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WhiteWolf

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  1. I was planning on just what you said. Letting the rigging hold the masts in place just for the purpose of wiggle room. I'll poke around on here too, before I get there, and see what others say. Thanks for the tips!
  2. Been a while, but with the holidays upon us, I'm back to having some free time to sit and work. Got the masts tapered to where my skill level is comfortable, and I'm starting to put the parts together. My foremast boom feels a little long, so I may have to contend with that later, but we will see. Worst case I can shorten the end a couple mm and I will clear the main mast no issue. Right now it's a close thing. I'll mock up the final mast positions and angles once I have all the parts done and see what, if anything needs adjusted. (Tape is keeping everything in pace so I don't lose track of what's what.) Happy holidays!
  3. At long last, she is mounted to her base! Very pleased with how this came out, considering it was my first attempt at mounting like this. The base turned out great! I will be making a plaque when it's all finished with a fun tribute to my grandfather. But for now, I can move on!
  4. Finally have this painted and drilled. Been a couple weeks of crazy busy and sneaking stuff in when I can, but I just put the last touch of paint on it. This will dry, get the same varnish I put on the ship proper, and should be mounted up this weekend! Phew! I used the same paints as the ship, so it all matches. Very pleased!
  5. Got a base and some pedestals in today. The jaws are a bit too narrow, as I knew they may be, but I should be able to file a bit to get them to work. I'm going to paint the base the same blue as the ship, and varnish it in the same way. I also have a cool plan for the name plate that I'm working on in my head to honor my grandfather a bit for starting the build years ago. Once the ship is mounted, I will finally start on the masts!
  6. Alright, before I move forward with much more I want to think about mounting the ship and stand options. I don't want to mess with that once masts are on. I'm looking at two options, the standard pedestals or a cradle style stand. What should I expect as far as pros and cons to these two styles? I'm currently leaning toward the cradle style, and making my own, but if there are options for good stands to purchase, I'm interested in that too. Thanks!
  7. Okay, superstructure and hull are done. Masting is next! Pretty pleased with the progress. I did end up rigging the anchors up with some chain as in John Earl's documents, and based on the photos of the real ship. I have a casthead that broke twice in the process, weak metal, so I got it super glued back in place, and Coates the entire thing in a few layers of super thing CA to hopefully create a stronger "shell." So far it's holding up fine now. Otherwise, no issues.
  8. Glued down! (Yes, I do realize that I made a boo boo on the cabin. The door is supposed to be on the other side. And it was going so well... Noticed far too late to change it, so it gets the big "oh well!" And on we move. Ha!) Masts dowels are just on for reference to make sure I got things placed in correct proximity.
  9. Okay, here is a photo dump. None of the superstructure is glued down yet, just mocked up in those photos. I based my paint off the series of photos from the Bluenose II restoration, so I have white washed the walls. I did my best to leave wood what was wood, and I even put little trim pieces on a few parts that I saw trim on in the references. I'm super happy with the outcome, and it's currently in the process of being varnished and finished. Then things will start being attached. I debated leaving it all natural wood, but in the end, went with the white wash. Glad I did. I wish I had done the deck a bit darker, but the finish is where I want it, so I'm not going to try to redo it. Next time!
  10. Absolutely! And thank you for the kind comments! It's been a big challenge for me, but I'm just trying to take my time and work carefully. I will post a pic of what I used for the finish when I get a chance. Thanks again for the support!
  11. Next update! Varnish and paint is done, and so is the railing. I noticed that other builds and John Earl left those off, but I decided to include them as my grandfather wouldn't have had those resources when he started it, and wanted to stay true to that. Though I did do a bit of a change on the skylights, marching the bars to John's plans and adding the extra planking he did because I like the look. I have to decide if I will paint it white like the references I have of the real boat, or leave them natural wood. To be determined. Anyway, here is the progress I have made since last check in. I was racing cars this weekend, so I didn't do any work then.
