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  1. John Ruy
    Thank you Bob for your knowledge. Covering is what I suspected... That covering at my models scale would basically be the paint used. In this case would I be correct in assuming the covering would have been painted yellow ochre? 😎
  2. John Ruy
    These drawings are very interesting in that they show planking to be used for the “top and sides” and yet state the top being canvas covered. My plans were drawn in 1939 and have no mention of the canvas. It looks to me to be depicted here as a covering over the deck planking. 🤔 I think your correct, more research needed. Example my plans show Gallis Roofing over the Tri Works, where MS instructions actually state the Tri Works roofing was removed during the 1983 restoration. Fact remains these great ships were working ships the evolved over time. We just have to pick a time in their history to depict. Still very interesting... One things for sure, it’s all an individual work of art no matter how we decide To build it. 👍
  3. John Ruy
    In my research I have not come across anything indicating canvas roofing. I took another look at my vintage plans. This is the only note regarding roofing. The roofing is to resemble planking. The plans also indicate to place the rope tubs for the whaleboats on the hurricane house roofing. That said I also have not seen any models representing a canvas roof on the hurricane house. This photo is from one of my resources https://www.charleswmorganmodel.com/ Let me know if you come up with any historical reference for a canvas covering. We could use sail material over the planked roofing to represent that look. cheers 🍻
  4. John Ruy
    They look great, too bad they will be under the roofing. Kind of like that great helm you built. But then we don’t do this for others to see, as much as to know ourselves it looks good. They look good. 👍
  5. John Ruy
    Progress on the Upper Fore Stays. Switching to sewing thread. Really getting small/tiny More later... 😎
  6. John Ruy
    Fore Shrouds completed with battens. Well worth the effort to tie them rather than simply glue them on. Magnification Required... Trimmed up nicely. Tip be sure the fabric glue is dry on the knots before cutting. Onward...😎
  7. John Ruy
    Looks great Ron. Your Helm came together nicely. 👍 Model Railroading fixtures is a great idea for the doors.
  8. John Ruy
    Final coat of White Acrylics on the hull. Page 78 of 130 completed in the very detailed instruction booklet. Great kit for developing those micro carpentry skills. 😆🍻
  9. John Ruy
    Finished remaining ceiling planks. Rubbed on a bit more yellow ochre to match things up and gave the planking a coat of Varathane Clear (satin) to seal it. Thanks for your comment Ron, the details in this kit are just beginning. 👍
  10. John Ruy
    Ceiling planks next to the stern and bow sheets have a good amount of twist in them. Requires some creative clamping. Bow sheets complete... Centerboard case constructed and installed. Centerboard also installed Cut and prepared ceiling planks for staining. Varathane weathered gray. Ragged on, not brushed. Rubbed in Yellow ochre to give the planks some highlights. Sanded with 150 grit to rough give the planks some worn/used appearance. Followed that with another rub of weathered gray varathane. Glued down ceiling planks starting from the centerboard our. Then cut to fit the center plank. Remaining ceiling planks will need to be trimmed carefully to fit tightly. Latter 😎
  11. John Ruy
    Plan on lots of time. I am using scribed decking sheets to cut out battens and lashing them down. Definitely need good eyes or a lighted magnifier. Maybe both... 😆
  12. John Ruy
    Stern Sheets and Ceiling installed. Feeling good about the appearance of grayed out planks. 😎 On to the bow sheets. 👍
  13. John Ruy
    Reconstructed the Gallis Framing on the Aft Roofing. Looking much better... Added battens to the Fore Mast Shrouds still need to lash them. Painful detail, but it’s what I live for... Onward and forward, it’s how we progress. 😎
  14. John Ruy
    Installing the Thwart Risers and Adjacent Ceiling is very tedious. Decided to nail these in place using Lill Pins as opposed to the copper etched nails in the kit. Used CA glue on the nails, flush trimed them from the outer hull and repainted. First Ceiling Plank in glued only no nails. These are due cut and fit pretty good, although they do require a lot of coaxing and clamping. Also placed the timbers for the stern sheets, another tedious task to get level and flat. On to the bow sheet framing and finishing the ceiling. I decided to keep this planking all natural and will be representing nails with the lead from the tip of a 9mm mechanical pencil and finishing with non-gloss clear coat of some sort. Any suggestions for the sealer?
