Andrea Gail by Popeye the Sailor - 1:20 scale - Finished

[trippwj]

Superlatives fail me, Denis. You will need a small bottle of bubbly to christen this beauty- she looks so real!

 

Well, sir, as Bob's your Uncle I am looking forward to the next steps - are you weaving your own nets?

[popeye the sailor]

hello Wayne.........thanks for the good word!   as much as I would like to try making my own netting,   I bought some material a while back that will fit the bill quite nicely.   the Billing's kit of this model,  supplies a greenish netting.........I happen to have that color,  as well as a brownish color.  I also have an ample supply of tulle.   Hobby Lobby carries this in the wedding dept {best way to describe it}...and the tulle is also found in many different colors.  I may not use it though because the texture is of a smaller scale than what I need. 

 

tomorrow is my last day of the work cycle........play time is near   there will be bubbly .......when I am done 

 

 

I almost forgot to ask you George........given the background in which you showed your cake,  what happened...........did you drop an anchor on it?     the cake I made is almost gone........only a two piece wedge is all that's left.   I better get one more piece,  before the vulture comes home!   

[GLakie]

Fell apart when I put the 2 halves together. Couldn't figure out the science of it all, flat on the bottom, domed at the top.   Thought I'd be clever and put the dome of the first layer at the bottom so flat side of the second layer would be on the flat side of the bottom.     Instead-----chaos!       Tasted good though! 

Edited April 6, 2015 by GLakie

[michael20]

Great job Dennis. I built the Lindberg shrimp boat model and I used that open gauze for the nets after dyeing them, they turned out to be very convincing nets. Just a thought. Love the way she is coming together.

          

        Happy modeling,

              Marty G.

[cog]

 

the cake I made is almost gone........only a two piece wedge is all that's left.   I better get one more piece,  before the vulture comes home!

The other vulture me thinks ...

[popeye the sailor]

that's all the matters George........I'm sure it cemented together well with ice cream..........YUM!!!!! 

 

not just a thought Marty......but a great idea.   as I read your post,  the image came to mind.   I'll have to look at this........a Wal Green's is nearby 

 

 

you got me Carl.....I admit it.........I'm a confirmed junk food junkie!   but I'm a pretty rare bird........there are no know photos of my species though,  cuz I strike fast.......and disappear without a trace   

[popeye the sailor]

other than the 'birds',  I really don't have anything else to add to the model.  soooooo,  I guess I'll have to make more sub assemblies.   I'm going to need three control panels.......one for each stabilizer boom,  and one for the fore deck reel.  to begin on the two for the booms,  the side panels were cut and cemented to a piece of scrap flat stock.   I'm doing quite well in using up all the scrap I've created......slowly getting down to just bits and smaller pieces.

 

 

while these were drying........the gangway ladder was drilled for the grab rails.   I had already measured and cut the excess off the ladder.

 

 

it came out needing eight support bars for the rails......cut and cemented in place

 

 

the control panel twins were separated and fronts were added to them

 

 

the first grab rail was added to the ladder

 

 

the other side was added......but there's a problem.    I was sure that I had measured them correctly......there was supposed to be more at the top,  for the bend.   it's Ok.......I have a remedy for it already 

 

 

the control panels have been sanded.   I though of something else I need to make........I cut two pieces from the round styrene tubing I bought earlier.  I will only need one,  the other is for the goof factor.   I'll use 1/32 flat stock for this pair of sub assemblies.

 

 

I found this part in my odd brass bin....now if I can only find another one 

 

 

I can do a dry fit........here is how the improved ladder looks in position.

 

 

I thought I trimmed the excess off the ladder?!?!   I must have cut it wrong?   it should be flush to the top of the gangway.....I'll make the adjustment......perhaps it may fall in my favor 

 

there are more assemblies I need to make......kind of a goal to get the 'birds' on by Friday.  but if I don't,  I'll be on vacation the following week.....and then maybe,  I can finish the build     who knows?!?!

Edited April 8, 2015 by popeye the sailor

[michael mott]

Denis your model is looking super, and because it is mostly white on the deck at least the birds droppings will blend in nicely.

