Holiday Harbor multi build By Popeye the sailor - 1:20 scale

[mtaylor]

Sweet, Denis.   

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

G'day Denis.

Marvelous paintwork mate. The hull looks like metal.

Ha mate

Greg

[Omega1234]

Hi Denis

 

Very nice! It's amazing what a difference a coat of paint makes.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[popeye the sailor]

thanks Mark,  Greg,  and Patrick.......and all who hit the like button.   I figured the red would be a change of pace,  and save you all from being blinded by the white     I'll see what else I can get on her     thanks for the good word!

[edmay]

Nice work Denis

[NenadM]

How to hell you get those clean and perfect plain surfaces ?

 

That surfaces become your signature

[Mirabell61]

nice looking hull Denis,

 

Nils

[popeye the sailor]

thanks Ed  

 

I'm not totally sure what you mean Nenad......if your referring to the deck surfaces....I sand them as I go along.   I'm sure lots of folks do the same thing.  as an assembly is being put together,  it can look kinda messy.......guess it's become a nervous twitch I've got....clean as I go along.  the decks better be flat and smooth.......for what I plan to do to them     thanks for the good word.

 

thanks Nils   i'm kinda regretting doing the fore deck......it limits where the helm room can be.   I can't put it at the stern......it would require being raised to a second level.......a two floor structure.   I'm having to base this one,  as I did the Andrea Gail......but I'm going to do it a bit differently.   I have the first level roughed out........camera's been on the charger,  but I'll get a few of what it looks like.   I hope your feeling better and can resume your wonderful build!

[bdgiantman2]

What about doing a superstructure similar to the big trawler model you are currently building? That would look good on this ship as well in my opinion.

 

Brian

[popeye the sailor]

the original boat,  the boulogne Etaples,  is a French fishing boat......it's a stern trawler.   I started out with three hulls.......one has already gone off the grid to become the Andrea Gail.   I do have an idea to give this one sort of a fishing boat look,  but the more I lean that way,  the more it will lose the subject I want it to be.   the reason why I chose this particular vessel,  is the wide deck and the space it affords.  if you look back in the log,  I showed pictures of a tree boat.

   that boat looks more like a lobster boat.........I throw a hull together fairly quickly....I still have the templates for the hull parts.

 

 

now,  wouldn't that put a huge twist in the story!  

[cog]

Another hull ... that would be a twist indeed ...

[popeye the sailor]

when you see the next update.......you can get a sense of the direction this hull is going.  one more work day.......and I should be able to put the helm portion of the update together  

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

Can't wait mate

[popeye the sailor]

well....I'm not REALLY going to make you wait....just until my work week is done.   actually,  I did a little of this Saturday evening,  when I got home.   >thanks Greg<        I'm still thinking of how I want to shape the helm room.   since I didn't give the hull much of fore deck,  I'm going to make some extra space for it to sit on.   off the bulkhead,  I made the main deck structure.   once I had it assembled........I had to slap myself,  because I didn't factor in the added section of decking {roof}.

 

 

after making the adjustments to the height,  it was set in place on the deck.  later,  I drew a center line on the aft wall.   I wasn't off too badly the way I had positioned it.

 

 

 

the section of deck/roof was added to the structure,  giving it rounded corners and 1/8 overhang on both sides.....3/16 for the aft over hang.

 

 

 

 

I also added a border along both sides of the fore deck,  to complete where the fenders left off.   I'm going to sand them down a little bit more .....they are 1/16....I am out of 1/32 square stock.

 

 

 

I did a little bit with a paint brush........touching up the areas that were missed by the primer.  the structure was painted primer red,  as well as the border pieces

 

 

 

 

so now that the work week is over,  I can work on the helm room  

 

 

[Jim Lad]

Aha!  An update on progress. Looks like it's always been there, Popeye!

 

John

[popeye the sailor]

thanks John.........and to Mark and George for the likes      we've had a couple of really nice warm days........I might even get some color on this 'ole girl!  

