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  1. John Ruy
    Excellent work Yves… Perfection is very elusive to those closest to their work. 🤪 You have the right goals and your work is excellent my friend. 👍
  2. John Ruy
    Hi Tom, I know it’s early on your process but, will there be a coating, once you have completed the coppering, to keep it this shiny? Do you plan to give it some weathering or patina? Nice work… John
  3. John Ruy
    Nice work John… I’ll be following along, nice to see another steamboat build. 🍻 John
  4. John Ruy
    Oh yes! There are curved sections. I will have to soak some of the frame sections, before adding the stanchions and cap rail. And yes on the beer 🍺 LOL 😆 But only after the work is completed, I don’t what to think about the rework the next morning. It’s hard enough to keep the sheer correct sober. 🤪
  5. John Ruy
    Railings continued… Used rubber cement to affix vertical posts to template. Used gel ca glue to attach horizontal rails. Removed new frame frame from template. Attached rail stanchions and trimmed. Attached and shaped drapery. Painted railing flat white, Stained and affixed rail cap. Attached rail section between Boiler deck and Hurricane deck. Rinse and Repeat… 1 of 20 sections completed for the Boiler deck. I will need to build another 30 sections of rail only (no drapery) for the Hurricane and Texas decks. Onwards 🍺
  6. John Ruy
    Railings… …and so it begins. 🤪
  7. John Ruy
    Thanks, I worked on those stairs a long time. Yep, Railings lots of railings. 😆 Hopefully, I won’t go mad in the process. LOL 😂
  8. John Ruy
    Hurricane Deck completed… Trimmed up deck edge to mirror the starboard side. Hurricane Deck stained and sealed with satin polyurethane. Time to start thinking 🤔 about the railings and drapery. Photo from a build log posted on Ships of scale… Robert E Lee built by Peter Voogt. https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/threads/paddle-steamer-robert-e-lee-scale-1-96-scratch-build-by-the-alan-l-bates-drawings-completed-build.5362/page-13 Now we are talking about some serious micro carpentry 🔨 😆 Onwards 🍻
  9. John Ruy
    Completed Hurricane Deck Planking… Ready for staining, after a good sanding. Cheers 🍻
  10. John Ruy
    Tom, Oh how I know what you mean about OCD. But, that’s what drives us to perfection. Close to it any way. 😆 Nice work on the bulwarks, color is perfect. Looking forward to your new coppering process. 👍 John
  11. John Ruy
    Beautiful… Nice work Yves. 👍
  12. John Ruy
    Companionway Stairs completed… Companionway Stairs completed ready for installation between the Boiler Deck and the Hurricane Deck, once the planking is completed on the Hurricane Deck. 😎 Cheers 🍻
  13. John Ruy
    Railings continued… I have found the backside of blue masking tape to be the best clamping for these tiny builds. Gel CA glue is best to keep gluing minimal and not run on to the tape. Once the glue dries, I cut out the railing peel off the tape. I am find Testors Flat White Enamel spray cans work best for painting this micro carpentry. 😆 Onwards… 🍻
  14. John Ruy
    Wow 😮 How about we do some Math. I’m impressed with the research 🧐
  15. John Ruy
    Companionway Railings… Building Railings… Metal steps provided in the kit. 1 of 6 Completed… Maddening! Worst than Paddle Wheels. 🤪 I am sure the next 5 will go a bit smoother. Cheers 🍻
  16. John Ruy
    Awesome work Yves… Not only is this an impressive model, but your attention to detail and enhancement of this kit is incredible. Nice! 👍 John
  17. John Ruy
    Tom, Glad I could help… Speaking of warships, when you get ready to paint the hull of your CWM you’ll want to consider the era you wish to represent. These Whalers were painted to look like a warship (i.e. White stripe and mock Gun Portals) to keep the natives of the South Pacific from attacking their vessel. 😎 Your Morgan is looking Great! John
  18. John Ruy
    Tom, Are you referring to the hawse pipe on the starboard side? I believe the fluke chain was used to tie up the harpooned whale by its Fluke along side the whale ship. I have this photo in my display case. You can see the Fluke Chain hanging in the water toward the bow just past the stowed whaleboat. John
  19. John Ruy
    Finished up Hog Frames… Started working on Companionway Railings. 🧐 Cheers 🍻
  20. John Ruy
    As I recall my CWM plans from The Marine Model Company only showed one anchor drawn. However, I researched the anchor rigging extensively and determined there should be two and how they should be rigged from the anchor chain to the stowing of the anchor on to the bulwarks. I don’t recall any specific sources of the information there were many. 🤪 Here are a couple of photos of the result from my CWM build that might be helpful.
  21. John Ruy
    Those are part of the steel truss systems used to strengthen these massive Riverboats. Steam and steel, 1870 technologies.
  22. John Ruy
    Hog Chains… To forestall hogging and sagging, since about 1850, the hulls of wooden river boats were held in shape by a system of wire trusses, called "hog chains". These were not chains at all, but rather iron rods 1 to 2.5 inches in diameter, which ran from strong points in the hull to vertical timbers, called "hog posts, which looked like masts, rising above the hull. Tension on the hog chains was adjusted through the use of turnbuckles. Generally the hog posts which carried the chains did not rise above the cabins on Mississippi River-style steamers, however here the hog posts are clearly visible rising above the superstructure of the Robert E Lee. Should the hog-chains break, the hull would come out of tension, and start sagging on the ends. This was called being "hogged". In some cases the sagging on the ends would be so great that a boat's hull would break in half. Accidents such as running aground were the kind of things that could cause hog-chains to break. Using brass wire to create the hog chains. Starboard side Hog Chains installed. That was easy, NOT. 🤪 Port side up next… 🍻
  23. John Ruy
    Skylight/Transoms sub decked… Also installed the Hog Frames. Time to start planking the Hurricane Deck. Cheers 🍻
  24. John Ruy
    Skylights/Transoms completed… Back to painting… Steady as she goes. 😎
  25. John Ruy
    Engine Room Skylights… Starboard Skylight completed. Working on the port side. 😜 Onwards… 😎

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