popeye the sailor

the hull looks really good here are some of the articles I found. Lady Grace also gets harbor berth | Archives | gloucestertimes.com HANNAH BODEN | Eastern Shipbuilding I must have tossed the other articles, but I do have a PDF of the search for the A.G. there was a person where I work that knows the family, but I have yet to meet her. the Billing kit that your building does show the elongated stern. that was one of the aspects that, considering how I built mine, that I didn't add to her. my log should have the links that I seemed to have dumped .

I did some similar camo to the Vendetta.........looking good so far

sorry John.........afraid I don't have that date marked we really have to get on the same page........ I had been thinking of her these past few weeks.......all that work into something that just sits on the table. I thought of the mistake I made on the stern rigging I started to do. the fore mast with the two PE arms on it has been sitting on my desk all this time........haunting the bejeebers out of me. next thing you know, she was on my desk.......not much more to finish her. thanks no....she doesn't say that OC.........she says something like....."you wanted to do it...." she happier though when I'm working on a wooden boat.....she's not to big on the plastic stuff. she is to the point though, that whenever I need anything..." well, scratch built it......you can scratch build anything!" we had a 12 foot tall snowman inflatable on the front lawn.........I say 'had', because the upper blower motor crapped out and it won't fully inflate. she thinks I can fix anything.......mainly because I hate tossing things out if I can fix it. I still need to look at it...might be a power issue. what not to say to start a war.......that's not too tough. man had always had the ability to literally hang himself at the worst moments case in point of this one episode we had. we usually don't argue....we debate. during one of our 'heated debates' {in the evening, she get into what I call lounge wear}, she looked at me and told me she was going in the bedroom to change. being dubbed with the gift of wit was a detriment to me here...'cuz I replied "for the better I hope!" needless to say, the doghouse was the warmest place in the house that evening thanks Mike

off to a good start! I did a scratch build using both of the billing kit's instructions. I still have some of the info I dug up.......the kit is based on the Movie 'the Perfect Storm'. the boat used in the movie as the Andrea Gail is called the Lady Grace. you can see where they painted over the name. the HAnna Borden was another ship as well.....I haven't been able to find out what ship they used for her. I want to do another scratch build.......but so far, I only have one picture of the actual Andrea Gail one day........perhaps

looks a whole lot better than mine..........I can't even recall if I ever finished it she looks awesome Jonathan!

this was a tedious task.......there were many cuss words uttered. I have a flashlight on my desk.......dropping this thing to the floor.....well, I can safely say I got my exercises at the same time! as mentioned, I had a pair of plastic triangular pieces, but even if I knew where they were, they'd likely be out of scale. so I have these six pieces of PE......I will have tie them together. I'm trying to use macro with the new camera....this is how they come out with poor lighting and flash. after trying a few times to join them with tweezers and the wire........I even tried my 'helping hands', it was to no avail. I needed to try the jig method. so with three long pins and a piece of wood, I was able to capture all three in the configuration I needed. teasing them up the pins and away from the wood, I was able to give each joint a jot of CA. joining these two together with equal lengths of wire was another source of aggravation...a lot more discouraging words.......trying to keep the 'wrapping' down to a minimum {I didn't want it to look gaudy}. it was frustrating to say the least, and I managed to come up with this. I took into account, the length between the towers, it was made short enough to add some wire at both ends. now I needed to drill a hole in the aft tower......my short pin vise wasn't going to cut it. I have a couple of spiral push drill {pin vise}...I hardly use them.......I found it long enough to do the job for all the aggravation and bad language, and the time it took to make this thing........it took less than ten mins to install it! after trimming the excess, I took these pictures. I wasn't happy with these pictures, so I took a couple more in the spare room, where there is more light. still using macro. to see what the pictures would look like with some real illumination, I moved a side project I'm doing over and took pictures on the table. this is my third table by the way.......I wasn't satisfied having two. I didn't have to do too much primping either....... to be honest, I don't believe I've ever made one like this before. kinda neat I was able to pull it off

Holy cow Yves.......the sub looks awesome! .......and a great log to follow to boot! very well done on both counts so much detail......you've really outdone yourself superb job my friend ...and congratz!

I never learned to play the piano......could have been cool, I suppose. I do have a couple of music creator programs for the computer......haven't messed with them in quite some time either........the playbacks were too scary

I have yet to see the movie.......but the baby Yoda is very cute good to see your making progress...looks really good

looks great!.........I like the way you mix the wood and mortar balance...... 👍

I have a couple guitars as well......one is an old 'flying V' student bought at a Western auto in Florida. I don't bring it out......every time I go to tune it, Gibbs howls I have another that is small......I bought it for our oldest granddaughter. she didn't do anything with it, so she gave it back to me. I have NO claim to fame with a guitar except one time {lasted for only one song) of course, I was drunk at the time.....could've accounted for it I'm not bad with the bass, but I'm not a virtuoso. kinda like Jack Benny.......he always said that he practiced to be lousy

that was the initial aim of colored plastic.....a fair number of ship kits were even done in multi colored plastic. it's not a bad thing, but folks found that they had to prime their model before paint them the color they actually wanted. I kinda like that color......rather close to a Brunswick Green. hard to see the imperfection in the early pictures......the big thing I usually see are mould lines and pin marks {usually in all the critical places}. I know that price tag.....just can't place it.........HobbyTown perhaps

really nice....love the mottled green

is the game based on the D&D rules?

