JollySipper

Thank you, Scott! I'm having a blast....... Did some work on the bow pieces.......

I know that most Pirate ships were redecorated fleet ships that had been conquered, and my mind worries more about aesthetics than function, so please overlook it if this one is not the typical decoration of one of these......... Thanks for all the positive comments!

Thank you, Jim! So I got the hull glued together! Still some deck work to do, but it can be done now that it's fixed......

smoking near Varsol

Spectrum has the monopoly here, and since they've taken over all the Time Warner customers their service has gone downhill.... every other day there's service techs here in the complex...

wrapped in bacon

and channeled looowwwwwww...

Still more work on the deck...... It's pretty much finished. Just have a few more cannons to add.....

they're all two's

Some more work on the deck, plus a mock-up to see how my colors are going to work together

Thanks, man! The plan is to use the sails, but I won't be doing all of the rigging.......... maybe just the standing rigging.

Good ol' Carl! It's his birthday today............

Were you looking to get rid of the '58? Thunderbirds of any year are my favorite........

We have a couple of stray cats here in the complex, a mom and a younger one... They don't bother anything, but the dog doesn't care for them..... The younger one keeps trying to catch squirrels! Those things could rip a cat a new one...... The cat's fighting for a meal, the squirrel is fighting for it's life!

I love these '63s! In fact, I have a Max Wedge car as my background on my computer....... This is really nice!

The red is kind of a brick color, and I've done some detail painting on some parts........ I sprayed them with Tamiya, then brushed on the dark green Apple Barrel paint.....

Queen of the Huddle! Hanging out in her chair.......

A couple Pork Chops on my indoor grill.... They are some pre-rubbed ones that I got from Food Lion

I found a really nice green to incorporate into the build.... plan to use it throughout along with a dark red..... Also sanded the white to bring out the planks......

Hey, Guys......... Dave, this is the kit, I got it at Ollie's......

I've got the basis of the hull painted...... To do the gold, I had to leak ink from a paint pen and apply it with a brush The black is automotive primer, the white is DupliColor fogged onto it.........

I've been reading on this site for a few days now..... Lots of stuff I didn't know, and tons of artwork I've never seen..... https://www.dalipaintings.com/

Have you heard the Primus song "DMV"? You must have tried to register your car today..........

Thanks, Jim! I should mention that this won't be accurate to any certain ship, I just want a model to display.....

I'm going to try to build another ship...... My first attempt was the USS Constitution, I'll use what I learned with it on this build. This is the Lindberg Captain Kidd ship........ So far I've built some cannons, and mounted them on the bottom tier of the decking. This will be a long term project, but I hope you follow along......... Thanks