Jerry

Hello Everyone..
 
Well, today is the day that for all practical purpose, my "Bluenose" has been completed.  I still need to mount her on a base, run up the Canadian flag and encase her in a display case.  I didn't attach the flag because frankly I don't like the one that came with the kit.  It looks like it has a perpetual erection and certainly doesn't look like it will hang naturally.  So, I'll look around and see what I can find in the next few weeks.  The display case will take some time to arrive and I'm still not sure how I want to mount the model to the base.  She is surprisingly light; I don't think she weighs more than a pound and a half,  so I may stand her on a pair of 2 mm brass wires glued into a finished base.  There's a lot to be said about this kit but I think I'll spare Model Shipways my thoughts so as to not embarrass them and most importantly...myself.  This project took a little more than five months and it would have been quicker than that if I didn't go through the problems with my sight.  So this won't be my last posting but it will probably be a little while before my next one which will wrap up the project.
 
I have several more photos which I shall post and unfortunately the ones of the full shot of the ship are not very good due to bad contrast.  A white background hides the natural rigging lines and a dark background eliminates the black lines.  I tried placing the ship on the table in front of my black faced TV set to bring out the natural rigging but as you shall see,  the reflections ruined that.
 
Here is the last group of pictures I have and when the ship totallt completed I'll post a few more to finalize this log.
 
I wish everyone a very happy evening.
Best,
Jerry

Hello Popeye...
Well I still have a little bit to do on the Bluenose.  I;m waiting for a flag to arrive; the one supplied in the kit is too modern for the Bluenose era.  I have some painting touch ups to do and I need to build a cradle for the display case.  But sooner or later I'll get stir crazy and probably will look for something to make.
Take care,
Jerry

Good morning, Bob...
and thank you very much for your visit to my log and especially for your advice regarding the correct flag for the Bluenose.  I plan to look around today in order to find the right flag which hopefully will be more accurate then the one that came in the kit.  Your build is just downright beautiful .  I admire the detail you accomplished and especially the way you treated the attachment of the gaffs to the masts.  Wikipedia was useful; many thanks again.  I hope you have a terrific day.
Best,
Jerry

Hello Everyone..
 
Well, today is the day that for all practical purpose, my "Bluenose" has been completed.  I still need to mount her on a base, run up the Canadian flag and encase her in a display case.  I didn't attach the flag because frankly I don't like the one that came with the kit.  It looks like it has a perpetual erection and certainly doesn't look like it will hang naturally.  So, I'll look around and see what I can find in the next few weeks.  The display case will take some time to arrive and I'm still not sure how I want to mount the model to the base.  She is surprisingly light; I don't think she weighs more than a pound and a half,  so I may stand her on a pair of 2 mm brass wires glued into a finished base.  There's a lot to be said about this kit but I think I'll spare Model Shipways my thoughts so as to not embarrass them and most importantly...myself.  This project took a little more than five months and it would have been quicker than that if I didn't go through the problems with my sight.  So this won't be my last posting but it will probably be a little while before my next one which will wrap up the project.
 
I have several more photos which I shall post and unfortunately the ones of the full shot of the ship are not very good due to bad contrast.  A white background hides the natural rigging lines and a dark background eliminates the black lines.  I tried placing the ship on the table in front of my black faced TV set to bring out the natural rigging but as you shall see,  the reflections ruined that.
 
Here is the last group of pictures I have and when the ship totallt completed I'll post a few more to finalize this log.
 
I wish everyone a very happy evening.
Best,
Jerry

Good morning, Bob...
and thank you very much for your visit to my log and especially for your advice regarding the correct flag for the Bluenose.  I plan to look around today in order to find the right flag which hopefully will be more accurate then the one that came in the kit.  Your build is just downright beautiful .  I admire the detail you accomplished and especially the way you treated the attachment of the gaffs to the masts.  Wikipedia was useful; many thanks again.  I hope you have a terrific day.
Best,
Jerry

Hello Everyone..
 
Well, today is the day that for all practical purpose, my "Bluenose" has been completed.  I still need to mount her on a base, run up the Canadian flag and encase her in a display case.  I didn't attach the flag because frankly I don't like the one that came with the kit.  It looks like it has a perpetual erection and certainly doesn't look like it will hang naturally.  So, I'll look around and see what I can find in the next few weeks.  The display case will take some time to arrive and I'm still not sure how I want to mount the model to the base.  She is surprisingly light; I don't think she weighs more than a pound and a half,  so I may stand her on a pair of 2 mm brass wires glued into a finished base.  There's a lot to be said about this kit but I think I'll spare Model Shipways my thoughts so as to not embarrass them and most importantly...myself.  This project took a little more than five months and it would have been quicker than that if I didn't go through the problems with my sight.  So this won't be my last posting but it will probably be a little while before my next one which will wrap up the project.
 