  15. John Ruy
    Thank you VTHokiEE, that worked. I just got an email back from Midwest with a PDF of the manual. 👍
  16. John Ruy
    Thanks Gunther, I just might take you up on that. It is probably close enough for the direction, I have the correct drawing for the detail. I can also look at all of the great direction I get from the build logs here. I’ll let you know if I don’t find the actual Peterboro manual, before you go to the trouble. Thanks
  17. John Ruy
    Just emailed them, we will see. Thanks for the tip. 👍 Meanwhile if any one has the instruction booklet gathering dust I will pay the postage. Thanks
  18. John Ruy
    Wanted... Instruction manual for the Peterboro Canoe by Midwest. I purchased a started kit on eBay that doesn’t have its original manual. Does anyone know of a source or have an instruction booklet they could part with? Thanks
  19. John Ruy
    Finished sanding and painted the hull today. Proceeded with setting nails and decided I didn’t like where this was going. Took another look at this photo graph taken last year in Mystic and decided the nailing was not visible in reality and was not enhancing my models presentation. I removed the nails I had set, filled the holes and repainted the outer hull. The Third brush coat looks great. Inner hulls came from the builders with a coat of buff paint. According to the instructions the shade varies with the builder. I used my custom yellow ochre and mixed in white to give it a more buff look. I am thinking I will use the yellow ochre for the inner planking to achieve the appearance of the Whaleboat I saw in Mystic. Onward. 🍻
  20. John Ruy
    Framing the hull completed. Quite the process, given it’s my first time bending and laminating timber. Looks decent... Hull fastenings? To nail or not to nail, that is the question. I am hoping I made the right decision. I decided to jump in and nail it! This should be an experience, to say the least. I hope it pays off. I will be painting this hull and the nails should add the desired detail and realism I am hoping to achieve. I am just hoping it doesn’t drive me over the edge. 😆 should be done with this step by Winter. more latter. 😎
  21. John Ruy
    I’m back to the New Bedford Whaleboat. Internal hull now marked and secured in the mold for framing. Framing timbers are soaking so they can be fitted and glued into the hull. I will begin framing the hull tomorrow. Latter 😎
  22. John Ruy
    Thanks for your compliments Ron. Your build is progressing nicely as well. I currently have 250 hours into the Morgan. As Tom just said, “Enjoy the journey”. That’s why we do this. The thread storage units are sold in Fabric section of WalMart or JoAnn Fabrics. They are used for sewing thread storage. As for the “Ratliners” they work, I used them to rig the Revell Constitution I built last year, I wanted to replace the plastic rat lines with something more realistic as I did the sails. They do work well, I did find that they use a lot more thread than hand tying on the ship. I am also finding that rigging on the Morgan will be more accurate the way I am doing it now. Particularly because of the battens. Later 😎
  23. John Ruy
    Thanks Voyageur, It took a few retries and reties, but she’s getting there. 🍻
  24. John Ruy
    Thanks Tom for confirming my thoughts. I think you have summed it up perfectly.👍
  25. John Ruy
    Progress Report... Its been almost two weeks since I last updated this build log. Had to work through a few issues with the build. I continued to struggle with the Gallis Framing interference with the Fore Shrouds. Although I had cut them down the frames were not inboard enough to allow the proper alignment of the shrouds. I came to the conclusion I would have to rebuild the Gallis Frames and cut out the Fore Gallis roofing. I hated to do this, but it had to be corrected. Once the framing was out of the way the shrouds were installed properly. I then rebuilt the Gallis Framing to the proper scale and reattached the roofing. I will need to do the same with the Aft Gallis as well. Lessons learned on attention to details. I then moved on to rigging the Lower Shrouds with Battens. I struggled a bit with how to tie them. Lots of detail here, a long way to go... Got to get after it. Later... 😎

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