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  1. John Ruy
    Bottom hull sheets complete. I’m feeling pretty accomplished at this point. Everything else aught to be easy-peezey right. 😆 we shall see… Later🍻
  2. John Ruy
    Gluing down the bottom sheets… Carefully trimmed and shaped Bass Wood sheet prior to gluing with CA glue. successfully laid down Wood sheet. Glued all gaps. trimmed edges and wood filled seams. One done and one to go. 👍
  3. John Ruy
    Yep… I’ve done that, thanks for the confirmation. Going to tight fit all around prior to gluing. Should sand in to space nicely, if I can get her glued down tight with no gaps. There’s always wood filler, given it’s going to be painted. 👍
  4. John Ruy
    Sheet Planking the hull…. Used card stock to template the sides of the hull. Penciled in the upper and lower edges. Template cut out and laid on to Bass Wood sheet. Wet shaping the Bass Wood sheet. Painted the inside, I will have an open engine bay for display. 😎 Glued in place… Sides trimmed up and sanded. Ready to do the bottom sheets. Same process, cut paper templates and painted inside of hull sheets. Wetted outside to be formed to the bottom. A little more complicated than the sides. Pinned and clamped in place to dry overnight. Tomorrow I will trim up and fit tight before gluing. Cheers 🍻
  5. John Ruy
    Nice! 😎 I got to pull up a chair and watch this.
  6. John Ruy
    The only precut parts in the Laughing Whale kit were the decks bulkheads and keel. Everything else had to be cut out to match the drawings on the plans. No die cut or laser cut parts for assembly. 😆 I trace paper patterns from the plans and transfer them to the wood sheets. The hull sheets have been a new experience for me. I used card stock to create the patterns the cut out the bass wood sheets with an Exacto knife. I’ll be posting that process today. Got the bottom fitted last night. Thanks for the compliments on my work I’m still learning did my first planking on a Whaleboat this last year. This hull is proving to be more of a challenge, but it’s going well. At least I think so, we will see. 😜 I see we’re practically neighbors, love New Hampshire. Beautiful state, Portsmouth has a lot of great ship building history. Cheers 🍻
  7. John Ruy
    I have used your build log for reference several times when I have gotten lost. 😆 Nice build(s)… I don’t think I’ll be going so far as planking the hull. Although sheet planking has been challenging. I always like to expand the detail of these vintage kits when I can. I have crossed this Working Lobster Boat over to Yacht. 😎 Friend of mine asked me what motor was going into this boat. That’s all it takes… Stay tuned, you know they race these boats in Maine. Later 🍻
  8. John Ruy
    Forward cabin completed. Next step, sheeting the hull Later… 😎
  9. John Ruy
    Roof framing complete… Now the fun begins. 😎 Berth inside walls installed. Interior walls for the Head. Added interior details/trim. Berth mattresses made from three layers of Sail Cloth. Mattresses installed. Building cabinetry…. 😆 Cabinetry installed. Moving on…. 🍻
  10. John Ruy
    Progress… Disadvantage to these vintage kits, no die or laser cut parts. Advantage is the opportunity to improve on scratch building abilities. Cutting Bass Wood sheeting accurately is an acquired skill. 😆 Framed out forward cabin walls. Fitted interior sheet planking. Traced out cabin exterior walls. Preparing to cut Cabin exterior walls from supplied sheeting. Cut out tracing paper patterns and laid out on sheeting. Penciled the walls on to the sheeting using the patterns. Acquired the necessary cutting skills to cut out the walls accurately. Finished framing out the walls and matched everything up to the drawings. Now for the forward wind shield. Verified fit, required some trimming. First of several coats of paint… Stay tuned, customizations to the Forward Cabin coming up. First I have to figure out the roof framing from the drawings. Instruction leaves a lot to be desired. Cheers 🍻
  11. John Ruy
    Started the Forward Cabin scratch build. Sketched up a plan. Design on the fly… 🤔 Onward 🍻
  12. John Ruy
    I’m Back, Finished The New Bedford Whaleboat and ready to focus on The Main Lobster Boat. Two things I intend to do differently with this kit. 1. Modify the engine compartment. 2. Build out the interior of the forward cabin. Neither of which have I seen done with these kits. My research has turned up two things I did not know Mainers built with Lobster Boats. Racing Lobster Boats and Lobster Boat Yachts. Wish me luck… Framing the Lobster Boat. No laser cut pieces in this kit. Bulk head pieces were all hand cut, back in the day. Two halves are glued together and carefully shaped to match the drawing. Cutting open a hatch is required to create a battery compartment for an RC Lobster Boat. I will be modifying this as the engine compartment as it would be on the real Lobster Boat. 😎 Ready for construction. Deck Planking created with lead pencil. Cherry Stain Applied. Penciled Planking and stain applied to upper deck. Lower deck assembly. 1/16th sheeting hand cut and added to both sides of the keel. Keel, upper and lower decks assembled. Chine Logs soaked and bent to form hull framing. These pieces are balsa. Laminated balsa wood to complete chine logs. Installed deck supports and backing for hull sheeting. Started shaping the chine logs for installation of sheeting. Installed forward cabin flooring. I will be adding furnishing in the cabin. 😎 Built and installed additional framing. More shaping to Prepare for hull sheeting. Later… 🍻
  13. John Ruy
    Tom, Nice job on the furled sail. Is it the same three layers of materials as the full sails. All of the sails are looking great 👍
  14. John Ruy
    The Maine Lobster Boat. It’s a Laughing Whale Kit. Made in Maine. 😎
  15. John Ruy
    Mounted for display. Thank you all for your comments and encouragement over the past 11 months. Captains log shows 207 hours invested to completion. Onwards… 🍻
  16. John Ruy
    Wow! Now that’s a boat load of gear. I cannot imagine how they managed to survive, much less bring in a Sperm Whale. This Boat is Finished! This build was a lot fun, as well as challenging. I Loved the detail this kit offered and the flexibility to get as obsessed as I wanted to be. Great kit with excellent instruction. All that’s left is mounting her in a display case and enjoy. 😎
  17. John Ruy
    They are brass fittings supplied in the kit. Pictured here with the Mast Hoops.
