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  1. MrBlueJacket
    Yes, yes they are.
  2. MrBlueJacket
    Rear deckhouse painted, edge trim applied, and ready to install rails and stanchions.
  3. MrBlueJacket
    I didn't take any pics of the parts, but the 4 sides are laser-cut with mating notches on the edges. You can see that in my post of June 14th. The roof is a sheet of glued up decking as provided in the kit. Doors and windows are photo etched pieces, and the trimwork is cut from strip wood and applied with CA glue.
  4. MrBlueJacket
    Sorry, Rob..... Kit specific parts are not on the website. You would have to call to order. Nic
  5. MrBlueJacket
    The Red Jacket is 1:96 The doors and windows are on the photo etched sheet of brass that comes with the kit. You can buy the sheet, part number BJ71 rev.2 for $20 plus S&H.
  6. MrBlueJacket
    Last night I finished building the rear deckhouse, and it's ready for paint.
  7. MrBlueJacket
    Nice McKay figure - did you use clay or carved from wood?
  8. MrBlueJacket
    Now the forward deckhouse is painted and various parts glued to the roof.
  9. MrBlueJacket
    Hi, Yes, there are twin binnacles just in front of the steering wheel.
  10. MrBlueJacket
    Here is the finished wheelhouse. The plans just have a slant roofed box, but I added styrene angle at the corners and made the roof even with them. Looks better, I think.
  11. MrBlueJacket
    Do a build thread! When you finish, I will give you 10% off your next BlueJacket kit! NIc
  12. MrBlueJacket
    And, of course, what modeler cannot resist putting the sub-assemblies together to see what it will look like?
  13. MrBlueJacket
    Started doing the deckhouses. Added the P-E brass doors and windows.
  14. MrBlueJacket
    Legodude, when you finish this build, I will give you (or your designated buyer) 10% off your next BlueJacket kit. Thanks for posting! Nic
  15. MrBlueJacket
    And there is a bust of him on the stern as well.
  16. MrBlueJacket
    At the bow, the figurehead of "Red Jacket" (Sagoyewatha, Seneca Indian chief) was painted and mounted. His nickname is because a British soldier gave him a coat during the revolutionary war.
  17. MrBlueJacket
    coated looks better to me. Nic
  18. MrBlueJacket
    Today I put on the photo etched scrollwork at the stern. It took an hour of aligning and re-positioning and gluing to get it done. I am happy with the result!
  19. MrBlueJacket
    Looking very good, Jim. Nic
  20. MrBlueJacket
    It's time to do the figurehead and stern carving. They are of Sagoyewatha, the Seneca chief of the Wolf clan. His nickname Red Jacket is because of the red coat a British army officer gave him during the American Revolution. One of the problems in painting is to mix the flesh color of an American Indian. A google search yielded plenty of advice from miniature figure painters, but they involved colors in acrylic and/or oil that I never head of. What I finally settled on is a mix of Burnt Sienna and cream. I think it came out OK.
  21. MrBlueJacket
    Last night I made one of the two hatches for the deck. I used eyebolts bent over for the hatch lifting rings.
  22. MrBlueJacket
    Meanwhile, back at the pointy end............... We have installed the knightheads, catheads, hawse lips, spray rail, and some eyebolts.
  23. MrBlueJacket
    And here's two of the 3 pieces glued down into their many little holes. There will be puttying to do to get a smooth railing at the transition point.
  24. MrBlueJacket
    Over the w/e I started the poop deck railings. The kit provides several lengths of cast stanchions/railings. These have to be bent to fit the curvature of the stern I decided to bend them upside down, to get a more accurate curve. Then they will get painted and installed.
  25. MrBlueJacket
    Pinrails - as promised. Now it occurs to me that I didn't have to be so precise about fitting the stanchions - the tops can't be seen!

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