popeye the sailor

yepper.......and with the music from "mission Impossible" in the background!

some really nice progress Mobbsie........the figure head looks great kind of odd that they want the other dead eyes back.......it would be one thing if the kit was bought directly through them........did you buy it from a hobby store? noticed that there are no gunport lids along the mid upper row.......I saw the plans on the wall......I can see why superb job, my friend!

on the site that I moderate, I would give the same advice. unless the repair is an easy one, that doesn't require a lot of tearing down, I would say to leave it and move on. life is too short, and it wouldn't be good if the repair went south for some reason or another. what you have learned here, will benefit you on the next build...... you still have the fore mast to step, and the yards to do.........perhaps after all this is done, you'll find that it doesn't really look that bad at all. I think you've done a splendid job, in spite of all that's gone on, in a short period of time

sounds like you got somewhat of a reprieve............though it may be sad for the waterways.......it's a big yay for Peg!

oh...oh Sjors.......you missed a stitch! not a biggie.......just add one in fore mast shrouds look great! at least, my friend......we are doing our shrouds together

thanks for the good word Frank. I have a feeling that this string won't take stain.......I should try it though, to be sure of it. it would be a bit too late to do it now though......no matter, I will keep it in mind though for future builds. I have more than enough to experiment with

hello Keith I've been so into the Goth.........I haven't had the time to finish the bulkheads on the Half Moon. I will be soon, I hope. rigging isn't too bad......I wouldn't be if I were you. you have so many cool thing going on with your build......I think it will be a piece of cake. one thing to keep in mind as you do it........is that, if you were the fellow on deck pulling that rope, what would it do? it's such a cool thought this string {thread} came from the admiral.......she had bought a kite that had the M&M characters embossed on it. since she wasn't going to be flying it, she gave the string to me. I thought it funny that a kite should come with so thin a string....but I took a closer look at it and decided to try it for rigging.....I liked it. it didn't fray so much, like the cotton thread you get in most of these kits, and it conformed well through blocks and pulley assemblies. I completed a couple of builds with it.........too bad it is so 'white'.........I would have been happier if it was a grayish, or a tan color. I can live with it though. starting this build, I began to worry.......I was running out of it. I found some more, but the thickness was too large....oh dear! I did manage to find the right stuff the other day..........not the exact twist, but it will do. the Gothenborg can continue now, without fear of being held up by the lack of suitable thread......I just hope the the twist difference isn't going to be a problem. thanks for the good word Keith.........and don't worry about rigging.......once you start, you won't be able to lay it down! thanks Wayne........I can't wait till I get the yards on her..........that's really going to make her stand out!

a big thanks to all that pushed the like button. as you can see, the amount of pictures I posted showed how my day went, for the past couple of 'em. the lack of interruptions was nice......except for Gibbs, who still expects his scedualed outtings. I don't blame him....we're having a dry stretch of weather all this week. I hope I can continue the trend Sjors: I think I did all these pictures for you, my friend........I know how much you like your eye candy now that the first set of shrouds are done, I can see that I'm really not having too much of a problem finding the holes in the back of the chainplate dead eyes......I thought this would be a pain. I'm hoping the rest of them go much faster now.......I hope to get to the ratline part of it all soon. bear with me, my friend John, and Aldo: thanks for the good word. little by little she's coming together......still can't believe I started this build in 2010. hopefully I can put the finish to her by the end of the year patrick and Augie: thanks to you as well......yepper......tension is everything. I had done a bit of study with 'absolute zero' in plastic kits........I find that wood kits are a bit more touchy. the shrouds also add to the back tension, being done one at a time.........in plastic kits, most of them I have done, the ratlines were all pre-formed and installed as a group. the lower main stay{s} and the mid stay did experience some negative tension, but I think the shrouds and back stays will reverse this. the back stays will come later. I can see that by doing the dead eyes by 'eye'......my left to right is better than my right to left....perhaps by the end of this build, I can master that. I think that for the next build though, I will leave the dead eyes unpainted, so I can take advantage of the great jig ideas that are floating around. yea.....the critic thing will always be around......I believe it born into the hobby itself. every modeler is faced with it from the moment they lay x-actor to wood......just as every painter feels it, laying brush to canvas. it is art, whether it be simple or complex. it's a great medium to try ideas and methods, shared by others of the medium......some with rave review.......and some with not. many great sayings come from the hobby........but none so universal as "back to the drawing board". it's a great hobby.........I'm happy and proud to be a part of it

yepper........looks like Kats {sailcat} wasn't too far off with the hold covers

glad to hear that was all it did...............and to think, I was doing some rigging today with unbuttoned sleeves {this confirms that murphy left my house}. good that it was a quick fix........she's a sweet looking build John...you've done a superb job with this one

