America by popeye the sailor - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:72 scale

[Sjors]

He Captain!

 

Congrats on your promotion!

Now you can sit at  the Captain's table with Augie and me   

 

[trippwj]

Glad to see that is getting a good workout, popeye! 

 

Congrats on another promotion - since Sjors is the senior Captain he is obligated to provide the for the celebration!

[Sjors]

Glad to see that is getting a good workout, popeye! 

 

Congrats on another promotion - since Sjors is the senior Captain he is obligated to provide the for the celebration!

Where is that UN like button……….        

 

[augie]

Congratulations Popeye  .  Yup, Sjors pays for the party!

[popeye the sailor]

awwww,  I really don't pay attention to it much.........I just have fun.   I should have more on this build soon.   here's a good laugh for you all.......I was posting earlier,  chuckling over some of the banter,  while sewing the gaff on the fore sheet.   I took a picture of it,  and I realized that I had sewn it on backwards!   I had to redo it........LOL!

[augie]

Here's to a good sport !!!

[DSiemens]

awwww,  I really don't pay attention to it much.........I just have fun.   I should have more on this build soon.   here's a good laugh for you all.......I was posting earlier,  chuckling over some of the banter,  while sewing the gaff on the fore sheet.   I took a picture of it,  and I realized that I had sewn it on backwards!   I had to redo it........LOL!

 

That's the funniest thing I've heard all day.  This forum can get pretty involved.  It's too much fun.    

[popeye the sailor]

ya gotta laugh.....the best part is.......it was 100% correctable      it started like this.....it began with drilling the holes for the blocks and rigging........after I cut it to length,  of course.

 

 

when the blocks and the peak halyard line was rigged,  I laid it on the sheet.   I would have taken the picture on my desk,  but you wouldn't see it too good.

 

 

 

At the bottom of the outer corner,  I attached blocks that I took from the deck.  this is the corner that is furthest from the mast.  note the way the pleats run.........I lashed it on........

 

 

good thing I used white glue for the end ties.   I quickly undid it and fixed it

 

 

 

when this dried enough,  it was time to rig it up....throat halyard first

 

 

then the peak halyard

 

 

here is a shot of both gaffs

 

 

see......no harm,  no foul.  I have no problem posting my mistakes.......if one person sees it and learns from it........then I did good by doing it.    glad I made your day Daniel 

[popeye the sailor]

well........I'm glad noone looked in yet.......I can give you a double whammy.   after the fore sheet was in place,  the table isreally starting to look a tangle,  with all the stray ropes lying about.   I try to keep them coiled,  but when I move the ship,  they fall off.   so.......I decided to do the main shrouds,  seeing that the hoops are all done on it. 

 

 

nowI could swear I saw a picture of her with three shrouds on the main mast.   since the main mast has two steps to it,  I decided to go with it.

 

 

the first shroud rigged

 

 

all rigged

 

 

then I did the port side

 

 

looks pretty cool to see them on there finally

 

 

when I'm done with the fore sheet,  I will tie them and then start tying all the others.

 

[Anja]

Hello Captain Popeye friend,

 

She is looking all dressed up with her sails on.

Almost time for her maiden voyage.

 

Take care,

 

Anja

[themadchemist]

Nice work as usual.

...and the only mistake is the one we don't fix.

I always told my students "I thought I was wrong once,...but I was mistaken.....

[Jim Lad]

I took a picture of it, and I realized that I had sewn it on backwards

Popeye's innovative rigging plans! When captain you can pretty much do what you like, mate!

 

John

[popeye the sailor]

thank you very much for your good word      I was up till 2 in the AM getting these dead eyes done.

 

thanks Anja..     I have 1 more sail to put on,  then she'll be in full garb.

 

thanks Keith..    if I didn't fix it,  the sail wouldn't go on correctly.   I'm not a total perfectionist,  but I viewed it as a functionality issue

 

thanks John..    this was one time,  when multi tasking didn't fare well.   all you can do is laugh

[augie]

Love your attitude.  Did I ever tell you about the time I built 2 left wings for a P-51?  I know you can relate to that!

 

I'll tell you, you can do magic with a kit

[popeye the sailor]

no kidding.......really!    heck......I would have just gone for it and turned it into a biplane!   HAA....HAA   now THAT would have looked cool!

 

    after all.....they laughed at the P-38 and the black widow........made them eat their words!

[augie]

I just helped one of the guys cover a black widow.  Not a big one (50") and it's electric.  At least he built it......rare these days.

[newbuilder101]

Did I ever tell you about the time I built 2 left wings for a P-51? 

   Never built a model plane before, but I did sew a dress with both arms reaching for the sky...you know...'stick 'em up' style. Hope I don't do something similar on my ship!!

 

Congratulations Captain Popeye! Sails and rigging are looking wonderful!

Up till 2 in the AM getting these dead eyes done

!!! I would be the one with the 'dead eyes'...not the ship!  

[riverboat]

Congrats Popeye on your promotion........and again, beautiful job on the sails!!

Frank

[popeye the sailor]

hey Augie....that must have been a job and a half....you are correct.....they are rare indeed.

 

thanks Sherry.........I can remember when I could do all nighters......not so much anymore    thanks for the good word.   when you get to rig a tall ship.....you may have to.......hands up high.....that sort of thing.

 

hey there Frank.........working on your build yet?   I'm almost ready to go...I'll be on the Goth before you know it     thanks fore the good word.........yea,   captain......didn't notice getting there......I just keep trudging along 

[mtaylor]

Popeye,

 

She's looking grand with her finery hanging the breeze.  I'm enjoying watching this build and the fun you're having with it.

[popeye the sailor]

thanks Mark.......it's a neat little kit.   still one more sail to go

[popeye the sailor]

the fore mast needed the hoops sewn on......around twenty of them.

 

 

 

 

after they were finished,  the fore shrouds were rigged.  started with the starboard side.

 

 

 

 

both sets on the starboard side

 

 

 

the ship was turned around to do the port side

 

 

 

nice to see them rigged.......now to tie them off,  so I can start to tie off the running rigging.

 

 

[JPett]

Ahoy Popeye

 

This is truely an amazing build.

 

Your rigging method is very interesting.  I am sure these pics will be a big help to me later on in my build. I like the rigging minions. I will of course have to add a hanger to mine.  

 

Thanks for posting them

[realworkingsailor]

Nice job

 

Not too much more to have this one complete and on display.

 

Andy

[Jim Lad]

Great stuff, Popeye!  She's almost ready for her maiden voyage!!

 

John

[dafi]

Wonderful and lovely job :-)

 

XXXDAn

[popeye the sailor]

thanks JP.......feel free to use anything you like.

 

thanks John,  Andy,  and Daniel.......yepper!  almost there! 

[Padeen]

Indeed you are progressing fast! 

I think it's the first time I have seen the shrouds done after putting the sails on... I'm curious: does it help having the right tension on the shrouds or is it simpler to rig the sails without the shrouds in the way or... no reason at all?

[themadchemist]

more nice rigging, Looks like you may finish AmericA before the ski's for the Phylly C. Keep up the Great work.

[captainbob]

Looking good Popeye.  Looks like we go sailing soon.

 

Bob