Knocklouder

Bob M.

Bob M.

Well it snowed and blew all day, still snowing from time to time. The driveway, like I never plowed it, it is drifted all back in. Luckily I plugged the loader in -8 f tomorrow. But Sunny lol. Big Ben is glad to see an end to the wood chips. He clean up really good, then I decided to make the gunnport lids. Of corse each one was a different size , so I kept them separated. , till I installed them. still have all the chains to put on, anchors and the rudder. Mast and yards are up next,then rigging . All the little rings for the vents have to be glued in, some need holes drilled first, over all she a fun ship. There are so many ways to make the ship they way you would like, Some things I would have like to do differently, but thats modeling lol. Thanks for popping by, on a happy note got to get supplies from @Gabek so we are meeting up for coffee, but burgers may be involved 😀 😆. Knocklouder 😁 Kenny ⚒️

@Geordie Tyne Yes it was, no cab on the loader, brrr . And as soon as your done it starts to snow again,10 to 15 cm more coming 😀 Bob M.

Thanks @_SalD_, this is what I did, first print the decal, Then cut it to size and apply it to the ship using Mod Podge. Apply the Mog to both ship and sign ,wipe off the excess with a damp rag let dry, thoch up the black with paint, in my case it was bkack, to hide the cut edges of the paper, clear coat, done 😁 On to masts and rigging, but have to do a bit of shoveling first, more coming this afternoon 😀 Knocklouder 😁

I use flush cut side Cutter on my clove hitches, sometimes I get to close and the come undone I put a dab of CA on the line that I am going to cut off, let dry and snip.For me it works lol. They are tuff to master. Bob M.

Yes @Keith Black I do belive I feel a pulse, so she needs a name. I still have to thouch them up a bit but looking good. Buddy @Gabek and I discussed USRC HARRIET LANE and what would be the appropriated one for this ship, lol Different sizes were made but Kenny went with these. I like his picks. He had a very ruff night, yesterday I thought I had sucked him up in the vacuum, so last night I empty the bag on the floor and went through the garage. He was not there despite two searches. I gave up clean up and went to bed. Today we'll starting to get ready for signs I found him glued to tweezers, upside-down, all night. He was not impressed. He is a great guy, said to forget about it, how do you like the sign on the stern. Knocklouder 😁 Kenny ⚒️

Bob M.

To @Keith Black and to all of you Merry Christmas, 8 days left. HO HO HO The fife rails were a bit of a pain, a couple of holes went of to the side but my plan is to just cut the head off the belay pins and glue them on to the fife rails. The Pieces were cut and sanded off ship as per Big Ben's request..... Kurt says Ben resembles Cheif from One flew over the coo coo nest . Sanding off ship lol. Kurt tells the captain not a bad job on the campionway, although he has paint on the door and no door knob or hinges . A slight mistake on the bow campionway but good to go. After the windows were made I filled them up with Super Phatic glue. Frist I painted the background black , then glue on clear plastic. I don't think the plastic helped , but they look like windows to me. With the deck furniture finished, time to work on the hull. There is trim boards to bend, trim to paint. Also catheads have to looked at, later. The chains for the funnel are up next. The iron fidley gratings were made, trim for the box and dowels for the grating, looks good but they are a bit wide, I made the to plan but I had to sand a bit off, but they look cool. A little hull work and I will only have the masts and rigging left. There is still lots of little things that need to be looked at and touched up, but overall it is coming along nicely. Have a great holiday, I am starting to party today lol. 😀 8 days of Christmas. Thanks for stopping by, Knocklouder 😁 Kenny ⚒️

Bob M.

If you only break it once, it happens . Lol. When you get up to six times you brake it, it does make you laugh 😃. Best of luck on your adventure with this kit Bob M.

Anchors are painted up ,ready to be hang from the catheads. They need sanding and repaint. The catheads have to be drill for lines, as well as the fife rails. I was in contact with Kurt, told him having trouble building at this scale. He told me he has got just the guy, my little brother Kenney Builder , he is done with the Bonehead Brothers and will be of great help. First thing he says, " Knocklouder, put this bowsprit mast back in the box, now. Lol. @Keith Black is going to love this guy . Lol. So my little plan is to drill the holes in the fife rails, install them, make the campionway attach the catheads and Anchors, plus the chains. Then Kenny says we will let Big Ben clean up, we will go to the stern and start there. Lots of great fun ahead. Paddle Speed Ahead. . Thanks for popping by. . Knocklouder 😁 Kenny ⚒️

Very glad to hear the good news Bob M.

