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John Ruy

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  1. John Ruy
    Yves, Absolutely incredible, what a stunning build. Masterful work… John
  2. John Ruy
    Finishing the hull… Cutting in the Hause Holes and Bowsprit… Main Rail… Stern and Bow Railings are laser cut pieces. The remaining railing all has to be cut from wood strips. I created a template of each section with tracing paper. I then laid each template on to the strip wood with rubber cement. Using a belt sander, trimmed away the edge of the strip wood up to the template. Main Rail completed… Back to the paint booth… Hull finished and ready for details… First coat of paint on the Main Rail. Cheers 🍻
  3. John Ruy
    Excellent Yves… I particularly like your use of Future Floor Gloss. Is this the same product I remember as Future Mop and Glow? Takes me back to the 70’s. Looks Great 👍 John
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    Looks like you are progressing well. As I said getting the framing square is key. If the sub deck keeps everything aligned you may want to install it before you start planking. You can also use battens and pin nails to hold everything in place (see photo) as you start planking from the bulwarks down to the keel. Be sure your fairing of the bulkheads keeps the hull lines true, dips and high spots are very difficult to correct with filler and sanding. Good Luck this is the most difficult stage of the build. Remember, it’s only wood and it can be filled and sanded because it will be a painted hull. Cheers 🍻
  5. John Ruy
    I liked your build as well… I produced my own Decals. I can PM you with the MS Word file and the details. It turns out water slide decals are a lot easier to produce than I thought. If you want to PM your mailing address to me, I’ll mail you my extra copy. John This is the trim tape I used for the stripe.
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    Rick, Excellent idea… There is a 1/24 scale RC of this model on here.
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    Gord, It has been my experience that most kits require a bit of scratch building. That’s what makes our craft more art than assembly, like plastic models. The MS Bluenose kit gave me quite a bit of trouble regarding the shape of the stern. You are doing a great job getting the framing properly aligned. This stage of your build is critical to getting the shape of the hull correct prior to planking. Pre-cut parts need a lot of shaping to get things right. Keep checking those measurements and fair out those bulkheads before you start planking. Those beautiful lines in her hull are tricky. Nice work so far. As for your decking, you might consider planking rather than veneer. Either way I would stick with the Tight Bond PVA. That’s my 2 cents John
  8. John Ruy
    Waterline… Progress… more sanding and touch up before a semi gloss clear coat. Cheers 🍻
  9. John Ruy
    Nice work so far… I am building The Bluenose by Model Shipways. I’ll pull up a chair and follow along. Should be interesting. John
  10. John Ruy
    Welcome aboard…
  11. John Ruy
    Flying Shrouds completed… Shrouds and stays completed. She is ready for Sails… Cheers 🍻
  12. John Ruy
    Main Boom Topping Lift… I re-shaped the Spreaders and installed the upper shrouds. Giant Shrouds re-installed. The Upper Shrouds are the turnbuckles placed between the Giant Shrouds. Flying Shrouds (starboard) Two more Flying Shrouds to complete on the Port side and she will be ready for Sails. Cheers 🍻
  13. John Ruy
    Main Stays installed… Fixed that pesky Main Sheet… Main Little Shrouds installed… Main Halyard tied off with rope coil. Both Jib and Flying Jib Halyards rigged… Note: Giant Shrouds removed as I am re-working the Spreaders to install the Upper Shroud. Cheers 🍻
  14. John Ruy
    Display Case from scratch… Using a table saw to cut dado joints in corner pieces. Ready for assembly… Clamping Top Frame… Used L-Brackets to support corners… Attaching the Top… Painted Black Semi Gloss… Cut Green Edge Plexiglass with table saw. Mounting the Robert E Lee. Used two spots of PVA Glue on the Flat Bottom Hull and mounted directly on the bottom of the Display Case. Display Case completed. She now resides in my Gallery and I can get back to my studio and work on my current projects the Corsaro II and the Bluenose. Cheers 🍻
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    Mainmast continued… winches Cleats and things… Adding Striping tape for the rail… O-Rings to attach sails… Attaching Mainmast Great Shrouds… Covering the cable to turnbuckle connection with heat shrink. Great Shroud connection to the Mainmast… Tightening the Great Shrouds with the turnbuckles to align and support the Mainmast. Mainmast completed w/boom… Ready for Fore Stays and Flying Backstays. Here are few closeups of the Topping Lift, Out Haul and Sheet Lines. Looks like I need to move that sheet line block forward on the boom. Why is it you find your mistakes in front of everyone on MSW. 🙄 I’ll fix the sheet line tomorrow… Cheers 🍻
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    Progress on the Mainmast… Mainmast shaped and first coat of paint. Adding Rail… Added sheaves for Halyard and Topping Lift… Mast cap… Winch mounts… Working on shaping Double spreader out of kit supplied 4mm x 6mm Fir. Main Boom completed… Cheers 🍻
  17. John Ruy
    Hull ready for waterline… Her bottom will be painted red below the waterline. After taking another look at her deck, I decided she needed a redress of the deck planking. Just wasn’t satisfied with the finish. More sanding… 😆
  18. John Ruy
    Ventilators… I replaced the kit supplied ventilators with these from Bluejacket. Carefully drilled out the Dorade Boxes Ventilators installed and the deck is now ready for installation of the Main Mast. Cheers 🍻
  19. John Ruy
    Mizzenmast running rigging… Inspiration photo from the book “In a Class by Herself”, the Bolero Browns out for an afternoon sail. (circa 1950) This photo and lots of PMs with my friend in Montreal @rshousha , got this mizzenmast rigged. Shout out again to Rick and the lessons in seamen ship. I replaced the kit supplied wood blocks with these beauties from Bluejacket Shipcrafters @MrBlueJacket Ready to rig that Mainmast… Cheers 🍻
  20. John Ruy
    Thanks Tom… My new favorite airbrush.
  21. John Ruy
    They all have scuppers. 😎
  22. John Ruy
    Found some interesting research materials in the magazine rack at the grocery store.
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  24. John Ruy
    Mizzenmast… cut spreader out of 2x4 mm fir. paint booth… hardware for shroud attachments… back in the paint booth… shroud fittings w/ heat shrink… Turnbuckles fitted… backstays attached… Mizzenmast complete with shrouds and stays… Cheers 🍻
  25. John Ruy
    I have found Acrylic products to be less toxic, although the do still have those warnings for ventilation and/or respirators. Minwax has a good line of color match wood fillers and an acrylic glazing and spot putty works for those final touch ups. John

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