I have several more photos which I shall post and unfortunately the ones of the full shot of the ship are not very good due to bad contrast.  A white background hides the natural rigging lines and a dark background eliminates the black lines.  I tried placing the ship on the table in front of my black faced TV set to bring out the natural rigging but as you shall see,  the reflections ruined that.
 
Here is the last group of pictures I have and when the ship totallt completed I'll post a few more to finalize this log.
 
I wish everyone a very happy evening.
Best,
Jerry

Hello Everyone..
 
Well, today is the day that for all practical purpose, my "Bluenose" has been completed.  I still need to mount her on a base, run up the Canadian flag and encase her in a display case.  I didn't attach the flag because frankly I don't like the one that came with the kit.  It looks like it has a perpetual erection and certainly doesn't look like it will hang naturally.  So, I'll look around and see what I can find in the next few weeks.  The display case will take some time to arrive and I'm still not sure how I want to mount the model to the base.  She is surprisingly light; I don't think she weighs more than a pound and a half,  so I may stand her on a pair of 2 mm brass wires glued into a finished base.  There's a lot to be said about this kit but I think I'll spare Model Shipways my thoughts so as to not embarrass them and most importantly...myself.  This project took a little more than five months and it would have been quicker than that if I didn't go through the problems with my sight.  So this won't be my last posting but it will probably be a little while before my next one which will wrap up the project.
 
I have several more photos which I shall post and unfortunately the ones of the full shot of the ship are not very good due to bad contrast.  A white background hides the natural rigging lines and a dark background eliminates the black lines.  I tried placing the ship on the table in front of my black faced TV set to bring out the natural rigging but as you shall see,  the reflections ruined that.
 
Here is the last group of pictures I have and when the ship totallt completed I'll post a few more to finalize this log.
 
I wish everyone a very happy evening.
Best,
Jerry

Hello Everyone..
 
Well, today is the day that for all practical purpose, my "Bluenose" has been completed.  I still need to mount her on a base, run up the Canadian flag and encase her in a display case.  I didn't attach the flag because frankly I don't like the one that came with the kit.  It looks like it has a perpetual erection and certainly doesn't look like it will hang naturally.  So, I'll look around and see what I can find in the next few weeks.  The display case will take some time to arrive and I'm still not sure how I want to mount the model to the base.  She is surprisingly light; I don't think she weighs more than a pound and a half,  so I may stand her on a pair of 2 mm brass wires glued into a finished base.  There's a lot to be said about this kit but I think I'll spare Model Shipways my thoughts so as to not embarrass them and most importantly...myself.  This project took a little more than five months and it would have been quicker than that if I didn't go through the problems with my sight.  So this won't be my last posting but it will probably be a little while before my next one which will wrap up the project.
 
I have several more photos which I shall post and unfortunately the ones of the full shot of the ship are not very good due to bad contrast.  A white background hides the natural rigging lines and a dark background eliminates the black lines.  I tried placing the ship on the table in front of my black faced TV set to bring out the natural rigging but as you shall see,  the reflections ruined that.
 
Here is the last group of pictures I have and when the ship totallt completed I'll post a few more to finalize this log.
 
I wish everyone a very happy evening.
Best,
Jerry

Good evening everyone..
Today was a day that I worked at the bow end of the ship.  There is a pair of bob-stays and guys that run from the front of the bowsprit to the front and both sides of the hull,  seized at both ends.  I plan to install a foot rope under the bowsprit in my next session even though the practicum doesn't call for it but the plans show it.  I can't imagine the sailors crawling on the bowsprit to get to the end of it without a foot rope to stabilize them.  I'm also constructing the anchors which I hope to hang tomorrow as well as attaching the rudder along with their gudgeons and pintles.  The catheads supplied in the kit were very fragile and I made the mistake of installing them early in the build..I constantly hit them with my arm and eventually they twisted and broke. I highly recommend not installing these until the anchors are ready at the end of the construction.  I fashioned my own catheads which can be clearly seen in the picture.Then comes the running lights and the flag. Some painting touch up will follow that and if all goes as planned this Bluenose should be finished in a week or ten days.  Here are some additional photos bringing the build to date.
 
