popeye the sailor

Hi Bob
My plan is to do just that and include as many ribbands as possible and still allow access to placing the ribs the ribs will be held in place initially with either copper wire or some heavy thread.
 
The details if the construction of the hull are a little sketchy this picture shows the floor timbers they look at first glance to be  placed over the ceiling boards,
 

 
but the rivets or bolts along the bottom edge tell me that they are fixed to the ribs, these were in all likelyhood set in place before the planking which would make their installation far easier than if they were placed afterwards. I have no information about how the floors or ribs were fixed or set against the keel plate at the moment so this will need to be sorted before the ribbands are set.
 
Work continues on the sternpost a tricky devil for me but child's play for the likes of those who carve the fantastic figure heads like the one on Johann's barge.
 

 

 

 

 
It is good to back to cutting wood.
 
Michael
 
 

Thanks FNick! I'm kinda addicted to small models; not just because they take less room to display them in, but, there's also something mesmerising about holding a finely crafted ship in the palm of your hand
 
 
Hi Frank - I have actually been thinking about the towels, but couldn't really see how to do them realistically. Your idea about the lead foil may just work. Thanks! 
Cheers
 
Patrick

Hi Folks!  
 
Who said that scatter cushions need to be neatly arranged?  Bah Humbug, I say!  Majellan has a multitude of various sized cushions on the entertainment and recreation areas of the decks, e.g. the large settees at the rear of the Bridge Deck and the settees surrounding the front of the spa on the Sun Deck.  In order to give that "lived in" impression, I just scattered them haphazardly; some on the deck itself, a couple on the spa and the rest placed in no particular order, or pattern.
 
I hope you like the effect!
 
Thanks and all the best.
 
Cheers
 
Patrick
 
 

Thanks Denis!

I can't believe I'm saying this..............I've sunk to a new level of lunacy.   after looking and dwelling on the tree boat at the point that it is,  I really can't see her as the Tree Boat.  everything I think of........anything I want to add........will take it further away from the subject.   it wants to be a fishing boat.....so be it.........*POOF!*...........you are a fishing boat.   sorry to do this.........I feel bad.   I just think that continuing with this hull........would be a terrible waste.  I sat there at my desk......pondering what the next move will be.   all I have now is an over grown party boat {the Jingle Belle}.  all is not lost though.....or is it?
 
after I had posted the last group of pictures,  I was musing........mulling over some options.   it all came down to this one option.......I would need another hull to replace it.   oh........before I get into this further,  the displaced Tree Boat will continue........I am NOT trashing it,  in any way,  shape,  or form.   it will become a fishing boat.......I have a name for her soon.
 
anyway.........I recalled the pictures I had posted a while ago.........errrrr...quite a while ago.   I'd love to know where these pictures were taken.....I got 'em off the internet.   there weren't than many.......mostly about the Rouse Simmons........lots of photos of boats with a tree stuck in the middle,  out in the open water.   this boat looks like a lobster boat........so to cut the chit chat short........that's what I went with.   I still have the plans for the Midwest Maine Lobster boat.  
 
 
 
so......I'm going to do what I probably should have done from the beginning.   I'm going to mod the bow a little...not so much of a tapered 'V'.   I decided to  cut a few corners to speed up the assembly.........all the best of intentions,  but not so great as an idea.   there are so many problems.........the stern bore the  brunt of it.   one look and you'll clearly see why I nicknamed the boat 'the Frankenstein boat'.   I gave the hull a longer cockpit deck........that meant that the stern transom was made narrower.   I even double walled it.   it didn't look right,  so I flipped them over {it's OK........you can laugh at any time}.   the result gave me a very odd looking stern.........I cobbled and filled in most of it.....I'll shape it later.   I'll  cover both sides with some flat stock after.........so it's not a total loss.   I have pictures.......not a complete blow by blow,  by enough to make your eyes water {I'd bust out crying too,  if it wasn't so funny}.  so if ya want to see 'em,  let me know....if not,  I'll introduce the boat when it looks more presentable.   but if you were the kid that enjoyed sticking pins in your sister's dolls........just say the word      

nice job on the port side gallery.........the windows look so delicate       I'm sure you'll do well on the carving.   the closest thing I even got to it,  was wood burning.

