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

[popeye the sailor]

yes Bob........we can go sailing now!   thank you my friend!

 

 

thanks J.P. and adeline.......thanks for looking in and you good words.

 

all of you fine folks made this build so enjoyable!  thank a lot!

[Walter Biles]

Great looking 'America' build Popeye ! !

 

I was noticing the reefing lines on the jib above the boom.  I wonder if you could describe how the reefing process would take place.

 

 I have an idea how it would work if there was just letting it down a vertical mast and then tying it against the boom, but seeing yours made me wonder. 

 

In spite of my navy repair experience, I am ignorant of how some of those things are done. 

 

Walter Biles

[michael mott]

So yer done now on this build, Congratulations on a fine bit of work. Now get on with the other 35 builds that you are workin' on

 

Great stuff Sir!

 

Michael

[popeye the sailor]

thanks Michael........certainly.......on to the next one 

 

 

that's a good question Walter........this is the way thay have it in the kit.   I suppose it would have to be untied from the jib boom,  leaving a corner sheet line........then rolled up to the desired level.   I'm still a bit new to all the different lines and ties.

[riverboat]

Another "WINNER" ......... She turned just great Popeye... What's next ?........ the GOTH ??

[popeye the sailor]

you got it Frank!.......I would have started back on her sooner,  but I'm doing the hull planking on the Boulogne,  and it's taking a bit longer than I would like  (I really need to start the log on this one......I've only had it since 2011)

[SkerryAmp]

WONDERFUL job Popeye - really looks fantastic!!!

 

Congratulations! 

 

Let's sail!

 

 

 

-Adam

[popeye the sailor]

thanks Adam......really appreciated your looking in 

[rdsaplala]

Ah, there we have it, another addition to the family, top-notch work on America, Popeye, she's a real beauty!

[popeye the sailor]

thanks Aldo,  it was a fun build.   if I ever do another one.......I'd like it to be a larger one!

[kiwiron]

Very nice Popeye,a great looking model,you want a bigger one calm down the Goth is next.

[popeye the sailor]

correct good sir!......aye!  that's where I am now......working on her as we speak........thanks Ron 

[GrandpaPhil]

Popeye,

  Excellent work!

[cog]

You actually finished a build ...  Great work

[GrandpaPhil]

I really like the models of the America that I have seen.   

 

I have the plans in one of my Chapelle books.  I am going to use them to build one, one of these days.

[popeye the sailor]

thanks Phil.....I wish I could get my other project off the ground.   I traded some stuff to a friend for his unfinished Bluenose........he lost interest and just wanted to part with it {long story}.  it a 1:65 scale Billing Boat model.   it got damaged in transit.......but I wasn't keen on how the hull was planked either, so I took it apart.  while it was torn down,  I made two other hull frames.  they sit in the closet at the moment....the Bluenose,  the Bluenose II,  and the America........all in 1:65 scale    if I ever get to show the project,  you'll see why the bulwarks will have to be built up from the deck.......this problem transposed to the others too,  so the problem is three fold    I call it the Bluenose project......here's a couple pictures of the hull frames as they are at the moment.

I've finished several ship models Carl....the most recent was the Norden  

[GrandpaPhil]

I look forward to seeing them.

[Rudy 13]

Hi.

 

I make my first ship about48 years ago.

I have been looking for plans or wooden kits on some specific Dutch slave ships, but no luck so far. I am looking for 3 ships. 1. Bontekoe 2. Gideon 3. Eendracht. Any help is appreciated. Rudy