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving.
 
Jerry

Hello David...
Thank you for the "young man" reference.  I wish it were true but things are really pretty good these days.  And thanks for the photos of the two relics which I see are not anywhere near Cutty Sark in stature.
It was easier to to do the top mast rat lines having the ship sit on the floor than on the table.  It's a lot easier for me to maneuver when at that height.
Bluenose is number 5 not counting Curry Sark but why eliminate Cutty Sark from my fantastic accomplishments.  Just kidding of course.
I think I have about two or three more weeks before finishing Bluenose and then I will probably take a hiatus and try something else for awhile.  I need to get my mind going in another direction while I still have time to accomplish something.  I might write another play because I thought of a situation that might make a very funny plot.
Anyway, thanks for getting in touch and I hope things go well for you from now on.
Best regards,
 
Here are some pictures to bring Bluenose up to date...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Jerry

Hello Doug..
Thank you so much for letting me know that my log has helped you somewhat.  It's good to know that my efforts have helped somebody.  I don't mind maintaining a log as it also provides me with a chronological record of my work.  I'm getting into the home stretch now and I believe that I'll finish this model in a month or so.  I hope you have a great weekend.
Here are some more pictures to bring my progress up to date.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Best,
Jerry

Good afternoon everyone...
 
Today has been another good day in the dry dock.  I'm very happy to have finished the rat lines, needless to say, a very boring part of this experiment.  But as I said this has been  a good day because I managed to complete the rest of the standing rigging so all the stays are now in place.  Tomorrow I hope to start rigging the gaffs and see how far I can go.  
Here are some pictures to bring the project up to date.
Best
Jerry

Hello Everyone.
Today is a very happy day for me.  I completed the ratlines!! I believe that this is the most boring part of the build,  It took me much longer than I anticipated to which i blame my vision problem  However, thank the good Lord because I was able to do it in spite of my problem.  I really shouldn't complain because when I think back to my HMS Victory days and the huge number of clove hitches I tied compared to a couple of hundred on this model, I guess it wasn't so bad after all.    The point is I shouldn't complain.  
 
I want to finish the chain plates next; I'm planing to simulate them with black construction paper.
 
Hera are the latest pictures which included the starboard chain plates.
Best,
Jerry

To Mike and Doug...
Many thanks for your visit and comments.  It's good to know that one's posting reaches many others.
A great day to you both,
Jerry

Hello Everyone..
 
Well, today is the day that for all practical purpose, my "Bluenose" has been completed.  I still need to mount her on a base, run up the Canadian flag and encase her in a display case.  I didn't attach the flag because frankly I don't like the one that came with the kit.  It looks like it has a perpetual erection and certainly doesn't look like it will hang naturally.  So, I'll look around and see what I can find in the next few weeks.  The display case will take some time to arrive and I'm still not sure how I want to mount the model to the base.  She is surprisingly light; I don't think she weighs more than a pound and a half,  so I may stand her on a pair of 2 mm brass wires glued into a finished base.  There's a lot to be said about this kit but I think I'll spare Model Shipways my thoughts so as to not embarrass them and most importantly...myself.  This project took a little more than five months and it would have been quicker than that if I didn't go through the problems with my sight.  So this won't be my last posting but it will probably be a little while before my next one which will wrap up the project.
 
I have several more photos which I shall post and unfortunately the ones of the full shot of the ship are not very good due to bad contrast.  A white background hides the natural rigging lines and a dark background eliminates the black lines.  I tried placing the ship on the table in front of my black faced TV set to bring out the natural rigging but as you shall see,  the reflections ruined that.
 
Here is the last group of pictures I have and when the ship totallt completed I'll post a few more to finalize this log.
 
I wish everyone a very happy evening.
Best,
Jerry

Hello Everyone..
 
Well, today is the day that for all practical purpose, my "Bluenose" has been completed.  I still need to mount her on a base, run up the Canadian flag and encase her in a display case.  I didn't attach the flag because frankly I don't like the one that came with the kit.  It looks like it has a perpetual erection and certainly doesn't look like it will hang naturally.  So, I'll look around and see what I can find in the next few weeks.  The display case will take some time to arrive and I'm still not sure how I want to mount the model to the base.  She is surprisingly light; I don't think she weighs more than a pound and a half,  so I may stand her on a pair of 2 mm brass wires glued into a finished base.  There's a lot to be said about this kit but I think I'll spare Model Shipways my thoughts so as to not embarrass them and most importantly...myself.  This project took a little more than five months and it would have been quicker than that if I didn't go through the problems with my sight.  So this won't be my last posting but it will probably be a little while before my next one which will wrap up the project.
 
