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Heronguy
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Heronguy got a reaction from wefalck in Bluenose II bow planking issue - advice requested
I went ahead and filed out the channel where the stem and under-stem pieces fit. I wasn't too difficult a fix after all.
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Heronguy got a reaction from Nirvana in Bluenose II by Heronguy - Artesania Latina #20500 - Scale 1:75 - 2nd build
It turns out it was not too difficult to fix. The stem and under-stem and keel now fit well. I get to go topside to start planking the deck. A welcome change.
Doug
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Heronguy got a reaction from Steve 12345 in Bluenose II bow planking issue - advice requested
I went ahead and filed out the channel where the stem and under-stem pieces fit. I wasn't too difficult a fix after all.
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Heronguy reacted to Worldway in Mare Nostrum by Worldway - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:35 - Fishing Trawler - First Wooden Ship Build
Today I was working on the hull planking and only have one row left on either side. While waiting for glue to dry I decided to build the wheelhouse. One thing I noticed was that there was no direction in regards to the edge of the roof. So I cut a thin veneer to cover the bare wood.
I also decided to keep the roof flat as opposed to having a slight curvature. I filed down the alignment tabs and flattened the curve in the front and rear walls.
One problem I had was the inconsistent colour of the walnut. As you can see, the walnut trim ranged from darker to lighter. In one case I didn't have enough material left to span the full gap and had to splice in another piece I had in my scrap pile. The colour difference is really noticeable so I put it in the least conspicuous place.
Now it's sanding time. Also, I haven't decided if I'm going to use the name Mare Nostrum or come up with a name of my own. I'll likely pick my own name and identification numbers to keep it unique to my build.
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Heronguy got a reaction from druxey in Bluenose II bow planking issue - advice requested
I went ahead and filed out the channel where the stem and under-stem pieces fit. I wasn't too difficult a fix after all.
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Heronguy got a reaction from jbford in Bluenose II bow planking issue - advice requested
I went ahead and filed out the channel where the stem and under-stem pieces fit. I wasn't too difficult a fix after all.
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Heronguy reacted to maturin52 in HMS Bounty by maturin52 - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
Had a few issues editing photos, which I'll put down to my new (semi-crappy) phone. Here are a few more images of my progress to date.
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Heronguy got a reaction from Steve 12345 in Bluenose II by Heronguy - Billing Boats Nr. 600 - Scale 1:100 - First build
I’ve been debating with myself if the hull were ready to painting. I didn’t want to sand and fill to fibreglass smoothness but since I have’t done this before I wasn’t sure how much to work on it.
In the meantime I did some experiments with paint. A trip to the local hobby shop brought me some Tamiya and some Vallejo acrylic paints. I’ve picked up a 3" board of 1/16” basswood, marked it into bands, and put one to four coats of paint in a band to see how it will look. Forum posts on painting suggested Tamiya Fine White primer in a spray was worth the cost so I laid down a coat of primer 1st.
I’ve started on the railings. Tomorrow I’ll start the painting then back to the railings. It’s new ground to get to work on the smaller bits of the kit!
Doug
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Heronguy got a reaction from Steve 12345 in Bluenose II by Heronguy - Billing Boats Nr. 600 - Scale 1:100 - First build
So much for time management estimates. I did some work on the railing but couldn’t quite finish as the kit was missing the 1mmx2mm strip called for the in the instructions. It seemed sensible to just “manufacture” the missing strip. Unfortunately I didn’t have a decent way to hold the 5mm strip that I wanted to slice lengthwise. I’ll have to make some sort of jig to help with this. The alternative is just to plane down a strip I suppose. That was the approach taken. It wasn't so difficult using the mini block plane (Veritas). I love that tool!
The stern didn’t look right so I added a piece to the top of the transom to try to correct the appearance.
It is almost cruel how bad things look in the photos - I decided I needed some more filling and a 2nd coat of primer.
I struggled briefly to figure out how to determine waterline. I could measure from a scale drawing or eyeball the position amidship then try to use the waterline jig. The problem there is holding the hull level and steady! Given this is my 1st model and a “test bed” for construction I eventually settled on the eyeballing approach. I scribed the waterline but discovered the two lines didn’t meet at the bow. I used dividers to adjust the lines.
