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  1. John Ruy
    Reshaping the stern… I took a bit too much off the stern while carving. Looks like I get to do a bit of planking after all. 🤔 Finally got this hull in the paint booth. Now figuring out the next steps. Hand drawing and cutting out the Main Deck from 1/16” Ply. Scribing the planking into the deck. Scribing the planks worked but I’m not happy with the look of the plywood grain. 😝 I have ordered some 1/32” x 1/8” planking from model expo. Should be here in a week or so. Moving on… Cut out full main deck. 1/8” ply with an Exacto Knife is tough… Painted underside of the hull and main deck. Laying out the Boiler Deck. 😎 Moving on, I will need to study these drawings some more. Got to understand the structure better. This is really more like building architecture than ship modeling. These boats were quite the Grand Hotels on the Mississippi River. Cheers 🍻
  2. John Ruy
    Wow! Nice work. She is coming along quite nicely. 👍
  3. John Ruy
    A bit too much carving for me, I prefer planking. Actually, I was inspired to find a Riverboat kit by your Riverboat build. You set the bar high on that one. 😎
  4. John Ruy
    Shaping (carving) the stern… Adding sculpting to my skill sets… Onwards 🍻
  5. John Ruy
    Mahogany Band and Cap Rail… Glued and clamped in place. Cap Rail pieces cut out… Glued and clamped in place Mahogany Cap Rails completed Breast Hook in place and reworking the bow. Working on that gripe again. Cheers 🍻
  6. John Ruy
    I have a Daughter who lives in Corydon, Indiana just minutes from New Albany. I grew up just North of St. Louis myself on the Mississippi River. Should be an interesting change from the age of sail and tall ships. Welcome aboard.
  7. John Ruy
    THE LEGEND OF THE ROBERT E. LEE The Robert E. Lee Steamboat was nicknamed the "Monarch of the Mississippi" and built in New Albany, Indiana in 1866 for a price of $200,000. The grand steamboat was 297 feet by 49 feet. While the name was being painted on the ship it was moved over to the Kentucky shore as some Hoosiers resented the name of the rebel leader being used. On June 30, 1870 the steamboat left New Orleans in a race against the Natchez to St. Louis. At the time the Natchez was the then-current speed record holder. The Henry Tate, MayFlower, Mary Alice and Tahlequah preceded the two steamboats up the river for a way with excursionists in order to be able to view the race. The Robert E. Lee won with the time of 3 days, 18 hours, 14 minutes. She was eventually dismantled in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in the spring of 1876, to build the Robert E. Lee (2nd). https://www.explorenewalbany.com/index.php/downtown-new-albany-history/new-albany-history/30-the-legend-of-the-robert-e-lee Another vintage kit rescue from eBay. This should be fun, but aren’t they all. 😆 Solid Hull shaping… Marking the solid wood hull and cutting out templates from profiles on sheet 2. Ready to start shaping. This is going take a bit of time. 😆 I will be back. 🍻
  8. John Ruy
    Flags… Placed the Bowdoin Pendant and an American Flag. Now she is complete. 😎
  9. John Ruy
    That makes a lot of sense and reminds me I still to put flag halyards and flags on her. The detailing never ends. Tanks
  10. John Ruy
    That was my thought, but I haven’t been able to verify that. Could just be Mast Caps the Seagulls can’t land on. 😆
  11. John Ruy
    My Gallery Images Thanks for riding along… Here is a link to my Glamour Shots of her, she is a beauty. My wife says it’s beautiful and my best. I am getting better at this, but I think the Bowdoin is one beautiful schooner. My Gallery Images
  12. John Ruy
    Mast Caps and Ice Barrel… Still trying to find out what the yellow balls are all about. I am officially calling this model finished. 🍻 Thank you all for your comments, encouragement and 👍 along the way. It has been fun… See you all on the flip side. Onwards 😎
  13. John Ruy
    Dory Hooks… Dory Hook rigging tied off to stowed Dory on the Starboard side. Dory Hooks tied off to eyes on the Port Rail. Stowed Dorys tied down to the deck. General question… What purpose do these balls on top of the masts serve? I do know they are to be installed and that they were white before the last restoration and are now yellow. I cannot find anything regarding there function. I wouldn’t think they are decretive, everything on a ship should have a purpose. You would think. 🤔 I sent an email off to the Captain of the Bowdoin at the Academy, but I thought I would crowd source an answer and see if anyone is actually reading my build log. 😆 Thanks
  14. John Ruy
