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Very, very nice work Popeye.

 

Cheers,

Piet, The Flying Dutchman.

 

"Your greatest asset is not the quantity of your friends , rather the quality of your friends."  (old Chinese proverb)

 

Current Builds: Hr. Ms. Java 1925-1942

                       VOC Ship Surabaya

 

Planned Builds: Young America Diorama - scale 1:3000

 

Future Builds: KPM ship "MS Musi."  Zuiderzee Botter - scale 1:25. VOC Jacht in a 6" lamp,  Buginese fishing Prauw.  Hr. Ms. Java - Royal Navy Netherlands Cruiser.

 

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                             Ship Yard Diorama with Topsail schooner -

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When will we see your splendid craftsmanship shows some signs of being human? It appears that you are from Krypton and its shows with every post. Good on you SUPER Dennis.

Greg

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thanks everyone  for the kind comments and the likes :)    this bit of progress moved rather fast......once the brackets were made,  they solved the problem,  and the rest was sheer play time  ;)

 

Patrick and George:    I wish I did have a case ready for her...trouble is I haven't.  I have three others that I have done,  that are in boxes in my hallway closet.  I don't want them getting dusty......a case has been on my mind for a while now.  the admiral and I have been looking though.......we've seen a few tall glass cabinet style cases......should bite the bullet and buy one.  checked into making one  as well..........the cost of plexi-glass is astounding :o :o

 

the 'birds' will be partially deployed  {perhaps an inch or so from the yokes},  so the rigging will be more pronounce.  the yokes are very fragile.......I should have perhaps made them from brass..........they've broken and I've had to fix them.    I still haven't terminated the rigging though,  so if I later decide not to do it,  I can,   the yokes fit in the boom frame,  but it is a snug fit.  I do like them off the mark though..........jury's still out on it  ;)

 

we're not done yet.........still a bit more to go.  I have another update......yesterday was one busy day  ;) 

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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turning the model around,  the rigging was redone,  and went even beyond that!  the bracket and eye bolt was installed.

 

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after given time to dry,  the rigging was brought back into the picture.

 

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the sway bar bracket was added and painted.

 

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the sway bar was added in this picture........but the aft sway bar {chain} was added as well.  notice how it hangs limp,  as the boom is in the retracted stage.  when fully deployed,  this slack goes away and becomes a ridged counter for sway.  this 'bar' is a good example of the radius that the boom has in it's travel.......at this point,  the forward sway bar does most of the work.

 

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the hull fitting

 

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the boom fitting

 

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the counter weight chain 'eye' brackets were added.   the path the chain will be routed can also be seen here.

 

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I used a long pin to stake the chain on the pulley,  on the control panel,  and cemented in place.  the runout was set up the same as the boom rigging......from the deck side.

 

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the spotlights were ready to go,  and they were cemented in place on the aft top bar.

 

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the last thing I did.....was a spur of the moment thing.   that air horn,  visibly seen after I had made it,  was making me crazy.   I don't want to let you down Piet.......I hope you can see this from where you are,  but I refined it as promised.

 

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I still have a bit more painting to go on it......undecided to leave parts brass,  or paint them copper.   but,  it will be trimmed and placed on the roof.   even though it's not in the Billing's plans,  it's a great idea.....too great an idea to pass up.

     thank you Piet for your suggestion  ;)

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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Wow---you've been working at lightning speed Dennis. At this rate, you'll have her done by tomorrow!  :D  Pretty amazing stuff! Are you sure you don't have a crew of elves working around the clock?  :P

 

Cheers

GEORGE

 

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Hi Dennis

 

Wow-nice! You weren't kidding when you said yesterday was a busy day because all the little touches such as your air horn, rigging, spotlights, etc are all starting to fall into place.

 

But, and this is a big but...please, please, please do not box your AG into a cardboard box in your hallway closet. I forbid it. A model as brilliant as yours deserves to be on display and be seen and be admired! Promise?

 

Cheers and all the best

 

Patrick

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thanks again for your kind comments and likes.   yepper!   quite a lot done yesterday....but still more to go.  ;)

 

 

thanks George......nope!  jes'  me..........and of course Chester and his small band of saw-bones

 

post-612-0-58481600-1429278674_thumb.jpg     {jes'  thought I'd make you laugh}  :D

 

 

hey Matti.........nice of you to look in  ;)     many reasons why I chose to do this one......the construction for one thing  ;)  I've had this one on my mind though for quite a while.........feels good to finally have her on the table.   I do have a few sailing ships on the roster......perhaps I'll see you there  :)    thanks for looking in my friend  :piratebo5:

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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I hear your plea Patrick.......I will try ;)   perhaps I had better pull the trigger on a case....... huh.   I'm glad there isn't a punishment for cruelty to a model...I'd have three counts against me :o    I'll see what I can do.  {I'll even post a picture when I do  ;) }

 

thanks Greg.......really appreciate it!  :)

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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Your work, as always, amazes me, Denis.  I am sitting here suitably impressed - I do need to ask, though.  Will there be any fish laying about the deck, and do you ever feed your workmen?  They are looking a tad malnourished....