Today I had to paint yet another ship,. You can see pictures of today's painting at the twins Bluenose log. I started working on the bow of the Harriet Lane, then I got an erge to paint the brass on my Billing Bluenose. . I am trying to show @John Ruy that I have been paying attention to the master, glad to see you are going to be building a Scientific Bluenose soon, I want that color, but Model Expo don't ship here. 😉, maybe if you have half a bottle left you can send it to me. Lol. Ben said sand these catheads outside, he just dusted there. Like playing Monolpy, building hotels. I have all the pieces in position, just have to build and paint each as I go. I still have the chains for the funnel and I have to finish the bridge handrails and paint them . Lots to do yet, thanks to @jct I have been using your idea as a guide, lol. I used the card trick for the splash gaurds 😊. @GrandpaPhil will be so proud of me , going card. Lol. Thanks so much for posting , great stuff . It is the start of the fifth season up here so taking the night off to watch the game. Come Sunrise, the fun continues. 😉 Thanks so much everyone for looking, non stop fun Knocklouder 😁 Oppss

Well not to be outdone the bigger twin want a make over, as well I masked it off and brushed on the Brass, let dry, then clear coat. They look very nice together. I just might change the red, but time to get back to the river boat. This will be well cured by the time I get back to them. The block of wood I had the light house on has to go , I have to come up with something smaller. Thanks for looking in. I like it. Knocklouder 😁

Oh no the dreaded bowsprit is on the ship, lol. Big Ben came on board to clean up, there will be a little dust from time to time as we make our way from the bow to the sten. Starting with werecthe chainsbgo into the deck. As I was chewing on the end of a paint brush, a thought came to me. Cut the end of the paint brush off, split it in half, round out were the chain goes by, paint black , move on lol. Next a campanionway. I cut open the bow for the Bowsprit mast, now I will work on the Bow Rail , knight head and stem. Oh figure head. 😆. I got a little side tracked today, needed to paint a ship. Now that is out of my system I can get back to the Lane. Thanks for looking in, she not quite accurate but it sure is fun to put together. Thanks , every one, forever greatful. Knocklouder 😁

Just had to change the color of the hull , I didn't like the look. So today I said , spray it with this 2x paint that I had, it not right but better than what was there. I placed it on the work bench, masked it all in, then sprayed it. I looked at the time it took to change the color, 45 minutes from start to finish, I think it looks great. Now I am going to paint the larger Bluenose, brass. I looked at Billings Boat hull colours some are brass, so I decided that the biggest one will be brass, the block of wood that Freddie Fisherman is standing on will be fashioned with a rocky shore line with both ships anchored in the bay. The light house will get painted as well. Back on the self and back to my Harriet Lane, but I will be back. Knocklouder 😁

That looks really nice, she looks very good on the launch. Looks so good it made me change the color of my Bluenose, . Bob M.

Great sign ,, Bob M.

I may have been up late last night, doing research, , I came across @Sexyauthor log and really like his idea for the ships boats. I did something similar. I needed to blackin the chains for the anchors and funnel . @Gabek recommended this AK blacking sultion, it work really good. Thanks buddy, again, I owe him coffee for life, maybe even a few burgers 🍔 😉. I just hung the boats temp because the will be in the way for rigging. Chains need to be run, anchors need to be painted, but they are install almost. Have to come up with something for were the chains go in the deck One side of the bridge handrails are install, they just need a second coat of white paint. I was going to go with gold posts and natural thread, but I came across @_SalD_ log and really liked his bridge handrails, so I did the same , thanks for posting these logs , gentlemen. I am going to try and make some companionways this should be fun. Also the catheads and rudder need looking at again, @_SalD_ log has very useful information for this , as well as the plans from buddy @Gabek , thanks, buddy So many people helping me haveing the time of my life, thanks everyone. Knocklouder 😁

Very nice indeed, as I pick up my jaw from the floor, Gobsmacked Bob M.

Great looking ship, Congratulations well done. Bob M.

You know, if you look at the other end you see a horse shoe , it's off the Duchess of Kingston I bet. . Knocklouder

Made up the wheel box, I have to make up a rudder. I found one on a log that I will make similar. When I make it I'll tell who log , memory blank, lol. Install it, and got Captain Steve 's approval. 👌 On to the ship's boat. I painted the cannons, ship's boat, windlass, handrails and ladders today. A few minor changes have to be done on the hand rails, no biggie lol. I have too let all the paint dry over night, it is to tackie to rig the handrails for the Bridge. Captain Steve got glued in place, He steer the boat in the right direction, Frist thing he did call for ,an All Stop. Lol The masts and gaff are going to be made off ship. The First Mate came by to take a look, wow she says that is really coming along. It is gorgeous, I told her I agree, and someday I would like to build a bigger scale of her, mostly because they have a better looking wheel house. Lol. She turn around and says , O hh , now I now why the rush, lol. She caught me peeking at my next build lol, do see the ratlines on that sucker lol. She just shook her head and walk away laughing. I can hardly wait to tackle the stern on that ship. Then she screams down to the shipyard, when your Done the Wasa/Vasa , you can buy another ship. Hold my beer, Warp 10 lol. These are great days in the ship yard, Captain says no, ahead, impulse power, the paddles are starting to fly off the boat, we need repairs. Hurry up I say , it's Anchors away tomorrow, you have till noon tomorrow lol. Thanks for looking in , hopefully your liking it 😊 Knocklouder 😁 Opps I already posted today lol.

Great work, I need a rudder for my Harriet Lane, if you happen to find one along the way let me know. Thanks 😊 Two ship out of control. Lol Bob M.