    Dory Hooks… Four Dory Hooks rigged. Some more details… Ventilators and the Ships Bell installed. Baggywrinkles… Had to research this one. 🧐 I wondered what those fuzzy things were on the rigging. I found mention of the in @Jond diorama build log. Baggywrinkle is a soft covering for cables (or any other obstructions) to reduce sail chafe. There are many points in the rig of a large sailing ship where the sails come into contact with the standing rigging; unprotected sails would soon develop holes at the points of contact. Baggywrinkle provides a softer wearing surface for the sail. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baggywrinkle I have not seen them on any other build of the Bowdoin, other than jond’s. But then I haven’t seen Sails up full set, either. So, I had to find a way to make it right. 😆 Give a pipe cleaner a close cut. A quick dip in Carbon Gray stain… BaggyWrinkles… Tie them on with black thread a d paint then with Acrylic Yellow Ochre. More detailing coming up… 🤔
  15. John Ruy
    Dory’s stowed on deck… Researching Dory Stowage, yielded these photos from the Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College. Interesting, 1930 bathing while out to sea in the Arctic. Dorys now properly stowed on deck. Onwards. 🍻 Next up Dory Hooks…
  16. John Ruy
    Dory’s continued… Two nested Dory Hulls, easier said than done. Micro Carpentry indeed. 😆 Nested Dory’s completed… 😎 On to the final details. Cheers 🍻
  17. John Ruy
    Dory’s… Building a couple of MiniMe 😆 Dory’s to nestle in on the deck of the Bowdoin. Cutting out pieces from 1/32” basswood stock. Using templates from instructions. Pieces ready for assembly. Wetting with Ammonia/Water… Staining of Dory pieces prior to assembly. I will only need to detail the top Dory of the two stacked on deck. Micro Carpentry, for sure. 😎
  18. John Ruy
    Sails now stiffened. I think she is looking pretty good. 👍 Still have have a few details to add. Almost there… 🧐
  19. John Ruy
    Stay Sail and Jib Rigging Stay Sail Sheet rigging on the traveler. Note: Temporary tie to hold the Boom out. Another view of the Sheet rigging. Stay Sail Halyard and Boom Lift in place. Jib Halyard in place… Jib Sheet lines completed and Lines Belayed on the Deck Cleats. Running Rigging Completed. 😎 Now, on to the final details.
  20. John Ruy
    Fore Sail… Throat Halyard on Fore Sail. Tying off the Lazyjacks for the Fore Sail. Belaying of the Throat and Peak Halyards at the Fore Fife Rail. Peak Halyard rigging of the Fore Gaff. Next up the Jib and Stay Sail Halyards. 🍻
  21. John Ruy
    Very nice build on the classic lobster boat. I will follow along, I would like to see your finished product. 👍
  22. John Ruy
    Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. I am currently building the Bowdoin myself. Bought a vintage Laughing Whale kit in the Bluejacket Shop last year, up in Searsport. Using Bluejacket’s instructions. Visited the Bowdoin Arctic Museum last week. Great college, nice campus. Here is a link if you would like to take a look. It’s a great kit and fun build. Cheers 🍻 My build Log for the Bowdoin
  23. John Ruy
    It’s more like really thick acrylic paint, in fact you can mix acrylics for a custom color paste. Made by Testors. https://www.michaels.com/testors-craft-dimensional-craft-paste-4-pack/10566664.html?r=g&cm_mmc=PLASearch-_-google-_-MICH_Shopping_US_N_Craft+%26+Hobbies_N_Smart_BOPIS_N-_-&Kenshoo_ida=&kpid=go_cmp-9972406265_adg-99939223639_ad-433378147590_pla-1354477352600_dev-m_ext-_prd-10566664&gclid=Cj0KCQiA4b2MBhD2ARIsAIrcB-QsEkj-zVQIbkiZnvTLm72pLtLodtCbCT8m-jSefKX5aUhIyg3y7kkaAhsTEALw_wcB
  24. John Ruy
    Running Rigging Main Sail… Main Throat Halyard… Belaying the Main Throat Halyard to the wrong side. 😑 Fixed it later… 😆 Main Throat Halyard Whip… Belaying the Whip… These tools were well worth the 10.00 I paid on eBay. Main Peak Halyard Tip: Stage white card in the back ground, gives better visibility. Less squinting. 😆 Lazyjacks going in with the boom tied down. Tied off the LazyJack pendant, behind the Throat Halyard Blocks. That was fun. NOT! 🧐 Termination of the LazyJack ropes on the Main Boom. Main Sheet Tackle… Topping Lift tackle… Time to put some wind in the Main Sail. Wow! That actually worked…. I glued the Mast, Boom and Gaff in to position. Then laid her on her side and soaked the Main Sail down with Fabric Stiffener. Let her dry overnight. 😎 Peak Halyard Whip installed. View from the stern down the Main Boom. Main Sail Running Rigging completed. Cheers 🍻
  25. John Ruy
    Yves, I vote for the natural look. Give it a few more coats to be sure you like the darkening of the poly. Having said that, what is the historical coloring of the ship? That probably doesn’t help your decision. 😆

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