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John Ruy

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  1. John Ruy
    Thanks Brian… The rope is still very flexible, the acrylic paint works pretty much like a dye. I learned this technique building The Whaleboat by Model Shipways. I have used it on several models. John
  2. John Ruy
    Derrick Rigging… The kit supplied rope is white. I wanted the rope to have more of a manila rope color, so I used my own custom Yellow Ochre mix of acrylics to achieve the color. Cleaning up the blocks and drilling out the holes. Stropped the blocks with black sewing thread. Derrick rigging completed. I decided I needed to redo the Life Boat and Work Boat rigging. After seeing the Derrick Rigging completed, I had to revisit. 😆 There’s that OCD, again. Ok, now I can move on to the Gang Planks. We are getting dangerously close to completion. Cheers 🍻
  3. John Ruy
    Ron, I believe so… John
  4. John Ruy
    Flag Pole… Installing Jack Staff and Spreader. Flag Pole installed, ready for Anchors. Cutting out Anchor Timbers. Anchors complete… Installing Guy Cable Turnbuckles for the Flag Pole. Painting the Guy Cables flat black. Bow fittings completed, ready for Derrick Rigging. Cheers 🍻
  5. John Ruy
    Those Yards are looking good, Ron. 👍
  6. John Ruy
    Roof Top completed… Onwards 🍻
  7. John Ruy
    The Pilot House… Note: The blueprint reads as follows Note! In making the model the Pilot House should be made as completely as possible as much of the effectiveness of the model depends on it. No pressure, right? Cut walls from 1/32” sheet basswood. Cut in N Scale windows… Cut out Wheel from the same material. Painted walls and stained wheel. Installed glazing… Assembled… Placed Decals… Yes 👍 1970s water slide decals still good. Placed battens… Built another set of stairs… Rafter tails on the roof… Not complete without the hand carved coal stove. Pilot House furnished… Still needs the roof adornments, But this show boat is starting to look finished. Lots more to finish rigging the Main Deck. Cheers 🍻
  8. John Ruy
    Bob, Its a great model with the best instructions. Greatly improved my modeling skills in the process. My only advice would be, study the instruction booklet steps ahead of your build. Lots of details there. Have fun… John
  9. John Ruy
    I would also suggest getting a copy of The Western Rivers Engineroom Cyclopœdium by Alan Bates. Its out of print but I found it being copied at the Howard Steamboat Museum in Jeffersonville, IN. His companion volume The Western Rivers Steamboat Cyclopoedium is also being copied there as Alan Bates donated the copyright to the museum. You can contact them through there web site.
  10. John Ruy
    That’s what I have been saying all along. 😆 Model ship building is probably the most inexpensive preventative health measures we can take. Consider the $$/hour investment into our mental health. Love it… John
  11. John Ruy
    No need to apply pressure, I have put enough of that on myself, what with two other builds started and two recent purchases. But then, what else have I got to do, with Winter coming. ❄️ The Admiral things I have lost it. 🤪 Onwards… 🍻
  12. John Ruy
    You got that right!
  13. John Ruy
    Last of the railings… Finally 🤪… Those fiddley railings are completed. Cheers🍻 Time to start building the Pilot House. I have used Alan L Bates Steamboat Cyclopedium as my guide. So many details… Onwards… 🍻
  14. John Ruy
    Nice! 👍
  15. John Ruy
    Yep… Forgot to mention that. 😆 Your jackstays are looking good. 👍
  16. John Ruy
    Yes I did… Fortunately, my conversation regarding the adoption went much better than yours. Build Log coming soon. Thanks Rick 😎
  17. John Ruy
    That’s a great idea. 👍 Coming soon…
  18. John Ruy
    That’s a lot and the view through that port is all you need to make it worth it. Very cool Yves 😎 You might want to print up some build photos for a build album to put on the shelf with you finished display case. You have got to preserve these pictures of the lower deck details. 👍
  19. John Ruy
    Yes it is… wish I could afford his work. It’s just a printed copy off the internet, for my personal inspiration. 😎
  20. John Ruy
    Don’t think I haven’t considered it. 🤪 That would be a huge undertaking. Dioramas aren’t my thing, yet. I’ll stick with finding good art for now. My favorite so far… Wouldn’t this scene make a great diorama?
  21. John Ruy
    Life Boats… Davits… Life boats mounted and rigged. Considering the number of passengers aboard one of these steamers, it would seem to me these would be considered more a rescue boat 🛟 as they were probably deployed to pull survivors out of the river and ferry them to the shore. Just a thought. 🤔 Time to finish those fiddley railings. 😆 Cheers 🍻
  22. John Ruy
    Work Boat… Work Boat mounted and rigged. 😎 Onwards… 🍻
  23. John Ruy
    Some details… Ok, back to those railings… Cheers 🍻
  24. John Ruy
    Life Boats and Work Boat… Found these metal boats on eBay… Painted the hull flat white… Painted inside gray and fitted seating… carved out some very small oars… Ready for mounting. More details and still have railing to build for the Hurricane Deck. Cheers 🍻
  25. John Ruy
    These pics might be helpful as well… I laminated two 1/32 x 1/32 strips and cut out the spaces.

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