Gothenborg by Popeye the sailor - Billing Boats - 1:100 scale

[augie]

Darned if I didn't completely miss the muffins  !  Any photos  

[popeye the sailor]

thanks Mobbsie and Bob......I think I'll stay on this build a while

 

oh Frank......I can only work on one build at a time....although the Goth and the Half Moon are the only builds on the tables.  I quickly took a picture to my space {that's one dead soldier} to give you all an idea of how I work them.  this will answer your question as well,  Tom.

 

 

the drafting table is the main table....the goth is not leaving this table unlesit is finished.  I have some mast dowels in the Half Moon......I did it for my grand sons.  I let them pick up things with the tweezers.   I think it's about time I introduce them to snap together stuff [it'll drive their father {my son} crazy} ....hee..hee

   I try not to involve too many builds,  unless something needs extended drying time {that's another dead soldier}.  I have had a hankering to pull out the United States gun deck and start planking,  but if I do that,  I'm going to want to do more.......and I don't want to muddy the water for the Gothenborg.  so,  I'll just play with these two builds for the moment.  I have also been in serious conversation with the admiral.  I told her of my thought not to put sails on the Gothenborg.....she thinks otherwise   I don't need to be my own worse critic.......I have her

     you are correct though.......so much to do,  sometimes I get confused,  but it is obvious that I need to get the masts in place before I can go any further.  more progress soon

 

the muffins was a bit of a interlude.  I went out with Gibbs and brought back a fairly decent amount of black rasberries.  I came in and asked the admiral where the recipe was.  she looked at them and told me I didn't have enough........so, she went to the local store and bought some.  they were larger than the ones that I picked.   it was quite funny working together....I can see why she prefers to do this by herself.  I poured the flour in the measuring cup........of course she doesn't do that.....and she looked to make sure I poured the right amount.  when I poured it into the mixer.......I found the scoup that she uses....didn't even notice it in there!   Hee.....Hee   {another dead soldier}.   the mix made twelve of them......I tried to remove them from the muffin pan,  but the big berries had settled to the bottom and stuck there.......there were voids in the bottoms of some of the muffins.........and there I am with a fork, eating the berries and muffin that had stuck to the bottom.   there are only three of them left now,  I will probably take them to work tomorrow.    they came out very well.......and they tasted great!  my grandsons liked them as well.   no,  I didn't take any pictures of them.  perhaps I should have 

 

this post took longer than I expected......it was interupted by a disturbing phone call from my friend in Canada.......it prompted me to call the provincial police......I don't know what is going on....he wouldn't tell me.  I hope everything's OK.

 

 

[mtaylor]

Popeye,

Hope everything's ok with your friend.   Muffins?  And shipbuilding?  You are multi-talented.  The best it seems the rest of us can come up with is popcorn.

[riverboat]

Yeah. ditto Mark on your friend, hope everything is well with him, So much crap is going on these days, it's unbelievable...........

the muffins sounded  real good, you made me get the munchies    Ahhh..... I see your secret on your multi builds.... two tables!!

[Jim Lad]

Popeye,

 

Do you raspberries growing wild?  Pretty cool!  We only have blackberries growing wild here, and you have to be very careful as they're a noxious weed and the bush might have been poisoned!!

 

Hope everything is OK with your mate in Canada!

 

John

[Børge]

No doubt Popeye, your a master of multitasking in modelbuilding

 

Hope all is ok with your friend

 

Børge

[popeye the sailor]

thanks everyone.......I still haven't heard anything.  perhaps I'll find out more tomight.

 

I remember the old days......when large patches of these berries could be found......blackberries,  black rasberries,  rasberries....and even blueberries.  as kids we used to pick them and bring them to mother.......and wait for the reviews.   another nut we had around our area,  was hazel nuts......we used to pick them,  and put them in the hay loft in paper bags and wait fore them to turn brown.  then peel the dried covering crack and eat......    there was so much to be found in the wild.....the only thing one had to worry about when venturing in these areas .......was bears 

[Jim Lad]

the only thing one had to worry about when venturing in these areas .......was bears 

 

 

Now that's certainly a down side, Popeye!

 

John

[augie]

Nothing eats blueberries like a bear!  Let them have all they want, don't get between Mom and the kids and they won't bother you.  Except for your recipe  .

 

I trust things work out for you up North.  I sense your deep concern.  Good luck, Popeye.

[Anja]

Hello Popeye,

 

Hope everything is well with your friend.

