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John Ruy

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  1. John Ruy
    Hull complete… Now the fun begins. 😎
  2. John Ruy
    Wow! She is beautiful! Your work has been an inspiration. Looking forward to seeing your building of the Charles W Morgan. Congratulations on finishing. 👍
  3. John Ruy
    Update on the paint and sanding. Getting there… 🍻
  4. John Ruy
    Peak and Throat Halyards corrected. Lobster Trap and Buoy completed. Done… FINISHED. 😎 This has been a fun and interesting kit to build. Another vintage Maine model rescued and completed from the resale world. I brought her back to Maine we’re she should be. Cheers 🍻
  5. John Ruy
    Running Rigging… Main Sheet… Throat Halyard belayed… Peak Halyard run incorrectly with the Throat Halyard. Oops 😬 I will have to correct this. Sometimes I discover my mistakes in the photos I post. 😳 Mast hoops completed… Downhaul for the Jib… Sheet lines for the Jib. Jib Halyard at the top of the mast. Topping Lift installed… Just fixing the Peak Halyard and she will be complete. Also, still need a lobster trap and buoy. She is a working boat. 😎
  6. John Ruy
    Redo of the Blocks and Standing Rigging. As I observed the Standing Rigging and Block installation, I was. It completely satisfied with the appearance and scale of the blocks and lashing ropes. I decided to upscale the blocks and redo the lashing ropes. If you scroll back to some previous photos, I think you will agree this is much better. I never know when my OCD will kick in LOL 😆 But I think it was worth the redo.
  7. John Ruy
    Strapping Blocks… Eyelets and blocks on the Boom and Gaff. Like making jewelry. 😆 Halyard Blocks completed on the Mast. Down haul block on the Bowsprit. Main Sail going on. 🍻
  8. John Ruy
    You will have fun… The instruction book is quite an education and very detailed. You will want to read it through and study each step along the way. Excellent kit. 👍 Thanks for your comments
  9. John Ruy
    Scuppers continued… Back to those scuppers. still rough but the right number now. I will have to keep filling and layering. Paint to make them right. Onwards… 🍻
  10. John Ruy
    Standing rigging… The original kit did not include back stays or turnbuckles as does the Model Shipways instructions show. So, I will have to create my own turnbuckles for the bob, fore and back stays. I am using 1/16” dowel cut to 1 cm. Two other attempts using wire failed. Drilled out the ends and used gel super glue to attach the eyelets. Fore and Bob Stay, turnbuckles. 😎 Painted turnbuckles with Flat Brass Enamel. Standing rigging Complete.
  11. John Ruy
    Hull details… Cutting out fashion pieces from 1/32” Bass Wood. Rounding the Rail… More work on the Stern… Stern Fashion Piece, roughed in. More sanding to do. 😆 Bow Fashion Piece… Starting to look like a schooner. 😎 Bowdoin restoration photo. (Chainplate) Stroping lower Deadeyes. Need 12 of these. 12 Deadeyes with chainplate completed. Masts temporarily placed to Mark up Shroud alignment. Good progress today. 🍻
  12. John Ruy
    Top Rail… Masking off the decking… Ready to paint the inside of the bulwarks. Bulwarks painted Top Rail going in… Stern and bow pieces placed… Got more sanding to do! 😆
  13. John Ruy
    That’s how it goes when you pursue perfection. You are on that path… Looking good. A bit of OCD is in all of us. LOL 😆 GOOD JOB 👍
  14. John Ruy
    Bulwarks and Scuppers… Finally, I have a photo that I am not embarrassed 😳 to post. Who would have thought 1/32” x 1/16” holes in the bulwarks would be so difficult. 😣 I am not going to even count the repairs I have made to this hull trying to get to this point. 😩 Got say great experience gained. 😆 Continuing on to fairing out the bulwarks for top rails. Not to mention cleaning up those pesky little holes. (Scuppers) Cheers 🍻
  15. John Ruy
    Fittings… Eyelets added to the Bowsprit. Cotter Pins are from the Laughing Whale Kit. Fare Leads on deck… Using CA glue to cement eyelets in place. Boom and Gaff ready for placement. She is coming along, Bowdoin is consuming my time with Hull and Bulwarks prep. I’ll be back here when it’s time to watch paint dry on the Bowdoin Hull. 😆 Cheers 🍻
  16. John Ruy
    Trail Boards… Cut paper appliqué out of MS instructions. 😎 Applied them to 1/32” sheet, cut out and painted. Glued in place… Painted rub molding to match hull… Time for blocks… Easier said than done. 😝 Found some thinner wire and better blocks in my stash. Got her done…
  17. John Ruy
    it’s getting there… Just a bit more fill for a few low spots…. 👍
  18. John Ruy
    You are correct… That’s why I always have another build to keep me busy, so I don’t “watch paint dry”. 😆 No Rush…
  19. John Ruy
    Went looking for better instructions, these vintage kits leave a lot to be desired on the instruction side. Just two pages and the blueprint. No detail, I have to pull that off the blueprint. Nice… I found this on the Model Expo site. Downloadable Instructions (34 pages) much better guide with more detail for Rigging. Rub Rails installed… Scratched out Fairleads for the bow. Stained and finished out… Mounted and ready to get serious 🧐 with rigging. Later… 😎
  20. John Ruy
    Sanding the hull… Not quite where I would like it to be… Another thicker layer of craft paste. I will have to let this dry for a few days before sanding. 😝 Later…
  21. John Ruy
    More odds and ends… Bits a d pieces… Moving along…
  22. John Ruy
    The devil is in the details… Isn’t that what they say. 😆 Oar Lock blocks Oar Locks made of wire… Oar Locks in place… Tiller formed from 1/32x1/33 stock… Made from scratch Cleats. Need four more. 😝 Onwards… 🍻
  23. John Ruy
    About that Transom… Funny how you will notice details in a photograph that you missed while building. Taking a close look at this photo of the tail and transom, and review of the drawing I noticed transom does not meet the rail, as it should. Fortunately it is a wood carving project after all. 😆 I sanded down most of what I had built up in the previous steps. Now that the transom meets the railing. I remarked the transom with the template I had used all along. Re-Carving to bring the planking into the transom. Much better… 😎 Another “thin” coat of Testors Craft Paste and we are ready for another overnight dry. It wouldn’t be perfect if we couldn’t fix it, right? Cheers 🍻
  24. John Ruy
    Planking continued… Using ammonia and water to soak planks in place. Tapering planks to fit the stern at the transom. Clamping wet planks in place as they dry. Planks will need tapering as get closer to finishing the hull. Stern shaping up nicely. Trimmed up planks at transom. Cut out another transom pattern from 1/32” material to fill the transom up to planking. Things getting a bit tight, some tapering required. Wood filler in all the cracks… We will sand this down tomorrow and see how she looks. Cheers 🍻
  25. John Ruy
    Looking forward to seeing you continue this build…. Looks like she’s been waiting for you. 👍

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