popeye the sailor

thanks for look'in in gents.  I've made a little more progress and should have more for you soon   here it is..........August.  it's my birth month..........another year older    I have a doctor's appointment next week.  I wonder what the topics will be this time.
 
so far............no check engine light,  so I must have done something right.  inspection should be easy peasy  

thanks for look'in in gents.  I've made a little more progress and should have more for you soon   here it is..........August.  it's my birth month..........another year older    I have a doctor's appointment next week.  I wonder what the topics will be this time.
 
so far............no check engine light,  so I must have done something right.  inspection should be easy peasy  

thanks for look'in in gents.  I've made a little more progress and should have more for you soon   here it is..........August.  it's my birth month..........another year older    I have a doctor's appointment next week.  I wonder what the topics will be this time.
 
so far............no check engine light,  so I must have done something right.  inspection should be easy peasy  

thanks for look'in in gents.  I've made a little more progress and should have more for you soon   here it is..........August.  it's my birth month..........another year older    I have a doctor's appointment next week.  I wonder what the topics will be this time.
 
so far............no check engine light,  so I must have done something right.  inspection should be easy peasy  

thanks for look'in in gents.  I've made a little more progress and should have more for you soon   here it is..........August.  it's my birth month..........another year older    I have a doctor's appointment next week.  I wonder what the topics will be this time.
 
so far............no check engine light,  so I must have done something right.  inspection should be easy peasy  

thanks for look'in in gents.  I've made a little more progress and should have more for you soon   here it is..........August.  it's my birth month..........another year older    I have a doctor's appointment next week.  I wonder what the topics will be this time.
 
so far............no check engine light,  so I must have done something right.  inspection should be easy peasy  

congratz on the finish of the Cutty............the 1:96 series of revell kits are my favorites to build!   very well done!  

hey there.  I know it's been a while, but life continues to get in the way.  I guess it's become my way of life    one thing I can tell you...........if someone asks you to replace a catalytic converter {bank 1} on a Nissan Murano, politely refuse and walk away!  preferably as fast as you can!    I replace the bank 1 cat on our Murano, and it was not fun.  I did hear that there is a product out there that will revitalize cats in the event your check engine light comes on but remember that it's only a quick fix and replacement is inevitable.  besides, I already bought one, a price tag of $500.00.............the cheapest one I found.  one can pay up to a grand!  I had a dealer check out the check engine light and give me an estimate on what they find.  for them to replace it is around #3,300.00.  another code they checked out was for the EVAP, and they found it was a leaking Purge Valve.  that had a price tag of $440.00 to replace.  I did it myself for less than a hundred bucks.
 
work continues on the model.  I added the light boxes and the license plate bracket.  I to modify the bracket because it didn't fit right. 
 
the tires and hub are assembled.

the wood inserts are completely done on both sides.

the scuff liners weren't cemented in place.  they were removed and grubbied up with paint to simulate scuffs.

cemented in place, they now look like this.

I was going to wait till I sprayed them with a flat lacquer, but I decided to partially assemble the box.


the glad hand detail has been removed from the front wall.

...........and then added to the box.


I figured it would be easier to detail the front wall with it in place.  I had to make minor adjustments to the side walls to get them to fit.  I was pretty much spot on with the tolerances.  the front wall looks worse than the picture.  it didn't fit as well. 

this will be covered up with the inner wall panels, so the gap will not be s.  there is the approach plate that will be cemented to the underside of the nose, and that will cover it from the bottom as well.  there is still much more to go.  hope you are all well  
 
 

hey there.  I know it's been a while, but life continues to get in the way.  I guess it's become my way of life    one thing I can tell you...........if someone asks you to replace a catalytic converter {bank 1} on a Nissan Murano, politely refuse and walk away!  preferably as fast as you can!    I replace the bank 1 cat on our Murano, and it was not fun.  I did hear that there is a product out there that will revitalize cats in the event your check engine light comes on but remember that it's only a quick fix and replacement is inevitable.  besides, I already bought one, a price tag of $500.00.............the cheapest one I found.  one can pay up to a grand!  I had a dealer check out the check engine light and give me an estimate on what they find.  for them to replace it is around #3,300.00.  another code they checked out was for the EVAP, and they found it was a leaking Purge Valve.  that had a price tag of $440.00 to replace.  I did it myself for less than a hundred bucks.
 
work continues on the model.  I added the light boxes and the license plate bracket.  I to modify the bracket because it didn't fit right. 
 
the tires and hub are assembled.

the wood inserts are completely done on both sides.

the scuff liners weren't cemented in place.  they were removed and grubbied up with paint to simulate scuffs.

cemented in place, they now look like this.

