popeye the sailor

hows your reception now...........maybe some tin foil ............sometimes if you dangle them out the window, you might be able to get the french stations............oul-la-la!

I appreciate that Andy........the Boulogne sits for the moment.........I've done what I set out to do. doing some of the planking for the Half Moon, is giving me time to think of the best starting place for the Gothenborg. I also have to get a move on with the sails for my friend, I have them cut out....now I need to sew. never a dull moment at the wharf thanks, my friend!

I gotta finish that spitfire Augie......at the moment, it just got the primer. I'll look forward in seeing your planking, good sir.........take your time

you guys..........that's why I love this site....you folks are just the greatest collective sorts, I've ever had the chance to meet! it won't be for a while yet........unless the admiral badgers me { she's been quite since our last conversation}. however......every time we find ourselves in hobby lobby, or other places that sells wood, she asks me if I need any. we were in home Depot last week......I have been wanting to see what they have of the 1/4 inch {small sheets} of plywood.....like the modeling sheets I normally buy. she wasn't happy until i walked out of the store with a 2 x 4 foot sheet of oaken plywood {it was the best they had}. believe it or not, I paid less for it than I would have for 2 of the 6 x 24 inch sheets of the modeling plywood! it was so funny!......she'd see an imperfection, and tell me to choose another.....I love it! I didn't have the heart to tell her that it didn't matter.......this was for frame parts. she's doing her part.......and I'm not going to stop her.......I count myself very lucky. so, Andy.....Sjors, and Bob.... you don't have to worry.......my admiral will keep me in check. yes.....I do have a few thing in this demented mind of mine........I think you will enjoy them when I finally get them going. for now though........I have other builds to keep me entertained. oh, before I forget........wafting me with a pillow of sawdust won't do you any good..........it's what got me into this predicument in the first place.........breathing in the exhaust from the scroll saw....the smell of the paint.........I'm hopelessly hooked!

I thought you had that one finished Augie. nice work with the hull frame John.....looks like your almost ready for planking.

looks very nice......

very nice work Giorgos....your oars look awesome. I tried my hand at making some........I ended up making about 30 of them, to come up with four that looked alike. the paint must have been a pain........you mastered it quite well.

in the dictionary, they are explained as such: rabbit ears: antennas.......the apitomy of man to get reception. sometimes enhanced by the use of tin foil, or by the touch of a younger sibling to groung out the rods, to boost the reception.

thank you everyone for the good word. the sanding I've done so far, made the hull look good, but it's got a ways to go yet before I can paint. I wouldn't be putting too much into the multi build.........I haven't even started them yet. I want to do three boats, built off the beaten path. the concepts are still a bit sketchy.....only one of them have a definite theme. my thought at the moment, is to get the hulls assembled, and then I can see where to go after that. I wish I could say more......all will come to light when I start the log. thanks again for you kind comments.....more will come soon

this is true........but if you make a goof, you can always make another part. take your time.....you're doing fine

a big thanks to you.....AND Danny, John. and india Ink also works on rigging thread......I made quite a bit earlier, but I may have to make more for this build. thanks Sherry and Bob.......it's a feat just trying to catch up to her......... I tried to do that with the AmericA build....I still got some plank lines. it wa OK though, I wanted the plank lines to show. the thing that I'm concerned about, will be the glue ooze from between the planks. I also want to stain as well. now, I was trying to do this to full length strips......I wonder if it would be better done in short planks

time to rise and shine Augie.......you done good!

quietly following along.......nice job with the frame. I think the logs of this ship were on the old site. they are still coming in slowly.....you might get lucky.

since I can be of no help either.......I'll just cheer you on......GOOOOOOOOOOO....Mobbsie!

nawwww.......he just had to adjust his 'rabbit ears" Hee........Hee!

thanks Mark......I'm using my archive pen with india ink. haven't used crayon since John mentioned this to me. I think Danny uses it as well these are 0.7 x 5mm strips. like I mentioned to Anja.....it will be interesting to see the differences in these two kits thanks to you.....and to you as well, Anja thanks Augie.......I wouldn't even try to keep up.......if they are there, have a gander. always glad to have you drop by, my friend

thanks John.......I enjoy building....what can I say! I've even had the urge to bring out the Syborn and do a little on that one. you probably noticed the cross plank on the fore deck........I was going to cement it in place the way I notched it out, but that edge is curved and would show a little. so, I flipped it around.......I'll have to trim it, but I won't have to fill anything in that would other wise be exposed. I'm hoping to get away with single planking and stain thanks again John

the planking coniinued the next day......very easy to fit planking around the bulwark posts. I might wait on the bow planking.....but am thinking better of it. there is a bit of a wall built up around the bow stem. the doors are missing in the kit, so I have to make them from scratch. I can't seem to find the jig for bending the planks, so I'm making another one.

I thought I would do the deck planking ......and also get to the point where I can get the hull planking on as soon as possible. I ended up have to put this off, due to breaking one of the aft bulwark posts....on rib #11. first, the hull faring. I was going to divide the deck spaces 2x, but opted to do it simpler. then planking began with the aft section. the deck surface will be planked with light Annegre.....the cabin walls done in a darker mahogany. I made up a frame for the upper deck hatch opening.......it is to be left open. I'll need to see if anything else is to be done with it. there is a grating and a hatch to be added to the main deck. I'm going to throw caution to the wind, and just plank the entire deck before putting them in place.......I hope it's not a mistake. now it's time for the main deck the fore cabin wall was done so the king plank would meet it. note that I have offset the wall planking and the deck planking. in the plans, they are in sync, but I thought I'd twist this a bit.

that's the spirit!

it might be wise to do the hull planking before more structures are added. then it can be taken out of the jig........although making the structures now is a good ideas as well......it well protected. just keep them removable for now, if you choose a different route.

thanks Sherry.......I love the size of this build. I think you can see why I want to base the multi build on this hull.

I fixed that crap at the rudder shoe.........the starboard side was done the same way as the port side. it was filled in in good time. after some sanding, it was put on it's stand. the pilot house was fitted on....... this brings the build up to date.........

the planking continued..........of course, my habit of pulling out the brads after the planking dried took time as well. from here on........I just filled in the gap, one side at a time. the stern was evened out. I did some sanding.......I'll do the rest later. the port side finished, the starboard side was next.

so.....this begins the planking. with the shape of this hull, I figured that I could get away from tapering so much. the 1mm difference in the planks should have tipped me off. when I realized this, I chose to do the planking to preserve the shape, rather than come out with a clinky looking hull job. the beginning went pretty good.......it wasn't until I got to the turn, when I realized I might have a problem. in the last picture, you can see how the plank wants to stick out at the stern. I can sand this down, but I knew by this time, that I had better think about tapering........even if it was just to regain the line. the rest of the planking can be done without being too picky.......filler needs to be added, and it is to be painted anyway. when I get around to doing the multi build.......I will have a better idea, since they are based on the same hull design. at the moment, I have one frame ready to assemble......I have two more keels to frame out. it's funny........the admiral asked me the other day, where I was with starting them. she mentioned that I should be starting them soon, if I wanted to get them done in the time I specified. .....a modeler's work is never done