I have an update on the Goth......the lower fore shrouds are finished and waiting for the ratlines. I'd like to get the others done before I get to them though, so it will be a while. I picked up where I left off, tying on more dead eyes. painting the individual dead eyes does have it's own drawbacks. the assembled shrouds aren't all the same height.......and that's OK, I feel........it looks more natural this way. much the same respect as the gun port lids........I think they could practice ten times a day, and in the heat of battle, could never open them all to the same amount. I also took the time to look at the yards......just like the bow spirit yards, I want them to have some movement. they will be suspended by block pulley assemblies and fastened to the mast with rope strung with perrels. holes were drilled to thread the blocks and lashings, and wound to hide the attachment points. I was going to do three rows of perrels, but I think they are a bit too large. I had bought these beads a while ago, to do this. I settled on two rows. now I didn't make those little deviders that go between the perrels.....too small to even mess with, so I tied them together in a couple of places and painted them flat black to kill the sheen {and the white thread.....should have used black} I went back to work on the shrouds starboard side is complete......the back stay riggind is all that's left. now to complete the port side. the second stay has been added to the bow spirit. this is the first of the two that will support the boom portion of the spirit assembly. I also added the last of the upper main mast stays.........it did cause a bit of slack in the lower stays. it's not much......I will see what the back stays will do to take it up. if it don't, well I'll just fix it then. the port side shrouds are complete the outer boom stay is now in place blocks are added to the lower fore mast yard and the spanker yard of the mizzen mast which brings me to where I am now. I had run out of that type of thread for the dead eyes and running rigging. I was hoping I could find it.......and I finally did.....in a dollar store, no less. of course, I had to buy the kite in order to get it........the admiral told me to get two of them....they were only $2.50 so, I figure there's still time to introduce the grand sons to kite flying....I have other string to substitute. the bundle of thread {it's too small to be called string........although it is what one would percieve it is}...with what I had before, I was able to do a couple of builds before this one. these are larger.......should last me a long time! so now, I'm laying the first pairs of shroud lines for the main and mizzen masts

sorry to hear you've gotta get back to work so soon......doesn't seem that long. really doing a nice job with the rigging.

looking nice Augie......

.....just toss 'em the sports page.......he'll be happy

looking sweet Andy........ too bad you have to go back to work so soon

looking good Sjors.........a few more lines, and then she will start to look busy!

I looked....I looked.....looked all around found all this text, but no ship to be found a perilous thought, I thought with a frown the Mirage is in peril, the Aggie's in town to build these three ships, a huge feat to be sure to show it can be done, we'll leave it to Sjors to watch him build cannons, 64 the score only to pause and wonder, which one were they for we're all taking bets......the numbers they say on how many times by Sjors, the box opens in a day to gaze at the beauty, the pieces and parts bright shiny brass, dead eyes and hearts to celebrate the coming of this wild new build I'll run to the fridge, where I keep the beer chilled and raise one to you, on your new feat I'll get off my soapbox....and take my 'saved' seat yes.........I found your build.........I couldn't believe that I missed it. I know I have been lax in my poetry.......so I thought I'd whip this one up for you. I have muliple builds.....tis true.........but not like these! these are big-a** ships! you didn't fool me for a moment with those pictures.......you don't have a model of the thames........and look at the cannons........they have Mobbsie's signature muzzles thanks for saving me a seat....I wouldn't miss this for the world. the admiral tells me that I'm infatuated with two girls......Itaka bow and Kissimyae stern....I had a laugh when she came out with that very nice of Mobbsie to send you that plaque.....going to be a special touch to the stand. I'm sure that if you do try and fit something together........you'll post some pictures for us to see

looks really nice!.......the sails are very well done great job!

don't be sorry........that's what summer is for I'll be here when you pick up where you left off. you know......I was thinking the same thing.........had to take a double looky at his post ! how ya doing J.P. summer must have yanked you right out of your seat!

hee.....hee.......would make for some great excercise though found some string like it, but it's like the next size up. I'll save it for larger builds. I think I'll have better luck at the dollar stores........I mentioned the string on my Goth build thanks for looking in and the good word....I hope to have some progress soon

thanks Adam......I should be back at it shortly. I still haven't found the string I've been using for the dead eyes and running rigging on the Goth.....I'm hoping soon........before the hobby stores switch gears. who ever heard of flying a kite in a snowstorm?

I was graced with his presence a while ago........I was very glad he left. lately though, I've been working on getting the toyota inspected, I did a bunch of work......but apparently, the garage wasn't happy with it. it's only a couple of small details, so I let him do it. I only want the car to last 1 more year {my son is driving it}.........I just shake my head. then I think........I could get as much as three hundred bucks for the car at the junk yard..........and I believe i've put that much into it at this point ....go figure. it boils down to my not being at the table as much as well.........don't feel bad. I'm sure you'll have an update soon........I'll be here

good to see the faring job is done...very nice progress thus far Augie

the redo does look better Sjors....very nicely done.

just as there are progressions to a build, there must also be improvements to the room that houses it......look forward in see what you've been up to