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  1. popeye the sailor
    I had read where folks had used wire, and depending on humidity and other factors, they begin to rust and transpose the color around the edges of the sails. it is good though........you can achieve perminant shaping with it.....but for this reason, I havent done it.
  2. popeye the sailor
    it does keep the shape, as long as there is not too much tension on the rigging. I used to do plastic kits in my younger days. done too tight and it causes distortion.......so I thought up a cool way to do it. thread can be pulled just tight enough where it looks taught, but there is hardly any residual tension. this is what I refer to as 'absolute zero'. there is the stretch value of the thread to take into consideration, but it can be achieved. I try to buy thread that is 'pre'stretched'.......beading thread in craft stores is an example of this. if I have to stain thread {black......I like to use India Ink}, I stretch it when this is done. I like the thread you get from large plastic kits, like Revell and heller, but they don't sell it separately......too bad
  3. popeye the sailor
    come on!!!!!..............squeeze out the other 69%..........and sunday at that? you must have used Sjor's camera LOL! I'm not going anywhere near those kittens........If Robbyn's afraid of momma.........I'm not one to dispute it
  4. popeye the sailor
    sure hope you got to drink it before you went horizontal
  5. popeye the sailor
    I did a bit of looking around...I found this for you. from what I see, there is a cabin that covers this area, attatched to the bulwark and the central structure. Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
  6. popeye the sailor
    paging Dr. Saplala.........paging Dr. Saplala.....we seem to have lost your patient
  7. popeye the sailor
    I didn't know Augie was building an ARK ?
  8. popeye the sailor
    yepper.....we have that brand {company} here in the states. there is some nice stuff out there......just need to l :) k. I can't complain about Hobby Lobby though.....the lady I dealt with was very helpful......told her what I ws looking for, and off we went I wishI had a picture of what I settled on.......I will look in the Susan A pictures to see if I have a good one there <pause> these are the best pictures I have. when I made these sails, I wasn't as focused on the edge seams as I am now. as with most processes, the more you do it, the better you get...... I stained the two sails with tea.
  9. popeye the sailor
    good to hear Piet!........good use of your time......too bad about the beverage choices though LOL! the nice thing about my neck of the woods, is there are three possible place I can get what I need.....all very central to one another. if not, then there is one more craft store and a Home Depot, on the way home very interested to see what you do with the conning tower
  10. popeye the sailor
    I love the way your mind works..........I quite agree.....fasinating! this is photo etch...am I correct.....in the early pictures, I notice the tiny holes in the weave.....so cool. I do wonder if the airbrush would make a better delivery for the paint. brushes tend to push the paint into gaps and places one would not want the paint to go......leaving the texture detail to remain. I intend to do something like this on the United States........I have a good amount of tulle on hand. I think it will work..can't wait to try it. beautifully done Daniel......always pleasing to the eyes
  11. popeye the sailor
    when I did the Regina/Susan A build, I found that the kit did not allow enough material for all of the sails {neither did my Gothenborg build, but i've chosen to do it without sails. I went to the local Hobby lobby........went through a lot of different materials, until I found the right stuff. it was sheer, but not too sheer, with the look of canvas. after they were made and treated with the diluted white glue, they kept shape very well. there is suitable material out there......fabric stores are a great place to start. some department stores even carry fabric, but since the 90's, some of them have phased it out.
  12. popeye the sailor
    love what you did with the aft cabin walls.........the netting and the decking looks superb as well.......great bit of progress overall!
  13. popeye the sailor
    just read through your log........what a wonderful build.......very neat concept! you have a very good comand of the jig / scroll saw......I have done some.....but not to that degree of acuracy...very well done! I will follow your log with great interest.
  14. popeye the sailor
    hmmmmmm.....creme pie...........clowns like creme pies. why.....it's their weapon of choice!
