popeye the sailor
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OK........so, I got the planking done. I messed around with the deck fittings next. I also separated the bag of fittings as well.......and wouldn't you know it! I lost one of the tiny perls beads for the booms! I looked around for it.....but it was long gone! luckily, I had bought a container of them for the Gothenborg and noted that they were the same size. so, I added a couple to replace the one gone, and went on my merry way. I started to work on the structures. the companionway plug and the skylight plug. I couldn't do much with the companionway plug, but I thought of something for the skylight plug. I wanted to make it look open inside, so I cut two slivers of the plug and glued on the sides. I will add a bottom. this is what it looks like sanded and cleaned up. with a flat black bottom, it will look open inside. the tiller seat, trim ring and companionway is partially assembled. the grate on the deck looked a bit out of sorts too......too tall and both grate pieces wouldn't fit on the plug for them I framed them in and made them lower to the deck. so, then I did a dry fit
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hello John.........I'm on the road to recovery as well! we'll get this place ship-shape in no time! cripes! I was shocked to see how much was already here when I got in the other night.....makes a fella proud....don't cha know! I so glad everyone like my little prose.....I read your post and verses came into my head......gotta put'em somewhere! LOL! believe it or not {i forget the fella who posted it}...I think it was in my original post introducing myself......someone posted a poem to me. I was touched........ In the evening breeze, from our seats of ease We hold our court in the bow Tho’ me mates thinks I’s daft, on art verses craft On applied research I’m a “WOW”! When the day is done, they take their fun With a tot of rum at the peak Whilst I, if I’s able, I borrows a table And works on me scarphs for the week Now I ain’t prolific and I ain’t terrific But I gets me little job done If I’s hard pressed to finish, I has me spinach And carries on with me fun Because in the end – I am what I am I copied and pasted it........the heck with telling you about it! I {again} want to thank the person who sent me this........I keep it in file, and in backup on memory stick 16GB......it has every picture and stuff I've done to date.....except for the Wharf logs thank you very much for the welcome home....to you and everyone!
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Hi Anja........I thought you might like it if I put the link up.....I know how you love to read I did a lot of sanding at this point, to quiet down some of the plank lines. I hardly used any filler on this hull.......I did not want to spoil that aspect. there is a balsa plate that is to be cemented onto the transom area.......as far as ships go, balsa seems to be my achillie's heel. it proved to be as big a pain with this build as well. it needs to be trimmed to shape.......as I was doing that, a chunk broke out of it, ruining the looks of it. I cemented the chunk back in place, and made up some sawdust and white glue, to fill in the bad spots here is how the transom looked after I treated it.
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well.....hello Walter! so glad to be back! I chimed back in the other evening, but was too pooped to pop! I have a lot of ground to cover.........I do hope you follow along! saw you began your build log.....I will visit, I promise! I didn't get back to her till the 11th of January........damn Lobsie twins were keeping me in stitches! I was busy building what would come to be known as the Denny-Zen......I was working full steam to get him up to speed with his counterpart, the Phylly C. I began to plank the America....the next step in her assembly. here is where the other problem was.......the planking looked as though it had been cut with a dull blade. the edges were very unruly......I won't go into this......if you want to see it, please refer to the link at the beginning of the thread. you'll see pictures that aren't posted here. I was able to clean them up and use them, beveling the bow for a better fit, as well as the mating edge to the preceeding plank, to fit against the plank better.
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I guess you can add Dick Clark to the list of New Years memories......right next to Guy Lombardo. it is the evening of the 31th......I'm plying the beers......the TV is is shouting the festivities {I'd rather be watching NCIS}......and I'm still at the table, playing with the hull frame, sanding the top surface. the admiral is lost in her Zooworld......poor lass......I keep trying to tell her it's virtual, but she won't listen. time to cement the sections in place on the frame. I gave it two beers to dry..........american domestic.......oh, well.....better than 'ole Millwalkie, I guess in gluing the center border in place, I got some white glue on the deck.......never use water on fresh lacquer........ I sanded the offended areas lightly with some fine sandpaper, and gave it another coat of lacquer, in a effort to solve my problem......it did as I hoped!
