MrBlueJacket

I will add that working with Al is a real joy. He has a great sense of dry humor. Here's a photo of his workshop door.

14 hours ago, MrIronMike said:

 

What is the purpose with the gold coating? I notice that you use green later in the process. I have purchased the same kit and my plans are to soon start with this project (I just completed my Swampscott dory). I also got the gold paint together with my kit, It looks really nice but what paint color should be used ? Please advice, thank you MrBlueJacket.

 

/M 

Hi,

There is no gold coating. What you see is the raw photo etched pieces. The boats are unfinished castings.

11 minutes ago, John Ruy said:

Maybe @MrBlueJacket knows how old this kit is. 🤔

 

It had to be before circa 1972, when Boucher became BlueJacket.

Silkspan is what stick-and-tissue airplane modelers cover their models with. Perhaps a hobby store might carry it. Here is a photo of Sultana with silkspan sails.

So now we begin to mask off the deck so I can re-spray the white.

How about "Aha" or "A V-8 moment"

So after much thinner, rubbing, scraping and sanding, a coat of primer, more sanding, and a spray tan, the result is much more pleasing.

I believe they are called mast trucks, and would have a sheave in them for the flag halyards.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck_(rigging)

On 11/17/2021 at 12:45 PM, Avi said:

I thought about that, but I was concerned the profile was a projection onto 2D, and doesn't account for the z-axis curve; if I curved it back in, it would be misshapen. Or maybe it wouldn't.

 

Perhaps @MrBlueJacket knows about the layout of the profile and its projection?

Yes, it is a 2-D projection. The gunports are all the same size.

So I decided to strip off the paint and re-do it. It was not an easy job.

After the second coat, it just looks terrible!

You done good, kid.

To quote the late Steve Wheeler "your best tool is the wastebasket"

To me it looks like some filler should do the trick. The fatter bulwark will be hidden by the caprail, perhaps it will need to be a bit wider. No-one is going to take a ruler to your model an critique it.

" putty and paint....makes it look like what it ain't"

10 hours ago, gak1965 said:

 I have three nice brass pedestals from BlueJacket, but they have very deep slots, so without some kind of change, there will be a gap between the keel and the bottom of the slot. Question, do people generally prefer to put some kind of spacer in the pedestal (i.e. a pice of wood the fills the gap, presumably painted brass) or do they try to cut the tops of the pedestals down so that the keel hits the bottom of the slot?

 

A Dremel with a cut-off wheel will cut the brass nicely. I have seen them cut straight across, but also seen them cut at an angle to match the hull. Take your choice.

Nic

Rather than mask off, I decided to freehand paint the deck. It will need a second coat, and then I'll touch up the bulwarks.

5 hours ago, EricWilliamMarshall said:

So I repaired the damage, not making any progress at all (other than experience and wisdom gained). The model is no worse for wear after the repair.

#1-Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.

#2- Experience is what you get right after you needed it.

After a week of doing "other things" I was able to shoot a coat of white on the hull.

The pin vise we sell is good for drills down to #75. Smaller than that I use a Dremel universal chuck.

Yes, they will be available as a separate item.

Nothing looks better than even battens. We are now putting them in the Bowdoin, Pauline, and Charles Notman. And the Wyoming when it is finished.

by all means do a build log of your Swampscott dory. When you finish, I will give you a 10% discount on the next kit you buy from us.

Another quick shot of primer, then I added a rubrail of .020" square styrene.

1 hour ago, Tim Curtis said:

I feel like this kit is crying out to be made into a diorama...

Like some of Justin Camarata's...see photo below!

 

Yes, that would be interesting - Justin is a good friend of mine. However, my purpose is to make a display model for our gallery. It will have a water base, but not a real diorama.

And after a quick wet sanding with 220 paper

Here's the first coat of primer