 

Michael

[GLakie]

She looks outstanding Dennis! Amazing work as always. 

 

 

Cheers

[riverboat]

5  stars Denis, 5 stars!!!!!

[captainbob]

She's really looking good.

 

Bob

[popeye the sailor]

thanks to all your kind comments and likes!    I hope I can add more to the boat by the end of the week....if not sooner

 

Michael:  that's probably the reasoning behind it........could be weathering.......could be smatter 

 

Crackers:  quite an honor.......can't seem to wrap my head around it though...I'm just average   still checking out the Clooney angle for Frank....I think I'd get a bigger kick out of getting a picture of George in MY living room!       I'll keep it in mind though.....I really appreciate your very kind comment 

[cog]

To thought    is like presuming ... the mother of all f...ormidable faults!! One shouldn't think, that's asking for problems    Be glad you cut that ladder long, instead of short... I would certainly have had it the other way 'round. I like the new Ctrl + box challenge You got me excited again ... but that seems to be your specialty

[augie]

Don't be in any rush to finish her.  We're all enjoying her too much!

[kees de mol]

I like that last picture very much! Looking good

[mtaylor]

Sweet update, Popeye.  She's almost there.....

[NenadM]

You will be sad when you finish

 

We will be sad when log comes to end

 

So, don't rush

 

[Omega1234]

Hi Dennis

 

I agree with everyone's comments. She's coming to the finish line quick smart!

 

All the best and have a great vacation!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[Piet]

Great update Popeye, more "stuff" added and a too long a ladder as a bonus.  Yup, you are almost there.

 

Cheers,

[cog]

Sweet update, Popeye.  She's almost there.....

No Mark, pleaaase not jet .....    Let him crack his creative brain on somemore goodies ...

[popeye the sailor]

thanks again everyone for the kind comments and likes    I'm only using that ladder,  because I made it for the boat....the first attempt....and not like the others.  they sport the round rungs.   I'm still rather new to scratch building,  and the first thing I came away with,  is if you make an aspect in a certain way,  all 'like' aspects should be done the same way.  it gives uniformity throughout the entire build.

 

no fret on the finish of this one........I have two other fishing vessels in the wings.  I've had urges to do something on them...but I can't seem to pull myself away from the A.G.  I need to see this build done      I also learned a few things from this build....some really cool stuff to throw at the others.  I want to dwindle down my back log.......I have that Titanic......AND  I have another special project in mind........sorry,  can't go into it any deeper    I can guarantee though...that you'll love it.   I guess you can say that I'm way past the lament of the finished build........most likely another reason why I've accumulated the back log I have....I find {and have found} myself not waiting for the finish....and just mindlessly ramble on to the next one.

 

I'm glad your all enjoying this build........I'm enjoying sharing it with you     here in this theater,  that is MSW,  we portray a play for all to see.......and our models are the stars.   they don't do much,  no lines to read.....and us,  as the modelers,  pull the strings,  to make them perform. 

 

at MSW,  there spotlights a stage

where logs accumulate,  page by page

narrated through the modeler's eye

it grows,  it grows,  as time goes by

 

no dance to do,  no song to sing

but ships made from wood and string

we tell how it's built,  cut and glue

we describe all the steps we do

 

but time goes by,  and soon it is done

congrats and kind words from everyone

thanks MSW for all that you do

for allowing us to share them with you  

 

....oh dear..........I think I've caught a bad case of poetry

.......well,  how long have you had it?

...ohhhhhh,  once upon a time!

                                        >Monty Python<

[popeye the sailor]

sorry about that.........I haven't penned a poem in a while.  I guess you can chalk it up to 'poet withdrawal'    I mean it though........since I've been here,  I met quite a few really cool folks,  made even more as friends,  and had things happen that I never experienced,  in the days I worked on plastic.  MSW has been,  and will continue to be,  the greatest place on earth!

 

anyway......today's update!  oh yes!   I have something for you Piet....an aspect you've inquired about. you'll see it in a bit

       speaking of bits......it was time to entertain myself,  by making more circles.   these are 1/32nds thick......more usage from the scrap wood,   which I'm glad to say,   is dwindling even lower.