I started in the plastic medium..........I'm sure it was around then  {HO scale trains and such}.   it was probably at the hobby store I used to haunt......never seen it.   that was back in the days when I was hack'in and slash'in car bodies and sprues.  when I first came to this site,  it seemed like plastic was the big bad wolf for wooden ships........I never thought that........just that some of the parts weren't right for the aspect they were made for.  plastic has the ability to meld joints and give a better seamless assembly for most applications.  Kees demonstrates this very well  
 
it's a learning curve Bob.........but for you,  it will be a very small one      skylights look very good  

nice job on the port side gallery.........the windows look so delicate       I'm sure you'll do well on the carving.   the closest thing I even got to it,  was wood burning.

nice to see her in the assembly stage Gerhard.   that's a large hull your build'in     love it!

nice job on the port side gallery.........the windows look so delicate       I'm sure you'll do well on the carving.   the closest thing I even got to it,  was wood burning.

I can't believe I'm saying this..............I've sunk to a new level of lunacy.   after looking and dwelling on the tree boat at the point that it is,  I really can't see her as the Tree Boat.  everything I think of........anything I want to add........will take it further away from the subject.   it wants to be a fishing boat.....so be it.........*POOF!*...........you are a fishing boat.   sorry to do this.........I feel bad.   I just think that continuing with this hull........would be a terrible waste.  I sat there at my desk......pondering what the next move will be.   all I have now is an over grown party boat {the Jingle Belle}.  all is not lost though.....or is it?
 
after I had posted the last group of pictures,  I was musing........mulling over some options.   it all came down to this one option.......I would need another hull to replace it.   oh........before I get into this further,  the displaced Tree Boat will continue........I am NOT trashing it,  in any way,  shape,  or form.   it will become a fishing boat.......I have a name for her soon.
 
anyway.........I recalled the pictures I had posted a while ago.........errrrr...quite a while ago.   I'd love to know where these pictures were taken.....I got 'em off the internet.   there weren't than many.......mostly about the Rouse Simmons........lots of photos of boats with a tree stuck in the middle,  out in the open water.   this boat looks like a lobster boat........so to cut the chit chat short........that's what I went with.   I still have the plans for the Midwest Maine Lobster boat.  
 
 
 
so......I'm going to do what I probably should have done from the beginning.   I'm going to mod the bow a little...not so much of a tapered 'V'.   I decided to  cut a few corners to speed up the assembly.........all the best of intentions,  but not so great as an idea.   there are so many problems.........the stern bore the  brunt of it.   one look and you'll clearly see why I nicknamed the boat 'the Frankenstein boat'.   I gave the hull a longer cockpit deck........that meant that the stern transom was made narrower.   I even double walled it.   it didn't look right,  so I flipped them over {it's OK........you can laugh at any time}.   the result gave me a very odd looking stern.........I cobbled and filled in most of it.....I'll shape it later.   I'll  cover both sides with some flat stock after.........so it's not a total loss.   I have pictures.......not a complete blow by blow,  by enough to make your eyes water {I'd bust out crying too,  if it wasn't so funny}.  so if ya want to see 'em,  let me know....if not,  I'll introduce the boat when it looks more presentable.   but if you were the kid that enjoyed sticking pins in your sister's dolls........just say the word      

nice to see her in the assembly stage Gerhard.   that's a large hull your build'in     love it!

I started in the plastic medium..........I'm sure it was around then  {HO scale trains and such}.   it was probably at the hobby store I used to haunt......never seen it.   that was back in the days when I was hack'in and slash'in car bodies and sprues.  when I first came to this site,  it seemed like plastic was the big bad wolf for wooden ships........I never thought that........just that some of the parts weren't right for the aspect they were made for.  plastic has the ability to meld joints and give a better seamless assembly for most applications.  Kees demonstrates this very well  
 
it's a learning curve Bob.........but for you,  it will be a very small one      skylights look very good  

I can't believe I'm saying this..............I've sunk to a new level of lunacy.   after looking and dwelling on the tree boat at the point that it is,  I really can't see her as the Tree Boat.  everything I think of........anything I want to add........will take it further away from the subject.   it wants to be a fishing boat.....so be it.........*POOF!*...........you are a fishing boat.   sorry to do this.........I feel bad.   I just think that continuing with this hull........would be a terrible waste.  I sat there at my desk......pondering what the next move will be.   all I have now is an over grown party boat {the Jingle Belle}.  all is not lost though.....or is it?
 
after I had posted the last group of pictures,  I was musing........mulling over some options.   it all came down to this one option.......I would need another hull to replace it.   oh........before I get into this further,  the displaced Tree Boat will continue........I am NOT trashing it,  in any way,  shape,  or form.   it will become a fishing boat.......I have a name for her soon.
 
anyway.........I recalled the pictures I had posted a while ago.........errrrr...quite a while ago.   I'd love to know where these pictures were taken.....I got 'em off the internet.   there weren't than many.......mostly about the Rouse Simmons........lots of photos of boats with a tree stuck in the middle,  out in the open water.   this boat looks like a lobster boat........so to cut the chit chat short........that's what I went with.   I still have the plans for the Midwest Maine Lobster boat.  
 