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to continue the build log is quite easy.......I'm liking this a lot.....my hat's off to you folks here at MSW this next section occurred on new year's eve day......and into the eveining. I used the deck platforms to keep the ribs in correct alignment over night, until the glue had dried. I did the assmbly of the keel halves, decking, and even the planking, in a different order. I felt it easier for me to do it this way. it begins with cementing the halves together. the rudder keel assembly the stand I did not cement in place the transom ribs yet......I wanted to make sure they were even and level to each other. here is how I did this. ....and then the bow rabbits the deck sections will be planked before they are installed. it was shown in the instructions as full length planking......I'm sure there is staggering involved, but I went with it even though logic told me not to. I used the archive pen to simulate the calking. then they were trimmed and sanded. ....and then given two coats of semi gloss lacquer.
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I started this kit just after Christmas, although I didn't get this as a gift. this is a reissue kit.....I've never seen the older version, but this version looks to be of good quality. I did find a couple of small flaws in it, but nothing to go ballistic over.......they were quite easy to repair. the build starts as a split keel design, numbering the pairs of ribs was a bit of a challenge........the rib layout diagram was different than the laser cut part's panels. once I figured it out, it went much better. I will try to narrate some of the missing text, but if you'd like to read the entire build as it stands so far, you can go here: http://wenzelswharf.wordpress.com/2012/12/30/billings-america-a-172-scale-kit/ there is much more text here than I could ever put into any site.....without seeming long winded, of course. this is where the first problem surfaced.....one of the ribs was nicked by the saw and caused an edge to be flattened. the fix was to cement a piece of basswood onto the offended area and sand it to shape. on the 30th od December, the numbering, fitting and subsequent assembly of the keel halves began. they supply a nice board to assemble the halves on, but I have a large length of pine board, that worked even better......more than enough room to do both sides at the smae time. this picture gives you a good idea as to how large this pine board is. in this next picture, I will show the repaired rib.....I'm certain you can see which one.
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good to see your superb build bob.......the spray looks fantastic!
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first time I've ever seen this Daniel........interesting and unique. beautifly done ....and great story too!
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great looking rigging Patrick.......nice and even with the shrouds and the dead eyes
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is that the kit keel for the dinghy? the one I had seemed a bit different. I didn't have to make a plug since it came with formed ribs. are you making it scratch?....semi scratch?
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nice to revisit the mastings Frank. shows the fine workmanship that went into them.
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the hull frame is coming along Adam.....ready to fare before you know it.
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an appointment I would be all to happy to take on just so happy to be back with all my friends. I took Monday off.........I think I'll be quite busy tonight!
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going to do the best I can.........this site is too good not to! also going to try to add to the completed builds as well........I have lots of work to do. I'm taking Monday off.......so I'll be busy tonight! thanks for the warm welcome back!
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I still have the starfish Frank.....they'd look good on the stand
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I am glad to have made it back!............glad to see the Stag did as well. thankfully people talk....or I wouldn't have known when MSW was back online. I couldn't use the bookmark I have, so I had to do a search in order to reconnect with the site.......just got in tonight. it's so sad to see the library so bare gone is the content that used to be there it was like taking a walk on the longest pier to view all the ships that used to be here through all the effort, of all that are friend will whittle away, in an effort to mend the void that was created, by the electronic foe back to the greatest site, that we used to know it's not much, but I threw this together for you folks at MSW...........we'll get her back ship shape Sir{s}
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thanks Frank......a little pity is better than none at all ........I do have one thing i don't have to worry about.......I don't have to post about my F-15 eagle! don't have enough time to do it tonight.....I will do it tommow evening. I have updates to do as well.
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good to see your going to put the entire build back up.........it's too much of "a wealth of information" not to. I'll look forward in seeing her finished.
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Hello Andy.........I just Had to put your build on my watch list. getting back to all the builds I was watching is going to be tough. but it's good to be back.......missed all my friends here. your build looks superb......very well done!
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hey Patrick.......good to be able to follow your build again! your rigging looks great!
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I too must have missed this build......beautiful ship! I agree....the lighting is a nice touch! you did a superb job on her!
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hey there Frank.......I couldn't go on without including your build in my watch list! you've done such a great job on her. so, is this how everyone is redoing their logs? .....if so......then BOY.....do i have a lot of work to do!
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wonderful narritive to get your build back up to speed Augie. so glad to be back......I missed you guys! now I can follow your build to the end! I love it!
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looks to be a very nice build Adam......I'll enjoy following this one
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