Wayne

Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.
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thanks again for your kind comments and likes.   yepper!   quite a lot done yesterday....but still more to go.  ;)

 

 

thanks George......nope!  jes'  me..........and of course Chester and his small band of saw-bones

 

attachicon.gifthe rest of the crew.JPG     {jes'  thought I'd make you laugh}  :D

 

 

hey Matti.........nice of you to look in  ;)     many reasons why I chose to do this one......the construction for one thing  ;)  I've had this one on my mind though for quite a while.........feels good to finally have her on the table.   I do have a few sailing ships on the roster......perhaps I'll see you there  :)    thanks for looking in my friend  :piratebo5:

I know that one guy!  :D

GEORGE

 

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I see I'm not the only one that's rattling ...  ;)  wounderful work mate ... you must be runnin' like a train at full speed ... astonishing the amount of work you show ... I recon the admiral's spring cleaning is on hold ... :) I would expect some contrast, though, for it is all very white-ish ...

Carl

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I respect your comment Crackers...I can't guarantee.....but I will certainly keep it in mind.   still can't wrap my head around it though.......a guy like me having a model in a museum.   I'm not an expert or a shipwright.  I do thank you for the humbling comment  :)

 

Wayne and George:   thanks Wayne for the kind word :)   those guys came to me like that!    been very hard to put some meat on them bones.   all I can do is keep them from thinking about existential thoughts.......{ Divinity series running gag}

 

thanks Carl:   of late.......we've spent more time taking Gibbs out to the field,  than anything else :)  the admiral has been lax....I have come to know the phrase "when you least expect it"  ;)....   contrast will come soon.....not sure what kind of detail I will add,  but it will be colorful  ;)

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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Just phenomenal work, Denis.   Its an amazing amount of complexity that I never realized these ships had and you've captured them very well.

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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you are just  'too awesome'  Carl  ;)  :)

 

thank you very much Gerty.........nice to see you looking in  :)

 

thank you Mark!   the construction of these vessels present quite a challenge.......very fortunate for me,  I had enough dowel to do it.  there are at least four different sizes of dowel in this build.   a good amount of it was done from memory,  from what I read or studied from the two sets of Billing's plans.  it's been a great exercise though....now,  if I can just learn to come up with hulls,  out of thin air,  like other folks do  ;)

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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now,  if I can just learn to come up with hulls,  out of thin air,  like other folks do  ;)

Like Kees 'Plastic Scratcher' de Mol ... or Popeye the Sailor ... but .. that's YOU!!!

Carl

"Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson
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you are just  'too awesome'  Carl  ;)  :)

 

thank you very much Gerty.........nice to see you looking in  :)

 

thank you Mark!   the construction of these vessels present quite a challenge.......very fortunate for me,  I had enough dowel to do it.  there are at least four different sizes of dowel in this build.   a good amount of it was done from memory,  from what I read or studied from the two sets of Billing's plans.  it's been a great exercise though....now,  if I can just learn to come up with hulls,  out of thin air,  like other folks do  ;)

Hi Dennis

 

Compared to the intricate pulleys, blocks, rigging, boom framework and other associated details that you've built into your AG, trust me, building a hull is child's play! You'll ace it, for sure!

 

Cheers and all the best

 

Patrick

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yesterday was a slow day for me.......had to do some running around.   it was frustrating,  but it was worth it!  ;)

 

I did manage to put the sway bar on the fore side of the boom.

 

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the chain on the aft side of the boom

 

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the counter weight chain was measured and cut for the starboard side.   I will assemble the port side on the control panel.  to keep it from dragging on the table,  I slung it over the stanchion.......it will look better once I rig it with chain.

 

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I actually,  am no different than other folks.....plastic blocks in kits .........well,  in some kits,  they really shouldn't be there.  I have a good inventory of double blocks {I think these are 5 mm}......these are all I have left.   I also have a decent inventory of wood blocks too,  but I save those for the ships that would suit them better.   believe it or not,  I should order some of the plastic single blocks, since I have run out......I have one left.   I have no idea where I got the dark brown ones,  but the amount I had on hand,  seemed to be the exact amount I needed for this build.....talk about karma  ;)

 

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while they may not be appealing to some,  they do possess some interesting detail,  and work well in the more modern F/V models.   it's good that there is a use for them,  so I will keep mining in my most natural resource.....the model kit  :)

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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I'm sure your right Patrick.......the only scratch built hull I've done so far,  was the Gundalow.   very interesting how I stumbled onto it's design.  have a browse through that log........you'll have a nice chuckle for yourself  ;)

 

 

too funny Carl!    I yam wot I yam!  ;)       post-612-0-61210700-1429365609.gif

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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What can I say except "beeaauuttiiful" . I know what you mean about the extra parts laying around. Seems like every project has some left-over things that need to be relegated to the realm of "extras". It's usually at that time when I finally, as a last resort, try taking a look at the directions.  :D

GEORGE

 

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I can't believe how much details that you have put into this wonderful fishing boat. At the beginning of your log I thought, "only a fishing boat, so what". But now, I want to build one myself, it's far far more interesting than I thought possible. WELL DONE Pops.

Greg

"Nothing is impossible, it's only what limitations that you put on yourself make it seems impossible! "

 

Current log : The Royal Yacht Royal Caroline 1749 1:32 by Greg Ashwood:...

 

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Hi Dennis

Just wondering, have you got any photos of the hull being constructed? If you do, could you PLEASE post them.....I'm very interested.

Cheers

Greg

"Nothing is impossible, it's only what limitations that you put on yourself make it seems impossible! "

 

Current log : The Royal Yacht Royal Caroline 1749 1:32 by Greg Ashwood:...

 

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Carl

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