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John Ruy

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  1. John Ruy
    Finishing up the Texas Porch… Top rails added… Upper trim work filled and painted. Railings are getting easier, but very time consuming. 🤪 Cheers 🍻
  2. John Ruy
    Railings continued… Shut the front porch… 😆
  3. John Ruy
    I thought they might be… Good luck with your research 🧐 I know how conflicting these things can be.
  4. John Ruy
    Not sure, this just might muddy the waters for you. I recently was aboard in Boston Harbor. Took these photos of the cannons in her current restored condition as a preserved national treasure. This one on Display at the entrance. She is beautiful and still stands tall and proud today. 😎
  5. John Ruy
    Anatomy of the ship by Karl Heinz Marquardt. Everything you need to know about the USS Constitution…
  6. John Ruy
    Nice work! 👍
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    Detailed Fire Systems… Water barrels and buckets supplied in the kit. Britanian Metal…. Painted white per instructions. Texas roofing painted gray… Trim Detail for the Texas Roof… Placement of Fire barrels and buckets… Onwards with roof trim and railings. Cheers 🍻
  8. John Ruy
    She is looking really good, Ron. 👍
  9. John Ruy
    Thanks Glen, The Texas Deck was new to me. Pursuing this build has led me to a lot of historical research as well. Yes very interesting indeed. 🤔 The Industrial Age is definitely as fascinating as the Age of Sail. The eras do overlap several decades. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_(steamboat) Here is a link for others, Texas was a word synonymous with Grand or Large. These steamboats were certainly a Grand site to see on the river. Thanks again for your comment and welcome aboard. Lots more detail coming up. Cheers 🍻
  10. John Ruy
    Crew Quarters and Texas Deck… The Texas Deck mounted on the skylight roofing. Added the roofing edge detail. Glued down the Texas roof. Planking another roof on the Texas. Continuing to build railings. Lots of detail work in these railings, windows and transoms. She is coming along… Later 😎
  11. 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. 👍
  12. 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
  13. John Ruy
    Nice work John… I’ll be following along, nice to see another steamboat build. 🍻 John
  14. 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. 🤪
  15. 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 🍺
  16. John Ruy
    Railings… …and so it begins. 🤪
  17. 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 😂
  18. 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 🍻
  19. John Ruy
    Completed Hurricane Deck Planking… Ready for staining, after a good sanding. Cheers 🍻
  20. 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
  21. John Ruy
    Beautiful… Nice work Yves. 👍
  22. 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 🍻
  23. 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… 🍻
  24. John Ruy
    Wow 😮 How about we do some Math. I’m impressed with the research 🧐
  25. 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 🍻

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