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  1. John Ruy
    Knees installed... All those tiny tiny little knees. Two pieces glued into place and then carved to give it that hand hewn look. 😎 More latter...
  2. John Ruy
    Thanks for the comment. As of today I have spent 80 hours on this model.
  3. John Ruy
    Progress... I have cut down the sides of the hull and placed the beams. I carved the mast-fish today and developed a process to build the top-ribs and knees that support the upper stakes. Here is a close up of my knees and top-ribs. I have been working from the book Viking Longship by Keith Durham. The book is full of wonderful photos from the University Museum of Cultural Heritage, University of Oslo, Norway 🇳🇴 The research on these ships is half the fun. 👍 Latter...
  4. John Ruy
    Found some great reference material on the Gokstad Viking Ship. Drawing will be helpful as I work on the remainder of this build. Latter...
  5. John Ruy
    Wow! This scratch building is not easy. I got to say this ship is looking hand hewn. You would think I hacked at this with an ax. LOL 😆 NEED to find examples of interior framing. I am open to any suggestions. latter...
  6. John Ruy
    second set of walls assembled And set up... Now for the roofing Ready for painting Aft House completed... I think it is time take a break from the CWM and go work on my Viking Ship build. Later... 😎
  7. John Ruy
    Now for the building of the Aft House. Laying down the base plates. laying out my first set of walls complete with wood trim. erecting the walls... very challenging to get all of these corners straight.
  8. John Ruy
    Thanks for your comments, this is a very satisfying model build. I picked this for my first wood build, because of its complexity. The challenges make the work very satisfying. Good Luck in your search for the MS kit.
  9. John Ruy
    Nice!
  10. John Ruy
    Thank you it’s become a daily obsession to get this right, one step at a time. Thanks for the encouragement.
  11. John Ruy
    Ships Wheel rigged! Now, I can move on to the Aft House...
  12. John Ruy
    Continuing on with Deck Furnishing this week. Starting to come together... Next up is the Aft House. This should be very interesting 🤔
  13. John Ruy
    The Try Works is up next. I printed out HO scale bricks on card stock, cut them out and placed them using CA Glue. Built the base from wood and wrapped the sides and back with wood planks. Painted the Try Works out and placed it with the workbench.
  14. John Ruy
    Started modifying the vintage metal parts this week. Filed smooth the poor etchings. pasted on card stock windows Added wood trim and metal bars added additional window sills and wood workbench top painting my new favorite color Yellow Orche. Stained the workbench top Early American, what else? I call it “Micro Carpentry” from home. Stay in and Stay Safe.
  15. John Ruy
    Excellent work, I am just starting the deck furniture on my vintage CWM. I laid out my lead parts on the deck and am in the process of deciding how much scratch build will be involved. I’m not happy with the look of the vintage parts. Your work is a great inspiration for me. Looking forward to your build log entries. Keep up the good work. 👍
  16. John Ruy
    Ok... That was a good change, now back to working on the hull, before I get sidetracked and my Vikings are ready with no ship to row. LOL 😂
  17. John Ruy
    Completed lower shroud deadeyes, channels and chain plate. on now to the deck furnishings.
  18. John Ruy
    I think 🤔 it’s starting to look right. Needs more bow height and a lot of sanding.
  19. John Ruy
    Mounted the mast fish and mast.
  20. John Ruy
    After the repairs I started the decking and started to rethink the remaining planking
  21. John Ruy
    So... the planking didn’t go as I thought. The problem was the inside of the hull didn’t look right with the solid hull. So I had to blow it out. The hull now needs some extensive repair but I think it is worth saving. My kit just became a scratch build.
  22. John Ruy
    Started planking the Viking today. Soaked the cut pieces in Ammonia Water over night. Started planking at the keel with over lapping planks. I first extended the keel at both the bow and stern. Here is a photo of the type Viking ship I’m going for... It’s a bit different than the original kit. Finished the half hull today. Truly a new experience for me. Not without its challenges... Latter...
  23. John Ruy
    cut top rail to add channels on both sides installed channels with drilled holes First coat of paint on Sheers and Toprail. Progress! Not that this sort of thing can be rushed. 🤣
  24. John Ruy
    Thanks Cathead... Got lumber in today and built a home grown steam box. This ones going to be a lot of fun, particularly with the curved planking. Should be an experience. Still working on my Charles W Morgan right now, but will probably multitask construction of both. Wish me luck...
  25. John Ruy
    After finishing up Yacht America and setting up the Viking Ship, I got back to the Charles W Morgan this week. Looks like we are all going to have a bit more time this year beyond winter to stay busy in our shops. Please everybody stay safe and stay home. 👍 Thought I would work on exterior hull work before continuing with the deck furniture. Bow molding became a challenge, as I discovered I needed to realign previously installed sheer molding and main rail to align with the bow properly. That’s what we call a learning curve, right. Everything can be reworked. We just don’t want to do that but, that’s how we learn and grow with this hobby. I’ll finish the painting later. Moving on to the stern... Ordered 1/8” stars from a supplier of military medals 🎖 They worked great. Printed out a paper decal and used clear fabric glue to decoupage it into place. Moving on to Channels for Deadeye Chainplate to anchor shrouds. My fist attempt was not bad, but as with most things I wanted to improve things a bit before moving on. Decided to replace the vintage parts with their contemporary counter parts. As usual the rework was an improvement. Moving on to the rest of the Channels. 👍

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