 
 
so......I'm going to do what I probably should have done from the beginning.   I'm going to mod the bow a little...not so much of a tapered 'V'.   I decided to  cut a few corners to speed up the assembly.........all the best of intentions,  but not so great as an idea.   there are so many problems.........the stern bore the  brunt of it.   one look and you'll clearly see why I nicknamed the boat 'the Frankenstein boat'.   I gave the hull a longer cockpit deck........that meant that the stern transom was made narrower.   I even double walled it.   it didn't look right,  so I flipped them over {it's OK........you can laugh at any time}.   the result gave me a very odd looking stern.........I cobbled and filled in most of it.....I'll shape it later.   I'll  cover both sides with some flat stock after.........so it's not a total loss.   I have pictures.......not a complete blow by blow,  by enough to make your eyes water {I'd bust out crying too,  if it wasn't so funny}.  so if ya want to see 'em,  let me know....if not,  I'll introduce the boat when it looks more presentable.   but if you were the kid that enjoyed sticking pins in your sister's dolls........just say the word      

nice job on the port side gallery.........the windows look so delicate       I'm sure you'll do well on the carving.   the closest thing I even got to it,  was wood burning.

nice to see her in the assembly stage Gerhard.   that's a large hull your build'in     love it!

nice job on the port side gallery.........the windows look so delicate       I'm sure you'll do well on the carving.   the closest thing I even got to it,  was wood burning.

nice to see her in the assembly stage Gerhard.   that's a large hull your build'in     love it!

I started in the plastic medium..........I'm sure it was around then  {HO scale trains and such}.   it was probably at the hobby store I used to haunt......never seen it.   that was back in the days when I was hack'in and slash'in car bodies and sprues.  when I first came to this site,  it seemed like plastic was the big bad wolf for wooden ships........I never thought that........just that some of the parts weren't right for the aspect they were made for.  plastic has the ability to meld joints and give a better seamless assembly for most applications.  Kees demonstrates this very well  
 
it's a learning curve Bob.........but for you,  it will be a very small one      skylights look very good  

with the caliber of craftsmanship I see you do.........I'll wait and let you surprise me     nice progress on the sumwings...........garlic?!?!?!.....got anyone willing to hang 'round you while this is going on?   .    actually,  I found some netting material in a craft store.......good for the larger ships.   for smaller ships I find that they sell bunched up bath sponges {only word I know to describe them} work well.   yea......I know.......we find our supplies in our travels
 
rest assured that no vampire will be mugg'in you in the next week or two    

such wonderful detail!.........you've done quite a bit since I last looked in!   your imagination is quite vivid.......shown in the clarity of detail
 
   you've nailed it!  

she's look'in good Walt.........glad to see your still work'in on her.   still got a bit more to go though....it's the fun part  

I started in the plastic medium..........I'm sure it was around then  {HO scale trains and such}.   it was probably at the hobby store I used to haunt......never seen it.   that was back in the days when I was hack'in and slash'in car bodies and sprues.  when I first came to this site,  it seemed like plastic was the big bad wolf for wooden ships........I never thought that........just that some of the parts weren't right for the aspect they were made for.  plastic has the ability to meld joints and give a better seamless assembly for most applications.  Kees demonstrates this very well  
 
it's a learning curve Bob.........but for you,  it will be a very small one      skylights look very good  

nice to see her in the assembly stage Gerhard.   that's a large hull your build'in     love it!

Thanks for the visits
Nils the bulkheads will not be part of the finished model. My intention is to set the stringers in order to prepare and place the ribs the stringers will be removed as the planks are fitted. in post #56 I outlined the process. My hope is to use the Buffalo Engine to drive the launch.
 
my thoughts are to add at least 8 or 10 ribands to each side evenly spaced. My understanding is that the ribs on the full size are 3/4 by 1/2 inch. In rereading Roger's notes there is a plate on top of the keel that is 4 inches by 3/4 inches and tapers toward the bow and stern. this plate forms the upper side of the bearding line for the planking and gives a greater area to attach the garboard strake.
 
I am going to make the keel, keel plate, stem and sternpost out of the Castello Boxwood. I need to make the ribands strong enough to not deform when I set in the frames. something that has crossed my mind is to use some thread to hold the frames (ribs) to the ribbands while they set. The fir test frames were pretty flexible, however I am also going to test the Castello for the frames as well, they will be 3/32 x 1/16th full size on the model.
 
The original was planked in Yellow Cyprus I am still thinking about the planks and will likely go with Costello for them as well here is a drawing showing the sections at the same stations as the form bulkheads.
 

 
michael