  18. John Ruy
    Bolt rope hand sewn to the sail. I finally found a color mix I was satisfied with. Needed a bit of yellow ochre to give it a dirty Manila Rope look. 👌 Thin enough to soak into the rope but not bleed on to the sail. Soaked the sail down a third time with fabric stiffener. Trying to drape the sail so it looks set but flapping (luffing) in to the wind. 😆 Shrouds spliced and seized at the top of the mast. Thanks Mike, got that peg in the right direction. 👍 Eyelets also seized on the ends. Lanyards seized to the shrouds. Thimbles installed and ready to set the shrouds. Mast, Sprit and Sail are all set. Need to paint some more rope. 🧐 Next up, harpoons, lances and all Manner of whaling equipment. Getting close to being ready to go fishing and catch me a whopper. 🤣 Cheers 🍻
  19. John Ruy
    oh! Don’t think for one minute the first version is shown here. The key is lots of practice runs and Sloth 🦥 mode on the sewing machine. 😆
  20. John Ruy
    Stitching the Sail... Raided the wife’s sewing room, disappearing ink. Who knew? Ironing the seams... Gluing down the folded seam... Marking one at a time and repeat folding ironing and glueing. Set up the wife’s sewing machine for 1/16th inch Zig Zag stitch. She said WHAT? Lots of practice runs on spare material. Also needed the machine to stitch in slow-mo. 😆 YES! TEDIOUS PAINFULLY SO... Perseverance, pays off. 😎 Successful stitching of a Sail. Working on Mast hoops and thimbles. Waiting on my order of MS rope to arrive. Next up Bolt Rope, Shrouds and Rigging. Onwards 🍻
  21. John Ruy
    Completed all tubs, casks and buckets. Used Early American stain and a coat of Varathane Clear Satin. Used Testors Striping tape for copper bands and painted them black. cheers 🍻
  22. John Ruy
    Oh yes... The book suggest Acrylic Burnt Umber and water, and perhaps a bit of raw sienna. Sounds like a recipe for for realism. 👍 I might throw in a touch of weathered look, a throw back to model railroading. 😆 BTW... Have I mentioned how great the instructions are with this kit? Onwards 😎
  23. John Ruy
    Worked on finishing the Line tubs today. After gluing on the quarter panels I used a needle file to carve the barrel stays into the sides of the line tubs. Drilled holes to install rope handles and Stained the wood... Installing whale line, I used Aleenes Tacky Fabric Glue. Fabric glue looks horrible going on but it does soak in and dries clear. Line Tubs finished. I am thinking 🤔 this rope needs to be stained. Not sure what to use, needs not be so shiny. 😎 Also ran out of line, 5 yards supplied in the kit seems to have gone fast. Fortunately, I found the line at ModelExpo online. Ordered! Went to work on the Lantern Cask. These little guys are tough. It’s taking shape... More fun tomorrow! Cheers 🍻
  24. John Ruy
    Finished up Oars today... I tried something new and used Testors striping tape sealed with CA glue to paint stripes on the oars. Works quite nicely. 😎 Started building the tubs, casks and buckets. The laser cut materials provided in the kit was short 1/4 of the large line tub stays. Fortunately, my lumber yard had some raw materials. 😆 Soaked one side of the barrel stays with water to allow them to bend. Held in place with rubber bands until set. I’ll trim up for a better fit and glue tomorrow. After drying overnight. Progress, one day at a time. Tomorrow’s another day. Really like working with this scale vs 1/96th. 😎
  25. John Ruy
    RowLocks padded and Lanyards attached. 😎 Cheers 🍻

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