I was going to wait till I sprayed them with a flat lacquer, but I decided to partially assemble the box.


the glad hand detail has been removed from the front wall.

...........and then added to the box.


I figured it would be easier to detail the front wall with it in place.  I had to make minor adjustments to the side walls to get them to fit.  I was pretty much spot on with the tolerances.  the front wall looks worse than the picture.  it didn't fit as well. 

this will be covered up with the inner wall panels, so the gap will not be s.  there is the approach plate that will be cemented to the underside of the nose, and that will cover it from the bottom as well.  there is still much more to go.  hope you are all well  
 
 

hey there.  I know it's been a while, but life continues to get in the way.  I guess it's become my way of life    one thing I can tell you...........if someone asks you to replace a catalytic converter {bank 1} on a Nissan Murano, politely refuse and walk away!  preferably as fast as you can!    I replace the bank 1 cat on our Murano, and it was not fun.  I did hear that there is a product out there that will revitalize cats in the event your check engine light comes on but remember that it's only a quick fix and replacement is inevitable.  besides, I already bought one, a price tag of $500.00.............the cheapest one I found.  one can pay up to a grand!  I had a dealer check out the check engine light and give me an estimate on what they find.  for them to replace it is around #3,300.00.  another code they checked out was for the EVAP, and they found it was a leaking Purge Valve.  that had a price tag of $440.00 to replace.  I did it myself for less than a hundred bucks.
 
work continues on the model.  I added the light boxes and the license plate bracket.  I to modify the bracket because it didn't fit right. 
 
the tires and hub are assembled.

the wood inserts are completely done on both sides.

the scuff liners weren't cemented in place.  they were removed and grubbied up with paint to simulate scuffs.

cemented in place, they now look like this.

I was going to wait till I sprayed them with a flat lacquer, but I decided to partially assemble the box.


the glad hand detail has been removed from the front wall.

...........and then added to the box.


I figured it would be easier to detail the front wall with it in place.  I had to make minor adjustments to the side walls to get them to fit.  I was pretty much spot on with the tolerances.  the front wall looks worse than the picture.  it didn't fit as well. 

this will be covered up with the inner wall panels, so the gap will not be s.  there is the approach plate that will be cemented to the underside of the nose, and that will cover it from the bottom as well.  there is still much more to go.  hope you are all well  
 
 

hey there.  I know it's been a while, but life continues to get in the way.  I guess it's become my way of life    one thing I can tell you...........if someone asks you to replace a catalytic converter {bank 1} on a Nissan Murano, politely refuse and walk away!  preferably as fast as you can!    I replace the bank 1 cat on our Murano, and it was not fun.  I did hear that there is a product out there that will revitalize cats in the event your check engine light comes on but remember that it's only a quick fix and replacement is inevitable.  besides, I already bought one, a price tag of $500.00.............the cheapest one I found.  one can pay up to a grand!  I had a dealer check out the check engine light and give me an estimate on what they find.  for them to replace it is around #3,300.00.  another code they checked out was for the EVAP, and they found it was a leaking Purge Valve.  that had a price tag of $440.00 to replace.  I did it myself for less than a hundred bucks.
 
work continues on the model.  I added the light boxes and the license plate bracket.  I to modify the bracket because it didn't fit right. 
 
the tires and hub are assembled.

the wood inserts are completely done on both sides.

the scuff liners weren't cemented in place.  they were removed and grubbied up with paint to simulate scuffs.

cemented in place, they now look like this.

I was going to wait till I sprayed them with a flat lacquer, but I decided to partially assemble the box.


the glad hand detail has been removed from the front wall.

...........and then added to the box.


