MrBlueJacket
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Charles W Morgan tryworks by MrBlueJacket - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - scale 1/2"=1'
And so we start laying bricks. It's easy to follow the shell's pattern. This should bring hours of great fun.
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Charles W Morgan tryworks by MrBlueJacket - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - scale 1/2"=1'
That's a lot of bricks to cut out of the sheet!
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Newsboy by MrBlueJacket - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale 1/8"=1'
Next, I did the main stays. they end under the fife rail, so I had to thread them through the fife rail.
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from Ghost029 in Newsboy by MrBlueJacket - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale 1/8"=1'
Next, I did the main stays. they end under the fife rail, so I had to thread them through the fife rail.
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Newsboy by MrBlueJacket - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale 1/8"=1'
After re-doing them, I felt much better.
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Newsboy by MrBlueJacket - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale 1/8"=1'
Al has a picture of an eagle on his door with the saying "excellence is not a skill, it is an attitude" - why do I mention this?
So after doing the foretop shrouds, I was not happy with them, they were uneven.
So you guessed it, I ripped them off. Now mind you, these are only 3/32", our tiniest ones. The shrouds are .015"
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from schooner in Newsboy by MrBlueJacket - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale 1/8"=1'
Next, I did the main stays. they end under the fife rail, so I had to thread them through the fife rail.
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from Prowler901 in Newsboy by MrBlueJacket - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale 1/8"=1'
Next, I did the main stays. they end under the fife rail, so I had to thread them through the fife rail.
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from Prowler901 in Newsboy by MrBlueJacket - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale 1/8"=1'
After re-doing them, I felt much better.
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from Prowler901 in Newsboy by MrBlueJacket - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale 1/8"=1'
Al has a picture of an eagle on his door with the saying "excellence is not a skill, it is an attitude" - why do I mention this?
So after doing the foretop shrouds, I was not happy with them, they were uneven.
So you guessed it, I ripped them off. Now mind you, these are only 3/32", our tiniest ones. The shrouds are .015"
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from Keith Black in Newsboy by MrBlueJacket - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale 1/8"=1'
Al has a picture of an eagle on his door with the saying "excellence is not a skill, it is an attitude" - why do I mention this?
So after doing the foretop shrouds, I was not happy with them, they were uneven.
So you guessed it, I ripped them off. Now mind you, these are only 3/32", our tiniest ones. The shrouds are .015"
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from Keith Black in Newsboy by MrBlueJacket - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale 1/8"=1'
After re-doing them, I felt much better.
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from BobG in Newsboy by MrBlueJacket - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale 1/8"=1'
Next, I did the main stays. they end under the fife rail, so I had to thread them through the fife rail.
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Charles W Morgan tryworks by MrBlueJacket - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - scale 1/2"=1'
Doing another layer of bricks every few days.
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from Ghost029 in Charles W Morgan tryworks by MrBlueJacket - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - scale 1/2"=1'
Doing another layer of bricks every few days.
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Newsboy by MrBlueJacket - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale 1/8"=1'
OK, got the last 2 shrouds done, now working on the foretopmast stays.
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from Papa in Newsboy by MrBlueJacket - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale 1/8"=1'
OK, got the last 2 shrouds done, now working on the foretopmast stays.
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from Jeff preisler in Charles W Morgan tryworks by MrBlueJacket - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - scale 1/2"=1'
Doing another layer of bricks every few days.
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Charles W Morgan tryworks by MrBlueJacket - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - scale 1/2"=1'
Slow but steady progress laying bricks.
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Charles W Morgan tryworks by MrBlueJacket - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - scale 1/2"=1'
After laying the first course of bricks, the 1/64 spacer was glued on.
Then, of course, lay down more bricks. After another row, the spacing looks really good.
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from Ryland Craze in Charles W Morgan tryworks by MrBlueJacket - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - scale 1/2"=1'
That's a lot of bricks to cut out of the sheet!
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from Ryland Craze in Charles W Morgan tryworks by MrBlueJacket - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - scale 1/2"=1'
The next step is to put the brick floor inside the box. I decided to paint the bricks before gluing the sheet in place. I used automotive red oxide primer as a color.
Then to simulate the mortar, regular wall spackle was smeared on and rubbed off with a wet paper towel.
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from Ryland Craze in Charles W Morgan tryworks by MrBlueJacket - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - scale 1/2"=1'
Next, a box is assembled, with the brick locations marked on the outside. Did I mention there are 800 individual bricks to glue in place?
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from Ryland Craze in Charles W Morgan tryworks by MrBlueJacket - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - scale 1/2"=1'
The Charles W. Morgan whaling ship was launched in 1843, and is now a museum in Mystic Seaport CT. Bluejacket has made a large scale cross-section model, and also offers just the tryworks as a stand-alone model. It would make a great dislay next to a model of the entire ship.
Here's the plans and instructions:
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MrBlueJacket got a reaction from Ghost029 in Newsboy by MrBlueJacket - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale 1/8"=1'
OK, got the last 2 shrouds done, now working on the foretopmast stays.
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