popeye the sailor
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do you feel better now.......smelling sawdust is like salts..........it brings back the senses. the sound of the cutting tools have a calming effect. Anja must be happy now that you now have altered your care you whittle away the while-a-way hour and get ye not in her hair- 1,873 replies
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just the mere fact that you've chosen to build such a large scratch build as this, is awe inspiringring enough. there are many ship kits out there that may not be historicaly correct......but we build them any way. some choose to change them.....some don't. what you've done so far is wonderful.......the deck looks superb. the hull looks so sleek.......hard to believe that you've pulled it off using balsa {just writing the name makes me shiver} I'm going to be picking back up on my first full rigged ship.....I'll admit it, I am rather daunted...I've never done one in wood before. I'm finding that plastic was much easier....these I've done many. I'll think of what your going to face as I do it.....the thought alone will be a great motivator
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looking great John........ratlines look sweet! you'll be finished before you know it!
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well on your way to some great pilot house detail........sweet job Tom!
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me 2 a t John good your looking in Bob........you haven't missed a thing
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good to see you've made some progress phil. I believe the anchor ropes would go through fairleads in the deck, but don't quote me on it. the bow is really shaping up! very nice
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a very nice view of the ship's construction. very well made
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of course, that's not to say that the table doesn't get cluttered as well. at times, I barely have room to move. I'm a certified pack rat...I never throw anything away. you never know when even an oops part can be used
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you gotta love 'em Bob........now take her out and buy some nice picture frames. can't wait to see the start of this build
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surely! there are other places that carry accessories......those are just a few
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I'll have to post a picture of what my part storage system looks like. it starts with a large box, in which i lined with toilet paper tubes that are cut in half. the bottles are tall, so they sit in there without too much room to move around. the tubes are spaced out so the bottles are not crowded. I haven't labeled them....I started to, but the contents change with the supply I have of any given thing.....it would be a bother to relabel them. they are organized......I have a mental idea where everything is. thanks Eric.......I hope you have one as well no signs of me slowing down any time soon
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if you don't mind plastic...you could check out squadron, dragon, or waterloo
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no Frank........I wish there were though. that is a bottle of 5mm single blocks. the admiral is on a few meds, and she saved all the bottles for me........makes for a neat organizer tray for all my extra parts. it does seem that way though.....since 2010, I've completed 9 ships. I think it's due to my starting this hobby at such a late age......and that when I jump into something, it's usually with both feet.......running!
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looking extremely nice Mobbsie. I agree with the others......shame to cover that with copper. but, it must be done
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I can see I might start to get e-mails from irrate admirals........if anything at all.....it will be a boost for the modeling industry not much done at the moment. more updates soon. thanks Aldo for looking in. planking this one is going to be interesting. looks like a lot of tapering
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I can see that there is a big difference between these two kits. did the instructions say to cut out the bulwark posts? the reason I ask is that the top rails and the belaying pin rails are a one piece part.......they are to be bent to fit over the bulwark walls. it's going to be quite a task......they are plywood. I'm not there yet....it will be interesting. nice job with the mahogany work.......the finish you describe is going to look stellar!
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I wish I could be a better barometer for you......she had her share of both......lots of teak though. then she changed hands a few times and info really becomes cloudy. I wanted to get another one, and try to do her as the Portugese ship Ferreira.....nicknamed the Pequena Camisola by her crew........and later turned into a Barquentene Maria Do Amparo....very few info, if none at all about these two
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two thumbs up Augie..........she looks superb!
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sometimes you may have to wait for them to pop in. if that doesn't work......refresh the browser.
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now you see why I have other builds in the works........I know it sounds funny......yes, I am excentric....but you'd never know from looking at me....hee....hee. I have never rigged to this degree...a wood saling ship....done plenty of plastic in my day. it will be nice to have planking to relieve some of the tension. hopefully Sjors......you'll be doing wood work on the S.I. it would be a pity to emmerse yourself in the same turmoil. your doing some fine work there Sjors.....don't forget that. .....a man who loves clowns.....but doesn't laugh at all of life's tiniest of mistake it tightend the clutches, of all that he touches and then things start to break take a step back, to regain what ye lack do something else for yourself don't be so glum...good work, you've done some on the ship you've put on the shelf don't look at the time.....or this terrible rhyme the right time is when, you are happy again ......shoot! I can't think of anything that rhymes with existential thought
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that explains it......your a southpaw! it not a bad thing....so don't get scared! LOL!!! the shrouds and dead eyes look great andy, such a neat job!
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nice job on the shrouds Andy. so far I've done mine clockwise, for ease of construction. I wonder if this would play into it....whether your left or right handed?
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good to see your back at it......take your time. it is good to put in missing detail that the kit doesn't have...especially if it's too big to ignore. there is always a lot of controversary about paint and fitting......and the time period in which they were present. that's a big problem with pictures......there's never an exact date in which they were taken. I ran into that big time when I did my revell kit.....I must have three different accounts concerning paint. I just picked a scheme and went with it. your doing a fine job......even if your just playing with the sub assemblies for now. when your ready to work on the big picture........the build will be that much quicker. go at a steady pace....I know I'm not going anywhere.........I'm sure others aren't either.
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yes......2 1/2 times the size of the dead eye is the basic rule....that's what I read in the days of the old site.
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