with the Billing's kits, I get cotton thread. it is nice, but it is the worse, when it starts to get fuzzy. I used some of it by staining it with India Ink......does quite well in keeping the hairs down. if there is a craft store near you, look in the jewelery dept........I've found some bead threads that work real good.......and they can be found in different thicknesses too. for the Nordkap and the Cux 87, I used polished hemp thread. it's great for large scale kits, and looks just like real rope. it is a bit stiff and unruly, but it can be shaped by pinching it in your fingers. you'll find something, I'm sure

you think everyone's impatient to see new pictures..........gee......now where do you suppose we got that from??? second step ratlines look great Sjors........the top sets will be a piece of cake. they're not that big are you going to tackle the San Ildefonzo soon, or are you going to wait till the Marage is finished?

hi Augie........ MArk: "YES! he was my boyfriend! thanks for the good word;) Andy: thanks for the 'slight' shove......it's cool to laugh a little when I do finally get another off the wall build going......I'll expect to see you in the front row. {you can sit next to Bob } John: not a subject I sit and muse over, I assure you. the pictures are serving me quite well. I wish this was a larger kit.......the ratlines are going to be pretty small compared to what I see on other builds Adam: thank you my friend! I don't know about the genius part though.....but I am glad to be finally be rigging this fine lady! Edwin: thanks! I do hope that what I have in mind for the future...happens. you'll see a much larger version.....hopefully with all the ornamentation too!

not to worry Sjors.........you'll have it all well in hand by the time your done

that looks real sweet Andy..........I have to do some for the Gothenborg! I have plenty of brass rod......which would probably be thin enough to work with. I was wondering how to do this........you've made it look simple

well........let's see......hmmmm. in your earlier post Mobbsie, your spelling of 'lanteen spanker' could lend a lot to the imagination. since the 'head' is located at the bow of these ships.......that would make for some strange goings-on, for passing ships to observe it is uncertain which end of a ship would go under first.......I guess it would depend where the damage was. if the stern went first, it would give you a 'head's up' that indeed, you ARE sinking......and should the bow go under first, well......I guess your going in 'head first'. I actually think the head would be like a 'Bedae', in a sense. in early times, modern products weren't invented.......so one must have had to rely on the ocean spray, as the primary method of choice. one thing that this ship doesn't have, is grating at the bow...I haven't seen any in the pictures.......so that tends to make one wonder further. so.......what do they do......hang over the sides of the bow? it may be true.......since this practice has been carried on by high school students, who wish to convey a message to other passing motorists. I wish they had a Marty Feldman emoticon ........."your Egor?" "no.........it's Igor.........is your name 'heir Fraunkenstien?" "no........it's Frankenstein." "suit yourself...........I'm easy!" anyway................it's all good Kester.......I'm sure some folks have wondered where that terminology came from. bet it would be fifty lashes for the one who actually did it "I swear........I didn't know! I followed the signs!" {several sailors hiding behind some cargo, snickering} "I told 'em ta folla the signs!" {the others start laughing}. I know Andy.........I thought I had scurvy or something. I got more laughs from the M&M and lobster boat builds. I love levity....I got levity all through me......I gotta come up with another crazy build. who could resist this famous line: "you take the Blonde........I'll take the one in the turban!" I never tire watching Mel Brooke's movies I do apologize myself........kind off went off the beaten path. I am glad that no one brought any critters with them.......anything but that movies, music, and bass guitar is good.....sports is not.......I'm not an athletic supporter. I like anything Monty......but not a full monty........been a fan of the Python crew for ages there........I think I muddied things up a bit ..........soon I'll have another update, and all will be right with the world. Larry........I didn't forget you! thanks for the good word.......I haven't used that magnifyer much, but on this build, it has been nice to have. just when you think you have all the blocks your going to need in place, a few more are needed during the build. it makes it real easy to see the holes i've had to drill. get better my friend, so you can put your back to work again.....I miss watching your progress

with the hull planked as well as you have it.......I think warping is the last thing that will happen. very nicely done

.....gotta look in the MSW rule book about words over ten letters

a stunning frame Augie.......nicely fared. I don't like to use brads either.......if I do, I pull them out after it's dry. you've come a long way, in a short amount of time....she looks great!

oh John..........you kidder you! tee-hee-hee I wish someone had told me that earlier. I was looking for the name of the lines that hold the shrouds together at the futtocks, when I saw it. I learned my word for the day ! thanks for the good word