you don't want 'little fingers' in there......do you?!?!? he blossomed from a brothel owner to a major villain! so good to see him get his just deserves! Arya was my sweetheart I haven't found her yet.

so cool........I'd love to play in a band again......haven't picked up a bass on a few years now

what.........no California plates?!?!?!?! such a sweet car!.......love the picture of the two together congratz on a superbly built model!

metallic colors are hard to run through an airbrush......I find that they need to be thinned down a bit more than regular colors. I usually go with a flat steel instead of silver because most war time aircraft are mostly void of aspects that glitter in the sun. although, the use of aluminum and unpainted fuselages {like some bombers and fighters like the P 51} don't follow that rule. flats and semi gloss are usually the best paints to use. that is some nice detail...glad to see your on your journey nice adjustment to the pedals

thanks OC......and to those who hit the like button I've been trying my damndest to get back to the main table......this seems to be the only approach to do it. the Vendetta is there too......that will be next. if the rigging goes well......I have done it in the past, but things usually break, so I hesitate....I may even bring the Joan of Arc back to the table and rig it. I work on her some more last night and have most of the main rigging done........then I can get to the more tedious stuff. I even have some more progress pictures. the fore flag staff has braces on it, but the kit doesn't include them. I made some up from thin wire. still a little blurry.......I'm working on sharper pictures. there are also a pair of paravane tripods near the bow......I want to add them as well {I hope I have some PE to play with } I did a fair job with the railings.......not totally happy with them, but they are there.......it's tedious to do a deck line like this. the model does have it's shortcomings, but I think I did well to work around them. when the bow flagstaff was dry, the main rigging line was added, and the pair that connects to the ends of the fore mast arms. the pictures are still a bit dark.........this morning I moved the model to the spare room, which is a lot brighter and may negate the use for flash. the rigging when done will be painted flat black......I don't want to do it now, and have it suffer from flaking when trying to adjust it. there is a double com line that spans between the control towers. I thought I had a pair of triangular 'brackets' in plastic, but I think they would be out of scale, so I found some bits in PE that I might be able to use. I may not get the complete rigging configuration on this model......bit I want to get some of the good stuff. a kind of experiment for future projects.......and if my Christmas list pans out more coming........one more pair of parts to add......decals.. ...and of course, the rest of the rigging. I appreciate you folks being patient

thanks OC thanks all for the likes!

managed to do a couple more things before getting the bum's rush out the door. we have our tree....we agreed...not a big tree. so I went half way! it still eats up the space I allotted for it. here's another addition to the rigging.....

hi all.....it's been a while since I last did anything on this model. my hope is still to clear up some of these projects......some so close to the finish line, I can taste it! so many other projects I'd love to get into, but I feel pulled to play catch up...........meanwhile, the stash grows I resorted to using the search button to find this log.......I'll get use to the new format one of these days. so.......catching up to where I am with this project........I figured what to do about the fore mast com wires. the stand has been assembled, but I changed my mind.....I am not going to paint it. I like the looks of the wood grain stand, and so, the model was cemented in place on the stand. it will give me a firm footing as I start to rig her. the masting PE from the Hood set was trimmed and cemented along the underside of the arms. the tiny eyelets will be the starting points for the com wires. just to refresh your memory of the stand. it looks good in contrast to the deck I started the rigging, by adding the line from the aft flagstaff to the main mast. it was later found to be incorrect.........it was at that point, I went on another of my wild tangents, leaving the model to languish on the main table, gathering dust ......I know........shame on me. this marked the first thing I should do......correct this bit of rigging. there is to be a smaller bit that bisects this line and attaches to the lower portion of the mast. the line was moved down the mast to the yard and another bit was put in its place. pardon the blurry nature of the pictures......I need better lighting for the new camera {long story as to what happened to the old camera}. I'm working on the light issue.....flash seems to rule here {for now }. the fore mast is just dry fitted for now. the props were added next........note that the port side turn one way, and the starboard side turns the opposite way. beside the rigging, there are still a few parts that need to be added.......not many. I began to add the com wires to the fore mast, but it proved a bit cumbersome, so it was cemented in place. this should make it easier to deal with, as I add the rest. I'm using fine electrical wire to rig her........it can be a trial.......it bends easily, but can be adjusted and straightened. the one thing good about using this stuff, is that humidity won't affect it. the bisecting line was added after the stern line was repositioned. during this time, I have made forages in craft stores, and I have seen different types of bead wire and such, that can also be used for rigging. some are so thin, they have the look and flexibility of thread. so ......this is where I am with the model. I hope I can get this one over the finish line. compared to the first time I built this model, so long ago, I've done so much more to enhance her. more soon

great job on your first model I've never done a solid hull ...you did a good job getting the contours right. I did the MidWest model. your choice of colors are very nice as well {even though they were included in the kit}. congratz!

look'in good

quite a ship.......the PE for these models are awesome.......so much added detail! the planes are superb......some really high detail there as well