I figured it would be easier to detail the front wall with it in place.  I had to make minor adjustments to the side walls to get them to fit.  I was pretty much spot on with the tolerances.  the front wall looks worse than the picture.  it didn't fit as well. 

this will be covered up with the inner wall panels, so the gap will not be s.  there is the approach plate that will be cemented to the underside of the nose, and that will cover it from the bottom as well.  there is still much more to go.  hope you are all well  
 
 

hey there.  I know it's been a while, but life continues to get in the way.  I guess it's become my way of life    one thing I can tell you...........if someone asks you to replace a catalytic converter {bank 1} on a Nissan Murano, politely refuse and walk away!  preferably as fast as you can!    I replace the bank 1 cat on our Murano, and it was not fun.  I did hear that there is a product out there that will revitalize cats in the event your check engine light comes on but remember that it's only a quick fix and replacement is inevitable.  besides, I already bought one, a price tag of $500.00.............the cheapest one I found.  one can pay up to a grand!  I had a dealer check out the check engine light and give me an estimate on what they find.  for them to replace it is around #3,300.00.  another code they checked out was for the EVAP, and they found it was a leaking Purge Valve.  that had a price tag of $440.00 to replace.  I did it myself for less than a hundred bucks.
 
work continues on the model.  I added the light boxes and the license plate bracket.  I to modify the bracket because it didn't fit right. 
 
the tires and hub are assembled.

the wood inserts are completely done on both sides.

the scuff liners weren't cemented in place.  they were removed and grubbied up with paint to simulate scuffs.

cemented in place, they now look like this.

I was going to wait till I sprayed them with a flat lacquer, but I decided to partially assemble the box.


the glad hand detail has been removed from the front wall.

...........and then added to the box.


I figured it would be easier to detail the front wall with it in place.  I had to make minor adjustments to the side walls to get them to fit.  I was pretty much spot on with the tolerances.  the front wall looks worse than the picture.  it didn't fit as well. 

this will be covered up with the inner wall panels, so the gap will not be s.  there is the approach plate that will be cemented to the underside of the nose, and that will cover it from the bottom as well.  there is still much more to go.  hope you are all well  
 
 

hey there.  I know it's been a while, but life continues to get in the way.  I guess it's become my way of life    one thing I can tell you...........if someone asks you to replace a catalytic converter {bank 1} on a Nissan Murano, politely refuse and walk away!  preferably as fast as you can!    I replace the bank 1 cat on our Murano, and it was not fun.  I did hear that there is a product out there that will revitalize cats in the event your check engine light comes on but remember that it's only a quick fix and replacement is inevitable.  besides, I already bought one, a price tag of $500.00.............the cheapest one I found.  one can pay up to a grand!  I had a dealer check out the check engine light and give me an estimate on what they find.  for them to replace it is around #3,300.00.  another code they checked out was for the EVAP, and they found it was a leaking Purge Valve.  that had a price tag of $440.00 to replace.  I did it myself for less than a hundred bucks.
 
work continues on the model.  I added the light boxes and the license plate bracket.  I to modify the bracket because it didn't fit right. 
 
the tires and hub are assembled.

the wood inserts are completely done on both sides.

the scuff liners weren't cemented in place.  they were removed and grubbied up with paint to simulate scuffs.

cemented in place, they now look like this.

I was going to wait till I sprayed them with a flat lacquer, but I decided to partially assemble the box.


the glad hand detail has been removed from the front wall.

...........and then added to the box.


I figured it would be easier to detail the front wall with it in place.  I had to make minor adjustments to the side walls to get them to fit.  I was pretty much spot on with the tolerances.  the front wall looks worse than the picture.  it didn't fit as well. 

this will be covered up with the inner wall panels, so the gap will not be s.  there is the approach plate that will be cemented to the underside of the nose, and that will cover it from the bottom as well.  there is still much more to go.  hope you are all well  
 
 

hey there.  I know it's been a while, but life continues to get in the way.  I guess it's become my way of life    one thing I can tell you...........if someone asks you to replace a catalytic converter {bank 1} on a Nissan Murano, politely refuse and walk away!  preferably as fast as you can!    I replace the bank 1 cat on our Murano, and it was not fun.  I did hear that there is a product out there that will revitalize cats in the event your check engine light comes on but remember that it's only a quick fix and replacement is inevitable.  besides, I already bought one, a price tag of $500.00.............the cheapest one I found.  one can pay up to a grand!  I had a dealer check out the check engine light and give me an estimate on what they find.  for them to replace it is around #3,300.00.  another code they checked out was for the EVAP, and they found it was a leaking Purge Valve.  that had a price tag of $440.00 to replace.  I did it myself for less than a hundred bucks.
 
work continues on the model.  I added the light boxes and the license plate bracket.  I to modify the bracket because it didn't fit right. 
 
the tires and hub are assembled.

the wood inserts are completely done on both sides.

the scuff liners weren't cemented in place.  they were removed and grubbied up with paint to simulate scuffs.

cemented in place, they now look like this.