  12. Good to know about the pin stripe! I considered doing that, but decided to paint in case that didn't work. Now I know for next time! Appreciate the tip! :)
  13. Waterline is on! After a bit of touch up on the red and blue, I'm a happy camper. It's obviously hand painted, but that's part of the charm. But I think it's crisp and looks great. Might be a bit wide, but I really don't mind it. Time to hurry up and wait while it dries.
  14. Follow up. Painted red up to close to the crisp blue line I'll use to mask and guide for the white stripe. I went ahead and did blue on those parts like the real ship, and I like it. Once the waterline is painted, I'll put the propellers on, then the handrail posts, paint the rest of the white, and do the brass wire handrails. Then I'll be all set to move on to the buildings.
  15. Started getting the hull painted before I do the final details on it, but I noticed when looking at the real ship, that the strips I left unpainted don't exist on the real ship... Guess I missed that when going through my resources. Oh well! I think I'll just paint them blue to blend in, and call it a day. I'm also going to paint the lower tier of the stern bulwark rails blue, as that's how it is on the real one. Then I'll do the red, and then figure out how to do the water line and the rest of the white. May find a thin yellow vinyl strip, too... We will see. But so far so good! I based my waterline on the plans and the photos of the ship itself. It's close enough for me.
  16. Got the rest of the main drilling done. Scuppers, anchor holes, chains, drains, masts, etc. The masts are not quite perfect, but some detailed filing and making sure I glue them in with proper clamping/tied down in place, and it should be darn close! Close enough for me on the first try with this, anyway! Just have to do the props and the hand rails, and paint! Then the hull structure will be done. Closer and closer. Fun to see the masts mocked up. That feels like a big moment!
  17. Started drilling the scuppers out before I added anything else that I don't want to break in this process. It's harder than expected, but I'm just going slow and doing my best. Not bad for a first try at this, I think! I decided to compromise between the AL plans and John Earl's articles, and do every other stanchion, and not try to do every single "real" spot. I wanted it to look convincing and real, but didn't want to risk my inexperience break the area between scuppers. A thicker distance between was safer, to me. I think it will look good when it's done! They may be a bit too tall, but I'm okay with that, as I didn't want to push my limits and damage the model by trying to go so thin and precise. More wiggle room. Still have 3/4 of the ship to go, but I have to stop for today so I can go to my martial arts class.
  18. I'm alive, and so is the project! Sorry it's been a while. Work was really busy, and some rearranging of the house meant my model making area was in flux. But I'm all setup in my new space now, and back at it! Not a ton to report today, top rails and some minor additions. But here is where it stands after today's work. More to come very soon!
  19. Thanks! I was kind of thinking of doing everything but the propeller, painting, then doing the props. Just so I don't have to brush around those. So that sounds on track with what you did. I'm going to do some extra painting on the deck houses, and do some white. I found some photos of the ship after restoration, and the white deck houses look really nice. Likely going that route.
  20. Rudder is on, and moves freely, which I am proud of. I looked at several model photos, and the plans, and got a result I was happy with. Not sure it's 100% accurate, but I did the best I could. I slightly recessed the hinges into the side, knocked pins through to hold in place, and added some glue for good measure. Once it's dry, I'll do a bit of clean up on the brass, and add some silicone masking so I don't cover those in paint when I paint the hull. Speaking of painting the hull, I think I will do that before I put the propeller units on, but I'm not sure how far to go with rails and such before painting. Any advice?
  21. Big update! Been working on these things for a couple weeks, but waited for photos until I had some good progress. Keel is on, first of all. Next, I finished the deck with a matte clear, and really like how it turned out. It could have been a bit darker if I look at the real ship, but personally I really like how it turned out, here. Then I added the stanchions, painted the bulwarks and waterways, and added the covers at bow and stern, adjusting as needed so they fit the slightly different shape. Those will get painted with the rails. As I noted earlier, it's a mix of AL's plans, and John Earl's notes. Here, I followed John's guide for the stanchions, as I liked the density better from his plans. I'll drill the scuppers as he suggests as well. I did follow the AL plans for the covers, as mine was not modified in the ways John did due to following where my grandfather left off. In the end, I'm super happy with the progress!
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