Masked the waterline ready to start painting.
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Heronguy got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Bluenose II by Heronguy - Billing Boats Nr. 600 - Scale 1:100 - First build
Baby steps - always baby steps!
The hull is painted, the deck rails are installed according to instructions, and I mounted the rudder. Now the ship has some chance of going where it is told - I think I need my own rudder installed too!
Someone wrote that wooden ship modelling was more like problem solving than kit assembly. I'm beginning to understand the truth of that. Patience.
Doug
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Heronguy got a reaction from Nirvana in Bluenose II by Heronguy - Artesania Latina #20500 - Scale 1:75 - 2nd build
The planking is complete and I'm satisfied that it went pretty well. (It'll be better next time won't it?). I still have to figure out how to remove some material from the bow where the planks overlapped the false keel.
I'm spending time thinking about best approach before I commit to the blade or file.
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Heronguy got a reaction from Nirvana in Bluenose II by Heronguy - Artesania Latina #20500 - Scale 1:75 - 2nd build
Well the 1st belt is finally planked. There was a short diversion while I tried to figure out decent ways to shape planks and bend them if necessary.
My jig for planing planks just used a pair of metal strips set to hold the wood strip on edge. To stop the wood strip from slipping I added a metal stop that holds the wood strip bent and creates enough friction to keep the wood strip in place.
Once I had one strip profiled according to the planking dimensions I'd sandwich it between 2 or more untouched strips and plane the new strips using the 1st one as a template. Of course I had to be careful not the plane the template down - that seemed to work out well.
The second jig I wanted was for edge bending strips. I've adopted the dry heat bending approach using a painter's heat gun (which is nothing more than a hairdryer on steroids).
I'll drill more holes to hold different curves as I need them. The pins I used to bend around were from a shelving unit with adjustable shelf positions.
Here's the hull so far. It is not as smooth from plank to plank as I hoped/expected. I'm disappointed in that, but know from my other build that a bit of sanding and filling will fix it.
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Heronguy reacted to sandorm in NORDEN by sandorm - FINISHED - Billing Boats - Scale 1:30 - first build
And now -- a little milestone- for me - arranging drivers cabin etc. on the deck - it fits !!
cheers Steffen
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Heronguy got a reaction from piter56 in Bluenose II by Heronguy - Billing Boats Nr. 600 - Scale 1:100 - First build
So much for time management estimates. I did some work on the railing but couldn’t quite finish as the kit was missing the 1mmx2mm strip called for the in the instructions. It seemed sensible to just “manufacture” the missing strip. Unfortunately I didn’t have a decent way to hold the 5mm strip that I wanted to slice lengthwise. I’ll have to make some sort of jig to help with this. The alternative is just to plane down a strip I suppose. That was the approach taken. It wasn't so difficult using the mini block plane (Veritas). I love that tool!
The stern didn’t look right so I added a piece to the top of the transom to try to correct the appearance.
It is almost cruel how bad things look in the photos - I decided I needed some more filling and a 2nd coat of primer.
I struggled briefly to figure out how to determine waterline. I could measure from a scale drawing or eyeball the position amidship then try to use the waterline jig. The problem there is holding the hull level and steady! Given this is my 1st model and a “test bed” for construction I eventually settled on the eyeballing approach. I scribed the waterline but discovered the two lines didn’t meet at the bow. I used dividers to adjust the lines.
Masked the waterline ready to start painting.
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Heronguy got a reaction from JPAM in Bluenose II by Heronguy - Billing Boats Nr. 600 - Scale 1:100 - First build
So much for time management estimates. I did some work on the railing but couldn’t quite finish as the kit was missing the 1mmx2mm strip called for the in the instructions. It seemed sensible to just “manufacture” the missing strip. Unfortunately I didn’t have a decent way to hold the 5mm strip that I wanted to slice lengthwise. I’ll have to make some sort of jig to help with this. The alternative is just to plane down a strip I suppose. That was the approach taken. It wasn't so difficult using the mini block plane (Veritas). I love that tool!