I was going to wait till I sprayed them with a flat lacquer, but I decided to partially assemble the box.


the glad hand detail has been removed from the front wall.

...........and then added to the box.


I figured it would be easier to detail the front wall with it in place.  I had to make minor adjustments to the side walls to get them to fit.  I was pretty much spot on with the tolerances.  the front wall looks worse than the picture.  it didn't fit as well. 

this will be covered up with the inner wall panels, so the gap will not be s.  there is the approach plate that will be cemented to the underside of the nose, and that will cover it from the bottom as well.  there is still much more to go.  hope you are all well  
 
 

hey there.  I know it's been a while, but life continues to get in the way.  I guess it's become my way of life    one thing I can tell you...........if someone asks you to replace a catalytic converter {bank 1} on a Nissan Murano, politely refuse and walk away!  preferably as fast as you can!    I replace the bank 1 cat on our Murano, and it was not fun.  I did hear that there is a product out there that will revitalize cats in the event your check engine light comes on but remember that it's only a quick fix and replacement is inevitable.  besides, I already bought one, a price tag of $500.00.............the cheapest one I found.  one can pay up to a grand!  I had a dealer check out the check engine light and give me an estimate on what they find.  for them to replace it is around #3,300.00.  another code they checked out was for the EVAP, and they found it was a leaking Purge Valve.  that had a price tag of $440.00 to replace.  I did it myself for less than a hundred bucks.
 
work continues on the model.  I added the light boxes and the license plate bracket.  I to modify the bracket because it didn't fit right. 
 
the tires and hub are assembled.

the wood inserts are completely done on both sides.

the scuff liners weren't cemented in place.  they were removed and grubbied up with paint to simulate scuffs.

cemented in place, they now look like this.

I was going to wait till I sprayed them with a flat lacquer, but I decided to partially assemble the box.


the glad hand detail has been removed from the front wall.

...........and then added to the box.


I figured it would be easier to detail the front wall with it in place.  I had to make minor adjustments to the side walls to get them to fit.  I was pretty much spot on with the tolerances.  the front wall looks worse than the picture.  it didn't fit as well. 

this will be covered up with the inner wall panels, so the gap will not be s.  there is the approach plate that will be cemented to the underside of the nose, and that will cover it from the bottom as well.  there is still much more to go.  hope you are all well  
 
 

see........I wasn't gone too long    although I have a couple more steps to do with sizing down the pictures.  I'll get used to it    I added the outer tires to the wheel assemblies.  the hub part needs a bit more paint. the hubs on this trailer are oil hubs. they require 5W90 oil. we used to have quite a few, but most, if not all the trailer that have them, have been taken off the road.  we switched over to bearing grease {I forget what type it is}, which is really runny stuff. the caps are threaded and screw on, rather than the bolt on hub caps for grease.  the caps are mostly clear........our Stemco hub caps were metal with a see-through face.  a red rubber plug in the center is the fill port.  

I wondered how I was going to emulate that, since they are kinda shiny, if not dirty.   I got an idea to use the Testor's window maker........I painted it on them, and it looks the part.  add the red plug and they are ready to add to the wheel assemblies.

the tandem dolly and the landing legs got a coat of paint.  I added the cross bar to the landing legs.

another area that I want to expand on is the service plate.  the service plate is the plate on the front of the trailer that has the glad hands and light receptacle.  on this type of trailer, it is built into the front outer wall.  I need to remove the detail and find something that will bring out the parts better.  I'm sure I have something. 

each side of the trailer interior, is made up of 19 spaces between the wall posts.  I still have that Mahogany stripping that I have been trying to find a use for.  I think I found it here.  I cut up a bunch of pieces, 3 1/2 inches long.  one bad thing is that the spaces are different widths........tooling isn't that exact.  not that I thought it would    each space was measured, and the strip was cut to fit.  one side down...........and one to go  

the scuff liner is the guide.  hopefully, I have it figured out so that the floor will fit.  so far, everything is just set in place.

