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John Ruy

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  1. John Ruy
    The jig works great, the idea came from Bluejacket’s Monthly News and Tips. They are a great resource... https://myemail.constantcontact.com/News--tips--and-happenings-from-BlueJacket-Shipcrafters--Inc-.html?soid=1105166336677&aid=FkQLg7D1VQM
  2. John Ruy
    Tom, I will be following your process closely. I have a pair of schooners I want to configure with full bellowing sails as when they raced. (Elsie and Bluenose) I wasn’t able to get the effect on the America I built last year. I am looking forward to watching you bring these sails to life. What weight paper and silk span are you using? Keep up the good work time is irrelevant with this hobby, we are in it for life. 👍
  3. John Ruy
    Tom, You are so right! There is always more details to add or correct. Every time I go to the drawings I find more. That’s Ok, it feeds my OCD and my wife says it keeps out of trouble. However, I will finish, as that is the exciting part. Not to mention the 10 model kits on my shelf that are saying, Pick me... Pick me. 😂 Great Hobby Indeed! 🍻
  4. John Ruy
    Work has progressed here on the final details. jig for rope coils Details... Line tubs of the Gallis Roofing Whaleboat rudders hand cut. Painted and rigged. Line tubs and rigging in the Whaleboats. On to oars, harpoons, masts and spars wrapped in sail cloth stored on the Whaleboat decks. Oh, and many more rope coils. Details so... many details. Almost done 😅
  5. John Ruy
    Splice the Main Brace, mate.🍻 Braces completed Running rigging completed with 572 hours into this build. Lower and Top Sail Mizzen braces completed. Halliard and Downhaul for for studding sails added. Tedious but important detail. Close up of Mizzen mast Fife Rail Mixzen Braces completed. Main Braces completed. Tragedy struck.... Lowered my arm and clobbered my Bow Sprit. Repaired... CA glue to the rescue. Fore Braces completed. Extra ration of rum all around. “splice the main brace.” Celebrate every milestone no matter how long it takes. 🍻 On to cutting stage and whale boats. Almost there... 😎
  6. John Ruy
    Absolutely, in my opinion building these vintage models is saving the past. Restoration of a vintage model would be well worth it in my opinion. Go for it. 👍
  7. John Ruy
    Decision confirmed with this 1941 photograph. With my course set, here is how it went. Laid her on her side carefully to not damage yards all ready completed. Decided to take this opportunity to improve on my chain plate and channel installation. Once the chain plate and shrouds were out of the way, I laid a 1/32nd strip as molding on the bottom of the new stripe. Painted out the upper white molding and painted in the new white stripe. Glued in 11/32 square card stock gun ports. Painted them over with satin varathane. Installed new chain plate over the Deadeyes. (Silver beading wire 24 ga) Pulled in the wire and glued the Deadeyes down with CA glue. A bit tricky as the shrouds all had to be retensioned Cleaned up the copper links to be reused to attach the chain plate. Reinstalled the chain plate links. I am much more satisfied with the new chain plate detail. It’s always better the second time you do it. 😆 Blacked out all of the silver and copper. Transformation to 1941 complete. Now she looks like a gun ship on the horizon thru a spyglass. 😎 Moving on to finishing the running rigging with the braces. Now I really like how she looks. Later 🍻
  8. John Ruy
    Thanks Tom... Appreciate your thoughts, even the definite maybe 🤔 I’m going to do the battle stripe... They painted them that way for protection from the island natives in the South Pacific. They tended to back off from gun ships. 😬 I was wondering how to get the gun ports painted, pre-painted panels is a great idea. I might play around with some card stock to keep them thin enough. You nailed it with the historical accuracy or what you like it to look like. My answer is both. BTW... These plans should be headed your way before summer, if I don’t continue to add more accuracy. 😎 Carry On 🍻
  9. John Ruy
    Hi Tom... Thanks for all the encouraging words along the way. I’m coming up on a year on this build. I’ve learned at lot on this one. 😎 Id like your thoughts... I am building my Morgan as she was in 1941, when she first came to mystic. Here is a painting of her at the Mystic Seaport. I’m guessing it’s after one of her many restoration. Note the difference in the painting of the hull in this picture versus the one I took in Mystic year and a half ago. I am considering painting the hull with the white stripe and fake gun ports? It’s indicated on the 1939 drawings that way, as is the the mizzen mast with the full ship rig. Your thoughts... Thanks
  10. John Ruy
    Bowsprit Downhauls and Halliards completed. I’m liking the way she looks. Rigging is like the icing on the cake. On to the braces. 😎
  11. John Ruy
    Lots of new skills practiced from reading the running rigging blueprints to tying off Halliards. Tying off foot ropes after mounting the yard. Oops 😬 Close ups of blocks. Note: 1/8th inch blocks. Tying off rope to block. Tying off block to eyelets Decided to do the Royals. Completed the running rigging. Now on to the Bowsprit Downhauls and Halliards. Later... 🍻
  12. John Ruy
