Jump to content
NRG Photographic Model Ship Competition - All eligible to enter - Reduced memberhsip fee - JULY 31 ENTRY DEADLINE ×

John Ruy

NRG Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    1,423

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by John Ruy

  1. John Ruy
    Instructions are very pictorial. 😆 So begins deck furniture and cabin. Trimming out the mahogany with some 1/32nd material. Those miter joints are tricky at this scale. I’m liking the look this far. 😎 Later…
  2. John Ruy
    This was a lot of fun. @popeye the sailor I can see your obsession with the Maine Lobster Boat. Very versatile boat, can be useful for everything from lobstering to yachting and racing. I see them everywhere now. I love these Laughing Whale kits. Learned a lot about modeling. I have another Laughing Whale kit that I am about to dive into, The Bowdoin (Arctic Exploration Schooner). See you all on the flip side. Cheers 🍻
  3. John Ruy
    FINISHED 🍻
  4. John Ruy
    Trap 2 of 2 and buoys… Parlor net… Shaped and ready to glue inside… Just a few drops of gel CA Glue… Very tricky… Losing up the entrance side of the trap. Gluing in the entrance net. Trimming up the excess netting. 2of 2 complete… Cutting 1/2 inch dowel for the buoys. Buoys complete ready for paint. Identifier striping and line is all that’s left to complete this one.
  5. John Ruy
    1 of 2 traps complete… Cheers 🍻
  6. John Ruy
    Sewing Sails… Allow 1/4” fold, stitch at 1/16” then trim for an 1/8” hem. Fabric glue to secure the seams. Ready for bolt rope… Now for the deck. Onwards 😎🍻
  7. John Ruy
    Into the paint booth… Masked off at the water line. New airbrush and pump working good. Matte Varathane sprayed with airbrush. Now for the deck… 😎
  8. John Ruy
    Views of the Fore Cabin furnishings. From the hatch… From the side window… From the Deck… Later… 😎
  9. John Ruy
    Adding Details… Radar Dome… Winch mount… Snatch Block framing completed… Ready for rigging and traps… She is now known as BANDIT out of Biddeford Pool, ME. Lighted engine bay to show off the Pontiac 400. Instrumentation… Note lighted cabin. View from the bow shows Navigational lighting. Open fore cabin hatch… Rear view… Prop and Rudder… Nearly completed, just needs some lobster buoys and traps.
  10. John Ruy
    Primed… Just a few more imperfections to fill in and she is ready for paint. Got my new airbrush with pump today. 👍 Later… 😎
  11. John Ruy
    Nice guess… Actually, eBay is as good as a pick-a-part junk yard. I was able to get a complete Pontiac 400 and radiator without having to buy a 1/16 Pontiac Firebird kit. 😎 Thanks for the tip on the windshield material. Just opened my new Airbrush Pump and there it is. Enough clear plastic to fix that window… 😆 BTW… Who says it has to be a a working Lobsterman’s Boat. This guy is retired and Trapping occasionally for dinner. He will also be on the Lobster Boat Racing Circuit here in Maine. Gotta fix her up nice to live on it 6 months of the year. Just some fantasies of an old man in Maine building boats. LOL 😂
  12. John Ruy
    Adding the details… Propeller and Rudder… Wood paneled bulk head… Forward Hatch hinges… Hoist hardware… Sheer and more Trim… She is getting there, more later… 🍻
  13. John Ruy
    Engine Cover completed… Cheers 🍻
  14. John Ruy
    Yep… I’m doing a cover and displaying it pulled back to cover the battery box for the lighting. 😎
  15. John Ruy
    More progress… Trim work on the stern… Hand Rails placed… YES! The Speed Shop showed up today with my new motor. 😆 1979 Pontiac Firebird 400… That ought to make her scoot. Installed Windows today… Not so good, you don’t want glue on clear plastic. Particularly CA Glue… I will have to see if I can source this clear flexible plastic. Might just leave it out, I have seen lots of these boats and they may or may not have this side glass in place. Fore Bit placed, Bow work completed. Hatch over the Forward Cabin trimmed out… Take a peak inside the lighted Cabin. All the comforts of home. 👍 Cheers 🍻
  16. John Ruy
    Cleaned up waterline… Started mahogany moldings… Doing a bit of clean up on the Forward cabin roof. Hand cut Hand Rails… Onwards 🍻
  17. John Ruy
    Bow piece… Forming wet… Hull now glued in place and primed. Ready for more sanding and filler. Sanded… Another coat of primer coming up… 🍻
  18. John Ruy
    Touch up of waterline completed. 🍻
  19. John Ruy
    Some touch up required, but all in all not bad. 😎 Ready to start accessories. Cheers 🍻
  20. John Ruy
    The airbrushing takes a lot of patience. Spray a light coat and walk away at least 10 minutes. Come back repeat all day long. Also having the acrylic thin enough to not plug the nozzle. 😩 It pays off, Brushing can not match the result. Just needed to start another project to fill the time between coats. I hate watching paint dry. 😂 So I started my Laughing Whale Lobster Smack. 😎
  21. John Ruy
    More progress… Time to mark the water line and mask for painting the underside. Finally getting the flow and thinning down for airbrushing. Starting to feel good about using an airbrush. I see painting more hulls in the future. Cheers 🍻
  22. John Ruy
    Repaired… Added some deck material on the underside to strengthen the rear deck. One side completed and filled. 😎
  23. John Ruy
    Side planking now dry and formed to fit. Double check the fit and glue into place. Carefully beveled all mounting edges for the bottom sheet planks. Soaked planking and clamped in place to dry. Oops 😬 Be careful clamping. That will have to be repaired before I glue the bottom planks in place. Tomorrow is another day. 😒 I will be back… 🍻
  24. John Ruy
    There, we have those laser cut pieces. Side planking has been wetted with Ammonia/Water solution and clamp to dry with proper shape. I will glue those down before adding these bottom pieces. Cheers 🍻
  25. John Ruy
    Coming along… More sanding, filling and light coats of paint. Back to the paint booth. 😷

About us

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

SSL Secured

Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured

NRG Mailing Address

Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917

Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)

Helpful Links

About the NRG

If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.

The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...