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  1. John Ruy
    Alternatively you can install the lower end of the stays and coil them up for rigging later. Just be sure to accurately place the eyelets and leave more than enough rigging. Here is what I did on the anchor deck.
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    Welcome aboard! Addictive, well I don’t know about that? But my wife things I have lost it. She doesn’t understand the allure of the details. It’s all about detail, right? She is glad I have my Happy Place to get away. See ya ✌️ around MSW. 😎
  3. John Ruy
    Cleaned up and reorganized the bench. Ready to start Mast and Spars. This looks a whole lot different than the Revell Construction Plastic masts. Thank you all for your likes and comments. Keep up the encouragement I will need it in the coming months.
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    Just in from eBay, just snagged this kit NIB for $59.00. I have been chomping at the bit for something like this since I started seeing these kind of builds on MSW. Been working on the Charles W Morgan for a while now. This is a perfect follow up to that build. Can’t wait to get started so I have set up both the CWM and the Whaleboat on the bench for multitasking, keeps things interesting. Actually, the detail of this kit will help with finishing touches on the CWM. Very impressed with this kit. It’s my first build of the larger scale 1/16th. I have been working with Vintage kits around 1/96 scale. Instruction “book” and detailed parts look really good. Hope I can do this kit justice, it will be a step up for me in terms of skill sets. The micro carpentry just got more refined. Wish me luck and patients. Latter... 😎
  5. John Ruy
    Bluenose II has a Face Book page lots of great info there. I had planned to get up to Nova Scotia this summer and take a ride on her. But those plans were blown up by Covid 19. Maybe next year.
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    Back spars and Davits completed. Tying down the spare Whaleboats. Ready or not Mast and Spar construction shall begin. A new adventure...
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    I have a Bluenose 1/96 scale Bluejacket kit waiting on the shelf. That said I have done some research. Here she is bing build. The actual colors are black and red. Bluenose is a term for the Nova Scotians not the color of the schooner. It’s a deep black. I would go with the colors in the paint kit. Both the original Bluenose and Bluenose II were the same colors. Enjoy 😉
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    Oh, of course I knew that. 😎 Yes all the discussion on the poles. Nice bell BTW. I will be watching much closer as you do finish her up. Again, excellent work.
  9. John Ruy
    Very nice! Really enjoyed following along as you finished her up. Being originally from Illinois on the Mighty Muddy Mississippi, I’m going to add a River Boat to my bucket list. Thanks for the ride along. Excellent work. 👍
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    Just realized it’s been 10 days since I have updated this build log. A lot has happened the past 10 days. On my bench that is, not in life we are still in Corona Lock Down here in Maine the Emergency has been extended into June by our Governor Virus cases still on the rise. I did score on an eBay buy, MS New Bedford Whaleboat 1/16. Excited 😆 snagged it for 59.00 + shipping. NIB It’ll be a great companion build for my CWM. Speaking of the CWM, I modified the metal DavitS from the kit by adding wood blocks to the ends. this will make the rigging go much easier I also got in my order of belaying pins from MS eBay sales. I then went to work on the Gallis roofing. Edging the scribed deck lumber came out pretty good I completed the roof mounted whale boats with tie down mounting lumber. added shears to the Whale boats. More micro carpentry. Here is where we are so far... next up Back Spars... later... Happy building. 🍻
  11. John Ruy
    You are really making great progress. Looking very nice. 😎 My Constitution was this scale, but all those tiny tiny parts were molded plastic. Your doing a great job at the micro carpentry. 👍
  12. John Ruy
    The chains are not the chain provided in the the kit. I buy chain at Michaels Craft Stores. The large chain was actually black and I treated it with Flat Rust Enamel (Testors). The small ones are copper treated with a white vinegar and salt solution followed by ammonia vapors to create the patina. 😎
  13. John Ruy
    Lashing down the Anchor Chains on the Windlass. Moving on to the Davits...
  14. John Ruy
    Anchors painted... Drilling out Catheads... Threading the chain... Weighing Anchor, Anchors stowed... Next up Davits and Back Spars...
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    That’s lights as in window lights. (port holes) my kit had Brass Fitting to frame them.
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    Added Bitts and Buckets... next up Davits and Anchors...
  17. John Ruy
    Constitution of the Gallis Frames was not with out mistakes. Measure three times cut once applies to micro carpentry, as well. I carefully cut out all of the frames using my first one as a template. Perfect, except that first one was the shortest. Each frame gets a bit longer as the ship gets wider toward the bow. 😬 Had to get creative, given I had used up my 1/8 x 1/8 beams. So I cut them in half and laminated 1/16 sheet material to each side so I could stretch them. 😎 Completed the racks for the oar storage as well. 👍 Touch up painting all around, another step closer to completion. more later...
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    Nice! 👍
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    Deck furnishings completed... Next up, Gallis Frames and Roof coverings. 😎 later...
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    I have been working on Mrs. Tinkham’s cabin. She was the wife of Captain Tinkham in 1875. When I visited the CWM at the Mystic Maritime Museum I toured the ship and captured this photo of a sign in her cabin. Very interesting story. Because I had no drawings for this unique deck furnishings I turned to the following site. This has been an invaluable resource. https://www.charleswmorganmodel.com I captured this photo from the site and wanted to give credit where credit is due. Using this and the following photo from the build log at this site, I was able to create templates by copying by 50%. Using the templates I created the cabin. I have got to give another shout out to, https://www.charleswmorganmodel.com An excellent build log for reference. 👍
  21. John Ruy
    I’m back! Finished the Viking Longship and I can get back to the Morgan. Back to the micro carpentry, first task is to build the crew’s head. Issue being it’s not on my vintage plans. Thanks to Ron (ragove) for getting me a scan of his MS plans. After scale adjustments, I had a template. After some additional filler, trimming and sanding. I now have the crew’s head installed. Never thought building an out house to scale would feel like such an accomplishment. 😎 I am now moving on to the bitts/pin rails around the masts. The kit has metal parts for this, however the Mizzenmast bitts required repair. More micro carpentry... later...
  22. John Ruy
    Gary, I am following as well, I have had my I on this kit for two years. I just can’t bring my self to spend that kind of money on a kit, until I hone my skills to be much finer. Looking forward to watching your build. John
  23. John Ruy
    I want thank everyone on this forum for there support and encouragement on this build. It is amazing how much a 👍 means as we work thru our builds. There is so much inspiration on this forum. It truly helps to have validation of our passion to build these models. Thanks to you all...
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  25. John Ruy
    Finished! Captain aboard...

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