    Thanks, I was onboard the CWM in Mystic about a year and half ago. I’ve been working on this vintage model almost a year now. The kit has 1939 drawings and thus does not resemble the Morgan as she sits in Mystic. The bottom photo is how she looked when she arrived in Mystic before her latest restoration. Welcome aboard. 🍻
  13. John Ruy
    Mizzen Mast rigged. 🍻 Waiting to do Braces after completion of Main and Fore Mast rigging. Lifts, Halliyards, Sheet and Clew Lines. Almost there... 😆
  14. John Ruy
    I know what you mean. In reading your post I just realized I forgot the foot ropes, on the Top Gallant Yards before mounting them. 😆 Your yards look fantastic. Love the detail in the irons and ropes. She’s looking great, Tom. 👍
  15. John Ruy
    more progress, baby steps. Top Gallant Yards Completed! 🍻
  16. John Ruy
    Topmast Yards completed with lifts and Haliards. Onward to Topgallant Yards and more rigging. 😎
  17. John Ruy
    Sorry to disappoint Tom. I am not hanging sails on this one. It will be in full ships rigging without sails. I hand sewed a full set on my USS Construction, that was some seriously tedious work. Besides I don’t want to hide the rigging and yard arms on this one. 😎
  18. John Ruy
    Happy New Year! MSW... Hope everyone had a good Holiday. Praying for all who are suffering, we will get through this. I do have progress to report on my CWM. After much needed research I have solved the mystery of my 1939 vintage sale plan of the Marine Model Company CWM kit. It seems the CWM was enshrined for a time on Colonel Greens Estate until the Colonel passed in 1935. This was after her whaling service rigged as a Bark. She was displayed on the estate in full Ship Rigging as seen here in the vintage post card, thus explaining the 1939 drawings in the Marine Model Company’s CWM kit and my confusion around following the Model Shipways builds on this site. Therefore I have decided to build and display her in all her glory of a full ships rigging. That said I am adding some running rigging from the MS builds not included in my 1939 rigging plans, obviously omitted to simplify the model kit, making for a bit more research on my part. But, that’s all part of the hobby that makes it interesting. Woo Hoo 😆 Ok, here is what I have completed so far on yards and rigging. Tied off the boom rigging of the Spanker to cleats on the aft rail. Rigged the Fore Mast for a single Topsail. Another view of the Topsail yard, showing off the foot ropes. Topsail Hailyard rigging. Tying off Hailyard was a bit tricky. 😎 Mizzen lower yard placed and rigged with Lifts and sheet chains. Decided to raise the Topsail Yard to better display Sheet Rigging. On to more yards and running rigging. Processes now established, making it easier, although very repetitive. 😆 Later, Take care, stay positive and test negative. 🍻
  19. John Ruy
    As per Running Rigging Sheet, Spanker Sheet: Standing end at band on main Spanker Boom, leads forward through single block on after rail up through single block on boom down to #41 (which is a cleat) This line is port and starboard. Easier said than done. 😆 Spanker Sheet Vangs: Standing end on band of Spanker boom leads up through single block at spanker gaff band, down to single pendant block. A “gun tackle” purchase is set up from cap rail to above pendant block, back to rail block and forward to #40 on pin rail. This line is port and starboard. Requires a bit of study and research 🧐 Spanker Sheet Boom and gaff rigging completed. At this point I feel every step is a milestone. Don’t forget the rope coils. 😎 Onward! 🍻
  20. John Ruy
    Some Running rigging starting to take shape. working on the Spanker Gaff and Boom. Onward one small step at a time. 😎
  21. John Ruy
    Finished adding planking, thwarts and sheers to the metal Whaleboat hulls. Completed detail painting. Now I can set those aside and continue with the booms and yards. 😎
  22. John Ruy
    It’s a toss up, rope coiling is a bit more active.
  23. John Ruy
    Began working on the CWM Whaleboats. Modeling four more after my prototype. First coat paint completed. Made up a few rope coils while watching the paint dry. 😎 Progress one day at a time. 🍻
  24. John Ruy
    With the beveling of the stem and stern posts completed, it’s on to the final painting of the hull. Once I was satisfied with the detail and I gave everything another coat of black, white and ochre acrylic, I sealed the finish with Varathane water based polyurethane (crystal clear satin) I must say, I am pretty satisfied with the outcome. According to the instructions “I have met the most difficult challenges of this project, and what remains is relatively simple”. LOL 😂 What remains is a whole lot of detail. 😆 A bit over 100 hours in nearly seven months to get this far. Definitely a welcome change periodically from the Morgan. Time to head over to the other side of the work bench and continue with yard arms and whaleboats on the my Vintage Marine Company Charles W Morgan. She has been patiently awaiting my return. Time for a change of pace. I’ll be back... 😎
  25. John Ruy
    Fitted remaining knees with laminated 1/32” x 1/16” strips. Thwarts completed with knees and pads. Micro carpentry work on the Bow Box. Finished the Bow planking and painted. Carved and shaped Bow Chocks. Glued Bow Chocks in place top of Gunwale and Cheek Pieces. Final sanding in place. Bow Joinerwork completed and ready for paint. Next up Stem and Stern Post beveling. Onward 🍻

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