I have several more photos which I shall post and unfortunately the ones of the full shot of the ship are not very good due to bad contrast.  A white background hides the natural rigging lines and a dark background eliminates the black lines.  I tried placing the ship on the table in front of my black faced TV set to bring out the natural rigging but as you shall see,  the reflections ruined that.
 
Here is the last group of pictures I have and when the ship totallt completed I'll post a few more to finalize this log.
 
I wish everyone a very happy evening.
Best,
Jerry

Hello Everyone..
 
Well, today is the day that for all practical purpose, my "Bluenose" has been completed.  I still need to mount her on a base, run up the Canadian flag and encase her in a display case.  I didn't attach the flag because frankly I don't like the one that came with the kit.  It looks like it has a perpetual erection and certainly doesn't look like it will hang naturally.  So, I'll look around and see what I can find in the next few weeks.  The display case will take some time to arrive and I'm still not sure how I want to mount the model to the base.  She is surprisingly light; I don't think she weighs more than a pound and a half,  so I may stand her on a pair of 2 mm brass wires glued into a finished base.  There's a lot to be said about this kit but I think I'll spare Model Shipways my thoughts so as to not embarrass them and most importantly...myself.  This project took a little more than five months and it would have been quicker than that if I didn't go through the problems with my sight.  So this won't be my last posting but it will probably be a little while before my next one which will wrap up the project.
 
I have several more photos which I shall post and unfortunately the ones of the full shot of the ship are not very good due to bad contrast.  A white background hides the natural rigging lines and a dark background eliminates the black lines.  I tried placing the ship on the table in front of my black faced TV set to bring out the natural rigging but as you shall see,  the reflections ruined that.
 
Here is the last group of pictures I have and when the ship totallt completed I'll post a few more to finalize this log.
 
I wish everyone a very happy evening.
Best,
Jerry

Hello Lawrence.
Thanks for stopping by while making your "rounds."  I certainly appreciate your very nice comments and your visit.  Today, being Sunday, it's football time without any thoughts about Bluenose.  My progress has been good and this build will be completed during the next week.  All I have left is to hang and rig the anchors, build the running light boards, hang the flag and some paint touch ups.  I'm not sure what the next project will be or when it will happen but I know I won't be able to sit around and do nothing.  As soon as I have some more pictures I'll post them to complete this log.  My best regards to Bernadette.
Jerry

Good evening everyone..
Today was a day that I worked at the bow end of the ship.  There is a pair of bob-stays and guys that run from the front of the bowsprit to the front and both sides of the hull,  seized at both ends.  I plan to install a foot rope under the bowsprit in my next session even though the practicum doesn't call for it but the plans show it.  I can't imagine the sailors crawling on the bowsprit to get to the end of it without a foot rope to stabilize them.  I'm also constructing the anchors which I hope to hang tomorrow as well as attaching the rudder along with their gudgeons and pintles.  The catheads supplied in the kit were very fragile and I made the mistake of installing them early in the build..I constantly hit them with my arm and eventually they twisted and broke. I highly recommend not installing these until the anchors are ready at the end of the construction.  I fashioned my own catheads which can be clearly seen in the picture.Then comes the running lights and the flag. Some painting touch up will follow that and if all goes as planned this Bluenose should be finished in a week or ten days.  Here are some additional photos bringing the build to date.
 
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving.
 
Jerry

Hello David...
Thank you for the "young man" reference.  I wish it were true but things are really pretty good these days.  And thanks for the photos of the two relics which I see are not anywhere near Cutty Sark in stature.
It was easier to to do the top mast rat lines having the ship sit on the floor than on the table.  It's a lot easier for me to maneuver when at that height.
Bluenose is number 5 not counting Curry Sark but why eliminate Cutty Sark from my fantastic accomplishments.  Just kidding of course.
I think I have about two or three more weeks before finishing Bluenose and then I will probably take a hiatus and try something else for awhile.  I need to get my mind going in another direction while I still have time to accomplish something.  I might write another play because I thought of a situation that might make a very funny plot.
Anyway, thanks for getting in touch and I hope things go well for you from now on.
Best regards,
 