 

 

there are some that are 11/32........the ones in the upper corner are 25/64.   in thinking of the fore deck reel...if I'm to do what I'm thinking of doing,  it will need a divider in the middle.   I still have some of those larger circles.....in drilling the hole in the middle,  of course they would split.  the first break was off,  and rendered unusable.   the second one however,  split in a good way....I would have had to split it anyway,  to fit it without any dis-assembly of the reel.  the hole was sculpted and filed out,  and assembled on the reel.

 

 

the ladder was trimmed to the *real* length...and set in place to be sure

 

 

the other reels,  just to get them out of the way for the moment,  were set in place in the stern

 

 

I'll get to them soon.......it was time to cut some tiny pieces of small dowel,  and assemble the pulleys I will need

 

 

 

these will be sanded round and cleaned up......and then added to the control panels.   there needs to be a left and right, since the smaller pulley will be for the stabilizer boom rigging,  and the larger ones will be for the weighted anchors,  rigged onto the booms.   the control panels,  faced the way they need to be,  will be opposites of one another.  I did make the goof though.....and had to scramble to correct it before the glue dried.   this is how they will look.

 

 

the bulk of the panel suggests a built-in motor.  a bit more to them,  and they'll be ready for paint.  

[GLakie]

Nice job Dennis! I think these guys are right when they say it will be sad to see this build end.

[popeye the sailor]

the other one was assembled and set in place for a fit.   gauging where they will be,  will dictate the rest of the eye bolt and block additions,  for their rigging.   here is how they will sit on the deck.

 

 

here is is Piet.....the creation of the air horn  Hee......Hee!  Rorschach #88 .....what's the first thing that comes to mind??

 

 

this is the Billing's offering of a spotlight.   I took the lense out and laid it on the table,  their idea of an eye bolt was glued to the top of it.....it has an hole drilled through it,  and was added to simulate the air intake / vent.  not sure if I'll ad it.....the plans don't show one.......and I'm rather amused at the shape of it.  another addition to the trawl rig I need to make,  are the two lights that are perched on the top cross bar of the aft section.  the boxes were made from 1/32 scrap.

 

 

before I make the control panel for the fore deck reel,  I was juggling the idea of connecting it to the reel itself.  I went with plan B though,  since the kit parts for this aspect does include the idea for making something like this attached to the reel.

     I added a small motor to the gear side of the reel......the panel will be separate.

 

 

you can probably see what I did for the ladder........cutting the excess off did play in my favor.   I simply curved what there was.....they won't touch the platform,  but they are curved enough to be believable.  as for that lone part I showed on the table.....I found no mate    but,  I did find something while looking through the 'Syborn's'  part box....which was the same place I found the spotlight.   I saw these in the plans.....so I had to add them.  a pair of antennas on the top of the gangway.   they also hide the stubbles from the eye bolts.   they need paint now.

 

 

the last thing done,  was a little sanding on the aft section lights.  more to come on these 

 

 

a bit more browsing.......and then back to the table    mother nature was angry yesterday and gave us a dusting of snow, with a freezing rain chaser........I'd have just settled for a flat beer,  but OK?!?!?!

[popeye the sailor]

thanks for the good word George     think of it as I do..........that all you see here,  as an advance,  will only set the stage for the next one 

 

"keep on thinking free"......Moody Blues

[cog]

What's there left to say, if not to write ...

it started out with a title for a post
and soon turned out an addiction for most
...

 

the end is nearing ... postpone it sailor!. You are doin' such a fine job. Love the latest additions ... keeps our expectations tense ... and our curiosity high ..

[Omega1234]

Marvellous!  Marvellous!  Marvellous!  

 

That's all I can say, Dennis.

 

All the best

 

Patrick

[augie]

What he said!

[popeye the sailor]

watch out Carl........poetry is catchy.........     I'll try........but this ball is rolling under her own steam now.............oh,  I hate it when it rolls under the sofa.....Whoa!   

 

thanks Patrick and Augie.......getting harder to tell what will come out next 

[usedtosail]

Really nice job, Popeye. I'd say I am sad to see this build end, but I am dying to see what you have in store for those other ships waiting patiently for your return.