  15. popeye the sailor
    beautiful hull Nils........hope you got a good price.......nicely done! the AmericA from Billings is a reissue......only 1:72 scale.......done out of the box, but I did a little tweaking to her {some of the aspects didn't look functional}. still made for a nice build though. I can agree with that.......too much around the seam looks bad........I really have to get off my duff and get them done. I have some other stuff I want to send him, along with the sails. so, you have another build in the works here..........I'll have to take a peek. there are so many talented folks here.......since the crash of the old site, I have been working slowly, trying to get back all the builds I was watching at the time. so many builders...{I guess I need to add you in as well} are so accomplished, that it makes me feel like a novice again.........makes for good inspiration to do better. I just enjoy the hobby.......parhaps one day, I'll do one that compares....but I am in no hurry, I'm having fun
  16. popeye the sailor
    HO!.....this sounds serious.....that's gonna call for a bigger piece of cake!
  17. popeye the sailor
    you have done a splendid job on the both of them........one of these days, I hope to get plans like that, to produce something on such a grand scale........as you have. the highest achievement that anyone aspires to..superb! I have done a couple ships with sails......one with the most sails was the Billing's AmericA. I have the build log here, and the ship can be seen in the gallery. I am currently doing the sails for the Billing's Bluenose, for a friend. I am also in the process of doing a tutorial of this process........so far, I've only written one part.......at best, it shows how to utilize a sail material sheet, and how to get out of a tough spot, when you realize the manufacturer made poor judgement by putting tape on the material itself. I guess they don't know squat about adheasive transfer. for what it's worth......here is what I have so far: http://wenzelswharftips.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/sail-making-part-1/ perhaps you may be able to access other parts of the Wharf........if you can, have a browse.......enjoy
  18. popeye the sailor
    good luck with your doctor's visit...........and with your plans thereafter, if I read that right.......be sure to come home with the right stuff
  19. popeye the sailor
    I would have never thought! of course it will need to be signed by the royal hand.....
  20. popeye the sailor
    ......a second voice for Sjors.........? HO......Mobbsie....woe unto the little children.........let'em eat cake!
  21. popeye the sailor
    is that the Billing's kit? the sails {and the ships} look superb.......very well done. I never tried to use a different color thread. I have been using the admiral's sewing machine for a while now........funny, I bought it for her, and I've been the one using it the most. I don't use wire, rather they are painted with diluted white glue, and laid on a bed of towels {covered over with plastic wrap}. the towels are puffed up in areas to give the sails a billowed look. your efforts paid off very well......such a wonderful job !
  22. popeye the sailor
    thanks Mark don't know how inspiring it is......but I'm having fun with it. I'm just glad to be making some progress with this build after all this time. I'm glad I've got extra blocks.........with what I've done so far, I've used up half of the single blocks. I still have the main and mizzen masts to fit out.......it's all good though thanks for the good word!
  23. popeye the sailor
    man.....really looking great! you've made some really good progress. kind of a roll-reversal with the dingys........on a ship you use them before the ship goes down.....on a sub, you have to wait till the ship comes up. serious stuff........but I hope you got a chuckle out of it.
  24. popeye the sailor
    I promised more pictures.......... the yoke rest, as I mentioned, is painted and cemented in place. the boom rests in it nicely. then the fore stays were installed. I didn't paint them....perhaps I should have. I have to paint the dead eyes....oh well....so much for local color I wanted to grag the main mast and begin the process of getting it ready.......don't know why, I grabbed the mizzen instead. I was bending all the little wires into eyelets, when one of them broke, so I had to replace it. after this was all done, it was painted. back at the bow, you probably noticed the blocks I tied halfway up the spirit. they are in conjunction with the ones I ties on the bumkins. here is what it will look like...I did the starboard side. then the forestays were tied after working them to make them a bit more taught. before I go further with the fore stays, I'll work towards getting the shrouds in place....I'll do a few, and get the main mast in place, so I can continue with the standing rigging. this particular one is going to be thicker than the others, so it will be a single........the rest will be done in pairs.....two starboard, and then two port.....I read about this earlier
  25. popeye the sailor
    you'll have to post a picture of the new arrival.......congrats man.........to the fullest! nice bit of progress on your build....gonna look sweet when finished!

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