I may have to trim where the door hinges are, but that can be done later.  more soon!
 

see........I wasn't gone too long    although I have a couple more steps to do with sizing down the pictures.  I'll get used to it    I added the outer tires to the wheel assemblies.  the hub part needs a bit more paint. the hubs on this trailer are oil hubs. they require 5W90 oil. we used to have quite a few, but most, if not all the trailer that have them, have been taken off the road.  we switched over to bearing grease {I forget what type it is}, which is really runny stuff. the caps are threaded and screw on, rather than the bolt on hub caps for grease.  the caps are mostly clear........our Stemco hub caps were metal with a see-through face.  a red rubber plug in the center is the fill port.  

I wondered how I was going to emulate that, since they are kinda shiny, if not dirty.   I got an idea to use the Testor's window maker........I painted it on them, and it looks the part.  add the red plug and they are ready to add to the wheel assemblies.

the tandem dolly and the landing legs got a coat of paint.  I added the cross bar to the landing legs.

another area that I want to expand on is the service plate.  the service plate is the plate on the front of the trailer that has the glad hands and light receptacle.  on this type of trailer, it is built into the front outer wall.  I need to remove the detail and find something that will bring out the parts better.  I'm sure I have something. 

each side of the trailer interior, is made up of 19 spaces between the wall posts.  I still have that Mahogany stripping that I have been trying to find a use for.  I think I found it here.  I cut up a bunch of pieces, 3 1/2 inches long.  one bad thing is that the spaces are different widths........tooling isn't that exact.  not that I thought it would    each space was measured, and the strip was cut to fit.  one side down...........and one to go  

the scuff liner is the guide.  hopefully, I have it figured out so that the floor will fit.  so far, everything is just set in place.

I may have to trim where the door hinges are, but that can be done later.  more soon!
 

I've always wanted to buy one of these kits..........but the closest I can come are two of the Monogram kits {1:16}.  nice to see another log of these great models  

I've always wanted to buy one of these kits..........but the closest I can come are two of the Monogram kits {1:16}.  nice to see another log of these great models  

such a beautiful looking plane  the stenciling is a really good process.  it works well around covers and hatches.........hard to do with decals.  super nice job with all the extras you put into this bird.  

I've always wanted to buy one of these kits..........but the closest I can come are two of the Monogram kits {1:16}.  nice to see another log of these great models  

hey folks    minor progress thus far.........nothing to brag about yet.  I thought I'd pop in and say hello.   the trailer is about 20 inches long, but the truck is a little longer.  the frame alone is just over 12 inches long.  I should start the log on it too, so you can see where I'm at on it.  pertaining to the glad hands..........the kit is not designed to be joined together.  there are no hoses that connect the trailer to the truck, nor is there a way to connect it electrically.  further back, there are no hoses to the brake chambers, but they do supply enough hose for the tandem hoses.  they can be joined as a display, since the kit has parts to show the landing legs to be in the raised or lowered positions.  I will do my best to add in some of these short comings and make it look a bit more interesting.  I need to add a registration box {bill box}........and since our trailer are fitted with GPS, I might try and do something for it as well. 
 
good to see you look'in in Craig........enjoy!   

such a beautiful looking plane  the stenciling is a really good process.  it works well around covers and hatches.........hard to do with decals.  super nice job with all the extras you put into this bird.  

I've always wanted to buy one of these kits..........but the closest I can come are two of the Monogram kits {1:16}.  nice to see another log of these great models  

hey folks    minor progress thus far.........nothing to brag about yet.  I thought I'd pop in and say hello.   the trailer is about 20 inches long, but the truck is a little longer.  the frame alone is just over 12 inches long.  I should start the log on it too, so you can see where I'm at on it.  pertaining to the glad hands..........the kit is not designed to be joined together.  there are no hoses that connect the trailer to the truck, nor is there a way to connect it electrically.  further back, there are no hoses to the brake chambers, but they do supply enough hose for the tandem hoses.  they can be joined as a display, since the kit has parts to show the landing legs to be in the raised or lowered positions.  I will do my best to add in some of these short comings and make it look a bit more interesting.  I need to add a registration box {bill box}........and since our trailer are fitted with GPS, I might try and do something for it as well. 
 
good to see you look'in in Craig........enjoy!