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John Ruy

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  1. John Ruy
    Nice! 👍
  2. John Ruy
    Yep… Forgot to mention that. 😆 Your jackstays are looking good. 👍
  3. John Ruy
    Yes I did… Fortunately, my conversation regarding the adoption went much better than yours. Build Log coming soon. Thanks Rick 😎
  4. John Ruy
    That’s a great idea. 👍 Coming soon…
  5. 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. 👍
  6. John Ruy
    Yes it is… wish I could afford his work. It’s just a printed copy off the internet, for my personal inspiration. 😎
  7. 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?
  8. 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 🍻
  9. John Ruy
    Work Boat… Work Boat mounted and rigged. 😎 Onwards… 🍻
  10. John Ruy
    Some details… Ok, back to those railings… Cheers 🍻
  11. 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 🍻
  12. John Ruy
    These pics might be helpful as well… I laminated two 1/32 x 1/32 strips and cut out the spaces.
  13. John Ruy
    Here is the price sheet for Northeastern Scale Lumber. Find the material on there web site is very confusing, as they list everything in HO and O scale. A quick email to them will get you what you need. 1/32x1/32 basswood strips are listed in the upper left of the sheet at .37 cents for a 24” strip. My build log for the CWM shows how I scratch built them. Hope this helps. John https://www.northeasternscalelumber.com/uploads/2022 Retail Price Sheet.pdf
  14. John Ruy
    Try…. https://www.northeasternscalelumber.com/ I built mine from 1/32 x 1/32 basswood strips. They are relatively local and ship quickly. John
  15. John Ruy
    Actually, it seems to come naturally. I use acrylics and it brings out the wood grain. As long as I don’t over do the perfection. 😆 Thanks for noticing and calling out the perfect imperfections. 👍
  16. John Ruy
    Curved Railing Sections… Hand carved Drape Arc… Soaked and bent top rail… Painted railing sections and stained top rails. Boiler Deck Railings completed. 😎 Cheers 🍻
  17. John Ruy
    One heck of an attempt Tom… Fortunately I had a metal casting for the transom to work with on my CWM. Nice job on that “suggestive” Eagle. Holds up to photo magnification. Looks Great! 👍 Good luck with your parents move, that can be a difficult situation. 😔 John
  18. John Ruy
    Stern Railings completed and painted. Boiler Deck Railings continue… Railing frames soaked and bent. These will need to dry prior to adding the stanchions, then paint. Cheers 🍻
  19. John Ruy
    Stern Railing 2.0… After taking another look at last nights work, I decided another railing tear out was in order. Much better… OCD wins out again. 😆 Cheers🍻
  20. John Ruy
    Thanks Brian, I will hit the one year mark the end of November. Lots and lots of small bits to come. 😆 Every time I take a look at the prints there are more details. Not to mention derricks, rigging, a work boat and life boats. She is coming along… Cheers 🍻
  21. John Ruy
    Some close ups of completed work… Top of the Grand Staircase as seen from the Boiler Deck Saloon Entrance. Grand Staircase as seen from the Main Deck, ready for arriving passengers. Main Deck Boiler and Fuel storage. A peak into the Engine Room. Cheers 🍻
  22. John Ruy
    Railings continue… Completed mounting forward railings on the Boiler and Hurricane Decks. I will have to assemble more to do the same aft of the paddle wheels. Started installing horizontal railing on the stern. A bit tricky gluing these rails in place. Progress is being made, more details to come… Cheers 🍻
  23. John Ruy
    Railings going up… Onwards 🍻
  24. John Ruy
    Just a quick note. Wanted you all to see The Bluenose “On the Shelf”. I will be back to finish her, although I may be a while over on my Robert E Lee build. Cheers 🍻
  25. John Ruy
    Back from a stretch with the Bluenose. Still building out those “finicky” railings, when I noticed I would need to anchor the Chimney Guys to the Hurricane Deck before I could install the railing. I needed to study the drawings carefully to fully understand the guy cables. Bluejacket has supplied stranded wire for this purpose. Given the following instructions, this rigging is no simple task. 🤪 So here I begin on yet another tedious task. So far it’s going well. This endeavor has now moved me to build the Derrick Masts, tapering 1/8” dowel and painting them white. They are also part of the guying system. You will notice in the above photo those “finicky” railings needing to be painted. 1 of 3 forward cable guy systems installed. Another three sets will need to go aft of the chimneys to keep everything taught. As you can see in the drawing provide above. I originally thought I might be a year to finish. It may just be a bit longer. 😆 But then this is what we live for right? Cheers 🍻

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