popeye the sailor

glad to hear your feeling better.......you'll be back to building in no time now get some rest you big lug......time's up for computer!

I notice that you didn't put eye bolts in the bulwark....not that it matters, but i figured I'd mention it a lot of detail.......and you still have quite a few cannons to fit out. they will look really good though, once your finished. great work Dr. Dafi!

very nice Borge.........the parts came out well. bet they would look even better in brass this will save your elbow for sure!

thanks John and Mark.........no.....I think I'll fix it.....the laws of probability isn't on my side on this one......LOL!

yes I did..........it's a good thing i called the police for him.......he ended up in the hospital. he has an incurable cancer, but he was having a bout with another medical problem he has. his prognosis isn't good, but he is doing better for the moment. thanks for asking Anja. ....and yes, the ship is coming along. I mentioned a small miscalculation with the boom........figured I'd give you a good chuckle I can shorten it....I have enough to work with. I think I'd better get the mizzen in place, so I can complete the standing rigging.

very nice update Borge.......the tool looks really cool. my friend from canada sent me a bunch of drill bits {dental} a while ago.......haven't tried them out yet...but some are unique. it will be great to see her remasted......how is that coming?

your all done?????? Fantastic!!! the rigging went real quick..........you done a greast job on her! congrats!

thanks very much everyone! now that the main mast is in place.....I can start doing more in the rigging dept. with the skylight, you can see what I have to work with.....the same as the AmericA. I should have removed the excess from the underside....but no matter, I can still do it. then I'll have to make a frame around the outer edge. the only thing I got around to doing, was the lower main stay. with that, I made a small miscalculation with the length of the boom.....it's a bit too long. it can be shortened, so it's not that bad. thanks for all the good comments....and to those who 'liked' it as well yes, I am glad I have extra blocks John......I believe I'm dipping into them already that's Willie Nelson Sjors. if you think that song is a hoot.....Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash do a real good live set of the song 'Ghost riders in the sky'.......it's worth it to look it up, Believe me!

she looks beautiful Augie.......a fitting end to a fantastic build! congradulations!

hi all.......just putzing around, doing some little stuff.....all aimed at getting the main mast cemented in place. needed to make up more blocks to tie....and I also made some for the deck around the main mast. then I got the idea wo begin work on the skylight. it's made of plastic....made the same way as the AmericA's skylight.......first thing was to cut out the panes of plastic {glass} after this brief interlude.....it was back to tying blocks. there are the brace rigging and the deck. with all the blocks in place, the main mast is cemented in place......I can add the others later, should there be any more. the blocks for the mizzen {spanker?} yard were also cemented in place. I hope to do a bit more today........enjoy

very nice progress Bob!

....and when that boy got home.......he looked at his model, threw it in the circular file, and got some fresh stock! ....and that, my boy, is how a scratch builder is born!

that's great to hear Augie........I knew you couldn't stay idle for long

black tie........or hawiian shirt?

oh Sjors........a sad day hate to see you feel this way just couldn't find the words to say I hope you felt better....enough to play I tried to find you cheerfull but all I can see, is tearfull it's so sad to see a clown cry I wish you well my friend.......I hope this round of meds does the trick.....I miss your candor

that is one SWEET anchor ........and the ship's not bad either! nice job with how you did that........looks wicked cool!

right.......planking for the deck is only about 0.7 x 3 x 550mm.....this is what I'm going to use. it's the lighter Annegre, but you can also get the mahogany.......won't even have to stain it. I've already cut the sections for the gun deck, and I used 1/16 x 1/16 around all the grate holes. once planked and sanded...it will bring them down to where they should be. I did miscalculate though......I need to get more! a lot of naval ship builders have been doing their deck in wood for a while now........they look beautiful! don't think I recognize the name, sorry about that.

it's probably just the way the wood took it. sometimes I'll go through the planking to make sure a darker one didn't slip in there. although, there are times I wished I hadn't...........some decks come out looking pretty good. yours is no exception.......it won't hurt it if you do that. once everythings on the deck, it should blend right in..............I like it

I can see how you spent your birthday! wonderful work my friend! it looks super!

hey Augie.......if yers bored.....yas kin come over ta my house an' play with one o' mine.......plenty o' beer in da fridge :) looks superb Augie.....she's gonna look great in the new case

Bummer........no more eating greasy stuff in the living room! may she come back to you safe prop heads and shafts look good......look forward in seeing the porpulsion system in this bad girl!

back at it in fine style, eh..........the booms and rigging looks great! simply superb looking build John!

still the ground work so far........can't wait to get some color on her.... thanks for looking in aldo!

thanks Aldo........I was a lazy putz yesterday.........but today, I play catch up!

ha...ha....just wait for the time you tell her that you forgot something. I was doing the M&M fun ship for her. here on the site, folks were throwing ideas at me left and right. one suggested windshield wipers.......why not?........the windows are large enough. I told her about it, and she got mad......she thought I was dragging it out...........she got even madder when she saw me making them!. when I was finished, she stood right there as I put it on the shelf.........every once in a while I tease her about doing something more to it, but all I get is the evil eye. yea.......I wish I had gotten a thermopylae kit when I had the chance. a friend of mine in Honolulu has three Cutty kits......one of them come from the very first run {no sails}. there is also a museum production kit {special edition} out there, that is pretty old too...late 60's. you can tell........long skinny box with a father and son building it as the box art.....no sails for that one either. early kits of the series had white sail sheets......later ones from the 70's had beige colored sails. I have seen many bash works done on the Connie......there's some really nice stuff out there, as well as here in this thread. you would think that when they retooled the molds for the Connie, they would have added some of the missing detail. I'm sure they got feedback from builders. I am quite certain that they've retooled the molds a couple of times by now. the United states kit is a spin-off from the connie......sadly they omitted a few aspects.......I intend to put them in. for this second time of the build, I'm going to use wood....for the decks and the masts. I will change even the dead eyes and rigging over to wood blocks.......should be cool when I finally can get rolling on her no crappy lines in the decks for me! we need to get together and tell Revell thay they are fools for NOT bringing them back!