Syborn by popeye the sailor - FINISHED - 1:33 - trawler

[BANYAN]

I would think some trawler skippers would be envious of this set-up Denis

 

cheers

 

Pat

[pete48]

Nice work Denis, Well done looks Awesome 

 

Best Regards,

Pete 

Edited November 21, 2016 by Pete48

[popeye the sailor]

thank you all for the kind comments and the likes!     I tried look'in last nite,  but it was a fool's errand.....way too tired from a very rough work week.I got a couple small tasks to do........then I can get back to my much needed play time  

 

I bet they would pat......perhaps they need a few more visionaries in the engineering dept.  

 

that end needs to be open Carl.,  so the catch can fall into the sort area.   you do uncover a design flaw though........I should add a cover over the control buttons,  so they don't get all fishy washy        

Edited November 22, 2016 by popeye the sailor

[cog]

Hmmm, that I can understand, but you don't want them underneath ... which happens when you don't slide/push them off the side ... nothing beats a fishy control though

[michael mott]

I'm just wondering how the fishermen get inside the sorting area, or do they just walk over the white table in the middle?

 

Michael

[cog]

They don't Michael ... nowadays everything is automated ... even in popeye's fleet

[popeye the sailor]

thanks for the continued interest my friends.     I was hoping I'd have something to report,  but my projects took longer than I thought...I even put up the Christmas lights along the roof of the garage.  I get to my desk........but besides looking in on the site.and news,  I'd end up tinkering with an Adam west Batmobile I have sprawled in front of me {I have already done the Michael Keaton version}.  today being a holiday.......nawwwww.......even a holiday doesn't prevent me from tinkering     we'll see what I kin git done t'day

 

oh crap.......another design flaw!   I suppose they could enter the sort area by walking over the hold before they opened it Michael.......or climb in from the dump ramps.  I guess it would be one more thing,  left to the imagination

 

Carl........your too much      

 

well folks.......best get crack'in!   have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

[Omega1234]

Hi Denis

 

I've just done a very quick catch up and wow, have I missed a lot.  Absolutely amazing.  I love the details and the thought processes that you've put into designing and building everything.

 

Marvellous stuff!!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[popeye the sailor]

thanks Patrick     glad to see your aboard.......I was wondering where you were  

[Sjors]

Drooling.......

 

Sjors

[popeye the sailor]

     you warp the wood that-a-way!  

[popeye the sailor]

hello Lawrence.......thanks for the good word     I bought the pulleys from Billing USA........they would do well for sheave pulleys,  especially the 4 mm.  they are small enough....don't remember if they came any smaller.  unfortunately,  I haven't had much time to go further with the trawler.  I hope to have an update soon.   thanks again for look'in in.......I know you've been pretty busy yourself.  your Bounty looks sweet!  

[russ]

This model has some really nice looking details. I like the rope coils and pin racks especially.

 

Russ

[popeye the sailor]

hello Russ........and thank you as well!     I've got some other bits I wanna throw in there.......gonna call for some mass production.   I'll be happy to sit down with it again {what am I saying,  I usually stand    }........I hope to get the mast cemented finally into place,  as well as the boom winch,  and get some more rigging on her     thanks again for look'in in and the good word!

 

I still want to show how to make convincing buoys........I showed it earlier with the Nordkap and the Cux........but the info was lost in the big crash.  it would be cool to put it back out there for everyone to try      buoys go good with rope coils  

 

......like cookies and milk!    

Edited December 10, 2016 by popeye the sailor

[popeye the sailor]

it's been a busy couple of weeks.........glad to be on some sort of 'even keel' again     I have done some modeling though,  in between the hustle and bustle..............one bit in particular.....you're gonna think I've gone stark raving mad {I am......but that's besides the point}.   the Syborn is still on the table;  I've vowed for it not to leave,  unless it's finished.  the other table is a mess.......but I'll leave that for the other story.  

 

yesterday,  what started out as a procrastination from the mass production I was about to undertake,  was put into action.  a picture I showed earlier,  was the beginning of it.   the next step was to create the gaffs for the rack I started to shape.   I will have more very soon........but this is the only picture I have at the moment.

 

 

 

little bits of brass glued on the tips of tooth picks.....rather crude,  but effective.   my fingers have lost the sense of touch,  since being coated with CA.........this process is just as aggravating as I thought it would be.   either the piece is crooked,  or it lays down to one side or the other.......I have to keep propping it back to where I want the brass to position.  now I have to shape....and then paint them.   it will be a process........but I will proceed,  and eventually succeed 

 

be back in a bit.........thanks again to all who are looking in  

Edited December 14, 2016 by popeye the sailor

[BANYAN]

Hang in there Denis; it will be worth the frustration of construction in the end and provide some more lovely detail!

 

cheers

 

Pat

[Jim Lad]

Keep at it, mate - you'll get there!!

 

John

[popeye the sailor]

thanks Pat and John........it'll be worth it for sure.   with the stuff I deal with at work.......the CA will peel off  

 

thanks for the likes as well!  

