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superbly done John.........just a small oopsie......not a big deal.....huh it'll be my guess that she will reside at the museum. she'll be a very nice addition to the collection -
hi there Ron........oh yes, I have dead eyes all around me........just not on the ship yet I have a few on there.......but I need to get a move on it..........Sjors is getting impatient....he's even beginning to yell at me.........hee.....heee I also should have something on the Half Moon soon.......a sort of a tutorial, if you want to look at it like that. thanks for the birthday wish.........I had a great one!
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is that the same yard?.............nice
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now it's beginning to take shape! very nicely done!
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
popeye the sailor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
on plasrtic kits.......those two bottom lines are not there. they don't even show that the hull was indeed plated all the way up to the bulwarks............painted black, no one would be the wiser. I wouldn't put either one in for this very reason. scale would be another reason to consider........how small would those rails be? builds are started with the best of ideas and intentions. when left for periods of time, some of the luster can become dulled or lost. it makes getting back in the grove that much harder. build your ships gentlemen.....with all that you can muster. when they are finished, you'll be all the more proud of what you've done..........all because you stuck with it.- 4,152 replies
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earl gray.........or orange peoke...it's all in the tea heck, I've even heard some folks use coffee. I love it Ron......looking quite stunning!
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you already sent me a birthday wish Sjors......appreciate it though. not much more with the Goth I'm afraid......I will have something on it tomorrow.....promise. truth be told.......I have been looking into creating a sure - fire way to correct the cabin bulkheads on the Half Moon. I have also been fixing the spitfire........somehow it got pushed into the wall and it got some right side damage to the stabilizer and wing tip. I plan to get her up in the air, putting it on you tube..........whether it's a successful flight, or a crash and burn......first one I've done in a while, so who knows I won't let you down good buddy....even if it's just the fore shrouds.
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robbyn is correct........yea, I'd fight it. you'd have never hit the car in front, if the other guy didn't rear end you. nice bit of progress though......glad to see your getting better
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that would also be known as a ribbing.........and not like the ones the admiral gives me
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boy.......murphy sure gets around! I had a simular run of bad luck a while ago........though not that roll of the dice what a mix of good and bad.......ouch and congrats! yea, I've learned that you can't jump ship when you first do it.........once it cures and dies down, the true color comes out. I've been using semi gloss lacquer for quite a while now...........I love it when it is done.....the shine is nice. but, once cured, it dulls out and the shine goes away. I give it another coat.........but I think the next time I get more, I'm going to get the gloss. I think the wood will suck in half of it, leaving me with the desired sheen I want. it's all in how you plan it out. I'm glad your happy with it....I saw nothing wrong
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done is when all the lines on the plans are completed and rigged..........but lots of folks go beyond that. think of being done.....like the horizon.......you get to the point where all it is to you, is a flat line.........it seems endless. it can be frustrating....but keep thinking of the end result.........you should see land very soon now. throwing it in the wood pile is going to what........give you 15 mins of heat .....maybe? you won't do that though........you've come too far already you'll finish it.....to your satisfaction {no one elses}, and put her up on the shelf.........but I'll tell ya something........look it over again, after you've done a couple more. you'll see how far you've progressed in experience....all because you stuck to it, and finished it. besides.......makes for a great conversation piece for show and tell
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DARN IT!!!!! I did it again! I failed to see the extra pages at the bottom......that's what I get for looking in during the wake-up! I hope you had a great annaversary......{missed that too......DooooUGH!}. nice progress you've made......I like that rabbit idea.......wonder if that can be adapted for other kit builds........experimentation needed {right up my alley}. laser cut on those parts looks nice too.....
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thanks Adam! done with work for another week.....the next four days are for play!
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nice work Mobbsie.........some really great ideas there! I've heard of that saying...although I haven't heard it in a dog's age
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very nice ratlines...well done!
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I'm only guessing.......but I think we saw somewhere around three inches of rain here today! I'll have to see tonight's weather report for the correct amount.........it was TOTALLY miserable!.......not a day for campers, i can tell you that! I do hope you faired well.
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gee Sjors.......I guess I'd better get moving! you have ratlines already........I'm only just starting nicely done......you still have lots to go yet. glad your feeling much better
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nice rigging Ron! looks really good......now for the yards!
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thanks Piet........your not too late......see, they're still coming in thanks Mark and Aldo.........yes work continues on the Goth....hope to do more soon yes, I have plenty to do, patrick.........but it doesn't stop me from looking thanks for the birthday wish!
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looking very nice Borge.......superb in every way
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thanks again to every one......Augie.......that was the United States.......and I was around 35 when I did that! would have liked to get more done, but it was a crazy week. two more days {at work}......and I can have another week of fun and frolic!
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I am........ ....and then there's Gibbs picking up the fallout! now......I'd better get him out to the field, before he has a coniption!
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the Billing's Danmark site was down for a while........but it's back up now. I thought they had discontinued the Dragen, but I still see it in the list. looks great.......bouys and rope = instant gratification! your special touches are really nice!
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that's the ticket!!!! nice pictures John!
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I have an update on the Goth's progress. the bow section got another stay added, using the smaller hearts I made. the block is for a thinner diameter line....I have one more to add for the sheet line. an upper stay was added to the main mast as well....it looks a bit limp, but the back stays will take up the slack, I'm sure. the rigging for the spirit yard was also added.....there are none for the boom yard, at least, none that I can see from the pictures. the plans don't show this yard {not supplied in the kit} I began to rig up the shrouds, beginning with the fore mast. I remembered to start on the starboard side first. the dead eyes all need to be painted to match the chainplates. ....and I began to do the leading shroud for the main mast. after adding blocks on the deck for the mizzen mast, {I saw that there are at least two of them} the mizzen mast was cemented in place. now all the masts are in place. let the rigging comense!
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