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  • Birthday 08/22/1949

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    Searsport, Maine
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    Ship models, r/c planes

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  8. MrBlueJacket
    Over the weekend, I worked on the bow fitting attachment points and drilled the hawse holes.
  9.    mtaylor reacted to a post in a topic: Portland by Tom in NC - FINISHED - Bluejacket Shipcrafters - scale 1/8 - my re-entry into the model ship world after a 45 year absence
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  12. MrBlueJacket
    Did you mean True North paints? We like them a lot.
  13. MrBlueJacket
    And here they are installed, and also the deadeye channels.
  14. MrBlueJacket
    I soaked the waterway planks overnight, then pinned and taped them into position. After drying for a day, they held their shape just fine.
  15. MrBlueJacket
    Yes i can. It is a large scale cross-section of the Morgan, at the tryworks. Scale 1/2" = 1' The modeler will build the tryworks brick-by-brick. Look for a release date of around the end of April this year.
  16. MrBlueJacket
    Jim bought his Portland kit in 2014, it is the revised version.
  17. MrBlueJacket
    Hi Jon, The diorama is really coming together! Leaving the figures as pale white images is a technique I have seen in museums before. It both gives the observer a sense of scale and lends a "museum-like" quality to the whole image, but doesn't detract from the model. I agree if you painted them, the focus would shift from the model to the figures. Keep going! Nic
  18. MrBlueJacket
    There is a Facebook posting of the building of the Portland from Jim Finan. It's about 2 years old, but a good sequence for you. Nic
  19. MrBlueJacket
    Nice!
  20. MrBlueJacket
    Yes, it's the waterline reference, about 1/8" above waterline. The fainter lines further up are for bead molding and channel placement.
  21. MrBlueJacket
    And the rudder is attached to the hull.
  22. MrBlueJacket
    Here's the bowsprit assembly finished for now.
  23. MrBlueJacket
    Over the weekend I was able to trim the forecastle,and make and fit the bowsprit.
  24. MrBlueJacket
    Here's the decking applied.Main and poop are glued in, Forecastle is just placed in, needs trimming.
  25. MrBlueJacket
    Looking very good, Stan. Can't wait to see the plating! Nic

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