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I am always striving to add more detail than what the Billing kit specifies. Here evident is cardboard strips that I painted and then simply glued with white glue to simulate iron bands on the mast. I noticed that the paint cracked and that an additional coat of paint was required. The one image shows some of the blocks and deadeyes attached.
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My mistake though was putting the mast collar on without the hoops on the main mast. Oops! I corrected this by clipping the plastic hoops with a fine nail cutter and stretching the plastic ring delicately around the dowel and then gluing them and painting them on the mast. A couple of the plastic mast ring broke in half which require more delicate gluing and finesse.
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I also, 2 weeks previously, assembled the fore and main masts which I found quite enjoyable.
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Finally an update as I have been working on my Bluenose but have just not taken the time or effort to post. This image is the finished hull that has 3 coats of matt Admiral varnish.
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Also Jan-Willem, the decals were purchased in a sheet. Just multiple letters in a single font but in various sizes. And as a dry etch, you simple put the sheet again the surface and with a dull pointed object, basically trace and darken out the entire letter that then transfers the letter from the sheet to the surface you wish. Simple and easy and looks good to me. With regards to the painted surfaces ie: the hull, I used a matt water based varnish or clear coat and just lightly applied two coats with an overnight dry time of the first coat. It turned out beautifully! Mind you I painted the full red with 7 coats and the darker color 3 coats. I typically use an oil based varnish for the wooden surfaces that are not painted. These coats are purely for protection of the painted surfaces and to bring a bit of "life" to the paint underneath. It looks great! Cheers to all!
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Thanks Bob for the clarification and yes Matija I believe over the life of the ship, there were two different configurations of the ship name. I have included a picture from the plans of the Model Shipways kit that a friend has lent me as an extra resource.
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Hi Brian... I just got them at my local hobby store. Maybe google "woodland scenics dry transfer decals" and see if you can find them locally. I know Ebay has them for sale. Cheers!
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Finally a picture of my stern with the dry etch decals. The decals were a bit finicky and I had some problems with centering but finally got it done with some additional paint (recovering the decals) and reapplying them.
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Now ready to varnish... One concern prior, is given all the touch-ups I did around the scroll work, which I did by hand, I noticed the sheen was very dull immediate to the scrolls as evident by the photos. Prior to the varnish, I touched and lightly buffed up the dull sections with a shoe polish compound which fixed it right up, which will be evident on my next set of pictures in the following days that I will post. Not sure why that happened... but I did resolve it with the shoe polish. Also it looks much worse with the flash from the camera FYI.
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Here is how my bow is looking with the winch installed. I have also included another couple pictures of the wheel house and fore cabin entrance.
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Finally some progress to report...I made/painted my fife rails, mast collars, hawse holes, vent stack, and name plates which required a trial run as I had never used the dry etch decals before. I think they turned out quite well.
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Hi Jan-Willem... Great work, great attention to details, all based on great research!
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I am sure it will turn out fine! Build the sides first and watch how easy that roof will fit on top! Cheers,
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Don't forget that there is a very slight convex bend in the roof which is normal. Looking at your pictures and having done the cabin already, I really believe that you will be OK using the supplied part given you will be gluing down the roof to the sides thus eliminating the slight warpage that is there.
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Are the cabin sides also warped and if not I believe the roof shown in the picture will or can straighten out once you assemble the whole cabin. The smaller parts once cut out of the sheet may also be negligibly affected by the warpage. Good luck!
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Good job Jan-Willem! I like what you are doing with regards to research and getting the most accurate look possible for your build. I think I should be doing more research... You did such an easy modification (new piece) from the kit and it looks so much better Happy New Year!
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Oh yes, I made the vent hatch (just in front of the wheel) but I think I need to add thinner strips on the top. This looks like a redo for me...
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My final post this evening is a look at the scroll work that has been "refined" by painting back with the dark blue... I have seen so many variations of the scroll work on the Bluenose and realize that this is not historically accurate but nonetheless I am pleased with how it looks. A little more touch-up and then I am going to add the lettering above the cove line and the hull will be ready for a varnish.
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Just tidying up a few things... Billing Boats call this item a "round stick" in the parts list. Not exactly sure what it is but thought it was likely some barrel containing "something". I painted a cardboard strip (that I made) metal black and affixed with white wood glue. The deck now has two coats of Humbrol oil based matt varnish and it looks much better that what the pictures can show.
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Beautiful work!
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Thanks so much Jan-Willem, Matija... Very clear now between the Nova Scotia archive photo that Jan-Willem dug up and of course the beautiful work and photos from Matija's scratch build log which tonight I am going to thoroughly review. Cheers! Julian
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Thanks Jan-Willen and Bob... you guys are such great resources! I just can not figure out why and what Billing Boats had in mind when they added that inset (outline) with the 5 dots as there is no historical correlation anywhere / whatsoever. I wonder if at one time there was pins in those dots / holes for tying off ropes? Cheers, Julian
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Lastly, do any of my fellow Bluenose builders know what this is...? It is a bit of the deck furniture that rests on the aft deck just above the foredeck with a slight overhang. I have looked at numerous pictures of Model Shipways and Billing Boats kits and logs and not sure if I should prime and paint the whole thing or drill holes where indicated and then prime and paint a wood color. I do not think this piece is historically accurate as I have seen so may variations of the item and I am unsure really what to do with it. My Billing Boat plans are really vague...
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Finally I added some detail to the rudder adding the gudgeons to the hull side. These were details not included in the Billing Boat kit and I simply made them out of cardboard and glued them down with wood glue which seem to attach well to the painted hull. I have since painted them a slightly darker shade than the hull, but still red, and they look excellent. I have unfortunately forgotten to take and include a picture of the finished product.
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I finally have some progress to report... I created a primitive template in order to transfer my scroll design to the hull. I then put multiple coats of yellow on and in the future will cut back to a more refined scroll with the darker sea blue color covering the bulk of the outer margins of the scroll. Pictures to follow of the finished scroll...
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