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  1. John Ruy
    Excellent work Tuan, looks like you brought some great micro carpentry skills with you to your first build. Looking forward to seeing your finished product.
  2. John Ruy
    Eric, I will certainly let you know. I’ll need a lot advice on that build. However, it may be a while. Still working on my skill level with the Charles W Morgan and the Whaleboat projects. I’ll get there before you know it. One thing I have learned in this hobby/profession is patients and looking at the long term effect. There is no rush around here, just lots of inspiration. Thanks again for the ride, again it has been truly inspirational. John
  3. John Ruy
    Thank you for the inspirational build. A riverboat is now definitely on my bucket list. I am going to start looking for plans and make a Mississippi Queen my first scratch build. She is beautiful, can’t wait to see your glamour shots of her. Congrats on a superb build. 👍
  4. John Ruy
    Spent 5 hours today on the Whaleboat. Accomplished building the Keel. Laminated the first three layers of the stem and stern posts. Trimed out the upper keel. Magnification and a steel rule help with accuracy. Instructions ask for 1/32” accuracy. placed the upper keel... cut out the lower keel placed the lower keel on top of the upper keel 😆So confusing working the hull upside down. beveled the stem and stern posts Laminated the bottom three layers of the stem and stern posts Wow! What a process! I am finding that reading the instructions a bit ahead and rereading with careful study the best way to avoid reworking. I have never done anything like this before. It’s a really nice kit with great instructions. More latter...
  5. John Ruy
    Foremast complete with bits, painted and stained. This kit comes with tapered topmasts and yards. Lots of additional sanding to final shape and size. On to the Main and Mizzenmast.
  6. John Ruy
    Foremast assembly complete. 😎
  7. John Ruy
    Soaked up the stem and stern post lumber overnight and placed it on the mold to dry. I think I’ll go work on the Morgan for a while and let this dry up.
  8. John Ruy
    Started working on the Morgan’s masts today. My MS New Bedford Whaleboat has started consuming my time. Thought I would take a break from that And get back to the CWM. Slow and steady as she goes... Had to start over on the three lower masts. Must remember to measure three times and cut once. 😎 tomorrow is another day...
  9. John Ruy
    I’ll take it.... PM sent thanks
  10. John Ruy
    Ok! 10 hours into this project and I have a construction board w/mold for the hull building. Hopefully everything is within 1/32” accuracy, according to instructions for correct construction of the Keel and Hull. Wow, what a process! continuing forward, all be it one plank at a time. 😎
  11. John Ruy
    Well, the wood glue did not work well for gluing the sections on to the profile. It just as well, I had not made all of the markings as required in the instructions. Ok, back two steps and then forward again. Here is the profile and sections marked up and glued with CA glue this time. Final touches on the profile... Trimmed up and the glued horses, Now we are ready for the construction board. I have about 8 hours into this and am almost ready to start building. 😎
  12. John Ruy
    Reading my MS instruction “book” very nicely detailed. Feels like I’m studying for a test. Very good background for the beginner (me) 😆 Starting with the mold. Much more precision required at this scale. Don’t get me wrong, I love it. Marked up the pieces... Wow! A lot of adjustments needed, Laser cuts not very accurate. Stripped off some scribed decking material to use for filler where needed. Sanded where only slight trimming was needed. Used my handy new balsa stripper where more trimming was need for that perfect fit. Glued up perfectly square and true. We will see how it dries. Beveled all edges where required prior to glueing. Next up Horses... More Latter...
  13. John Ruy
    Your bow work looks great 👍. I know some of this can be challenging, to say the least.
  14. 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.
  15. John Ruy
    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. 😎
  16. 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.
  17. John Ruy
    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... 😎
  18. 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.
  19. John Ruy
    Back spars and Davits completed. Tying down the spare Whaleboats. Ready or not Mast and Spar construction shall begin. A new adventure...
  20. John Ruy
    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 😉
  21. John Ruy
    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.
  22. 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. 👍
  23. John Ruy
    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. 🍻
  24. 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. 👍
  25. 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. 😎

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