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MrBlueJacket

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  1. MrBlueJacket
    Yes, please do a build thread. When you finish it, you will get a 10% discount on the next kit you buy from us. It's my standing offer. Nic
  2. MrBlueJacket
    Finished!
  3. MrBlueJacket
    And here's the compass. I stained it using burnt sienna and it looks like rosewood to my eyes.
  4. MrBlueJacket
    Got the mast and sails installed. Almost done. Over this weekend, we went to cookouts both Sat & Sun, no little modeling time. I did manage to make a knife to put on the cuddy. It would be used to cut the line if the whale sounded and threatened to take the boat with it. Next will be the compass, then it's done!
  5. MrBlueJacket
    Yes Bill, it certainly does. Nic
  6. MrBlueJacket
    Yes, it is. As long as I am at BlueJacket. Nic
  7. MrBlueJacket
    Now I have attached the sail to the mast, boom and gaff. Ready to install.
  8. MrBlueJacket
    Our Alabama and Kearsarge kits contain an enormous number of parts. Photo-etched brass is expensive, and it takes a full day of laser cutting to do all the pieces in each kit. On the Kearsarge, there are over 50 pieces just to make up each Dahlgren gun. To say nothing of the large number of wood sheets used. We try very hard to keep our prices down, but we are using American labor. Also, each kit took 1,400 hours of design work to be amortized across 150 kits.
  9. MrBlueJacket
    Working on the mainsail. Tried a new technique with these sails - after pencil lines, spray with flat clear, and put just one layer over it (grain at 90 degrees of course.) Spray again, let dry. Big advantage is the lacquer does not shrink the silkspan.
  10. MrBlueJacket
    Medium (I think)
  11. MrBlueJacket
    Over the weekend made the jib sail from 2 layers of silkspan. Here's the boltrope getting glued on.
  12. MrBlueJacket
    Yes, both kits are readily available. True plank-on frames. Nic
  13. MrBlueJacket
    Good job, Bill! For information, when we realized the problem, we went from a drilling jib on the drill press (subject to movement) to drilling with our duplicating machine. No more off-center holes! Nic
  14. MrBlueJacket
    Finished the oars last night. Made the stripes by painting some Avery labels with red paint, then cutting strips off.
  15. MrBlueJacket
    Look at post #290 for the explanation.........
  16. MrBlueJacket
    Tubs filled with line, steering oar in place, 2 harpoons and 2 killing lances installed. Here's a shot of the port side And one of the starboard side as well
  17. MrBlueJacket
    Now we're getting some of the pieces put into place. Rudder, tubs, lantern, etc. Next comes oars and harpoons, then the sails.
  18. MrBlueJacket
    I've said this before...... "Putty and paint Makes it look like what it ain't"
  19. MrBlueJacket
    After removing 5 oarlocks and pads, sanding down and puttying the holes, I spent about 1/2 hour making the Water Breaker from a 3/8" dowel.
  20. MrBlueJacket
    I am embarrassed to say I have made a real rookie mistake. One of my newsletter recipients informed me that whaleboats only had 5 oarlocks, not 10. I went back to the plans, and realized that I only looked at the side view, saw 5 oarlocks, and assumed that it was 5 per side. If I had paid attention to the plans top view, I would have noticed that there were only 3 oarlock pads on the starboard, and 2 on the port side. Now I have to rip out half of my work.
  21. MrBlueJacket
    Over the years, there have been many kit designers. Some better than others. The Virginia plans were drawn by Ed Petrucci, a good friend of mine for many years.
  22. MrBlueJacket
    And finally sanded flat on both sides and installed.
  23. MrBlueJacket
    I think it looks a lot like the drawing.
  24. MrBlueJacket
    Next is working on the harpoon crotch. I didn't like my attempt at cutting it from a sheet of basswood, so I used a 1/16 dowel and some scrap reed from the thwart knees.
  25. MrBlueJacket
    Well done! There's a note in your customer file that you will get 10% off the next kit you buy from us! Nic

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