popeye the sailor

I just wash them in a light detergent with a bit of a scrub. then I buff the tread with sandpaper to give them a worn look. likely vinyl. great looking chassis

I'm glad that someone made use of the blog I did that on my second Cutty.........never could figure why Revell wanted you to use multiple pieces of chain to do something so simple . the Cutty blog should be there also......originally, I posted it on Blogger. most sailing ships were rigged that way.......whether it be chain or rope. this must be a newer kit....Revell Germany? I got the second one from E-bay........the decal sheet was trash. I reordered another one using the missing parts request that Revell used to do, but that one was badly micro cracked. I opted to make my own decals.......had to use a paint marker to do the depth markers. I love your deck........it looks very good. I believe the company is ScaleMates that does a wooden deck for these large scale models........even for the Connie. I also have the U.S.S. United states, another second ship {the first one met an untimely demise by my own hand { yes, I admit it }. I made wooden decks for her.....currently in the closet........been in there for a couple of years. what a pain it was to do, but boy, it was worth it last year......or was it two???????.......I forget, I bought the Connie..........it will be my second time on her as well. I can't say.......but I plan to do something different with her icky Mae............ these large scale kits from Revell are about the best I've ever built.........they are my favorite. there are nay sayers out there....but ignore them. I've never had to stuff brass rod in the masts and I used the plastic eye bolts with no problem at all. I mentioned somewhere concerning 'zero tolerance' rigging. if your interested, let me know......it's quite simple. there are many builds of the Revell Cutty, but check out some of the wood builds too, as they might give you an idea or two. glad I looked in.......your doing a splendid job! pleased to follow along. here are some other blogs I did, as well as in rigging the Cutty http://seymore-thecuttysark-abuildlog.blogspot.com/

I was thinking of the Dr1 today............I need to do a dry fit to see how the cabane struts meet the underside of the top wing. as I guessed, they meet at those pins.......but of course, won't go in between them. I can adjust that. so now that I know, I can cement the top wing onto the interplane struts.........but not until I add the control cables from the underside to the fuselage. so this is the first task.......

that swamp water green is Olive Drab {you'd think I cornered the market on the stuff}. I have the feeling that by the time I get to the B 25, I'm going to be burnt out on Olive green...........Navy comes to mind come right down to it, it's actually a French plane, flown by the Czech Air Force.......they collaborated to build this plane, an obscure contribution to 1930 aircraft. I do have a few more progress pictures. thanks for the kind word Eilman and OC.........thanks also for all the likes I assembled the engines and then added them to the model the exhaust is ported out the bottom I did a little detail work to the instrument panel....what I could see, and added it. the sticks {steering wheels} were added too. the cockpit glass was added to finish it off. the glass in this model is not very good......I should count myself lucky that the frame work detail was there for me to follow.

another plane that I love to build {alright.......so I love everything that is modeling}. looks very nice

cockpits look great Mike. it nice to see that the cabane struts are molded to the fuselage........the interplane struts are much easier to put in later. guess I have the knack of finding kits that are the other way around very nice job!

sand it down to see if it decreases the damage........then plank over the hull. by doing so, you can go a little beyond the excess material limits. actually. if you wanted ti try something out of the box, cut off the bulwark material, and scratch build the bulwarks after. judging from the damage on the starboard side and the transom, it might be another viable choice you can make.

what a wonderful kit! yepper....if you've never nibbed before, you'll be an ace when your done superg job so far !

yepper.....the fun never stops after the top starts spin'in. but there are some that still tend to put a label on things: when you solve your first problem on your own when you finish your first model when you draw first blood when you plank your first hull when you buy your first power tool..........you mean business!!!! when you realize that filler is your friend as is said, it's all relative.......I tend to think that if you find that you like the hobby and decide to stick with it, then you've hit your first milestone welcome to the force! may you have many years of relaxing frustration.

while I'm here........I may as well show a bit more progress on this corrugated beauty. the tires and covers are added to the model........now to get the tail gear painted and in place. the gear assembly is kinda interesting......like it's on stilts ....and with it now painted....looks much better now that I have some pictures......... I thought that this was an obscure aircraft, and wouldn't have to many pictures of it. part of it is true.......actual pictures are rather scant, but there are many pictures of the finished model. now that I have a better idea of how it looks........ I'm fairly satisfied with the dry fit. now to let this dry fully........on to the engines

thanks Ken..........I've seen a few others that look pretty interesting. I stand corrected though........I was looking for images so I could get a good idea about the cockpit glass, and I saw that eduards does a masking kit for them. I got a few other cool decal ideas too.......if these decals don't look good

ohhhh........a ticket waiting to happen are you talking about the plane?

as promised I did some work on this .......uuhhhhh...beauty the wings are painted and are now in place on the fuselage. pay little attention to the ghosting........there will be some fading done on her later. as mentioned, I wasn't going to, but I kinda liked the tire fenders, so I added them. again, I had to adjust the locator holes to accept the parts better.......a little tedious to begin with. later on when dried, they were painted. the assembled engines were painted flat black, then dry brushed with aluminum other parts were painted too. I didn't even bother to look for a masking kit for this model........so I took to painting them freehand. that's as far as I've gotten.........hope to have more soon

look'in good Jav

I seem to be missing out on all the fun here.........made for good reading though. thanks for the head's up on Testors....I'm an enamel head too.......I'd be lost if I went for some and it's all gone! I'm lucky though........I can just hit Lou up for some more! not to worry.....your doing a great job

thanks to all for the well wishes.......I'm alright. the left leg gets pretty sore by the end of a work day, and so far, everything I've done to get rid of the sore,,,,lesion...whatever you want to call it, on the side of my heel, hasn't worked too good, and is one of the symptoms. they were supposed to check out both legs, but the tech only did my left leg. I have to wear compression socks for six weeks before we can get to planning the procedure. at that time, they will do the ultrasound to my right leg, but it's a sure bet they will need to do both. it all outpatient.......minimally invasive, so I won't have to deal with any real down time........just can't overdo for a week. ....not a tough pill to take it hard to believe, but some folks elect to have an amputation, rather than have what I'm going to have done. I would imagine they might have an extreme case.....I've seen pictures of some really nasty stuff it's estimated that around 50 % of the folks in my age group, have some form of this condition........unless it gets to the point that it makes itself known, most don't even know there is a problem. I guess I should finish this up.........I started to write this, this morning. since then, I've walked the dog, mowed the lawns, assembled an oscillating fan, and other small tasks around the house. tangents just don't apply to my model building so of all this, I'm fine........the procedure should be a piece of cake, and it's still a ways off yet I appreciate the kind comments and support........and yea, the bomber isn't look'in half bad either more to come........I hope to do some decal work on the wings, so I can finally get them on the plane.

neat project

some of it is noticeable.......but inter fuselage detail can still be elusive I've seen those combo packs........so it is true that there are two kits in it. ....more bang for your buck........I'll have to look into it

...one of his last great works

nice!!!

well isn't this an interesting turn of events?!?!?! a dio is a cool idea thumbs up to whoever did the good turn....very kind! looking super so far OC....

Roswell? very interesting dio

coming along nicely Carl.........I like the idea that the markings are painted and not decals. looks more life like super job !

late to the party Mike..........following along nice start!

small update coming up.......