Andrea Gail by popeye the Sailor - FINISHED - 1:20 scale

[popeye the sailor]

thank you Lawrence.......and a Happy New Year to you..    I really see this build......going upwards now!

 

 

so........I finally got the dash done enough to give you a good idea of what the Billing's kit would supply.

 

 

 

 

I still have to add the gauges,  which I will use some of those cast off pieces I showed earlier.   there is a seat that also goes in there....I still have to make it    I can use either one.......I'll have to weigh out which one is better {after I make an instrument panel for the other one}.  I may not put much more detail into it though......small windows   {learned my lesson with the Cux 87}

 

the scaffolding is about 3/4 done now.......I need to come up with a few more parts for it.

 

 

the drums are all finished with the sanding......now for the next step

 

 

here is another package of those cast off pieces.......they come from the Half Moon.  there is a question I ask myself.......when all the parts are punched out and on the table,  with these cast off pieces heaped in a pile nearby.........."when is a part,  not a part?"   simple.........the ones you don't use   

 

I had taken off yesterday afternoon........we went to HobbyTown and Home depot.  I spent half of the gift card that I got from HobbyTown.   bought some plastic cement {to be ready},  some decal paper {the one with clear and white},  and I found the super thin dowels I will need for the buoys.....I will go to Hobby Lobby and get the oval beads to complete their assembly

 

 

At home depot......I felt like I was in a time lapse.  I distinctly remember seeing a simple version of dryer ducting.......a four inch tube with an aluminum collar attached to it.  now,  I'll admit...when I last bought one of these,  it was back in the 90's.........but I couldn't find anything that even closely resembled it!

     what I did find though,  that will work...was a soffet vent,  a round plastic collar with a four inch tube coming out of it.  near it was a tin square with a four inch hole in the middle.  sliding the vent through the hole,  I saw that it will work......the collar traps it well enough.   we have plenty of box fans.....I'll be sure to show you how this will look.

 

 

I also wanted a tool box......to combine the two trays that hold all my modeling tools.  the organizer,  I will use for my paints.....they're all in a box in the closet.   the tool box works well......all of my small tools will go in the tray inside,  and the larger tools will go in the large belly under the tray.   not exactly what I was thinking of.......I was thinking of a metal one......3 - 4 drawers, and perhaps a compartment at the bottom......guess the admiral figured that it didn't fit the decor   

[DORIS]

Nice to see such a neat work, your model looks superb.

Happy New Year

Doris

[rdsaplala]

Nice work on the scaffolding popeye, that's a lot of neat drums you have there, be sure to secure them properly so they don't cause an oil spill

[Piet]

Nice progress Popeye.  I'm beginning to see what she's suppose to look like.  Crooked drums are okay, they get banged around a lot and most wind up dented anyhow.  You are just makin then authentically dented 

Hey, decals on the drums would be the cat's meow!  Use a few different bands too.

 

Cheers,

 

 

[popeye the sailor]

I'm humbled with your comment Doris    I'm trying......but it's so hard to attain the level that you instill in your modeling....your work is art!

 

thanks Aldo....more on the trawl rig soon.......I'll try to be ecologically friendly

 

 

thanks Piet........Exactly!   there will be different color combinations......as mentioned,  the deck and structures are dominantly white,  so I'm doing my best to give her a little color    got side tracked yesterday...and today  {my last day of vacation} I need to run a few more.  I hope to get something done..........perhaps another vacation is in order

 

thanks also to everyone who hit the like button! 

Edited January 2, 2015 by popeye the sailor

[Omega1234]

Hi Dennis

 

There is a certain "deliciousness' that comes with a beautifully detailed model; ie one that captivates and draws one's eye to marvel at each and every tiny detail. Concurrently, one's eye is drawn away from the detail to take in the whole model at a glance and marvel at the overall effect.

 

I have no doubt that you A G is going to be one such model. The level of detail and skill involved in pulling it all together, as witnessed by your most recent photos is testimony to this.

 

Keep the photos coming!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[popeye the sailor]

thanks Omega for your kind comment.   once I can get some paint and the rest of the trawl rig on her,  then she'll look much better.  beside the first drum,  I have four more ready for paint............seven more to detail      thanks for the good word

[popeye the sailor]

my first week back at work was.........well.......OK.   at least I was able to find humor in it all     I left the fuel drum assembly on my desk all week end.......I even cleaned up the desk a little.....which made the admiral very happy       so the count was left off like this.......five are ready for paint.......four of them had the ribbing around the body.......and two are bare.   I tried to do a little during the work week....but as I figured, that didn't happen.

 

 

 

I was also on line,  and found the color schemes for quite a few oil companies,  along with their logos,  so I'll be able to splash enough color on the deck,  to offset the white {the dominant color}.  at this point...the other two drums have the banding.....they all  {6}  need the tops

 

I still need to see if the decal maker will install

[GLakie]

Been watching for a while Dennis and can't keep quiet anymore! The detail work in your AG is outstanding, and I think she'll turn out beautiful! 

 

Cheers 

[riverboat]

Denis, this is looking so nice , the only thing missing here is George Clooney!!

 

Frank

[augie]

Please use Clint Eastwood  or Gregory Peck instead of George Clooney 

[Mirabell61]

Popeye,

 

those fuel drums look real good...