[Omega1234]

Nice Denis! It looks like it's all coming together now. Have you got a plan for the rest of the deck?

[NenadM]

Nice Denis! It looks like it's all coming together now. Have you got a plan for the rest of the deck?

 

Better question is : How many plans do you have in your head ?     

[cog]

It's not the nr of plans he has in his head already, Nenad. it's that plus the nr of plans he can come up with ...!

 

Looking good Dennis. You could make interior stairs to go to the cabin from the deck!

 

Cheers

[popeye the sailor]

thanks Patrick,  Nenad,  and Carl ....and all who hit the like button.   I have been out all morning running errands......now I'm back    I do have an idea for the deck,  but I want to keep the work boat appeal.   I also have a backup plan...and this is something I've never tried.   I think it will look neat     I still have to make the helm room.......sorry to say I was lazy yesterday.   I get something going

 

I could do interior stairs....but I don't think they'd be seen once the roof is on the helm room.   I'll do some external stairs and add to the detail  

[Greg.Ashwood]

Howdy Denis

New to this site and I'm very impressed with your boats. I'll be watching in the future

All the best

Greg

[popeye the sailor]

howdy and welcome to the site!   I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself........lots of really fine folk here     thanks for the likes.......I appreciate that folks like what I do.....even if it's a bit crazy and insane        but I enjoy it,  and that's what counts with this hobby.   you will have to be quick though......I tend to jump around from build to build,  doing things as I think of them....or a half baked idea comes to mind      thanks for the good word  

 

welcome aboard! 

 

[popeye the sailor]

speaking of an update........

 

I was racking my head,  trying to come up with a unique helm room for this boat.   I wanted to give it the same shape as the lower structure,  but in my head,  it just didn't look right.   so I went a little taller....2 3/4,  as opposed to the 2 1/4 I did with the lower structure,  and I traced out the windows.

 

 

it was cemented together,  making sure it was square.

 

 

then the front parts were cut and traced out for windows as well.

 

 

seeing the way the grain was running,  I knew I was going to have problems........and I did.   the window frames broke a couple of times.....and I fixed them,  not wanting to waste the wood,  or make new parts.  it was even a bigger hassle trying to cement the front walls to the rest of the helm room.   but I did it.

 

 

 

 

 

positioned on the deck,  I ran a few thoughts through my head.   now that I have the structures assembled,  I can trace them out on the decks and set into motion,  the idea that's been bouncing around in my mind.   I really should get some cap rails on there too.   the inner bulwarks and the bottom paint is going to be the red primer.......the rest of the scheme is soon to follow.

 

 

 

 

it will look better, once I smooth out the rough spots and get some paint on it.

[mtaylor]

Denis, it looks like it belongs there.  Nice work.

[edmay]

nice work Denis,no rear window ?

[Omega1234]

Hi Denis

With the addition of the helm room, all of a sudden, she looks like she's ready for business. It often amazes me just what a difference the tiniest things can make!

Well done

Patrick

Edited April 24, 2016 by Omega1234

[cog]

nice work Denis,no rear window ?

 

Nah, he's gonna use mirrors ... like on a bike!!!

 

Dennis, You give her the look of a tall and slender lady ... marvelous

[popeye the sailor]

thanks for the kind comments and the likes.   I'm going to partition the back section off.......I'll put in some round portholes {I need to see how many I have left}.   there more to be added to the structures.......first,  to get them cemented together.     I will keep them removable for the time being.   

 

I thought of that as a funny answer Carl........you beat me to the punch  

[mobbsie]

Interesting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Looking good so-far Denis, I'm still waiting to see a build with a Flying Bridge or an observation cabin on a mast, for spotting Tuna and the like.

 

Be Good

 

mobbsie

[captainbob]

You should have been a navel architect.  She looks good.

 

Bob

Edited April 24, 2016 by Cap'n'Bob