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Lancha Chilota by JacquesCousteau - FINISHED – Scale 1:32 – Chilean Coasting Sloop
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America 1851 by Caferacer - Mamoli - Scale 1:66
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Lucia A Simpson 1875 by cdrusn89 - FINISHED - AJ Fisher - 1/64
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Amanda F Lewis 1884 by SardonicMeow - Scale 1:48 - Chesapeake Bay pungy
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Amanda F Lewis 1884 by SardonicMeow - Scale 1:48 - Chesapeake Bay pungy
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Supermarine Spitfire Mk. VIII by Javlin - Tamyia - 1/32 - PLASTIC
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Bluenose by rvchima - Amati - 1:100
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Welcome aboard! It may vary based on how you are accessing the forum, but in the browser based interface there is a search field near the upper right corner. If you type something in the box it defaults to searching the current topic. If you click on the magnifier, it shows many options. If you select "topics" under content type, a drop down menu should appear that allows you to select the 1901 to present subforum. Click on "content titles only" and enter bluenose in the search box and you will see many topics for bluenose build logs.
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Brabham BT45 by DocRob - FINISHED - Model Factory Hiro - 1/12 - multimedia
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Brabham BT45 by DocRob - FINISHED - Model Factory Hiro - 1/12 - multimedia
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Wow, beautiful build, take a bow. And pretty quickly done for such a complex kit. Glad it went together so well for you, and looking forward to what's next.
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Hi Paul and welcome. I had a similar experience back in 2015 (I think), though I had built a few wooden boats/ships before. But on a trip to Maine I stumbled across the Bluejacket shop and made a u-turn just like you. I did not buy anything that day, but ordered the Swampscott Dory after I returned home.
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Thanks for the patience of those following along. Likely there will be another gap before my next post. Meanwhile, I've stained the deck and cockpit floor. As usual, the stain is a bit splotchy on the basswood but I can live with that. I've also started doing the vertical planking of the outside of the cabin and cockpit coaming. As you can see, I glue on the rough cut pieces and then trim off the tops to get things even. I'll do similar planking on the inside of the cockpit coaming and add a cap rail on the coaming and a roof over the cabin. And all of that will be painted white (with the possible exception of the roof). Have not decided what to do with the rest of the inside of the cockpit yet., e.g. the inside of the hull planks. I might just paint that area gray. Much of it will be hidden when I add the seats.
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A little more progress.....I have planked the cockpit floor. I also did a paper template of the seat and test fit that. I have not decided what, if anything, to do with the bulkhead at the front of the cockpit. The kit instructions do not seem to address it....maybe plank it vertically or horizontally or just paint it. I've also dug out a couple old tins of stain and done a bit of testing to try to figure out which to use on the deck, cockpit floor, and seat. Though I am not yet sure.
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I had to react with the open-mouthed "wow" emoji because that is exactly what I did in real life when I scrolled down and saw the picture. The body and decals look flawless. Thanks for the warning about the MFH decals.
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Sopwith Camel by Spiff - Model Airways - 1/16
gsdpic replied to Spiff's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Looks like you've done some excellent work on the engine, prop, and wings. I have this kit on my "shelf of doom". I built the engine and prop then completely switched gears and built the Artesania Latina Sopwith Camel instead. That is disappointing about the wing tips....I dug my kit out and compared the ones I have to the plan and they are very similar to what yours looked like. -
Cool. I have not seen that before either. I am not any sort of admin or anything....but if you go to the "ignored users" section of your own profile, it lists the account names for which you've hidden the signature and you can unhide it there. I did not try the "hide all" option, but this works for hiding and unhiding an individual.
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I've now glued in the cockpit coaming/cabin sides on both sides, as shown below. The instructions say to "plank" both sides of the cockpit coaming with vertical pieces of the same wood used for the deck. However, many of the completed builds of this kit that I have seen online seem to have skipped that step. I guess I will go ahead and do that planking.....if nothing else that will allow me to cover the gap I accidentally left in the back between the two sides of the coaming, as I trimmed one of the laser cut pieces just a bit too much. Doh.
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Endeavour 1934 by Herbert Heger - 1:35
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Very well done! I am not much into military models but they do present a lot of opportunity for artistic/creative interpretation with the different liveries and the weathering. You've taken full advantage of that here with your expert weathering and accentuating the details.
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Excellent as always! And good call on the moss.....it makes it look more like the wood is coming up out of the rock instead of just sitting on top of it.
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The cabin sides and cockpit coaming sides are two laser cut parts, one for each side of the boat. Here I am trying to bend the pieces. I first soaked the front half in hot water for a while (15-20 minutes) then carefully clamped it to a small sauce pan while also applying more heat with a hair dryer. The sauce pan is obviously not an exact match for the curve of the front of the cabin but it is a lot closer than a straight line. I'll probably let it dry over night then unclamp it and see what I have. Assuming it works I'll repeat the process for the other end of the pieces to accomplish the curve around the back of the cockpit.
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Another quick update. I've completed the deck planking and did a rough cut around the outside and inside edges. I did a little sanding of the outside edges but have more to do. Oh, I also cut out the hole for the mast as you can see.
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Thanks Glen and Jacques for the comments/compliments. And yes it is a good size model. Even without the bowsprit in front and the gaff hanging off the back, the hull as shown is right at 2 feet long and about 7.5 inches across. I've begun the relatively quick job of planking the deck. Obviously everything will need to be trimmed up once I complete it and all the glue dries. As you can see, the planks in the front and middle section do not quite line up. For the middle section, I just cut one piece of wood into a bunch of approx 2 inch sections and that piece of basswood must have been ever so slightly less wide than average. But I don't think it will matter at all once I get the cockpit and coaming installed. I will likely just leave the deck natural, maybe add some wipe on poly for a bit of protection and smoothness. I do kind of struggle with this build. I sometimes think I should do x, y, and z to try to improve on the kit and add some details or whatever, then I look at my stash of car kits and think maybe I'd rather finish this and work on them. So for now I am sticking to straight out of the box.
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