 

Nils

[mobbsie]

Hi Denis,

 

Not sure who you'd use here mate, Clooney just fell overboard, Peck is still fighting the white whale and Eastwood is busy shootin up the bad guys, how about the skipper from Amity, Jaws, ( can't think of his name ).    .  I reckon the forum brothers can come up with someone.

 

What you are doing here is I believe, surpassing anything you have done in the past mate, it really is wonderful.

 

Be Good

 

mobbsie

[popeye the sailor]

thanks George.......no need to be quiet.   always glad to see new folks looking in.   it didn't look like much when I started it,  but the more I add to her,  the more I'm convinced that I chose the perfect hull to base it on.   thanks for the good word......I hope it holds true when it's finished   

[augie]

Hi Denis,

 

Not sure who you'd use here mate, Clooney just fell overboard, Peck is still fighting the white whale and Eastwood is busy shootin up the bad guys, how about the skipper from Amity, Jaws, ( can't think of his name ).    .  I reckon the forum brothers can come up with someone.

 

What you are doing here is I believe, surpassing anything you have done in the past mate, it really is wonderful.

 

Be Good

 

mobbsie

That would be Robert Shaw, may he rest in Peace.  Another good choice!

[NenadM]

Denis, you obviouslu don't need help of Gandalf or Harry Poter. Anyway, magic work

[popeye the sailor]

is Gregory Peck still alive??????      I was looking up  'Jaws'........they almost cut Shaw out because of his drinking.  he couldn't stand Richard Dreyfus either!  {....and you thought they were merely acting,  on screen}  can't use George Clooney either......he already took the plunge! >pun <.......{he got married a few weeks ago}.   Eastwood......I think he's getting too old.  either he's trying to get someone to 'make his day',  or he can't remember half the time how many bullets are left in his gun.   

 

anyway......thanks all for the good word    I'm gonna try and get done with these drums,  so I can get going on something else.   maybe even something where I won't be getting CA on my fingers.......my sense of touch is going south fast!   

[augie]

Sand the CA off with 150 grit paper on a block.  You fingers will be sensitive like a safe cracker!

[popeye the sailor]

usually I just do the dishes for the admiral.......she likes this      I've been holding the ends of the wire down with my thumb nail......you know this stuff makes for great finger nail polish.............hard and very shiny!!!      hey!!!   it's what all the fashionable modelers are wearing these days 

[riverboat]

Denis when you finish her up ,you really have to get Clooney to be in the picture with your masterpiece,don't forget in the movie, he was the skipper of the Andrea Gail, even though his acting ability is on par with the Knight Rider's, he's still your best choice :D (for publicity's sake!!)

[popeye the sailor]

I don't know Frank...........but it would be a hoot if I could get him to stop by! 

[popeye the sailor]

OK........now I'm going to put the finish on the fuel drums.   then I can get on with some of these other sub assemblies.  there's still a bit more to do with the podium / rack.....the ice maker......still a couple more ladders to make {say it isn't so}.......and for some reason..there's a nagging feeling to cement the pilot house in place {I know I still need to make the roof}.    anyway........I installed the decal maker in my computer......wasn't sure that it would work on Vista.

 

 

happy to report that it does.......now to force myself to get the update for it {keep say'in I'm gonna!}  the next couple of pictures,  you've already seen.........here they are all done up to the point of paint.

 

 

so,  online I found some logos.  I did grab some singular logos.......but thinking that there may be some issue with sizing them down {getting them all to be the same size},  I thought to grab some logo clusters.

    Hmmmmmm.......sounds like a cereal,  don't it     "sit right down and have yourself a bowl of logo clusters!   they're in the cereal isle,  next to the Quaker Sprockets!"

 

 

for some reason......the A.G. decals came out gray.  I did these with the clear decal paper....I have white,  but I'm sure to run into the problem of trying to match the background color.  I couldn't remember what the stern decal looked like.....it needs to be in white.   one saving grace I saw was that the drum color is not that big of an issue.......they used whatever drums they were supplied with,  it seems..... either that, or oil that was bought in bulk,  was drummed by that supplier.  I just got them as close as I could

 

 

 

decals were applied after that..........might be a bit on the overkill side,  but I think they look pretty good.

 

 

 

 

so......on an overly white deck and layout.......I think I can throw enough color into the mix......meanwhile, I'll put the extras away,  in the hopes I can find a 1/16 or 1/8 car model,  I can bash the heck out of 

[GLakie]

Beautiful!  Now to lash them all to the deck!!    

 

Cheers 

[augie]

Creatively done, Popeye.  VERY nice.

[Piet]

Great looking herd of barrels there Popeye 

 

Cheers,

[GLakie]

LOL! That's what I was saying Piet. They all need to be lassoed to the deck.   

 

Cheers 

Edited January 9, 2015 by GLakie

[michael20]

Fantastic work Popeye, Now all you need is a few of those plastic barrels ready to be harpooned to that pesky man eating shark. Great job, I'll be looking foreward to seeing how this one turns out.

 

Happy Modeling,

Marty G.

[Omega1234]

Love'em Dennis. Those drums look fantastic and very real. I trust you're not smoking around them!

[Omega1234]

Love'em Dennis. Those drums look fantastic and very real. I trust you're not smoking around them!

[Sjors]

Watch out Popeye,

 

When they see all those drums you get arrested for stealing       

Great job !!!!!

 

Sjors