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  1. Papa
    The belaying key labels on my Gjoa sail plan are all in English except for one pin labeled ørefiken. I assume this is Norwegian as Gjoa was a Norwegian ship. Can someone translate this for me? Google translate isn’t helpful. It says it means cuff or slap on the face. thanks
  2. Papa
    Have the main shrouds in now.
  3. Papa
    The main mast is in and some of the bowsprit rigging is in place
  4. Papa
    The remaining deck houses are in place. Next step will be masts and rigging .
  5. Papa
    My Gjoa is a solid hull kit, but I planked over it!
  6. Papa
    Sounds a “Law of Conservation of Difficulty”
  7. Papa
    Excellent work as always John. Sometimes I wonder what the point is of planking a hull that is smoothed to look like a solid hull and then painted. Seems like one has gone to a lot of hard work that is then hidden from view. Ron
  8. Papa

    David, you say you are in the Boston area. I grew up in Saugus, MA and lived on Robinson st.    Small world

  9. Papa
    The hatch was not too difficult other than cutting accurate miters on 1/16 x 1/16 strip wood. That cabin was a problem. The kit provided a solid block of wood that matched the overall dimensions but I struggled with the window frames. Eventually I decided to make them from cards stock and I was lucky enough to have some brass rings in my parts box that were a good fit for the portholes.
  10. Papa
    I purchased the kit on eBay quite a few years ago. I am not sure if these pins were original or not. They may be too nice for the period of the kit.
  11. Papa
    The deck furnishings are coming along. I didn’t have a wood thin enough to bend for the roofs of the WCs and the companion way, so I made them out of card stock. Now that it is posted I see a gap between the wall and roof on the starboard WC. Have to fix that.
  12. Papa
    Finally returning to Gjoa after a bout of Covid. My first even! Constructing the WCs
  13. Papa
    I have installed the anchor windlass, the rudder, and constructed a skylight. The latter was tricky because of its small size
  14. Papa
    Gjoa was built in 1872; This log was mistakenly place in the 1801 to 1850 section rather than 1851 to 1900. How do I fix that?
  15. Papa
    I had to redo the stern. Stupidity caused me to omit the opening for the tiller. I also finished the pin rails.
  16. Papa
    fantastic metal work and attention to detail.
  17. Papa
    Gjoa was used by Roald Amundsen to traverse the North West Passage from 1903 to 1906. She was built in 1872 and used as a herring fisher until Amundsen purchased her in 1901. This kit is an old Model Shipways “yellow box” kit that I purchased on eBay several years ago. These kits have minimal instructions and just a few parts: a machine shaped solid hull, some blocks for deck houses that are never the right size, dowels for masts and yards, and a bag of metal fittings. I worked on the kit off and on over the last several years but failed to take any photos. Once I finished the paper model of the liner United States I decided to attack the Gjoa seriously. Attached are a few photos showing the construction of the cap rails and the pin rails. For the cap rails I traced the out line of the bulwarks onto a piece of sheet wood, widened the line to the cap rail width, leaving plenty of extra wood. The rough rails were then glued in place and shaped to fit. The pin rails were done similarly with lots of test fitting with final shaping after they were glued in place. In the photo the port side pin rail has just been glued .
  18. Papa
    My only experience is with the United States. And it is a waterline model. To be clear about your question: no plans or parts below the waterline
  19. Papa
    These winches for my United States liner are at the limit of my vision
  20. Papa
    It is kind of late for my two cents worth, but JSC has a United States that I have almost completed.
  21. Papa
    Great work John. Being half Nova Scotian (my mother was born in Baccaro, NS)I am particularly fond of the Bluenose. I especially like the finish on the deck.
  22. Papa
    I am currently working on paper/card ship. I can only dream of being able to achieve your level of perfection.
  23. Papa
    Thank you. It was sort of fun but I made many mistakes along the way but was able to recover. Pert of my problem is that I am developing cataracts in both eyes and my close vision is gone. Not good for for the tiny parts and fittings in this kit. Just threading a block would take many tries. Go buy one. It is a very unusual model and doesn’t take up much space. And I think very fairly priced.
  24. Papa
    Finished. Very nice having a project completed in weeks, rather than years. I think I may do a paper model next.
  25. Papa
    I am just about finished. Just have to shape the oars and tiller

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