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1921 Bluenose by John Ruy - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64 scale - Canadian Fishing Schooner
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Very nice work, John! Nice display room too! Jeff
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Nice job, Peter! Lacquer thinner will remove acrylic paint. It is best to use a thinner for enamels and oil paints such as mineral spirits or white spirits. Use an odourless type and use gloves in a well ventilated area. Jeff Betcher -
Good to see you back, David. Can I ask, what are you using for references?
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I’ve been following your build in the background. Brilliant! Well done!
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Hi Lee, Another method you can use is to thread a solid wire slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the tube through the tube before you bend it and removing the wire after bending the tube. I have done this with stainless steel tubing used for HO scale (1/87 scale) lights. It is the method used for Ngineering LED lights for railroad models. Provided the bend isn’t too sharp it works well.
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Sorry to hear that Alan. We’ve had that happen to us earlier this year too. We’re still cleaning up. Puts a real damper on model building.
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I have now finished the kit. Photos can be seen in the Gallery of Finished Kit Builds. Jeff
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Hi Kurt, I apologize for not answering this sooner. Yes the rigging line was supplied by Morope. I'm not sure if that is still the case, I bought the kit at the time that your practicum was first published in Ships in Scale. Jeff
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It's been a while and I've been slowly making progress. I am almost finished the running rigging. Does that mean I'm finished if I'm not doing sails or do I need to rig the sail tackle? It seems to me of the sails are not on the ship that the rigging for the sails would also be off.
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Thanks for your comments, everyone. The anchor is next. There isn't much about the anchor itself in the instructions, just the rigging is covered. This is where the small library of references I have been building has come in handy. After blackening the anchor and fabricating a ring, the stock was made: Bands were made with black construction paper: The ring was blackened and an inside cinch tied the rope to the anchor: The completed anchor on the model: I asked earlier about whether or not the anchor rope would have been tarred or not and there are opinions on both sides so I decided to follow the direction provided for the Model Shipways Armed Virginia Sloop and considered it to be lightly tarred (brown). Thanks for checking in. As always, helpful advice is appreciated. Jeff
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Thanks Allan and Bob. Thanks for pointing out my mistake with the gratings, Allan. The mistake is mine. The plans are correct. Unfortunately, it's too late to change it now but I know for next time. The reason I bought this model was to learn and practice some of the basic techniques I need to know when tackling something more complex. Plastic models are often criticized for their inaccuracies and hard to follow instructions but they don't hold a candle to these models. It is helpful advice from members of this forum and the growing number of references in my library. Bob, I usually have more than one project on the go at the same time and will switch back and forth when I hit a wall. I use to time on one project to contemplate the challenge presented by the first and build up the fortitude to return to it. Here's a few more photos: I'm about to start on the anchor. The rope for the anchor included in the kit is dark brown. It seems to me that the anchor rope should be beige. Am I correct? Thanks for following along with me. Jeff
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I haven't posted for a while; my apologies. I seem to have hit a wall when I got to the rigging and worked on some other things for a bit while I contemplated the rigging. This forum has been a great resource to get me up and running again as I slowly, oh so slowly, carry on with this build. Here are some progress photos: I've finished the standing rigging at this point and I have to take more photos for an update. This is great fun. Thanks for checking in. Any helpful comments/advice is appreciated. Jeff
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Welcome Blair! I too have a foot in both camps. A few years ago I scratchbuilt a sternwheeler for our club layout which, unfortunately, had to be disassembled as I was completing it. I would like to incorporate it in a module or my home layout in the future. Jeff
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Welcome to Model Ship World! Jeff Betcher
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18th c Ships boats by Blue Ensign – FINISHED - Vanguard Models -1:64
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Thanks to those who have liked and commented on the build. Thanks Phil, for directing me to your thread. Wow! I started reading it and realized it's going to take more than a casual sit down to take it all in! I appreciate all the work you put into it and then sharing your learnings. I will definitely being using it as a resource for rigging this model as well as future builds. Jeff
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