The stern didn’t look right so I added a piece to the top of the transom to try to correct the appearance.
It is almost cruel how bad things look in the photos - I decided I needed some more filling and a 2nd coat of primer.
I struggled briefly to figure out how to determine waterline. I could measure from a scale drawing or eyeball the position amidship then try to use the waterline jig. The problem there is holding the hull level and steady! Given this is my 1st model and a “test bed” for construction I eventually settled on the eyeballing approach. I scribed the waterline but discovered the two lines didn’t meet at the bow. I used dividers to adjust the lines.
Masked the waterline ready to start painting.
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Heronguy reacted to piter56 in Bluenose II by Heronguy - Artesania Latina #20500 - Scale 1:75 - 2nd build
Good day!
I'm also working on this model, if you will picture here today.
Yours sincerely Peter, Ukraine.
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Heronguy got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Bluenose II by Heronguy - Artesania Latina #20500 - Scale 1:75 - 2nd build
I read your Mare Nostrum tonight. I think we're both on the steep part of our learning curve. I actually have 3 models on the go. I thought then1st would be where I could make most of my most serious mistakes and the next two would follow quickly enough that I would apply what I was learning. I may slow down progress - 3 hulls to fair, 3 hulls to plank, ... You are making good speed compared to me.
Lots of great advice aboard MSW!
Doug
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Heronguy got a reaction from Nirvana in Bluenose II by Heronguy - Artesania Latina #20500 - Scale 1:75 - 2nd build
This is the 2nd. The practice one is Billing Boats Nr.600 1:100 Bluenose II
This 1st is planked and ready for painting the hull. Learning lots through both kits!
Doug
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Heronguy got a reaction from EJ_L in HMS Bounty by Steve 12345 - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:50
We have a regional "classified ad" site here in Canada called Kijiji (sort of the same as Craigslist). Tends to be "real"people selling stuff from their cupboard rather than eBay vendors. I got the Bluenose II kit for $CDN75 - a bargain!
Doug
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Heronguy got a reaction from Steve 12345 in HMS Bounty by Steve 12345 - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:50
We have a regional "classified ad" site here in Canada called Kijiji (sort of the same as Craigslist). Tends to be "real"people selling stuff from their cupboard rather than eBay vendors. I got the Bluenose II kit for $CDN75 - a bargain!
Doug
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Heronguy got a reaction from popeye the sailor in HMS Bounty by Steve 12345 - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:50
Moving right along on your planking! Well done.
I was interested to see your other project - the Mare Nostrum. I picked up an old Billing Boats model - the Krabbenkutter - I thought that as the hull shape was quite different the the Bluenoses I'm starting with that I could prepare myself for more challenging builds like yours.
Unfortunately once the box arrived I could stop myself from starting it too!
Start your build log for the Mare Nostrum! I'll be glad to follow.
Doug
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Heronguy got a reaction from Nirvana in Bluenose II by Heronguy - Artesania Latina #20500 - Scale 1:75 - 2nd build
As I mentioned the kit is an older version - the parts are not laser cut. Some extra filing and sanding was necessary.
The bulkheads and keel fit together well enough.
The decks were attached then the bulkheads glued.
Started fairing the hull.
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Heronguy got a reaction from Nirvana in Bluenose II by Heronguy - Artesania Latina #20500 - Scale 1:75 - 2nd build
This will be my second model ship. The first was just started a month ago and is a simpler version of the Bluenose II (scale 1:100). Rather than finish that before starting this model I'm going to try to learn on the 1st and apply it on this one. I have no idea if this is a foolish idea but here goes.
This is a slightly older version of the kit than is currently sold.
This kit came with French language instructions. Online I found a set of articles on this model produced by John H. Earl (http://www.modelboatyard.com/bluenose2.html). I decided to follow his instructions.
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Heronguy got a reaction from mtaylor in Artesania Latina Bluenose II Kit 20500 - English instructions
Problem resolved - I have received a scan of the instructions.
Doug
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Heronguy reacted to Steve 12345 in HMS Bounty by Steve 12345 - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:50
Hi Doug I didn't get time for ship building or more pics this evening but here's a link I found interesting showing a plank crimping tool
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