Here are some pictures to bring Bluenose up to date...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Jerry

Hello Lawrence.
Thanks for stopping by while making your "rounds."  I certainly appreciate your very nice comments and your visit.  Today, being Sunday, it's football time without any thoughts about Bluenose.  My progress has been good and this build will be completed during the next week.  All I have left is to hang and rig the anchors, build the running light boards, hang the flag and some paint touch ups.  I'm not sure what the next project will be or when it will happen but I know I won't be able to sit around and do nothing.  As soon as I have some more pictures I'll post them to complete this log.  My best regards to Bernadette.
Jerry

Good evening everyone..
Today was a day that I worked at the bow end of the ship.  There is a pair of bob-stays and guys that run from the front of the bowsprit to the front and both sides of the hull,  seized at both ends.  I plan to install a foot rope under the bowsprit in my next session even though the practicum doesn't call for it but the plans show it.  I can't imagine the sailors crawling on the bowsprit to get to the end of it without a foot rope to stabilize them.  I'm also constructing the anchors which I hope to hang tomorrow as well as attaching the rudder along with their gudgeons and pintles.  The catheads supplied in the kit were very fragile and I made the mistake of installing them early in the build..I constantly hit them with my arm and eventually they twisted and broke. I highly recommend not installing these until the anchors are ready at the end of the construction.  I fashioned my own catheads which can be clearly seen in the picture.Then comes the running lights and the flag. Some painting touch up will follow that and if all goes as planned this Bluenose should be finished in a week or ten days.  Here are some additional photos bringing the build to date.
 
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving.
 
Jerry

Good evening everyone..
Today was a day that I worked at the bow end of the ship.  There is a pair of bob-stays and guys that run from the front of the bowsprit to the front and both sides of the hull,  seized at both ends.  I plan to install a foot rope under the bowsprit in my next session even though the practicum doesn't call for it but the plans show it.  I can't imagine the sailors crawling on the bowsprit to get to the end of it without a foot rope to stabilize them.  I'm also constructing the anchors which I hope to hang tomorrow as well as attaching the rudder along with their gudgeons and pintles.  The catheads supplied in the kit were very fragile and I made the mistake of installing them early in the build..I constantly hit them with my arm and eventually they twisted and broke. I highly recommend not installing these until the anchors are ready at the end of the construction.  I fashioned my own catheads which can be clearly seen in the picture.Then comes the running lights and the flag. Some painting touch up will follow that and if all goes as planned this Bluenose should be finished in a week or ten days.  Here are some additional photos bringing the build to date.
 
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving.
 
Jerry

Good evening everyone..
Today was a day that I worked at the bow end of the ship.  There is a pair of bob-stays and guys that run from the front of the bowsprit to the front and both sides of the hull,  seized at both ends.  I plan to install a foot rope under the bowsprit in my next session even though the practicum doesn't call for it but the plans show it.  I can't imagine the sailors crawling on the bowsprit to get to the end of it without a foot rope to stabilize them.  I'm also constructing the anchors which I hope to hang tomorrow as well as attaching the rudder along with their gudgeons and pintles.  The catheads supplied in the kit were very fragile and I made the mistake of installing them early in the build..I constantly hit them with my arm and eventually they twisted and broke. I highly recommend not installing these until the anchors are ready at the end of the construction.  I fashioned my own catheads which can be clearly seen in the picture.Then comes the running lights and the flag. Some painting touch up will follow that and if all goes as planned this Bluenose should be finished in a week or ten days.  Here are some additional photos bringing the build to date.
 
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving.
 
Jerry

Hello David...
Thank you for the "young man" reference.  I wish it were true but things are really pretty good these days.  And thanks for the photos of the two relics which I see are not anywhere near Cutty Sark in stature.
It was easier to to do the top mast rat lines having the ship sit on the floor than on the table.  It's a lot easier for me to maneuver when at that height.
Bluenose is number 5 not counting Curry Sark but why eliminate Cutty Sark from my fantastic accomplishments.  Just kidding of course.
I think I have about two or three more weeks before finishing Bluenose and then I will probably take a hiatus and try something else for awhile.  I need to get my mind going in another direction while I still have time to accomplish something.  I might write another play because I thought of a situation that might make a very funny plot.
Anyway, thanks for getting in touch and I hope things go well for you from now on.
Best regards,
 
Here are some pictures to bring Bluenose up to date...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Jerry