[popeye the sailor]

I'm still in the process of continuing here.......but if I may digress for a moment.  I mentioned this earlier,  that I would show you fine folks how I made buoys.......for the Nordkap,  Cux 87....and I think I did it for the Mary Ann {I did so many thing on that build}.   I went looking through the picture files for these builds.......boy!  did I take crappy pictures back then!   I guess the Sony camera I had wasn't so cutting edge after all      

 

it all starts at the craft store........in the bead dept.   you want to pick the smallest ones you can find.   I chose these barrel shaped beads......one,  they are made of metal,  two,  they come apart,  so they are easier to paint,  and three,  because they were decorative...added detail can be a good thing.   round ones can be used as well.....an eyelet on one end and a tiny shaft on the other,  painted up,  would make a dandy buoy.   I removed the eyelet from one end of the bead and took them apart to cement in a 7 mm brad in the empty hole.   the existing eyelet can be adjusted to look better and fit tighter.

 

 

 

from here,  the halves can be painted to taste.   I chose red and white for the Nordkap,  and yellow and white for the Cux 87.       I just took a look at the Mary Ann........I used some left over red and white ones..I made too many for 'ole Nordie.   you can place them among some rope coils......

 

 

 

 

......or they can be strung along any place that needs a little extra pizzazz

 

 

 

I also used some longer slender beads for the buoy markers in the Andrea Gail build.   craft stores have a lot to offer,  so when you go......put your imagination in high gear     I also saw this picture of the Nordkap.......I was so green when I built this model,  but I learned to 'bash' and 'scratch' from the very beginning.   it wasn't till I found MSW,  that I found out how to expand it.   while some were hanging maps and charts..........

 

 

the logs on these two vessels have long since been lost to the big crash.  at one time,  I had a thought to redo the Nordkap build.  for the folks just starting this wonderful medium,   this build would be interesting to them.   I was new to the medium myself.......I made plenty of mistakes,  but I think the solutions I came up with would be helpful to them.

 

I was on such a roll........gotta get back to this build.   I hope to have an update soon.......thanks to all those who are looking in.  I appreciate it       Merry Christmas!

[BANYAN]

That's a neat way of doing buoys Denis, thanks for sharing.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[Jim Lad]

Very cunningly done, Popeye!  

 

John

[michael mott]

A master of thinking outside the box or in this case off the end of the string. clever work on the buoys Denis.

 

Michael

[Mirabell61]

your fitting out looks great Denis,

 

Nils

[popeye the sailor]

thanks for the kind comments gentlemen........and for the likes as well      being a newbie when I made them.......I found that this medium had so much to offer.   made me feel like a fool for thinking how daunting it might be.   I have and enjoy the freedom .........much more than when I dabbled in plastic.....and I don't cut myself as much either!   my only hope is that someone sees it and uses it........I felt this was too good an idea,  to be lost in the vortex of zeros and ones.   I'm glad you enjoyed it.........now........I gotta get back to the trawler  {wish me luck}  

 

 

merry Christmas to every one..........!

[bdgiantman2]

Merry Christmas to you, Dennis! You have quite the fishing boat fleet. Nice detailing on all of your models. Enjoy following your blogs.

[popeye the sailor]

thank you very much!   I appreciate the compliment      I sometimes let my imagination run away with me......it's OK though,  sometimes cool thing happen        .......and a wonderfully merry Christmas to you and yours as well!  

[BANYAN]

Have a very happy and safe festive season Denis; and the very best of modelling new years.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[Omega1234]

Hi Denis

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I'm just catching up after a couple of week's inaction due to our house being painted-I have to say, though, that your ingenuity in re-purposing materials into fittings for your boat is highly commendable. They look the bees knees!

 

Nicely done.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick 

[popeye the sailor]

hi there Pat and Patrick........and to those who are following along.........a huge happy Holiday wish to all of you!   here at the Wharf,  it was wonderful,  even when shop laundry blew a cold water hose, and got a little wet in the laundry room!  I was at work at the time {had to work the day before and the day after Christmas}.....all I could do was instruct the admiral to shut off the main water feed,  and I'd deal with it when I got home.   we got through Christmas day without a hitch.  usually I set up a vacation,  so that it covers both Christmas and New Years.......this year,  since we changed over to a different time off system,  I couldn't do it.   I'll be ready for it next year      so it wouldn't be a total loss......I got New Years day and the day after off.   not that I tie one on in celebration,  but I do watch the ball drop.   taint the same since Dick Clark Died  

 

good that I poked in here........I would have missed your kind gestures.    it just so happens though,  that I've made a small bit of progress......I'll keep at it to do more.......and I should be able to report in tomorrow     thanks to all!  

[popeye the sailor]

thanks Lawrence........the buoys was something I did long ago.   when the big crash happened,  the info was lost.   I thought it would be useful to some one if I put it back up.......here is just a good a place as any.      I hope you had a great Christmas my friend.........I continue to watch over the fine work,  your doing on your bounty.   very inspirational      thanks for looking in.