 

Anja

[popeye the sailor]

thanks everyone......I still don't know anything yet.   I will wait til tomorrow evening to call....I was kind of hoping that he would call me,  or the O.P.P.  {Ontario provincial police} might call.   it was quite unnerving.......writing about muffins one moment....the next fielding a call like that!  all I can say,  is he definitely was NOT himself,  and very agitated.

 

I miss so much of the old days.....when I was young

[mtaylor]

Popeye,

 

We'll hope that you get a call from him not the OPP.  For now, let's hope that the old saying arout no news being good news is true.  I think we can all say we wish we were younger. 

[shawn32671]

Popeye, your build is amazing...very inspiring.

[popeye the sailor]

thanks Shawn!  hope to make more progress it it this week 

[rdsaplala]

Hi Popeye,

 

Beautiful work on the masts, bowsprit and rigging, my friend 

[popeye the sailor]

thanks Aldo........I was a lazy putz yesterday.........but today,  I play catch up!

[popeye the sailor]

hi all.......just putzing around,  doing some little stuff.....all aimed at getting the main mast cemented in place.   needed to make up more blocks to tie....and I also made some for the deck around the main mast.

 

 

 

then I got the idea wo begin work on the skylight.  it's made of plastic....made the same way as the AmericA's skylight.......first thing was to cut out the panes of plastic {glass}

 

 

 

after this brief interlude.....it was back to tying blocks.   there are the brace rigging and the deck.

 

 

 

with all the blocks in place,  the main mast is cemented in place......I can add the others later, should there be any more.  the blocks for the mizzen  {spanker?} yard were also cemented in place.

 

 

 

I hope to do a bit more today........enjoy 

[Sjors]

Hi Popeye,

 

Thanks for the pictures !

I missed that the last couple of days but I'm back !

It looks great.

 

[augie]

Looking good Popeye.  I love the skylight.

 

And look whose back      :)    

[captainbob]

Ah, The rigging is started.

 

Bob

[Sjors]

Looking good Popeye.  I love the skylight.

 

And look whose back      :)    

 

Wayne,

 

I was always with you guy's...

Not on the forum because of the error on the internet , but I watch a lot of times at my I phone.

I only hate it to send a message from there.

And you where always on my mind ( I know that song )

 

[mobbsie]

You are such a romantic Sjors.

 

Love the skylight Popeye and the rigging is coming along nicely, I love to see them starting to get dressed.  

 

mobbsie

[Jim Lad]

Ah, blocks!  It seems no matter how many you have you always need just a few more!

 

John

[popeye the sailor]

thanks very much everyone!  now that the main mast is in place.....I can start doing more in the rigging dept.   with the skylight,  you can see what I have to work with.....the same as the AmericA.   I should have removed the excess from the underside....but no matter,  I can still do it.   then I'll have to make a frame around the outer edge.   the only thing I got around to doing,  was the lower main stay.  with that,  I made a small miscalculation with the length of the boom.....it's a bit too long.   it can be shortened,  so it's not that bad.   thanks for all the good comments....and to those who 'liked' it as well 

 

yes, I am glad I have extra blocks John......I believe I'm dipping into them already 

 

that's Willie Nelson Sjors.   if you think that song is a hoot.....Willie  Nelson and Johnny Cash do a real good live set of the song 'Ghost riders in the sky'.......it's worth it to look it up,  Believe me! 

Edited August 24, 2013 by popeye the sailor

[Sjors]

We have that song and a few more of them on CD.

It's one of the favourites from Anja.

 

[Anja]

Hello Popeye,

 

For someone who was 'putzing around' you made some nice progress.

It looks good.

 

Have you heard from your friend yet?

 

Anja

[popeye the sailor]

yes I did..........it's a good thing i called the police for him.......he ended up in the hospital.  he has an incurable cancer,  but he was having a bout with another medical problem he has.  his prognosis isn't good,  but he is doing better for the moment.  thanks for asking Anja.

 

....and yes,  the ship is coming along.   I mentioned a small miscalculation with the boom........figured I'd give you a good chuckle

 

 

 

 

I can shorten it....I have enough to work with.   I think I'd better get the mizzen in place,  so I can complete the standing rigging.

[Jim Lad]

No problem, Popeye.  The crew will just have to remove the main stay every now and again!

 

John

[popeye the sailor]

thanks John and Mark.........no.....I think I'll fix it.....the laws of probability isn't on my side on this one......LOL! 

[augie]

I'm sorry your friend is facing what he is Popeye.  He is fortunate to have you on his side.

 

Now......about that removable mainstay